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In reply to the discussion: When you were a kid, what was the scariest thing to you--Clowns, Witches, Bats, Monsters or other things. Mine was the [View all]
crosinski
(571 posts)100. Anything mutated by radiation!
When I was a kid in the 60’s, it seemed like nearly every monster in every movie had been made that way by radiation.
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When you were a kid, what was the scariest thing to you--Clowns, Witches, Bats, Monsters or other things. Mine was the [View all]
debm55
Oct 2024
OP
Right there with you. I didn't make noise, play the radio or have friends over when Dad was home.
NoMoreRepugs
Oct 2024
#10
Me either. I thought all families were like that. Short story . Mother, brother and sister were laughter on the couch.
debm55
Oct 2024
#95
Creepy spirits, bad juju type of stuff. The Exercist, the Omen trilogy stuff freaks me out.
Hotler
Oct 2024
#74
I had that fear also. I would start at the door and run toward the bed and and make a flying leap to the bed so I could
debm55
Oct 2024
#14
My only nightmare happened after my mother took me to see Wizard of OZ in the early fifties ...
marble falls
Oct 2024
#45
Thank you marble falls. I was a teacher for 42 years. in fact Margaret Hamilton was Kindergarten teacher. I am sorry
debm55
Oct 2024
#49
Hey I would never eat at McDonald's because of the creepy characters. Especially the clown.
debm55
Oct 2024
#24
Thank you Haggard Celine. I included because for some bats and witches are a common fear. I am more scared of clowns
debm55
Oct 2024
#25
Back then I had a school bully, I even remember her name--Jane Russell. I went to a small Catholic school which meant we
debm55
Oct 2024
#30
thank you 50 Shades of Blue, I was more afraid of clowns. I thought all ghosts were friendly like Casper.
debm55
Oct 2024
#32
thank you UniqueUserName. . With the long white hair and sour face. You know what else scared me. the eye in the
debm55
Oct 2024
#35
thank you Cartoonist I agree. There was one movie I saw that was about Martians , The head Martian was like an octopus
debm55
Oct 2024
#36
Walking skeletons. I blame Jason and the Argonauts and Ray Harryhausen.
Midnight Writer
Oct 2024
#33
A nurse with a needle in an ER. By the time I was eight I had had stiches seven times (including from being ...
marble falls
Oct 2024
#34
Thank you marble falls. I never had stitches. I think it was because I was so afraid of getting stitches.
debm55
Oct 2024
#38
Gotten them, given them, including to myself. I can handle blood and guts, but if a child or animal is ...
marble falls
Oct 2024
#40
No sorry needed. I did the best I could until I couldn't. My life in sum is better than the parts. I thank you ...
marble falls
Oct 2024
#48
The first home I lived at near an open dump would have rats running all over. I would run in the house. Some were very
debm55
Oct 2024
#58
I remember those too. We would cover our ears and run into our homes or schools.
debm55
Oct 2024
#60
Hi Mr. Bill . Yes, his arms were in one place and his legs in another. I was mostly afraid when they carried Dorothy
debm55
Oct 2024
#63
Thank you jmowreader for sharing your post . Those are very high rooms, I would be scared too.
debm55
Oct 2024
#69
I don;t remember the space show, but those marionettes sure looked creepy with those eyes
debm55
Oct 2024
#71
I've never seen a ghost but I have always been afraid of any place that's purported to be "haunted"
ailsagirl
Oct 2024
#109
Thank you lark. I will let you in on a secret. I live in the Pittsburgh area.and was a zombie in Carpenters Night of the
debm55
Oct 2024
#83
I didn't see that one. I wouldn't watch anything zombie related until Walking Dead came on.
lark
Oct 2024
#84
Thank you Mad_Dem_x.. I would freak out even now. I really don't like creepy or gory movies.
debm55
Oct 2024
#90
OMG That is the one I asked about up thread. The head in glass ball with the octopus type body. People falling in the
debm55
Oct 2024
#92
Thank you crosinski. I do remember the mutated monsters. Do you remember the giant lady. I can't remember the name of
debm55
Oct 2024
#101
The iron lung. Second place to the creepy mortician dude at the funeral home down the street.
WheelWalker
Oct 2024
#102
I'm referring to the real one. Like the one my friend, Patti across the street was in. Is there another besides that?
WheelWalker
Oct 2024
#104
No I was afraid of the real one. that people with polio had to stay in. the thought of staying in that was very scary to
debm55
Oct 2024
#105
When i was young, in the 50s i had an atom bomb dream that scared me. When i saw Terminator the begining of it was very
Srkdqltr
Oct 2024
#106