Anyone reading this blog knows I love horror movies. What you might not know is that I was easily scared as a kid....and I'm still kind a lightweight. I watch B-Horror Movies and Slasher Films because they really aren't scary. Supernatural movies and more realistic horror films give me the heebie-jeebies, so I rarely watch them unless I'm in a group. In fact, right now I'm watching SINISTER....and I'm regretting it already.
Below are a list of five things that scared the crap out of me as a kid....literally in some cases.
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5. The Utburd - This drawing was in a TimeLife book about Ghosts. I loved the book, but was so terrified by this painting that I would never read the chapter it was in for fear of seeing it accidentally. In fact, one time the book was left open on my bed and I was so scared I ran down the hallway to get to the bathroom so I wouldn't have a chance to even glimpse the picture.
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4. Any Drawing by Stephen Gammell (but especially this one) - All three of the SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK BOOKS were staples in my household when I was a kid. The stories were good...but the drawings made them great. Recently Mr. Gammell's drawings were replaced with drawings that were less "terrifying" and "traumatizing." I feel sorry for the generation that will not know the exquisite terror of seeing the drawing on the right every time they open up one of these books.
3. The POLTERGEIST Clown - Someone explain to me why Craig T. Nelson bought this for his kid. That's child abuse. Case closed.
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2. GHOULIES biting me in the butt - I was kind of scared of toilets because of this movie. I might have briefly considered revisiting diapers. This idea might have been shot down by my mother.
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1. THE BLOB - Imagine if you will....a young Mo sitting in the movie theater with his mother. He has been told that THE BLOB was made of melted Milkduds. Suddenly he drops a few Milkduds on the floor of the movie theater. Milkduds on a theater floor will obviously melt, turn into The Blob, and eat Little Mo in front of terrified movie patrons. What follows is the epic freakout to end all freakouts. His mother escorts him from the movie theater and his fear of THE BLOB is solidified.
AND A FEW THINGS THAT SCARED MY FRIENDS
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3) The Hulk - A big green guy who smashes things into a pulp.....is that really scary? Yes, it is. Unless of course that big green guy is being controlled by Ang Lee.
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2) The Abominable Snowman (from Rudolph) - I was always more scared of Yukon Cornelius. He licks the end of his pick axe. Weirdo.
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1) Escalators - Look at that picture. I ask you,
"Is that scary?"
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