Don't Hug Me I'm Scared

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Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (DHMIS) is a British adult puppet comedy horror web series created by Becky Sloan and Joe Pelling that consists of six short episodes released on YouTube between 29 July 2011 and 19 June 2016. It is notable for blending surrealism and dark comedy with psychological horror and musical elements. Its production is diverse, combining puppetry and live action with styles of animation including stop motion, traditional animation, flash animation, claymation, and computer animation. Each episode of the series starts like a typical children's programme, consisting of anthropomorphic puppets akin to those featured in Sesame Street or The Muppets. The series parodies and satirises these programmes by juxtaposing its inhabitants and their childlike, colourful environment against disturbing themes; each episode develops a plot twist that incorporates psychological horror, surreal imagery, dark comedy, extreme graphic violence, and existentialism, before returning the traumatised...

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