What movie did you watch that you were too young for that scarred you for life?

[notjustmonika]

I always seem to forget about this movie even though I randomly sing jeepers creepers to this day.

jeepers creepers, where'd you get those peepers.
jeepers creepers, where'd you get those eyes

Also, this movie was the cause of my fear over scarecrows, creepy little buggers.

I watched it again recently for nostalgia and I didn't find this movie properly scary. Still, I think this movie has one of the best openings in all of horror. Like the whole first quarter of it is pretty creepy. Every time I see a similar truck, I panic.

 

[VerneJules]

Looking back, I've seen a lot of movies that I was too young for but still got to watch it courtesy of my older brother. When our parents were away, he would put on a movie he borrowed from his friend and he would let me watch it with him. We watched The Ring, Final Destination, Aliens, The Shining, The Hills Have Eyes and all other movies that weren't really suitable for kids

 

[Silentragnarok]

Looking back, I've seen a lot of movies that I was too young for but still got to watch it courtesy of my older brother. When our parents were away, he would put on a movie he borrowed from his friend and he would let me watch it with him. We watched The Ring, Final Destination, Aliens, The Shining, The Hills Have Eyes and all other movies that weren't really suitable for kids

I do this with my sister too

 

[axelleviii]

gremlins. it scared me so much as a child.

 

[radishh]

The Ring. I was so terrified Couldn't go to the bathroom at night for days

 

[VerneJules]

gremlins. it scared me so much as a child.

I wanted to have a pet like Gizmo as a kid, I even asked my mom where to get one
Stupid young me thought that if I didn't break the rules and just took good care of it, then nothing bad will happen.

The Ring. I was so terrified Couldn't go to the bathroom at night for days

After watching the ring, I couldnt stand to be near a television because I was scared that Sadako/Samara would come out of it. It came to a point where little me had to turn the television around to face the wall. My parents were not amused at what I have done but my brother still makes fun of me for that.

 

[Bananatoinga]

I was lucky to watch "the ring" on the cinema. That moment when the girl appears on the closet.... and the sound effects.... those change me for life.

 

[Ghostza]

Arachnophobia!!! LOL seriously hate spiders since then

 

[VerneJules]

Arachnophobia!!! LOL seriously hate spiders since then

I have arachnophobia as well, I didn't know there was a movie titled like that so I was hesitant on searching for said movie on google, don't want spiders to pop up right in front of my face when the search loaded. Glad no pictures of spiders showed up (that's how scared I am, even images of spiders scare me and give me the heebie-jeebies )

I don't think I'll have the guts to ever watch that movie, so I feel for you on a spiritual level

 

[Noah0zara]

The Grudge. This movie is one of the creepiest movie (not ever).

 

[pearlheartgtr]

My parents took me to see John Carpenter's The Thing when I was a kid. I can't say it scarred me, but I will always remember the legs sprouting out from the severed head.

 

[draculee789]

Twilight

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Twilight

 

[Desde13]

First movie that scarred me for life was Transformers: The Movie. I remember crying my eyes out 5 minutes in. It wrecked Transformers for me. I guess it also almost killed the toy line and television show as well. The backlash was very swift. Not that many people remember or care to remember Rodimus Prime because he represents a stolen innocence.

 

[VerneJules]

First movie that scarred me for life was Transformers: The Movie. I remember crying my eyes out 5 minutes in. It wrecked Transformers for me. I guess it also almost killed the toy line and television show as well. The backlash was very swift. Not that many people remember or care to remember Rodimus Prime because he represents a stolen innocence.

Er... I'm sorry to here that
backlash from the media or backlash from your child self?

 

[Desde13]

Er... I'm sorry to here that
backlash from the media or backlash from your child self?

Oh you sales of Transformers tanked. The parent company back in Japan had no idea people were so attached to Optimus Prime. They thought they were just introducing new toys. They even had a season ready with Rodimus Prime. They ended up bringing back the Transformers they killed off. I didn't even know the flack whoever owned received till after the first live action movie came out and I saw an article on g4 or whatever big tech site was back then and they talked about how transformers the movie stole their childhood and went through how the toy line never recovered to the game they had with the first couple seasons in the US. Also that the company that owns it learned to not kill off beloved childhood characters. I think it was Hasbro or some big company like that.

I was never into the toys. I already had a concept of the laws of physics and it was starting to irk me because I hadn't learned to play well with others yet.