Is it very weird that I like these.

They feel super European to me somehow – you don’t see this extreme version a lot any more.

@mwichary I've always liked dark warning signage for some reason. I think my favorite example of this is Mr Ouch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Ouch
Mr. Ouch - Wikipedia

@csilverman
So that's its name! I always called it the angry shock monster