Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (DHMIS)[1] is a British musical horror comedy web series created by Becky Sloan and Joe Pelling.
The series is notable for its blending of surrealism and morbid humour with elements of psychological horror and musicals.
Its production is also notable for diversity, combining puppetry, live action, and styles of animation including stop motion, traditional animation, flash animation, clay animation, and computer animation.
The original series consisted of 6 short episodes released from 29 July 2011 to 19 June 2016 on YouTube.[2] A follow-up television series was released in 2022 on All 4 and Channel 4.[3]