Freaky Friday

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kats Thu, Jul 19, 2007 at 03:46 PM EST

I realize no one is reading this anymore but me, but I had to add one more. Pinnochio. The Disney movie. The freakin' puppet was bad enough but no, then they had to start turning him and the other real boys into donkeys! I still can't watch that movie. Speaking of Disney movies, have to make mention of "The Fox and The Hound". One of the most depressing movie endings. Ever.

Jennifer Tue, Jul 17, 2007 at 08:47 AM EST

1. Joan Crawford's eye brows (not in black & white but in technocolor)
2.Movie- "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"

Ellipsian Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 05:54 PM EST

Somehow the Comments section has gone until now with nary a mention of "Jaws". (shudder) Somehow MY parents thought it would be okay to let me watch that damn movie when I was five...I've had almost 27 years of trauma since! I saw a mere clip of a dry-land, no-beach scene at my friend's house on TV when I was 12 and I had off-the-scale nightmares for days; caught another clip while I was at a sleep-over and woke my friend's whole family in the middle of the night with my screams; then I tried to read the book later that year (...stupid...) and couldn't get out of my bed for fear of sharks eating my feet. I still get freaked out going in the water at the beach, but the thought of diving in in the middle of the ocean (a la "Open Water") just... (shudder shudder shudder). Ugh!

ericalina Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 02:45 PM EST

all of these comments prove my theory that for some reason, parents thought it was OKAY to show poltergeist to insanely young children! i have no idea why! but i am glad i am not alone. that movie scares the bleep out of me to this day, and I am nearly 30! plus, as ep sato mentioned, carol anne died in real life, plus her sister, the indian, and the old guy. all very strangely...(murdered, obstructed bowel, etc.)

i can just not handle that clown, or when the power tools come to life. what the eff!!!

luvhoney Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 12:56 PM EST

I loved "Are You Afraid of The Dark?". That show was awesome, and I also read all of the R.L Stine books I could get my hands on. Another collection of books I read over and over were the "Scary Stories". I think there were 3 in all and they were filled with ghost stories. I think R.L Stine may have been in with those also. I still get freaked out if I think of any of those stories.

Lindsey Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 12:43 PM EST

Two things to add to the list:
1. The music video for "Black Hole Sun" by soundgarden--creepy people melting plastic barbies eghhh
2. The "Bad Robot" insignia that plays after Lost...I'm probably on my own with that one but it always creeps me out!

Brandie Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 12:14 PM EST

I'm a horror movie fanatic, but there is one horror movie that I've only seen once and will not watch again--"The Grudge." For some reason, those creepy Japanese ghosts that disjointly crawl down the steps while emitting a horrifying deep growl scared the bejesus out of me. Give me Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, or Leatherface any day. Needless to say, I passed on "The Grude 2."

Brandie Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 12:13 PM EST

I'm a horror movie fanatic, but there is one horror movie that I've only seen once and will not watch again--The Grudge. For some reason, those creepy Japanese ghosts that disjointly crawl down the steps while emitting a horrifying deep growl scared the bejesus out of me. I passed on The Grude 2.

SJP Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 12:10 PM EST

I have a thing about kids getting turned into animals...

Exhibit A: The Witches was the most traumatizing movie experience of my life. (I'll also say that the part where the girl gets transformed into the painting, and she never gets out, was also traumatic).

Exhibit B: The part in Willow when they get turned into pigs.

Exhibit C: I don't remember what it's called, but there's a movie that I saw a couple times as a child (so probably in the mid-80s) that involved a witch or something turning children into birds.

And my aside: The Descent is the best scary movie I've ever seen. Has turned me off the idea of night vision electronics forever.

Joe C Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 11:29 AM EST

1)Any time Jennifer Lopez threatens to make a CD, it scares me.
2) Whenever Shaq shoots a free throw, that is too much to handle.
3) Anytime some radio station plays Jethro Tull or the Doobie Brothers. Scary.
4) Whenever Madonna sings without her voice being electronically enhanced(as she did at Save the Earth or Live 8) THAT IS SCARY, MAN!

5) Finally, whenever Ben Affleck makes a movie.

Pam Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 10:59 AM EST

The "Thriller" video doesn't really scare me... until the end, that is. Once MJ is done dancing with the zombies, and the girl starts to run away, I have to turn it off. I am so scared of the ending when he's closing in on her!

Louise Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 10:26 AM EST

"It" the miniseries is the reason I still, at age 30, sleep with the television on as a night light. Nothing scarier than a clown.

Ep Sato Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 10:24 AM EST

Good call on the Burger King. I stopped eating BK altogether because of that creepy mascot of theirs.

Poltergeist didn't scare me much, but E's True Hollywood story about Poltergeist creeped me the F out! They used real skeletons in Part 2, there were several actors who died while filming the movies (the 21 y/o who played the daughter in 1, the Indian and the crazy old guy from 2, and the young blonde from 3), and how they used real skeletons (in pt. 2). Just creepy.

Also, the grudge. After seeing that I was too creeped out to go upstairs to make sure my front door was locked.

Finally, Blair Witch 2. It wasn't a typical horror movie, but the revelation at the end (and the hanging scene) were both really disturbing.

Nicole Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 10:08 AM EST

Slight nit-pick, but Are You Afraid of the Dark was on the original Snick line-up after Clarissa Explains It All, RoundHouse, and Ren and Stimpy.

No Brand Woman Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 09:57 AM EST

In no particular order...
1. The Ring - I could not sleep for a week (7 days!!!!) after seeing this movie. My fiance and I had seen the movie together and at the end of the 7 days we joked on the phone that night saying, "I'll talk to you tomorrow... if you're still alive!" A part of me was actually a little worried.
2. The Blair Witch Project - Actually, the movie itself didn't scare me terribly. I was more confused than anything, but there was something about that house in the end that just terrified me. The child-sized handprints on the walls and the guy facing the corner... still gives me goosebumps.
3. E.T. - As a child, I had nightmares of trying to keep him from getting into the car or house while he was wearing one of my mom's t-shirts. I have no idea what that means.
4. I second Trainspotting's baby on the ceiling. So freaking weird.
5. "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" scared me very much as a kid, too. I'm curious to see if it has the same effect on me as an adult.

Anne Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 09:41 AM EST

One of the scariest movies of all time has to be Silence of the Lambs. I saw it when I was a senior in HS-bawled through a large part of the movie then slept in my parents' bed for a month. And I will forever be afraid of Freddie movies-I could only watch 30 minutes or so before freaking out and leaving the room, only to have my dad and brothers outside my room conjuring up the sounds of knives running along the door. More tears and shrieks. Ugh, makes me sick just typing the words.

MarissaCooper Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 08:53 AM EST

Has anyone here ever seen the movie "Return to OZ"? That movie scarred me for life as a child. You would think that it would be like the original Wizard of OZ, but no. It was absolutely freaking scary. My brothers and I mistakenly rented it when we were younger... what a mistake!

Nikki Sun, Jul 15, 2007 at 11:29 PM EST

Here are my top ten frights!

10. I read many stephen king novels as a tween and teen and none scared the crap out of me more than Salem's Lot.

9. That freakin girl coming out of the well and then out of the television in The Ring. Something about that raw grainy image is burned in my mind.

8. The Shinning, the movie.

7. The Night Stalker. I always felt like that guy was going to crawl through my window, even if they did catch him.

6. Louise Flecther. I don't think she's every just acting.

5. Pennywise. Need I say more.

4. The music from Halloween.

3. I tense up every single time I watch that scene from The Thing where Kurt Russell is testing the blood to see who is human and who isn't. Freaks me the hell out everytime man!

2. The idea that something like what happened in V for Vendetta could actually take place Keeps me up at night.

1. Lastly, Everything about the Exocist makes my skin crawl, my mouth and dry and keeps me reaching for my prayer book!

Sun, Jul 15, 2007 at 11:07 PM EST

Bethonie, the story about your dad scaring you while you watched Poltergeist brought back some awful memories! When I was about 12, I was curled up in my parents' bed reading The Amityville Horror to my two stepsisters. We were at one of the parts involving the pig that appeared outside the child's window. My dad snuck out of the house and started making scratching noises on the bedroom window and squealing like a pig. All three of us screamed and ran out of that room faster than I would have thought possible. Parents are mean!

Nathan Sun, Jul 15, 2007 at 07:12 PM EST

Poltergeist is pretty terrifying. I still like the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre...gets to me every time. I loved Are You Afraid of the Dark...there was another show on Nickelodeon called The Tomorrow People, about kids who could teleport. It was actually very good for a kids show, and had some pretty creepy plot lines.

Diana Sun, Jul 15, 2007 at 04:08 PM EST

RL Stine and Christopher Pike...my brother and I read these all the time as kids! My favorite was Remember Me (and I will admit that last summer when I went home for vacation, 26 at the time, I found my brother's copy of Last Act and read it in two days...)

kriselda jarnsaxa Sun, Jul 15, 2007 at 03:08 PM EST

I'm not all that easily scared, but I remember when I was in my teens, I read the Stephen King short story collection called "A Change of Seasons," and was so terrified by it that I had to find SOMETHING else to read. Unfortunately, I happened to be at a church camp at the time, and it was the middle of the night, so I couldn't easy find something else. All my roommate and I had available was a pamphlet she'd gotten that contained the text of the Book of Revelations. So, I wound up reading THAT to calm me down from reading Stephen King.... What's worse? It worked!

Winn Sun, Jul 15, 2007 at 02:10 PM EST

Sorry guys, but immediately after I posted I remembered the scariest thing I have ever seen in my life. The Aphex Twin video for "Come to Daddy". I couldn't the images out of my mind for over a month!

Winn Sun, Jul 15, 2007 at 02:08 PM EST

Thank you, Stephanie! The Burger King scares the crap out of me, in more ways than one. That creepily grinning plastic head is just too much. And I'm glad to see other "Watcher in the Woods" fans who were as creeped out by it as I was. Does anyone remember another eery Disney movie from the 70's called "Child of Glass"? That movie seriously disturbed me. And although I have rarely actually been scared by a film, the ending of the story "Blind Alleys" in the original Tales from the Crypt film gave me nightmares!

Heidi Sun, Jul 15, 2007 at 09:15 AM EST

This is crazy...but the video for "Do you really want to hurt me?" by Culture Club scared the crap out of me when I was young. Something about Boy George popping up everywhere and being able to escape from prison just by dancing. Still freaks me out a bit to this day even though I've seen Culture Club in concert.

Bruce in NC Sun, Jul 15, 2007 at 08:36 AM EST

Killer Bob from Twin Peaks. That was a scary character from the way he looked to the way he grinned and laughed.

Emma Sun, Jul 15, 2007 at 08:12 AM EST

1. It: the miniseries, and the old cover of the book with Tim Curry as Pennywise on the cover. He stares at you!
2. Christopher Pike was way scarier than R.L. Stine. I still have some of his books.
3. The original Nightmare on Elm Street freaked me out and I didn't even see it until I was 19. When Freddy is in the boiler room and his knives are scraping the pipes...creepy!
4. Watcher in the Woods was definitely one of the scariest things when I was a kid. I watched it a while ago when it came out on DVD and fell asleep, so thankfully it doesn't bother me anymore.
5. The theme song from Doctor Who, but the one from the 80s with Tom Baker. I used to run out of the room.
6. Tim Curry as The Darkness in Legend. He's a giant devil; I think I am justified in being scared.
7. Any horror movie where the killer is just a screwed-up guy with a chainsaw or something like that. I'm fine with the supernatural because it's not real, but crazy people with weapons could actually get me.

Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 01:52 PM EST

my brother always said he never saw a 2 year old run faster than me when the thriller video came on. i can still remember how terrifying i thought that was. also, freddie krueger and chuckie. and because i was afraid of chuckie, i was afraid of those my buddy dolls. the one in my house had to be thrown in the backyard every night so i would sleep.

Martha Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 10:36 AM EST

Whoa...I have a deep-seated fear of "Poltergeist" myself because my sister and I saw it on video at an insanely young age. Could explain my ongoing fear of clowns and complete antipathy to horror movies in general.

Stephanie Travitsky Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 10:30 AM EST

Vonnie,

I agree with you. As a kid I was so scared of that movie that I did not want a television in my room.

I have to say that Leonid the magnificant is creepy, but he had the best gay pride catch phrase of this Summer: "Go to hell! I know who I am!" I can see that phrase on T-shirts.

rebekah Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 08:28 AM EST

I totally loved "Are You Afraid of the Dark" when I was younger, it almost bordered on addiction, haha. Where can you watch the episodes online? YouTube?

Allie Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 08:21 AM EST

One more... the bathtub scene in "What Lies Beneath" - a week later I had to pull the drain in a tub and got so freaked out I almost hyperventilated!!!

Allie Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 08:19 AM EST

Okay... The "Thriller" video scared me soo badly that I remained afraid of MJ for years (not necessarily a bad thing). Until, that is, I realized that his old stuff is pretty amazing. I still remember walking out into the living room when my parents were watching the video, hiding, and then screaming/crying when his eyes turn yellow at the end! Scary!!!

kats Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 06:39 AM EST

Cashby~ I remember "The Last Unicorn" and I agree that the animation was freaky. Also, the ending was awful. She's the only unicorn that will ever know regret. That's a nice how do you do for saving the rest of your kind! Also "Trainspotting" but I thought the scene with him fishing through the toilet was the worst. Yuck!

Vonnie Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 01:44 AM EST

I cannot tell a lie...I also, am one of the ones deathly afraid of Poltergeist. That was the first scary movie I watched and that clown has got to be the worst. Shortly after that film came out, I stayed at a relatives house where one of their rooms was decorated ALL in clowns. Needless to say, they had to hide all of them in a closet because I screamed while being in the room. Crybaby!! Ha ha, Im almost 30 and still scared!

Cashby Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 12:06 AM EST

* the Last Unicorn and All Dog's Go to Heaven. the animation is bizzare and some of the scenes are pretty terrifying. I can't believe those were my favorite movies as a child
* the Dawn of the Dead remake. scene with zombie baby = too scary
* Hey Paula (enough said)
* 100 Scariest Movie Moments on Bravo. i can't watch that alone
* Trainspotting. three words: baby on ceiling
* haunting television show scores (ie rome)
* unsolved mysteries. i don't know what scared me more, the music or the bad acting
* that one care bears movie that had a lady's head in a crystal ball
* any made for tv stephen king movie
* the fact that conservipedia actually exists
* any movie that has a scene with empty swings swinging
* the song "jeepers creepers"
* the fact that the daily show and the colbert report are becoming the most reliable news sources

mmmm Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 11:24 PM EST

i still can't watch any scene from 'chitty chitty bang bang' that the Child Catcher is in. especially when he looks through the window

Keri Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 10:46 PM EST

1) Absolutely agree with "Watcher in the Woods"! That was a Disney movie for Heaven's sake-- but that girl that was reaching out of mirrors?!?! AHHH!! And Bette Davis. Say nothing more.

2) Meg Ryan's new face.

3) The banging sound in "The Changeling". (The little boy Joseph that was murdered in the bathtub by his father, and he was banging his arm against the tub while he was dying.) I swear, when the dryer door swings open and hits my washer, it makes the same sound, and I wind up with goosebumps for an hour.

4) Fur Elise by Beethoven. I know he wrote the thing as a child's lullaby, but tell me that doesn't sound chilling and disturbing to you!

5) Nicole Richie is going to be a mother.

tnygrl Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 09:08 PM EST

Because of the beginning of the most recent Dawn of the Dead, any neighborhood where the houses all look alike and long dark hallways are ridiculously creepy.

Also, Tales From the Crypt. The evil cackle at the end of the opening credits. I'd literally turn the channel to avoid that.

kats Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 05:08 PM EST

Tom Petty's "Don't Come Around Here No More" video. Alice turns into cake and then they eat her. Completely freaks me out.

The flying monkeys in "Wizard of Oz". Witch alright, trees a little freaky, monkeys...aaahhhh!

Mr. Rogers Neighborhood puppets. Particularly Lady Elaine Fairchilde.

Clowns, dolls, puppets, manequins, marionettes, dummies. If it's made to look like a human being it freaks me out. The more it looks like a human being the more it freaks me out ~ particularly porcelain dolls with glass eyes and clown dolls (like in Poltergeist). I swear they all get up at night and plot against the humans. I know, I have issues.

I have to agree with Macy Gray's voice. Like nails on a chalkboard to me.

Chef Gordon Ramsay. Intimidating as all heck.

The crypt keeper.

Salems Lot. Both the book and the original miniseries. Far scarier than most horror films made today.

Samara from The Ring. Terrified of that girl. Menacing.

David Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 05:06 PM EST

Big big BIG horror fan, but still won't watch a single Freddy Krueger movie. He gets you while you're sleeping and I'm just not down with that.

Stephanie Travitsky Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 04:54 PM EST

I had to listen to Macy Gray open for David Bowie. Seriously, out of all the acts that could have opened for The Starman, MACY GRAY?! I bought her CD once but was quickly turned off because her voice became very irritating.

As for the others:

1.Burger King Plastic Head Guy

2. The announcer for Crazy Eddie (I'm old)

3. Gilbert Godfried

4. Urkel

5. Sanjaya

6. Joan Rivers

Vicky Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 04:49 PM EST

Wow...did you read my mind today? Are You Afraid of the Dark, The Shining, The Sixth Sense, and Thriller all gave me the creeps. I don't like to watch the Sixth Sense alone. Zebo the clown scared me to death on "Dark." Thriller leaves me with bad memories as a little kid. And The Shining. Oh the Shining. Sometimes I check the bathtub to make sure the scary blue lady isn't there. Yikes! Also as a child, I was definitely scared of Chucky. I had bad dreams about my cabbage patch dolls because of that!!

Ashley Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 03:57 PM EST

By the way...I meant I watched those movies at the age of 7, I'm now 22. Sorry about that...

Ashley Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 03:56 PM EST

Michael Myers is the scariest thing imaginable, I still have nightmares about my evil step father making me watch these movies, at the age of 7! That's torture, or neglect or something.
Oh and in "The Shining" Jack Nicholson didn't scare me as much as the kid did. "Mrs Torence...Mrs Torence.." Ahhh still gives me the chills!

Kel Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 03:46 PM EST

"The Watcher in the Woods"! I thought it was a childhood thing, but even today I still can't watch.

Jill Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 03:44 PM EST

I saw Sixth Sense in the theaters; what, in 1999? I bought it when it came out and I've never watched it. For 7 years I haven't found the courage to go through it again.

Oh, the creepiest Poltergeist scene is when that guy is peeling off his skin and bloody chunks are falling into the sink. Ahhhhhhh....

EP Sato Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 03:38 PM EST

My list:
1) The Snuggle Bear. It looks demonic, creepy and makes me miss the porcupine. He was cool.
2) Sam Rockwell. I love this actor, but he's creepy.
3) The "Scarecrow" in Batman Begins. Gave me nightmares and I'm 30.
4) Dr. 90210. Why do they have to show the surgical proceedures? Cosmetic, optional and totally gross half the time.
5) The pudding in "better off dead". Remember when it walks off the table? I could never eat Corn Puffs because they reminded me of that scene.
6) Oddball tv predictions that come true: When Laugh in Said Reagan would be President in 1988. Creepy.
7) Hugh Hefner dating 20 year olds.
8) Marilyn Manson. What a skanky creep.
9) Bald Britney Spears. I'd rather listen to fingernails on a chalkboard than see that photo again
10) Joe Pesci's death in Casino. Fear Frank Marino!
11) Dick Chaney. He's not an actor, but he creeps me out.
12) Wild animal documentaries. I always think "what if the lion ate me?"
13) According to Jim's popularity.

Sarah Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 03:28 PM EST

I wish I could find some old R.L. Stine books to read. They were so addicting.

Sadie Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 03:10 PM EST

You can't mention R.L. Stein without also mentioning Christopher Pike, who induced many a goosebump for me and my friends in middle school.

The scene in Poltergeist where the steak crawls across the counter STILL gives me chills. As does that little woman; I nearly passed out when she showed up in 16 Candles.

Catherine Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 03:10 PM EST

I am so happy someone is as scared of Poltergeist as I am...I wish I had an excuse, but that damn clown is scaring the s*** out of me!

Rebecca Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 03:09 PM EST

'Poltergeist' still scares the pants off me. To this day I cannot be in the same room as a doll that resembles a clown.

Dave G. Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 02:57 PM EST

But "I Try" is so good!

Speedtheplow Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 02:55 PM EST

Can anyone tell me if it's true that Steven Spielberg is making a film of the book "Leonardo's Shadow"?