Things that scared you as a child

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I was just minding my own business scrolling on Facebook when this horror popped up 🤣

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Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World. I remember this being on prime time TV in the early 80s and featured delights such as raining frogs, UFOs, Stonehenge and the like.
The opening credits and theme tune to World in Action, ie the multi limbed naked man. Can't remember the actual show as probably too dull for a primary aged schoolchild as myself.
I seem to remember both Arthur and Naked Man being on during the same period of time ie early 80s on prime time ITV.
And the real corker which still sends chills is the levitating/exploding girl in the 1979 adaptation of Quatermass.
All on ITV just before bedtime and guaranteed nightmares!
 
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Shadows
The Moomins
Clowns (I used to refuse to go to McDonald’s because I thought Ronald McDonald would be there 😭 🤡)
Anyone dressed up in a costume when I can’t see who it is - I nearly refused to go to Disneyland Paris when I was a kid as I was terrified of all the characters.
That weird children’s game show in the 90s - Knightmare? Creepy af
 
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Shadows
The Moomins
Clowns (I used to refuse to go to McDonald’s because I thought Ronald McDonald would be there 😭 🤡)
Anyone dressed up in a costume when I can’t see who it is - I nearly refused to go to Disneyland Paris when I was a kid as I was terrified of all the characters.
That weird children’s game show in the 90s - Knightmare? Creepy af
Omg knightmare. I agree with you aniut costumes, even now anyone with their face covered is terrifying. Disneyland would be my idea of hell. Knigtmare adds that and then being chased
 
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Crimewatch
Incredible Hulk - Lou ferrigno ( I used to almost hyperventilate when he started to change lol)
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Jaws
American werewolf in London
Return to Oz - that tit was messed up lol
 
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Shadows
The Moomins
Clowns (I used to refuse to go to McDonald’s because I thought Ronald McDonald would be there 😭 🤡)
Anyone dressed up in a costume when I can’t see who it is - I nearly refused to go to Disneyland Paris when I was a kid as I was terrified of all the characters.
That weird children’s game show in the 90s - Knightmare? Creepy af
I remember taking my daughter to Disneyland Paris when she was about 4 and she was terrified of the characters at first. However the characters were very good and they picked up immediately that the child was nervous so ignored her and came to me and just gave me big cuddles and waved at my daughter from a distance. She soon became very comfortable with them.
 
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I remember taking my daughter to Disneyland Paris when she was about 4 and she was terrified of the characters at first. However the characters were very good and they picked up immediately that the child was nervous so ignored her and came to me and just gave me big cuddles and waved at my daughter from a distance. She soon became very comfortable with them.
I hated anyone dressed up in those kinds of costumes as a kid
 
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Ralph and Danny Glick scraping the window 😱

I snuck my uncles VHS of Salems Lot home with me one night and watched it in secret. Was too scared to go into my bedroom when it was dark if the curtains were open for years after that 😂
 
Ralph and Danny Glick scraping the window 😱

I snuck my uncles VHS of Salems Lot home with me one night and watched it in secret. Was too scared to go into my bedroom when it was dark if the curtains were open for years after that 😂
I was exposed to all kinds as a kid so my fear threshold was quite high but Salems Lot scared the crap out of me. Not so scary watching as an adult though.
 
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I was exposed to all kinds as a kid so my fear threshold was quite high but Salems Lot scared the crap out of me. Not so scary watching as an adult though.
Me too. Even now I think I’d only watch it during the day though, I’m still a coward 😂
 
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The Wheelers in Return to Oz
Worzel Gummidge
The scenes in the film Ghost with the devil ghost moaning things
 
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The Wheelers in Return to Oz
Worzel Gummidge
The scenes in the film Ghost with the devil ghost moaning things
I was terrified of Wurzel Gummidge.

Also:

The witch in Chorlton and the Wheelies
The wicked witch of the east
Moustaches
The Triffids
The Daleks
David Banner changing into the Incredible Hulk
Woods
Girls world heads at night
The worm that turned on the Two Ronnies
Wardrobes
The underneath of my bed
Sapphire and Steel
Public information broadcasts

How I am still here, who knows?
 
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Did anyone else have the creepy sorcery
doll that if you twisted her arm then her hair would grow?
 
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I thought these signs meant the neighbours keep an eye out for wild feral meerkats.
 
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