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My early horror movie experiences included Killer Klowns from Outer Space and Pulse. I think I was sometimes afraid of being burnt to death in the shower because of the latter.
Also, Candyman gave me nightmares. I watched it at an age when I covered my eyes when there was nudity. And then I slept on a couch downstairs next to a glass door; the whole night I was afraid someone was going to come in the room.
I watched it at an age when I covered my eyes when there was nudity.
I don't think I was ever that age.
I saw Poltergeist when I was about 14, and I didn't sleep for DAYS. Especially because on the way home, the parents and I were talking about what scared us the most, and I mentioned the clown doll.
"But you have one like that", says Mom. "I think it's in the attic."
I saw Poltergeist when I was about 8.
My sister mocks me when I claim she scarred me for life, but seriously, she fed me horror films and horror novels from the time I was, like 6 or 7.
Changeling remains the scariest movie I've ever seen, though.
I think a saturday afternoon TV airing of THEM is responsible for my lifelong ant squick.
Changeling remains the scariest movie I've ever seen, though.
I presume you don't mean the Angelina Jolie movie?
what are your most memorable (and early) horror movie experiences?
1. Jaws: Saw it with the backyard neighbor because I was underage and it was R. Vividly remember everybody in the theater lurching backwards when the head rolled out of the sunken boat.
2. Halloween: Saw it with high school friends. Could not enter a darkened room without flipping on the light for about three years.
3. The Shining: Saw the midnight showing with my friends Karen (Emmett's godmother) and Phil. Both of them sat on either side of me and repeatedly grabbed my arms during the scary scenes.
4. Alien: We showed up and were excited that there was an entire row perfectly situated to handle our group of 7. Then we smelled the vomit. We sat elsewhere and watched three more groups arrive, get excited about their good fortune, sit and then depart with the audience laughing louder each time. At the same time, it really built the sense that this movie was going to freak our shit. (Which it did.)
Can I admit I mostly giggled at horror movies? If it was on a screen it didn't frighten me, but I did run screaming from clowns and Santa Claus.
P-C, this one: [link]
Oh yeah! I saw a double-feature of Alien and The Thing when I was 9. Which, oddly enough, I don't remember being really scared by. A bit grossed out, and I jumped at the startling bits, but I went home and slept just fine.