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Scary Moments
I love to be scared. I always have. And I know I am not alone. What is it that makes us want to hide under the covers? To watch movies and read books that make us want to sleep with the light on? I know there are many who do not share my desire to be scared, but for those of you that do, why do you think it is? Do you think that we like being scared by make believe monsters because it helps us to forget the real monsters in our modern day society? Think back to your childhood and the ghost stories told around the campfire...we weren't thinking of real life monsters, we were just thinking if we could come up with a story to make others jump (and ourselves too).
Over the years, there have been movie moments and books that have left their mark. Scary moments that I can remember and I thought I would share some with you. Perhaps you would like to do the same.
These are in no particular order.
1. I read Dracula (a juvenilized version) when I was about 8 years old. I remember one night waking up and seeing long, thin, white fingers creeping towards me across my sheets. I screamed...turned out it was a trick of the light and the lay of the sheet. But I still remember!
2. The Blob, Cat People, Dracula, Dark Shadows...these were all shows I was watching when I was young. My mom liked them and let me watch them with her. Nightmares often followed. But I went back for more.
3. The movie Poltergeist...the scene where the clown comes out from under the bed. My best friend and I were in a theater. I was expecting the moment, but then she jumped and screamed and that made me jump and scream too. Of course, that's part of the fun of seeing a scary movie in a theater, right?
4. The movie Nightmare on Elm Street freaked me out. The idea that scary things from our dreams could come out and grab us...now that is a unique concept! After the movie, my date and I walked out the back exit. As I looked behind the screen at the metal infrastructure, I was sure that Freddy was coming for me! It was a scary moment.
5. When I was in high school, I was home reading a book about The Boston Strangler. I didn't realize how much this real life story was scaring me until the phone rang and I just about jumped through the ceiling! I guess I thought the Strangler was calling!
6. The Ring I loved that movie! And the girl walking towards you with her long dripping hair covering her face...still gives me the heebie jeebies!
So, for those of you who...
enjoy the racing pulse
have jumped involuntarily
have slept with lights on
have jumped into your bed so that whatever was under there couldn't grab you
have walk/ran down a dark hallway or sidewalk,
I would love to hear what has scared you. Not real frights like a sick child, someone breaking in, or something like that. I want to know what movies or books have left you peering anxioulsy into the night. I am always looking for my next scare!
Lots of things
I dont watch or read horrors
i suppose Im really a chicken
Because of my childhood, I'm scared of the dark. As long as I'm at home I'm ok. I also have this immense fear of people. But as far as movies scaring me that doesn't happen. My mother raised us on watching scary movies. I have tried and tried to get my girls to watch movies with me. The oldest two turns into fraidy cats and hides under stuff. Me and Shorty gets a kick out of it, and she's only 6.
March 1, 2008 10:10 PMHi, My most vivid memory of my childhood frights is a foggy night! I would look at my bedroom window late at night and swear Frankenstein was walking towards our house in the fog.....Thanks,Cindi
March 2, 2008 1:54 PM
