09.30.06
Scared pissless
The season premiere of Supernatural left me depressed, and a little worried about the future of the show. Not because I am disappointed with the way it ended, because I’m sure everyone and their dog saw that conclusion, but I’m concerned about the level of writing and the subtle differences in the production as well as the characters.
Anyway, my niece and I came home from watching the show at Admiral Fubar’s dorm and both of us were somber.
As I we talked to D about scary movies and the show she asked me “What’s the name of that movie with the werewolves and Corey Feldman? I think I should show the girls that movie so they can see what used to scare me when I was little.”
“Yeah,” I replied. “But watching it now after 15 years – it’s not so scary.”
“I know, I used to tell them ‘this is the movie that scared me so bad I slept with my gun’, then they’ll watch it and ask ‘Mom? When’s it supposed to get scary?”
We laughed and then she asked, “What movie scared you to death?”
Perhaps it was because I was down about the show, but I was feeling particularly truthsome and admitted, “Dark Crystal scared me so bad I peed myself on the steps of the basement because I was too scared to go to the bathroom by myself.”
Utter silence.
Then, “Isn’t that the one…”
“Yes.” I added. “It’s the movie made with puppets. The puppet movie scared the piss out of me.”
Tia-Bobia and D started laughing so hard neither of them could speak for an uncomfortably long time. Finally, D added between gasps, “I wouldn’t ever admit that if I were you…”
Yet here I am. God Bless the internet.
What movie, story, or show scared you the most?
Kungfukitten said,
October 1, 2006 at 8:01 pm
The puppet movie scared me too, so did the Sleestacks (sp?) from Land of the Lost. There was an actual horror movie that came out a little later with a big build up the evil Satanic being and when you finally got to see it at the end it was some sort of muppet. It was still scary but even I was rolling on the floor laughing at that one, if only I could remember what it was called!
Nelli said,
October 1, 2006 at 10:48 pm
Alice in Wonderland scared me, but I don’t really remember why…I think it was the Queen, mostly, and maybe the Cheshire Cat.
Wizard of Oz scared the crap out of me, or more accurately, the flying monkeys scared the crap out of me (though not literally).
And the first time I watched The Princess Bride, the RoUS freaked me the hell out.
I made a practice of avoiding any movies that were supposed to be scary. My friend Becky tried to convince me (when I was like 11 or so) that I should watch It, which I never did because yanno, clowns are scary enough when they’re NOT Evil Tom Curry.
And as far as stories go, did you ever hear the story about the evil china doll who killed her owner? Anything about psychotic dolls, clowns, and/or children. Also, zombies. Ick.
Athena said,
October 2, 2006 at 1:01 pm
Nelli,
I think I’ve heard about the evil china doll. Eww. heebie-geebies.