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2011/09/26 12:33:23
Subject: Movies and things, that gave you nightmares
The Thing is one of the only films to ever give me nightmares (though I was about 8 when I watched it ).
From Silvermk......whatever number he is (sorry Silver ) Made me think, the one movie that gave me honest to god nightmares, was Pet cemetery 2. The movie was really hoaky, and as an adult I dont get it. But when that movie came out and I watched it, Sheriff Gus, after he died just scared the hell out of me for some reason. I remember being terrified of his neck wound mostly. But for a solid month he haunted my dreams.
SO! Now that I seem like a big ol sissy pants, lets share in the embarrassment eh? What movies,shows, characters, whatever! had scared you as a young one? Or an old one, either way, start spilling the secrets
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You said "whatever!" so I will mention a book that did manage it.
Which would be Watchers (Dean Koontz) when I was around 11, and helped make me afraid of the dark with the majority of the books sections detailing The Outsider.
Prestor Jon wrote: Because children don't have any legal rights until they're adults. A minor is the responsiblity of the parent and has no legal rights except through his/her legal guardian or parent.
Ha nice! Thanks for keeping the spirit of the thread. I personally am not a book reader, short attention span I guess, so I would never of thought about books doing that.
2011/09/26 12:46:10
Subject: Re:Movies and things, that gave you nightmares
The only one I can recall oddly enough was Dark Crystal. I was about 6 at the time, something about the damn skeksiss (spelling?) and that red laser that drained souls lol. Seems utterly silly now.
2011/09/26 12:47:04
Subject: Movies and things, that gave you nightmares
Okay, I'm lame. As a kid I was absolutely horrified of the dark, and the ending of the Thriller video when MJ's eyes glow freaked me out for weeks after seeing it the first time.
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2011/09/26 13:32:12
Subject: Re:Movies and things, that gave you nightmares
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2011/09/26 13:38:10
Subject: Movies and things, that gave you nightmares
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2011/09/26 13:44:19
Subject: Movies and things, that gave you nightmares
The scene in Predator where the camera swings up the tree and the bodies that he skinned are swinging there! scared the crap out of me when I was 8!
also Hellraiser 5 Inferno, was as freaky as hell! the chatterers in coats floating in the background of the bar scene gave me the heebies!
There are others but in order to not sound like a giant sooky wuss bag i'm keeping them to myself, although KC's beard has appeared in my nightmares eating children too!....
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2011/09/26 13:47:16
Subject: Re:Movies and things, that gave you nightmares
My dad's parenting skills led him to believe it would be a good idea for a 8 year old to watch such things as the Exorcist and Carpenter's version of The Thing. Needless to say I had many sleepless nights as a child.
Mr. Self Destruct wrote:A bit NSFW but freaked the living daylights out of me for a while.
Spoiler:
You just scarred me you whore! Another good one from Splatterhouse 3 on the Genesis. At various points you're supposed to save your girlfriend. If you fail in most games, you lose and have to start over, but in this one, you get to keep playing and are treated with wonderful screens that interrupt your side-scroller beat em up gameplay like these:
Spoiler:
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2011/09/26 14:06:18
Subject: Re:Movies and things, that gave you nightmares
First game to contribute to my scaredeycatness of the dark:
Zork.
Prestor Jon wrote: Because children don't have any legal rights until they're adults. A minor is the responsiblity of the parent and has no legal rights except through his/her legal guardian or parent.
2011/09/26 14:11:09
Subject: Re:Movies and things, that gave you nightmares
Trying to play through 'Dead Space'..... I gave up after 3 months and traded it in out of sheer cowardice!
As for movies, well 'Session 9' freaked me out a little and for sheer frights it had to be 'Event Horizon'. Scared the he'll out of me when I saw that the first time
2011/09/26 16:53:16
Subject: Movies and things, that gave you nightmares
ChainswordHeretic wrote:The Headcrabs in Halflife. I was working second shift when that came out, and always played at night with the lites out so I wouldn't wake the wife.
The worst part was when you realise the guy is still alive and aware of every moment.
Prestor Jon wrote: Because children don't have any legal rights until they're adults. A minor is the responsiblity of the parent and has no legal rights except through his/her legal guardian or parent.
2011/09/26 17:17:01
Subject: Movies and things, that gave you nightmares
ChainswordHeretic wrote:The Headcrabs in Halflife. I was working second shift when that came out, and always played at night with the lites out so I wouldn't wake the wife.
The worst part was when you realise the guy is still alive and aware of every moment.
I remeber one specific scene in the first where you saw a doctor's body convulsing wildly while the Headcrab was attaching to his head...buhh...
And I HATED the Poison Headcrabs from the second...as soon as I heard the rattle noise, I would flip out and try to find it / kill it
It. The book.
I was 16, and It made me afraid of the dark for weeks.
And after trying one time, I can't play Dementium : The Ward by night.
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2011/09/26 20:16:31
Subject: Re:Movies and things, that gave you nightmares
ChainswordHeretic wrote:The Headcrabs in Halflife. I was working second shift when that came out, and always played at night with the lites out so I wouldn't wake the wife.
The worst part was when you realise the guy is still alive and aware of every moment.
There is a youtube video where someone reversed the zombie audio from Half-Life 2
You can hear the victim saying, "Dear God Help! HELP ME!"
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2011/09/26 20:35:26
Subject: Re:Movies and things, that gave you nightmares
Prestor Jon wrote: Because children don't have any legal rights until they're adults. A minor is the responsiblity of the parent and has no legal rights except through his/her legal guardian or parent.
2011/09/26 20:38:43
Subject: Re:Movies and things, that gave you nightmares
) Made me think, the one movie that gave me honest to god nightmares, was Pet cemetery 2. The movie was really hoaky, and as an adult I dont get it. But when that movie came out and I watched it, Sheriff Gus, after he died just scared the hell out of me for some reason. I remember being terrified of his neck wound mostly. But for a solid month he haunted my dreams.
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