Things in movies that scared you as a kid.

Started by Stefen, January 16, 2004, 12:42:23 AM

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Stefen

Don't know if this topic has been discussed, couldn't find anything, but the horror movie thread made me think of what things in movies scared you as a kid? Some of mine are.

The werewolf in an american werewolf in london - and the lead actor David Naughton. Even though its a comedy it would scare the hell out of me.

The little troll in cats eye - that scary fucker was an asshole.

Bill Murray used to scare me for some reason. When I would see his face on the cover of the vhs tapes I would cry like a baby.

I used to get scared when I would watch robocop because the city (detroit i think?) looked so crummy and crime ridden.

Just a trip down memory lane.
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Pubrick

under the paving stones.

cron

that  Dinosaur inking Wayne Knight in Jurassic Park.

movies with skelletons in general.

beavis and butthead.

the Heavy Metal movie.
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Sleuth

I like to hug dogs

Redlum

I was okay with Werewolf in London but for some reason I couldn't watch Michael J Fox turning into Teenwolf in the bathroom.
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classical gas

Quote from: SlorgEverything in the Shining

I would agree, but more specifically, the two girls standing in the hallway freaked me out good.

Also, IT.  That clown scared the hell out of me when i was younger.

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MacGuffin

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pete

emperor palpatine and when darth vadar took his mask off.
the shot of the alien dude in close encounter of the third kind.
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When Barney was being tortured in A Man Called Flintstone.  You guys ever see that flick?  Still the scariest movie I've ever seen.

rustinglass

I was scared of all clowns even the good ones, I still am.
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SoNowThen

The evil judge in Roger Rabbit. I've had many a nightmare about him.

Jaws, sharks, killer whales, water in general. I have a recurring dream where I'm trapped in a swimming pool, wave pool, outdoor pool, and I'm walking along the ledge which is about a foot thick, and I can see into the water, and sharks and killer whales are swimming around, waiting for me to fall in...

Also, the Red Bull from The Last Unicorn.

Oh, and the box cover from Candyman -- I would've been too afraid to rent it, but even seeing the cover in the video store freaked me out.
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Edit:  beat by SoNowThen on the Roger Rabbit thing!
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Alethia

the statue of the lion outside the library at the beginning of ghostbusters

when the dog got the shit beat out of him in radio flyer

the clown doll from poltergeist

©brad

i second ET. when i was little i made my mom come into my room before bed and check my closet to make sure ET wasn't in there. i wouldn't go to sleep unless she did.

also, this one is a little obscure, but as a kid i was always scared of the KKK costume. i can't really remember a specific movie i saw it in, but the KKK just used to freak me out. those white cone hats, they're... weird. plus the whole killing black ppl thing wasn't cool.