Things that scared you as a child.

[Feek]

Originally Posted by Kell_ee001

I also had a huge lion on the end of my bed that was literally twice the size of me that used to scare the life out of me when I forgot it was there

Quite a petite lion then? *hides behind Dym*

[Kell_ee001]

It was huge damnit!








Although, I was about 5 and it's about my height as I am now

[Lana]

I saw Gremlins when I was 3 and I was terrified of open windows at night time for YEARS... even after I forgot why it scared me to begin with!
I was also scared by Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.... my dad would come up behind me and whisper "kali MA!" and I would start screeching. Nice, huh?

[BBx]

Lightning and Thunder!

BB x

[Creature]

Gollywogs

[Jingo]

I was terrified of 3 things through my childhood:

1) the electric blue fly killer in the bakery.

2) after sneaking the video of Aliens from my brothers room I couldnt sleep without facing down through terror of being impregnated by a facehugger.

3) the cows from button moon sneaking into mr.spoons tent whilst he was sleeping.

[Fayshun]

Originally Posted by James

2) after sneaking the video of Aliens from my brothers room I couldnt sleep without facing down through terror of being impregnated by a facehugger.

I first watched Alien on a 10" Black and White portable tv I had in my room, aged about 9. I didn't sleep that night.

[Pheebs]

Originally Posted by James

I was terrified of 3 things through my childhood:

1) the electric blue fly killer in the bakery.

2) after sneaking the video of Aliens from my brothers room I couldnt sleep without facing down through terror of being impregnated by a facehugger.

3) the cows from button moon sneaking into mr.spoons tent whilst he was sleeping.

lol! I used to do that after watching Alien(s) (as much as I loved it, it scared the beejesus out of me!)

Dolls (still am petrified - bit of a phobia me thinks) Not Barbie dolls or clowns though! More china dolls and they baby dolls that look like real babies and when you sit them up their eyes open. Just thinking about it makes me all goosepimply.

Flushing the toilet at night. I always would do it being a good little girl, but I stand poised with the tip of my finger on the loo handle and my body outstretched in a running position at the door and then flush. I would then run like a loon to my bedroom and then - to stop gremlins under the bed from grabbing me - take an enormous catapulting leap a good metre or two from the bed on to it and straight under the covers. No wonder I was good at high jump and long jump at school.

From above - Gremlins. I was *terrified* of them. One time, whilst watching a tv recorded Goonies video in bed with some soup (I was poooorly), the film ended and then just as the subtitles came up the screen fuzzed and turned to the scene where Gizmo is cycling around that DIY store and a Gremlin is running round with a chainsaw. The soup went flying and I ran screaming out of my room. Mummy wasn't best pleased about the mess I made! Doh!


That's it I think. I would quite happily wonder about in the dark - in woods/cemetarys and things like that (we'd walk our dog at night) so wasn't bothered about stuff like that

*edit* oooh Xfiles and UFO type things used to make me stay awake all night! But... I loved them... so despite knowing I would be scared I would actively go out of my way to watch them because I found them fascinating! I am the same now with most spooky things - over active imagination (Picky gets annoyed because he's like "but you will be scared!!" and so I stomp around saying "But but but I waannnt tooo waaaaatch it! Pleeeaaase!!" )

[Jingo]

OHHHH does anyone remember that scary nature program that looked at a different animal/area each week - i.e. poisonous snakes, komodo dragon, vampire bats etc? THAT used to scare me somewhat! ARGH!!!