A lot of things that scared me as a kid still do, including spiders, fire, tornadoes, and bees.
I also used to be really scared of dogs. I’m not really scared of them anymore, but I’m still a little nervous around them occasionally. It depends on the situation. I actually used to hate dogs, but I changed my mind after I watched the first Beethoven movie.
I alway’s was scared when the tornado sirens went off.
There’s something weird about me… I’m not afraid of the things most of the people are afraid of (darkness, ghosts, dying)horror movies never freaked me out, not freddy, not jason, not the exorcist, not it and not chucky, but there was one movie… not a terror movie at all, but it gave me nightmares forever (it still does)
It was actually a stupid E.T. ripoff, but I don’t think I’ve ever been more freaked by something than this:
It is the “father” of the alien family in the movie… I know it’s just a guy in a suit, but… the way that thing moved… there is something about it that gives me the creeps.
I’m weird I tell yah, but that’s the thing that freaked me out when I was a child, and still does
Unsolved Mysteries intro used to scare me as a kid because of the music.
One time, when I was young, a bat came into my room, and I totally freaked out.
Seeing this topic again made me think of another one, that still freaks me out to this day. Its name is Laughing Sal, and its basically a robot that was placed in front of the Fun House at a local amusement park, Euclid Beach Park. Euclid Beach Park closed in 1969, but parts of it were salvaged and sold off.
Laughing Sal is a slightly larger than life size robotic woman that did nothing but laugh maniacally. I guess back in the day this was considered ‘fun’. She freaked me out mainly because they intentionally made her look hideous. Couple that with the jerky robotic movements and her loud, obnoxious, non-stop maniacal laughing and for me that was a recipe for nightmares. Plus she always popped up when I least expected it. Once my parents and I were at some kind of show that had older vintage stuff on display and she was there. Another time I was in a local museum, turned a corner, and there she was. Scared the living daylights out of me when I was a kid, and even now I cant stand to look at her.
ellie-jessie-eve: how can you be so afraid of butterflies? They are so beautiful! My favorite is the monarch, and I’ve got 2 Eastern tiger swallowtails frequently visiting my butterfly bush right now! One of them is lighter than the other, so I assume that would be a male and a female trying to mate.
EDIT: I just looked up the name of your phobia.
Ever had a sneak attack while using a toilet that flushes itself?
Off the top of my head, this scene from Who Framed Roger Rabbit. That and the one where [spoil]Doom gets flattened by a steamroller.[/spoil]
What freaked me out as a kid was the little lid thingy used to pull a matress of my parents’ bed. I have no idea, I thought it looked weird or something!
And the Chain Chomps from the old Super Nintendo game Yoshi’s Island for some reason. Might have mentioned that before.
Now I’m freaked out over calling other people over the telephone, and writing down people’s names. Sounds weird? I know. I don’t think things got better for me at all…
They just do! They’re really just big gross insects, the wings are deceitful.
Yes, Yes, Yes. That still gives me nightmares.
ellie-jessie-eve: I am wondering how your other fear (which you posted before butterflies) originated…
Let me guess: The guy in Terminator also being the “Governator” (I’ve been talking about that Arnold guy lately–I do have a Christmas special with him in it and it’s called Jingle All the Way.) Anyway, that was his famous role for being an actor; however, I would not want to see it.
Now for another thing that freak me out:
Years ago, I got stung in the foot by a bee. And I had to hop on one foot all the way to the creek (which is next to my yard) and into a tiny pond (created by erosion) to get it off. Then Mom had to remove the stinger and apply a special kind of ointment.
I have no idea of the origination of the fear! I’m sure it’s some sub-conscience mumbo jumbo.
What’s a sub-conscience mumbo-jumbo? (A delusion of some sort…?)
The scene from Who Framed Roger Rabbit when Judge Doom dips that shoe. Still feels very unsettling to watch to this day.
No, like an event in the past that I’ve forgotten about, which subconsciencly causes fear to this day.
Yeah, that’s nightmare inducing for sure.
I’m just saying, as indicated by your posts on here, it all seems strange but true in your case. That is why I’ve gotten curious over what happened to you…and apparently, you don’t appear to have a specific reason for how it originated. Why?!
The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Nightmare Before Christmas. When I was little they both made me feel so uncomfortable and I didn’t know why! Now they’re some of my favorites.
Mom keeps telling me she’s been freaked out by crows because of that “Birds” movie.
She has every right to be scared. That movie is terrifying. I was raised in Sonoma County. Birds takes place in a coastal town in Sonoma County. So it’s for me during that movie. There’s a scene where they say, “The Birds have taken over Sebastopol and Santa Rosa, all is destroyed we’ve lost contact.” And I’m like, “Oh Dear God!!! I went to college in Santa Rosa! My town’s next!”
Your mother is right to fear crows. They’re actually INCREDIBLY intelligent creatures. They can recognize and remember human faces. This is unique, and frightening. Crows are regardless amongst my favorite birds.
Oh man those movies are creepy. All the best Disney movies are though! (Like my personal favorite, Pinocchio)