Violent ‘Huggy Wuggy’ clips show kids imitating monsters as schools warn parents

Cregagh Primary School in East Belfast has warned parents that children have been mimicking the horror video, which shows a creepy character singing about ‘hugging and killing’.

A school has issued an urgent warning to parents that young students watched videos of a character named Huggy Wuggy from a horror game and then mimicked the clips.

A school in Belfast said children accessed the disturbing videos depicting a monster with razor-sharp teeth from the video game Poppy Playtime via YouTube and TikTok.

A clip shows the creepy Huggy Wuggy singing about “hugging and killing” and urging viewers to “take their last breath” – and it’s worrying parents whose children copied the video while they were in the schoolyard. reports Belfast Live.

Cregagh Primary School in East Belfast warned parents about the trend and urged them to be vigilant about what children see.

In a post on the school’s Facebook page, Headmaster David Hegarty said: “It has been brought to my attention that a character called ‘Huggy Wuggy’ is being viewed online by our children, some as young as Primary One.

“Easily viewed on YouTube channels, the character is a teddy bear with razor-sharp teeth who sings worrying songs about hugging and killing.

“In one of the videos, the bear asks the viewer to breathe his last.

“It is a very deceptive character as hugs should be seen as something friendly and loving and due to its name is capable of infiltrating firewalls and filters.

“I just wanted to let parents know so you can know and be vigilant about what your kids might be seeing.”

The same post was also shared on the Abbot’s Cross Primary School Facebook page in New Town Abbey.

A mom said Sky News Her three-year-old son tried to jump out of a window, believing he was going to die and come back to life “like Huggy Wuggy does” after watching the creepy videos.