Man, Fangoria basically has this dead on. Pinocchio is freaking terrifying.
The puppet who wants to be human joins other boys in being lured to Pleasure Island, where they’re allowed free indulgence in sweets, vandalism and cigars (!). But it’s all part of an evil plot to transform the kids into donkeys, who we see being stripped of their clothes and hauled into cages bound for circuses and salt mines, as one who can still talk pleads for his mother. Pinocchio himself witnesses his delinquent friend Lampwick actually transforming, sprouting long ears, hooves and fur and trashing the room in a panic before Pinocchio manages to escape. This sequence would likely win at least a PG-13 if done in live action—and we can’t wait to see what Guillermo del Toro does with it in the new animated PINOCCHIO he’s developing with Disney.
Possible notable ommission: The Horned King from
The Black Cauldron 
Five Frightening Moments from Disney Animated Features on Fangoria
