Danny Elfman transformed Donald Trump's debate stage lurking into a horror film

Terrifying.
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Brian Koerber
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The second presidential debate on Sunday was town-hall style, so both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were given the freedom to walk around stage and address the guests in attendance that asked them questions.

While Clinton remained pretty calm when she wasn't speaking, Trump creepily walked around stage. Plenty of people noticed how weird his strutting came off, but adding a bit of suspenseful music to a supercut of his lurking turned the debate into a full-blown horror movie.

Thankfully, Funny or Die teamed up with composer Danny Elfman to do just that.

Now, Trump claims that he wasn't invading Clinton's space, but the cut above may convince you otherwise.

Bonus: Watch Trump lurk behind Clinton in the second presidential debate

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Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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