diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/abnormality/waw/snow_whites_apple.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/abnormality/waw/snow_whites_apple.dm
index abb0bc0654b3..d4ba5c23f222 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/abnormality/waw/snow_whites_apple.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/abnormality/waw/snow_whites_apple.dm
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 	initial_language_holder = /datum/language_holder/plant //essentially flavor
 	var/togglemovement = FALSE
 	var/toggleplants = TRUE
+	var/nightmare_mode = FALSE
 	var/plant_cooldown = 30
 	var/hedge_cooldown = 0
 	var/hedge_cooldown_delay = FLORAL_BARRIER_COOLDOWN
@@ -152,9 +153,18 @@
 			if(toggleplants)
 				SpreadPlants()
 			oldGrowth()
-	for(var/obj/structure/spreading/apple_vine/W in urange(15, get_turf(src)))
+	var/list/area_of_influence
+	if(nightmare_mode)
+		area_of_influence = vine_list
+	else
+		area_of_influence = urange(15, get_turf(src))
+	for(var/obj/structure/spreading/apple_vine/W in area_of_influence)
 		if(W.last_expand <= world.time)
 			W.expand()
+		else if(nightmare_mode && ranged_cooldown <= world.time)
+			var/list/did_we_hit = HurtInTurf(get_turf(W), list(), 30, BLACK_DAMAGE, check_faction = TRUE, hurt_mechs = TRUE)
+			if(did_we_hit.len)
+				W.VineAttack(pick(did_we_hit))
 	if(teleport_cooldown <= world.time && !togglemovement && !client && !IsCombatMap())
 		TryTeleport()