For me it was Event Horizon, that was scary as hell when I was a kid, I had nightmares for months.
Time Bandits. Because of that move my childhood was plagued with nightmares about little people from out of time invading my room in the middle of the night.
Who the hell let’s their child watch event horizon?
I gather you never been young?
Who said someone let me? You know, children sometimes do stuff adults don’t approve of. And some people have shitty parents. In my case it’s both.
Fire in the sky - The scene after he was abducted and wakes up on the UFO always freaked me out as a kid. I remember renting the VHS from Blockbuster back in the day. This was also when shows like Sightings and Unsolved Mystery were popular on TV.
Them!… old movie about giant ants. Even now when i hear the noise they make it gives me goose bumps.
Gremlins. My family will likely never stop making fun of me for it: “Hurr durr but it’s a DISNEY movie!!1!”
Fuck you, I was traumatized.
Maximum Overdrive. It has taken me until adulthood to get over the irrational fear that big machines like trucks will come alive and drive me over. For many, many years I always got a slightly uneasy feeling when I’m cycling and a big truck goes by (even though I live in a country with good bike infrastructure and bike on separated bike paths). Even now at 26 I occasionally get the feeling. It’s silly, and I’ve mostly gotten over it. I guess my interest in cars and anything mechanical has helped me get over it, thankfully curiosity is sometimes strong than fear.
Funnily enough I occasionally listen to AC/DC and at some long ago point I stumbled upon their album “Who Made Who” and it became a favourite of mine. It was only a few years ago I realized that the album is the soundtrack to Maximum Overdrive!
Several years ago I actually bought a DVD copy of the movie; it’s still wrapped in plastic to this day. It’s not that I’m scared to see it, I just haven’t gotten around to it yet, and by now I’m unsure where it even is any more.
Weirdly, the original Andromeda Strain scared me more than any gore. It was probably linked to my childhood fear of sirens.
Good movie.
Honestly? ET scared little me more than it probably should have! That little bastard could pop up anywhere and looked even creepier when he was sick.
Hate that guy.
My brother! It didn’t help that a family member made a E.T. lamp with light up eyes, finger tip, and heart. It flickered. And my parents put it next to my bed. I remember hiding under the sheets from it.
Mom had the gall to gift it to me for a house warming present lol. Its in a box….somewhere.
100% agree, this was going to be my answer. I still occasionally have night terrors about him and I’m in my mid-30s.
You’re so right about how creepy he looked when he was sick - all pale and white like a 1980s dog poo.
Apparently it was originally supposed to be a horror movie but don’t quote me, haven’t checked
“Apparently it was originally supposed to be a horror movie but don’t quote me, haven’t checked” -Chadsalot@lemmy.world
You can’t control me!
The Tall Man from Phantasm scared the shit out of me
I still have a nightmare once a decade about him chasing me screaming “BOY!”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptirica
That was scaaary for young kids, I was afraid to watch it again 30 years after. Now it is almost funny.
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Threads, Growing up near Sheffield and watched it when I was about 12…
Quick! Let’s name a social network after it!
Threads, A gritty dire warning to mankinds folly, Also a film from 1984…
The aliens in Mars attacks were pretty scary.
The Exorcist got me pretty good
I can’t really remember why but I never wanted to watch Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer again after seeing it once. I just googled it and it could be the Ice-Queen that’s in there that I didn’t like but I’m not sure.
Jeepers Creepers
I can still the remember the little jingle
