Society & Culture Things that scared us as children

[I bleed Blue]

One of the first horror movies I watched. Scared the shit out of me.

 

[Cruyff14]

X-Files. I used to be in bed by 8.30 as a kid, but I on those ocassions I couldn't sleep, I would watch it with mum and I'd be shitting myself.

 

[vast]

Like others have already said that Bunyip song, and the extraordinary but specifically an episode in which some guy broke up with a girl who turned out to be a witch and was stalking him. They claimed she was doing spells and all these weird things started happening to him, I then remember he was pouring salt around his house. But the part that got me was when they said the guy was arguing with her and her eyes just changed so they put these freaky contacts on the actress that looked like green cat eyes but the pupils where almost star shaped and I just couldnt get the image out of my head for days.

Another thing that scared me was this episode of Garfield, I used to sit behind the couch to watch it.

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[Childish Gambino]

Vaguely remember watching it at the cinemas. After a bit of research it appears it was released in 1992, which means I was 6 at the time of watching. I think that would be way too young, so I will assume I saw it at one of those smaller cinemas later on but I can't be sure.

The only scene I remember for the movie was him in that pelican cave, I was cowering behind the seats scared shitless.

I haven't watched the movie since, haha.

 

[nicky]

Like others have already said that Bunyip song, and the extraordinary but specifically an episode in which some guy broke up with a girl who turned out to be a witch and was stalking him. They claimed she was doing spells and all these weird things started happening to him, I then remember he was pouring salt around his house. But the part that got me was when they said the guy was arguing with her and her eyes just changed so they put these freaky contacts on the actress that looked like green cat eyes but the pupils where almost star shaped and I just couldnt get the image out of my head for days.

Another thing that scared me was this episode of Garfield, I used to sit behind the couch to watch it.

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hahahaha - well that is just scary

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There is another scene which i couldn't find that we used to always repeat..

The teacher says

"david gardner, david gardner, david gardner, david gardner,
i'll get, i'll get, i'll get, i'll get
YOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU"

 

[PP34]

Crimestoppers. There were some scary looking people on those ads.

 

[swiftdog]

Tiki statues used to scare the shit out of me

 

[Normy132]

Bowser. I didn't finish Super Mario until I was a teenager. Even now anything in media (TV, comics, video games etc.) that doesn't have a human nature to it scares the shit out me. I don't go near the zombie stuff. I didn't sleep for weeks after Uncharted 1 and 2.

 

[WCErevival]

 

[darcytiger]

Used to picture her walking along the path outside my window

 

[CrimsonButterfly]

I used to have a SHITLOAD of those books when I was little, around 7-10, I read every single one, then I sold them all. I'm 17 now and I regret it.

I did the same. I bought them back a few months later ... for half the price.

Lucked out.

I am hella scared of garden gnomes.

 

[triplejdude]

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Seriously, this is terrifying even now!

 

[Mop]

tv station break down screens used to scare the **** out of me, i have no idea why..

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You're not alone there mate.

Also, Australia's Most Wanted scared the crap out of me when I was like, 5 or 6.

Oh. And the first time I got up to the last boss on Mortal Kombat 2

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Given it was past my bedtime and both my parents were outside, it was really creepy.

 

[WCErevival]

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I must of been really young to be scared of this.

 

[HARPSichord]

Lots and lots.

War of the Worlds scared the **** out me. The old putting the bins out at night and piss bolting, any crime show.

 

[Paranoid]

I saw the remake (mini-series) of the Shining when I was about 7 or 8, and this ****ing bitch scared me for months. Still makes me feel uncomfortable.

 

[vealesy]

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I must of been really young to be scared of this.

The scene where all the heads turn and look at her scared the crap out of me.

 

[Rustin Cohle]

The T-1000 from Terminator 2.

 

[Dan]

The T-1000 from Terminator 2.

Is your name John?

 

[Quivorir]

My stepbro used to be shit scared of ET

Hilarious.

Me too man, watched it for the first time in like 15 years the other week when it was on TV, still shit scared, then I finally saw him and I had no idea wtf I was scared about.

 

[nicky]

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I must of been really young to be scared of this.

lol, i remember being scared of this.

 

[Quivorir]

Terminator scared the shit out of me.

Same.

The intro to this used to scare the shit out of me, I think its the music.
The worst part was when this came on I knew it was time to head home from my mates place over the road. (By this time, it was dark outside and I was only 7 or so).

I used to sprint a trillion miles an hour back home in fear i'd be abducted.

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Actually it still kinda gives me the heeby-jeebies. 0:13-0:14 makes me cry.

Was watching X Files one night. Was an episode where the handcuffed some guy to a car, left him there only to come back to find him gone and his gross gooey looking thumb on the ground. He tore his thumb off.

Never ever watched she show again, absoultley disgusting.

Also was at an outdoor cinema one night as a kid, was walking around not watching the shit movie, walked behind someone and they turned around to look at us, had fake blood hanging off her nose (some Halloween thing). To this day it helps me last longer in bed

 

[JimDocker]

Walking down the dark hallway alone to go to the toilet


Heres a story of how my dad scared the crap out of me when I was young. When I was a kid I used to love playing with my little green plasic army men. I would spend hours setting them up on opposing sides. One army defending from the edge of the couch and one army attacking towards them.

One night I went to sleep and woke up to find the aftermath of a big battle, with dead soldiers laying around, tanks flipped, and soldiers all in different positions. I asked my dad if he had moved them but he said "no, they must have moved by themselves while you were sleeping". I spent the next hour or 2 setting them back on opposing sides, just the way I left them the night before (I was very meticulous about setting my army men up), only to wake up to another scene of carnage, this time with both army sides attacking my toy dinosaurs. The dinosaurs had soldiers in their mouths, flipped tanks, dead army men, and a few dead dinosaurs.

"Stop moving my army men dad!!"

"I told you, it wasnt me. They must be coming alive while your asleep"

That day I put all my army men in an empty shoe box and sticky taped it shut.

I didn't play with them again for months after that because I was scared they would come alive again. Thanks dad.

That is hilarious !

I could not watch late night TV because to change channels meant I had to flick through static.

Definitely a plus 1 for daleks !!!! I watched Dr Who recently and a dalek was flying too, so the idea that daleks cannot climb stairs is no respite !

Clowns in general. It did not help and neither did Poltergeist with the one under the bed although I was high school age when they came out so obviously, they did not scare me ! Honestly.

 

[TRAWP]

This seriously ****ed me for a good year.

 

[Kcrack]

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