Childhood night terrors

mcchrist · 04-19-2003, 10:57 AM

I was wondering, was there ever a film that scared the shit out of you as a kid or gave your nightmares for reasons you can't even comprehend to this day? I'm talking about irrational stuff, maybe something completely innocuous that took you off guard when you were a young'n...

For me, it was some freaky movie called The Electric Grandmother. I have very vague recolections, but every now and then I'm reminded of it and I remember it freaked me out for some reason.

Mortis · 04-19-2003, 11:08 AM

This might seem lame, but the original Evil Dead scared me. I had nightmares after my mom rented it when I was about nine or ten. She said I would scream in my sleep to get the pencil out of my ankle. The Exorcist also scared me when I was that age. Her face has been burned into my mind ever since.

dwatts · 04-19-2003, 11:19 AM

I honestly don't recall anything off the wall giving my nightmares. I started watching horror movies somewhere around the age of 9, starting with TV showing of the classic Universal horrors. They scared the crap out of me, and I can remember creeping upstairs to go to bed, checking behind doors etc. But off the wall stuff? No.

04-19-2003, 11:42 AM

Amityville Horror not the movie but the book. I read it in I think the 7th grade and had nightmares every night about waking up and looking out the window and the streets and everything were on fire and the devil was running down that street. I would get up and the walls would be leaking black slimy stuff and then I would scream and wake up. I had this dream for a few years

04-19-2003, 08:48 PM

Poltergiest gave me nightmares when I was a kid. Halloween still gives me nightmares even to this day

woohoo!!!

slinker · 04-19-2003, 09:36 PM

There was some old UK childrens TV program called `Jigsaw` which had this creepy segment called Mr.Noseybonks with this fuckin damn right frightening guy in a suit and a white mask which constantly freaked the living shit outta me, i still have nightmares to this day! This program is soo rare that i cant even find a link to show you this scary shit!

Update :
Mr Noseybonks!

Please dont laugh at me that shits scary when ya young!

04-19-2003, 10:06 PM

This might sound really fucked up but when I was five the Wonderwoman series (the one from the mid to late seventies) on tv with Linda Carter scared the holy living shit out of me, my mom and dad said when the intro came on I used to freak out and scream she's too good. Even to this day I cant stand superhero tv shows or movies while in stark contrast I love movies with an anti-hero like Tyler Durden from Fight Club.

04-19-2003, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by slinker
Please dont laugh at me that shits scary when ya young!

From the picture you provided, I'm guessing that the character wasn't intended to be even kiddie-scary, right? The reason I ask is that I remember having a similar reaction to Vincent Price guest-starring on The Muppet Show. Those Muppet monsters never bothered me when I was a kid, but damn, when you put Vincent Price in there with them! He was just so sinister-looking. Guess that's why I love his movies so much now.

mcchrist · 04-19-2003, 11:36 PM

In regards to Mr. Noseybonks...

Now that's the shit I'm talking about, I swear to god if I'd seen that as a kid I'd be a nervous wreck today!

Mortis · 04-19-2003, 11:42 PM

I can't remember anything non-horror that scared me. My mom had me watching horror since I was a single digit.

Suicide · 04-19-2003, 11:46 PM

There's something that scares the crap out of me still, but I was like 13 when I saw it. I guess that counts as childhood, kinda. It's in the movie Bad Channels, they have a few music videos in the movie and one is by a band called Sychotic Sinfony (sorry I have no clue how to spell it, it was something like that though.) They were like Gwar but with cheaper costumes. One was a nun with a mask on, one guy was dressed as a cow, and so on, and the song they played was really bizarre. I have no idea why but that still scares the living hell out of me when I think about it. It never gave me nightmares, but it did scar me for life, just a little bit.

04-20-2003, 01:13 AM

McChrist,are you talking about the original twilight zone show about the robot grandmother? Just wondering.I think it was called sing the body electric or something like that.hmm.

Anyways,I remember some of the "tales from the darkside" creeped me out.

mcchrist · 04-20-2003, 02:10 AM

No, it was a TV movie, a family film of some sort (written by Bradbury)

aoiookami · 04-20-2003, 04:35 AM

just like everyone else, it sounds fugged up but the 'wheelers' from Retrun to Oz, and the Boogyman from the animated Ghostbusters traumatized me

mcchrist · 04-20-2003, 06:33 AM

Oh shit, I forgot to mention those orange guys tossing their heads around in Labyrinth...

04-19-2003, 10:57 AM	#1
mcchrist A new breed of pervert! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Keepin' the dogs away... Posts: 7,985	Childhood night terrors I was wondering, was there ever a film that scared the shit out of you as a kid or gave your nightmares for reasons you can't even comprehend to this day? I'm talking about irrational stuff, maybe something completely innocuous that took you off guard when you were a young'n... For me, it was some freaky movie called The Electric Grandmother. I have very vague recolections, but every now and then I'm reminded of it and I remember it freaked me out for some reason. __________________ McChrist's MySpace Cult-Stitch on MySpace

04-19-2003, 11:08 AM	#2
Mortis GARBAGE DAY! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 7,399	This might seem lame, but the original Evil Dead scared me. I had nightmares after my mom rented it when I was about nine or ten. She said I would scream in my sleep to get the pencil out of my ankle. The Exorcist also scared me when I was that age. Her face has been burned into my mind ever since. __________________ Punish!

04-19-2003, 09:36 PM	#6
slinker Un-Holy Force. Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: London Posts: 914	There was some old UK childrens TV program called `Jigsaw` which had this creepy segment called Mr.Noseybonks with this fuckin damn right frightening guy in a suit and a white mask which constantly freaked the living shit outta me, i still have nightmares to this day! This program is soo rare that i cant even find a link to show you this scary shit! Update : Mr Noseybonks! Please dont laugh at me that shits scary when ya young! __________________ My DVD Collection Last edited by slinker; 04-19-2003 at 09:42 PM.

04-19-2003, 11:36 PM	#9
mcchrist A new breed of pervert! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Keepin' the dogs away... Posts: 7,985	In regards to Mr. Noseybonks... Now that's the shit I'm talking about, I swear to god if I'd seen that as a kid I'd be a nervous wreck today! __________________ McChrist's MySpace Cult-Stitch on MySpace

04-19-2003, 11:42 PM	#10
Mortis GARBAGE DAY! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 7,399	I can't remember anything non-horror that scared me. My mom had me watching horror since I was a single digit. __________________ Punish!

04-19-2003, 11:19 AM	#3
dwatts HackMaster Join Date: May 2002 Location: Crashed Posts: 16,580	I honestly don't recall anything off the wall giving my nightmares. I started watching horror movies somewhere around the age of 9, starting with TV showing of the classic Universal horrors. They scared the crap out of me, and I can remember creeping upstairs to go to bed, checking behind doors etc. But off the wall stuff? No.

04-19-2003, 11:42 AM	#4
betterdan Guest Posts: n/a	Amityville Horror not the movie but the book. I read it in I think the 7th grade and had nightmares every night about waking up and looking out the window and the streets and everything were on fire and the devil was running down that street. I would get up and the walls would be leaking black slimy stuff and then I would scream and wake up. I had this dream for a few years

04-19-2003, 08:48 PM	#5
Latency Guest Posts: n/a	Poltergiest gave me nightmares when I was a kid. Halloween still gives me nightmares even to this day woohoo!!!

04-19-2003, 10:06 PM	#7
arcaneimagery Guest Posts: n/a	This might sound really fucked up but when I was five the Wonderwoman series (the one from the mid to late seventies) on tv with Linda Carter scared the holy living shit out of me, my mom and dad said when the intro came on I used to freak out and scream she's too good. Even to this day I cant stand superhero tv shows or movies while in stark contrast I love movies with an anti-hero like Tyler Durden from Fight Club.

04-19-2003, 11:46 PM	#11
Suicide Space Bastard! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Holly Springs, NC Posts: 2,556	There's something that scares the crap out of me still, but I was like 13 when I saw it. I guess that counts as childhood, kinda. It's in the movie Bad Channels, they have a few music videos in the movie and one is by a band called Sychotic Sinfony (sorry I have no clue how to spell it, it was something like that though.) They were like Gwar but with cheaper costumes. One was a nun with a mask on, one guy was dressed as a cow, and so on, and the song they played was really bizarre. I have no idea why but that still scares the living hell out of me when I think about it. It never gave me nightmares, but it did scar me for life, just a little bit. __________________ My DVDAficionado THE MANCHESTER MORGUE - Horror & Exploitation News & Reviews Space Bastard! - From the creators of The Manchester Morgue! Sites I have no affiliation with, but highly recommend: Hysteria Lives! . Bleeding Skull .

04-20-2003, 01:13 AM	#12
drown021 Guest Posts: n/a	McChrist,are you talking about the original twilight zone show about the robot grandmother? Just wondering.I think it was called sing the body electric or something like that.hmm. Anyways,I remember some of the "tales from the darkside" creeped me out.

04-20-2003, 02:10 AM	#13
mcchrist A new breed of pervert! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Keepin' the dogs away... Posts: 7,985	No, it was a TV movie, a family film of some sort (written by Bradbury) __________________ McChrist's MySpace Cult-Stitch on MySpace

04-20-2003, 04:35 AM	#14
aoiookami Demon Fetishist Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Endsville, Canada Posts: 2,382	just like everyone else, it sounds fugged up but the 'wheelers' from Retrun to Oz, and the Boogyman from the animated Ghostbusters traumatized me __________________ "This is officially sick...." Now Playing: Zelda 3DS, Minecraft, Dead Space 2

04-20-2003, 06:33 AM	#15
mcchrist A new breed of pervert! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Keepin' the dogs away... Posts: 7,985	Oh shit, I forgot to mention those orange guys tossing their heads around in Labyrinth... __________________ McChrist's MySpace Cult-Stitch on MySpace

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