Movies and things that used to scare you
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Movies and things that used to scare you
Luke | Sunday, June 17, 2001 - 11:49 pm  So funny--I just noticed this thread now (and it already has some 50 posts!) and the first thing that came to my mind was the Wizzard of Oz!!! Even though I adore Judy Garland now (don't all gay men? hehe) that movie scared the living daylights out of me for years when I was young... Enough to give me recurring nightmares of the wicked witche's huge nose! That big honker was the scariest part!!!! |
Tess | Monday, June 18, 2001 - 01:26 am  Gail, your dog is too adorable. What's his name? |
Gail | Monday, June 18, 2001 - 04:04 am  Tess, that little dog is Tugger when he was still young, and I also have Maddie and Travis. IF you click on my profile and then click on my home page, you can see a picture of all three of them. |
Wcv63 | Monday, June 18, 2001 - 06:49 am  Ack! I hate scary movies and have never been a fan of anything creepy or scary. I studiously avoid "horror" flicks filled with demons, monsters and other assorted otherworldly creatures. I agree with all those that are freaked out by certain aspects of the Wizard of Oz....I believe that is where I became convinced that the horror genre is not for me. Didn't bother me a bit that all my friends were going to see those awful "Friday the 13th" and/or "Halloween" movies and leaving me behind. I would wave cheerfully and tell them to have a good ole time. I would happily go sit in a theatre by myself to watch a romantic comedy or drama. |
Addicted | Monday, June 18, 2001 - 07:32 am  When I was a teenager I use to enjoy horror movies (Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th and the Halloween series) but now I wouldn't even think about watching one. It's funny listening to you all talk about the Wizard of OZ, it was only a few weeks ago I said to my husband and step-daughter that the Wizard of Oz scares me and they laughed. I never enjoyed watching it. The one thing that scared me the most was when I was probably around 10 I watched a BJ and the Bear episode where they talked about vampires. I totally freaked out and could not go to sleep. I had to sleep with my covers up around my neck so the vampires couldn't bite my neck. It became such a habit that till this day I still sleep with my covers up over my neck. |
Twiggyish | Monday, June 18, 2001 - 12:09 pm  The Exorcist, Alien, The Other, Twilight Zone t.v. series, Rosemarys Baby and Outer Limits. |
Tess | Monday, June 18, 2001 - 06:50 pm  I can't believe I forgot Friday the 13th. We were in the middle of an enormous thunderstorm the night my boyfriend and I saw that movie. Growing up in SF we didn't have thunderstorms so I had the double whammy of scary movie and scary weather. What a night!! |
Jetticat | Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 07:15 am  Luke, you're too funny! I adore her too! When I was little, my parents were over protective. I wasn't even allowed to go see Grease. Once, though, my dad took my brother and me to see Sasquatch. It scared me to death. Then later in life, my brother and his friend took me to see this movie about a canal monster that came out at night and ate people. I think it was called "Slithis" or something. Every time the music began to play before the canal monster came our for dinner, I would mysteriously have to go potty! My parents were so mad at my brother! I am afraid of scary rides! I can't help but sit and imagine myself falling out. My 7 year old daughter is a fool for a good rollercoaster much to my husband's delight and my horror. Hey Spy! Poltergeist is my daughter's favorite! For Christmas she got all 3 of them. She is also a fan of Freddie. I am making it a point NOT to raise my kids to be big chickens like their mother. |
Twiggyish | Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 07:32 am  Remember the movie "The Blob"..LOL If I watched it now, it would be funny, but when I was a child, it was scary! |
Yankee_In_Ca | Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 08:46 am  Three words -- "Trilogy of Terror". Anyone remember this one? It had the little crazy doll who went nuts when a bracelet or something fell off of him, and he went around wildly biting people's ankles. Or that's what I remember from it, anyway! My little brother used to drive me insane by dropping to the floor and pretending to maul my ankles! |
Jetticat | Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 08:53 am  There was also this movie I remember seeing the end of on t.v. It was about these roaches that swarmed and covered and ate people, animals, airplanes. No clue what the name was, but it scared the bejesus out of me. |
Wcv63 | Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 10:17 am  When I was young I remember watching an episode of Twilight Zone that completely freaked me out about ventriloquist dolls. |
Jetticat | Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 10:34 am  Does anyone remember the episode on the newer Twilight Zone with the blue people who construct minutes? I think of that every time I can't find something. |
Tksoard | Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 10:44 am  I don't remember that one, but I'll never forget the one with the monster on the wing of the airplane. To this day, I can't open a curtain at night to look out. |
Tksoard | Saturday, June 23, 2001 - 07:41 am  On TVLand tonight, the DirctTV guide says they are having an Alfred Hitchcock Presents-athon. I just checked the channel, and All In The Family is on, so maybe they will have that=athon. Which ever, it should be Great viewing on TVLand today. Sure will miss Archie. |
Highlander | Saturday, June 23, 2001 - 07:46 am  They are doing an archie marathon in memory of Carroll O connor, going to run through today and tomorrow. |
Tksoard | Saturday, June 23, 2001 - 08:13 am  Yes, I just saw that during a commercial. A 48 hour marathon. It is bringing back alot of memories. |
Grooch | Saturday, June 23, 2001 - 09:42 am  When I was a teenager, I used to babysit down a dark deserted road. The house was a giant mansion that was empty except for the back area which had been renovated into a small rental area, where I was watching the kids. There was nobody else close by. I made the mistake of reading the book Helter Skeltor there. The part where Manson and his groupies creeped into the first house and would rearrange things to see if people would notice. They did this when the people were sleeping in the house. Then they went back another night and stabbed them to death with forks. This was not a good book to be reading all alone at night. It still spooks me to this day, because it was a true story. |
Jetticat | Tuesday, June 26, 2001 - 10:29 am  I had a very scary dream the other night about a child who was possessed by the devil. I was trying to keep this child (who also had the power to get others to be her groupies...they were all little girls) away from my children, and others. I finally resorted to holding her down and begging someone to call in a priest. Then while she's screaming and kicking while I'm saying the hail Mary over and over, my husband walks over and pours one little cup of NyQuil into her mouth. She turned hard and blue and the face and head became large and long. Then the little girl, who was back to normal, came out of the mouth. She looked normal again....before she had really white skin and white blonde hair and very large black eyes. It sounds strange, but it scared me so much that I woke up. |
Kearie | Thursday, June 28, 2001 - 08:44 am  It's hard for me to recall what it was that started my fears. I vaguely remember being afraid of the witch in the Wizard of Oz. The next movie that gave me the 'willies' was Gremlins. Sounds very silly, I know. As for my recollection, other than those two...I never saw another movie that scared me. They weren't allowed in my home. I also know that frequently I wound up sleeping under my parents bed because something scared me. (even as a teen-ager) As an adult, there were a few times I slept with a gun or a knife under my pillow. To this day I can't even watch previews on TV to a scarey movie without worry of lasting effects. Other things I fear are change, judgement by others, and "not being good enough". |
Twiggyish | Thursday, June 28, 2001 - 09:33 am  I read the book, Communion while on a camping trip...LOL Now that is a scary book! |
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