Scenes that scared the crap out of you as a kid.
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I came into this thread just to add this! I had nightmares about Kurtwood Smith for years thanks to Robocop.
I actually forgot about this one, but now that you mention it, that scene did terrify me.
Allow me to add Stephen King's IT. I watched it when it first aired on TV when I was 10 years old. I made it as far into part one as the scene where Stuttering Bill is in his dead brother's room, and the picture there winks at him and then starts bleeding while you hear the clown laughing. Tim Curry as Pennywise is, for my money, the scariest goddamn thing ever.
If I'm not mistaken, the scene implies that a couple of crewmen around the corner from her also got the treatment.
Not to start in about the remastered FX, but I was a bit surprised that one wasn't 'upgraded' from the original, which is still creepy as hell in concept--not quite as much in execution.
And leave us not forget poor Leslie Thompson, crushed into powder to prove the Kelvans' point in 'By Any Other Name'.
1973's Frankenstein : The True Story wherein the Creature rips the head off of Jane Seymour's soulless Bride sent my seven-year old self screaming from the room.
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I dont know why but everytime l watched the series lost In Space l would have nightmares when l was a mere child.
My mum would not let me watch it even though l would demand that l wanted to watch the series
Maybe it was that character with the name Robot he would wave those robotic hands like a manic
My mum would not let me watch it even though l would demand that l wanted to watch the series
Maybe it was that character with the name Robot he would wave those robotic hands like a manic
{Zulu Devil Fetish Doll from "Trilogy of Terror"}
^This most definitely!!! Scared the sh*t out of me for months!!!
I also jumped when Hooper finds the shark tooth in Ben Gardner's boat and the head pops out! Damn. Not afraid of sharks though...but that scene....
And I always thought that the first Alien was one of the scariest movies ever. When Dallas is in the ducts and they are watchign to see where the alien is...and then Veronica Cartwright(sp?) screaming at him...
And I don't like Event Horizon either... the whole movie. Just creeps me out.
^This most definitely!!! Scared the sh*t out of me for months!!!
I also jumped when Hooper finds the shark tooth in Ben Gardner's boat and the head pops out! Damn. Not afraid of sharks though...but that scene....
And I always thought that the first Alien was one of the scariest movies ever. When Dallas is in the ducts and they are watchign to see where the alien is...and then Veronica Cartwright(sp?) screaming at him...
And I don't like Event Horizon either... the whole movie. Just creeps me out.
Apparently there were a whole lot MORE ultraviolent scenes filmed for that bit with the ship's log left behind by the original Event Horizon crew...
Somebody mentioned Little Mermaid, and I don't know if this quite counts, but I haven't watched it since I had nightmares about Ursula since I was a kid. Still have the video somewhere, too.
Also add me in with those scared of the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz. Used to have to find someplace to hide when she came onscreen.
I remember being pretty scared when I caught a glimpse of Augustus Gloop being sucked up a pipe in the original Willy Wonka when I was a kid. Good thing I don't think II kept watching, as the that boat scene comes up pretty soon after that...
Also add me in with those scared of the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz. Used to have to find someplace to hide when she came onscreen.
I remember being pretty scared when I caught a glimpse of Augustus Gloop being sucked up a pipe in the original Willy Wonka when I was a kid. Good thing I don't think II kept watching, as the that boat scene comes up pretty soon after that...
The clown under the bed in Poltergeist. Scariest scene in the history of ever.
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That was pretty creepy, but the one scene in that movie that really got me was when Sam Neil's character crawls way back in those lighted tunnels and the lights go out and he sees his wife's ghost.
Someone else mentioned The Descent. That really gets me too. Creepy as hell before the creatures even show up. The scene where the woman is trapped in the tunnel during the cave in practically had my skin crawling.
Punky Brewster. Yes, Punky Brewster.
I remember this one episode, The Perils of Punky, Part One, where they're in a cave under an Indian burial ground or something. There's a ghost in the cave that's trying to capture them.
The episode ends with them peering around a corner and the ghost comes screaming towards the camera.
I was only six years old at the time, and that SCARED THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF ME!
In fact, until I saw this thread, I never watched the episode again. Not that I'm a big Punky Brewster fan anymore, but I had purposefully avoided that episode because it so traumatized me.
Five minutes ago, I looked it up on YouTube. Man, does it look cheesy now! I actually laughed at what used to scare the hell out of me. Let's just say that I remembered it being FAR more graphic than it is.
I remember this one episode, The Perils of Punky, Part One, where they're in a cave under an Indian burial ground or something. There's a ghost in the cave that's trying to capture them.
The episode ends with them peering around a corner and the ghost comes screaming towards the camera.
I was only six years old at the time, and that SCARED THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF ME!
In fact, until I saw this thread, I never watched the episode again. Not that I'm a big Punky Brewster fan anymore, but I had purposefully avoided that episode because it so traumatized me.
Five minutes ago, I looked it up on YouTube. Man, does it look cheesy now! I actually laughed at what used to scare the hell out of me. Let's just say that I remembered it being FAR more graphic than it is.
Three immediately come to mind.
Sleeping Beauty. The scene where Rose touches the spindle on the spinning wheel and you see Maleficent in the fireplace and she fades, until all you see are her eyes with the dramatic music in the background. That was pretty traumatic for this tyke! I hated those eyes.
Ghostbusters, when Dana and Lewis turn into monster dogs. My memory is fuzzy right now, but I recall a scene when one of the dogs breaks free from being encased in stone? Or is my imagination and memory working toegether to distort and make that part up?
Raiders of the Lost Ark. Snakes. I remember lying in bed, not being able to sleep. Every itch felt like a snake slithering up my body!!!
Sleeping Beauty. The scene where Rose touches the spindle on the spinning wheel and you see Maleficent in the fireplace and she fades, until all you see are her eyes with the dramatic music in the background. That was pretty traumatic for this tyke! I hated those eyes.
Ghostbusters, when Dana and Lewis turn into monster dogs. My memory is fuzzy right now, but I recall a scene when one of the dogs breaks free from being encased in stone? Or is my imagination and memory working toegether to distort and make that part up?
Raiders of the Lost Ark. Snakes. I remember lying in bed, not being able to sleep. Every itch felt like a snake slithering up my body!!!
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No, you're not imagining it. There is a scene where the "dog," or Zuul, that takes over Dana breaks free from it's stone statue.
I think a much more scary scene from that movie is the point when Zuul actually does take over Dana's body. When the door opens to show Zuul snarling at her - that some freaky shit right there.
I tend to stay away from Scary/horror movies. However I did see 5 Million Years To Earth when I was young and the most disturbing scene to me was that dream sequence when they connected those probes up to that woman's head. They got that view on that view screen. To me that was creepy.
I've seen The Black Hole and loved it, but stayed away from most of the Alien movies. Until recently, I didn't see Event Horizon (didn't like it). I've never seen Jaws, but with all the hype I feel I don't need to.
I've seen The Black Hole and loved it, but stayed away from most of the Alien movies. Until recently, I didn't see Event Horizon (didn't like it). I've never seen Jaws, but with all the hype I feel I don't need to.
I'd agree with a lot on here- Poltergeist (big time!), some scenes of Ghostbusters, Alien(s) but what always made me jump- even as a young adult- was Secret of NIMH, particularly the scenes with Ms. Brisby searching out the Great Owl (the spider stalking her) and her initial visit into the Rats' Rosebush where she was confronted by and chased by their Guard. THAT scene ALWAYS makes me jump because it's still so hard to anticipate. I always still get a little spooked out by The Goonies, particularly at the end when they do the close up on One-Eyed Willy. Even the Garfield Halloween special (featuring ghost pirates) is still kind of spooky for me.
The Empire Strikes Back was pretty intense for me as a child, particularly the scene in the dark side tree where Luke "faced" Vader and the second part of the Cloud City duel right when Vader shows up out of nowhere and then begins hurling objects at Luke. In fact, Vader seemed so ominous that I even was scared of a ESB poster that had a picture of Darth Vader in the Cloud City carbon freezing room. He had an ominous presence in that movie that he never had in ANH and/or ROTJ.
The Empire Strikes Back was pretty intense for me as a child, particularly the scene in the dark side tree where Luke "faced" Vader and the second part of the Cloud City duel right when Vader shows up out of nowhere and then begins hurling objects at Luke. In fact, Vader seemed so ominous that I even was scared of a ESB poster that had a picture of Darth Vader in the Cloud City carbon freezing room. He had an ominous presence in that movie that he never had in ANH and/or ROTJ.
Dr. Alan Grant with no eyes in Event Horizon.
Picard waking from a horrible nightmare involving the Borg and near eye penetration and then re-waking to a Borg device coming out of his face in Star Trek: First Contact.
How Michael Myers would just appear out of thin air in those early Halloween movies.
Freddy Krueger in the first A Nightmare on Elm Street film, and then in New Nightmare. The idea of being killed in your dreams has always frightened and intrigued me, mostly because I've always shared such a close relationship to my own dreams.
Picard waking from a horrible nightmare involving the Borg and near eye penetration and then re-waking to a Borg device coming out of his face in Star Trek: First Contact.
How Michael Myers would just appear out of thin air in those early Halloween movies.
Freddy Krueger in the first A Nightmare on Elm Street film, and then in New Nightmare. The idea of being killed in your dreams has always frightened and intrigued me, mostly because I've always shared such a close relationship to my own dreams.
Actually the character's name was William Weir. Grant was, AFAIK, from Jurassic Park.
Oh yes, that used to get to me as a child.
I caught a bit of Star Wars on TV tonight and remembered that when I was really young, I was pretty freaked out by the charred bodies of Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru.