Event Horizon. Nuh uh. Mmmm, nope. Nah.
I saw that as an adult and it fucked with me.
I watched that one when I was like 15 and it was the first horror movie that ever legitimately scared me lol
I was like 16 or 17 when it came out. It was by far the scariest movie I had ever seen at the time, and a few years after.
You don’t need eyes to see!
“The Thing” (1982)
I first saw this movie at the age of 13, in a very dark and creepy unfinished basement. It was terrifying.
Even after all these years, this movie still holds up very well to modern standards and stands out as one of the best sci-fi horror movies of all time. I just watched it again in October (my designated horror movie month) and it still never fails to make me uncomfortable and on edge while watching.
That one got under my skin. The original was creepy, but the 1982 version made me want to run screaming into the hills.
I’ve been meaning to rewatch Watership Down for the last twenty years but have still not managed to deal with the trauma from forty years ago.
Fuck that movie, fuck the book. Just everything about it is traumatizing.
It’s funny how stories of actual refugees hit callused emotions but some damn bunnies hit the spot every time.
I’m using “scare” a little loosely here, but I was waaaay to young to have seen clips of Alien when I did. It really fucked up to the point that I wasn’t able to sleep in pitch black into my adulthood. Nowadays, Alien is one of my favorite movies, specifically because it’s so scary, but I avoided horror movies like the plague at least up until high school
I can certainly watch that movie no problem now, and I wouldn’t say it scares me in the same way it did when I was little, but I wouldn’t love it as a horror movie if it wasn’t still one of the most frightening pieces of cinema
Alien was actually my first movie, although I was too young to remember. But I remember Aliens. That movie scared the shit out of me. I slept with the lights on for a long time. I still don’t like those movies.
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Who framed Roger Rabbit. I’ll never forget the dipping scene.
Yeah that was traumatic. Even if it’s a little cartoon creature…watching a life snuffed out like nothing is scary. Watching someone kill a live mouse or rabbit on screen would be fucked up too.
the shoes deserved better
He only killed the one, so the shoe’s partner will be alone…forever.
Office Space. I could handle horror movies but that one instilled a fear of losing my life to the grind. I pretty much set up my whole career to avoid it. On the other hand, I’m in a pretty good place because of it. So I guess thanks, Mike Judge
What career did you choose?
Programmer likely
Animator. And I was freelance for most of that time, so didn’t have much to do with office bullshit and felt I’m control of my destiny. I switched gears to software engineering, and now I’m fully remote (since well before covid) and work mostly on things I like, and make my own schedule.
The librarian ghost in Ghostbusters is still pretty creepy, you guys.
I’m very tired and thought you said “libertarian ghost”. Lol. Jesus Christ on a motorbike that would be awkward…
Dooooo youuuu have a moment to talk about the ghost-andard?
“ghost-andard”?
Sounds like “gold standard,” best libertarian-ghost pun I could come up with, without too much effort.
Lol, not bad, not bad. I’m just stupid. xD
Poltergeist.
It’s only been very recently that I’ve been able to watch that movie and then sleep with the lights off. It just hit at that right time when I was in middle school that it cemented in my mind for life.
I feel like the practical effects still hold up, and the acting definitely holds up from the entire family. Just seeing a mom that freaked out onscreen messed with me as a child.
Also, anyone who watches that now needs to understand the social and cultural context of the 70s and 80s. We had this new technology that could allow recording and sharing of video, but it was slow and low resolution. There was nothing like ubiquitous cell phone cameras of today. So there was this constant sense that maybe mysterious things were happening just beyond your ability to see and document them. Like having bad glasses in a foggy room.
The advent of cell phone cameras really washed away that sense, and made the world feel much more concrete and exposed. But back then, there was still a sense that something like Poltergeist might really be out there happening.
Poltergeist is a masterpiece of horror because of how well it’s filmed, acted, and how good the special effects are.
It’s one of my favorites and it still holds up as being scarier than 90% of what comes out these days.
Saw it in the theater the night before 5th grade started. Jesus. Didn’t sleep (for 2-weeks!), didn’t eat the crappy cafeteria food, passed out in the 105° heat with no classroom AC. Yeah, I remember Poltergeist.
Watched it not long ago, and so much hold up like you said. That scene where she turns around and the kitchen stairs are stacked perfectly. Fuck. Me. Got goosebumps typing that.
This was gonna be my answer. Watched it as a kid when my parents weren’t around. Finally got up the courage watch it as an adult. Yep, holds up really well.
I had a nightmare about that damn tree. Which made the Family Guy parody many years late somewhat cathartic. “You shall not pass!”
Not scared, but Bridge to Terabithia scarred me for life.
The book similarly scarred us all when we read it in school
Surprised nobody mentioned Jaws. My parents decided that it was ok for a four year old to watch.
I am still terrified of the sea.
Funny I had not seen the movie but went on the Jaws ride at Universal studios and freaked the fuck out as a child. It was the 80’s and I guess my parents didn’t realize it was too scary.
Same here. I was twice your age (8) when I saw it. Still don’t like being out of my depth in the sea - even the deep end of swimming pools gives me a bit of a shiver…
arachnaphobia
I instantly tensed when I saw your comment, that movie scarred me for life.
Not me. My best friend growing up.
Child’s Play came out when we were around 5. My friends parents rented it and planned on watching it after putting him to bed even though he wanted to see the movie (and of course theu told him he was too little). They started watching it and his dad noticed my friend had snuck back down and was watching the TV from the stairs.
Well his parents decided to act like they didn’t notice and left him there to watch the whole movie.
The next day while my friend was at school his parents went out, bought a my buddy doll, and left it sitting up on his bed waiting for him. He had nightmares a good while after that one. Lol
The first Alien movie. It came on tv once and my dad was all into it. That took years to get over.
The first movie I ever saw was Popeye, in 1980, with Robin Williams. I cried my little eyes out. It’s not a scary movie, but I was expecting a cartoon, and seeing it with live actors freaked me right the fuck out.
I’m sure it wouldn’t scare me now, but I haven’t watched it since.
Sort of a similar thing with The 'Burbs with Tom Hanks 9 years later. Probably wouldn’t scare me, but nah.
Such a great, quirky movie. I’m sorry you had that experience with it. It’s one of my favorite Robin Williams movies.
