The ‘Bad Humor Truck’ Horror Trope, Explained
Ice cream is one of the most popular desserts, and whether enjoying a tall cone in the height of summer or buying a pint of Ben and Jerry's to enjoy at home in the cold winter, it always sounds like a good idea. The ice cream truck is one of the most innocent images out there, evoking exciting childhood afternoons when kids would hear that familiar tune and beg their parents for money to get a cone.
Ice cream doesn't seem like it has any place in the horror genre, but the «Bad Humor Truck» trope is used in many TV shows and films. This trope has a fun name and it makes any story that it's used in even scarier.
The 'Nothing Is Scarier' Horror Trope, Explained
According to TV Tropes, the «Bad Humor Truck» horror trope means that the person driving the seemingly innocent ice cream truck is really evil. They might kill people or target children and the character often makes it impossible for the characters to stop buying and eating the ice cream on offer. The trope gets its name from the famous Good Humor ice cream trucks. This horror trope is definitely terrifying as ice cream is supposed to be sweet, innocent, delicious, and joyful. Instead, when this trope is used, the favorite dessert is turned into a force for evil.
Fans of R.L. Stine's TV show Goosebumps will also enjoy The Haunting Hour, which aired for four seasons from 2010 to 2014. Each episode tells a new scary story and the endings can be freaky, which is a change from pace from '90s kids horror shows which often have happy conclusions. TV Tropes mentions the season 1 episode of The Haunting Hour called «Catching Cold» which sees a young child named Marty (Robert Capron) becoming addicted to the ice cream that a man is selling on his street. When Marty hears the song
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