Weirdest fear you had as a kid
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Hey me too!Rynozeros said:
They still bother me, but not as much as they used to. I remember growing up I didn't have any mirror like object in my room, but I did turn my Gameboy over for some reason.
The police. When I was ten, a SWAT officer shot a ten-year-old hostage and the man holding a gun to his head near where I lived at the time (there were something like seven rounds in the kid and five in the criminal)... I was deathly afraid of police officers for a year or two after that... now people sometimes mistake me for one.
Pretty commonplace fear (I think anyway) but as a kid I was worried that if one limb was sticking out from under the duvet at night then some evil shit would come and take it.
You obviously had strange priorities. You can thwart a T-Rex attack easily simply by putting a glass of water near you. If it shakes, he's coming.Kapri said:
But raptors... those are clever beasts. Deadly, hunting in a pack and able to open doors. They were the real horror of Jurassic Park.
EDIT: Almost forgot, I also had a bogeyman under my bed for years.
Muppets. But they are still scary.
I would cry all the way through Muppets Christmas Carol.
Also, one time my older sister bought a watch that she turned out to be allergic to and it turned her arm green. She told me she was an alien and her disguise was wearing off. I ran off wailing to our mum, she got in trouble for that but I do see the funny side now.
I would cry all the way through Muppets Christmas Carol.
Also, one time my older sister bought a watch that she turned out to be allergic to and it turned her arm green. She told me she was an alien and her disguise was wearing off. I ran off wailing to our mum, she got in trouble for that but I do see the funny side now.
There was a time when I was attending a daycare service at a local YMCA. Whenever we swam in the pool, I would always be afraid of the YMCA logo in the deep end of the pool, thinking it was some kind of monster. That even had me scared of deep water until I was about 12.
Another major fear of my childhood was hair clippers. The noise and vibration would just terrify my feeble child brain, which they were certain to burrow into and tear to pieces.
Another major fear of my childhood was hair clippers. The noise and vibration would just terrify my feeble child brain, which they were certain to burrow into and tear to pieces.
The only two I can remember (which I cried out of fear) are-
That GI Joe movie scare the shit out of me because it was creepy (the organic lair of Cobra-La) and I thought it was too violence. However watching that film now I wonder why I was scare of it in the first place.
The scene in the Simpson where Moeman try to kiss Selma (in the episode where she want to have a baby) also scare the hell out of me
That GI Joe movie scare the shit out of me because it was creepy (the organic lair of Cobra-La) and I thought it was too violence. However watching that film now I wonder why I was scare of it in the first place.
The scene in the Simpson where Moeman try to kiss Selma (in the episode where she want to have a baby) also scare the hell out of me
i know it sounds weird, but Santa Claus. i mean this is how i saw it when i was four: a big fat man who cant afford to shave tortures animals to drag his fat ass to every little kids house, then break in and leave special surprises for them. now think about it. not so fucking jolly now huh?
80's music.
Specifically, there were two songs that must have been popular when I was young, say, kindergarten age that effected me strongly. One was called "The Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" and one called, I think "Maneater". The first said "The rhythm is gonna get you...tonight" and the other talked extensively about "Woah, here she comes, she's a maneater...watch out boy, she'll chew you up...she only comes out at night."
Needless to say, I stayed up at night, terrified of some huge jawed female monster with a taste for human flesh who roamed at night looking for little boys to eat.
Incidentally, however, the Rhythm never did get me. I dance like I'm having a seizure.
Specifically, there were two songs that must have been popular when I was young, say, kindergarten age that effected me strongly. One was called "The Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" and one called, I think "Maneater". The first said "The rhythm is gonna get you...tonight" and the other talked extensively about "Woah, here she comes, she's a maneater...watch out boy, she'll chew you up...she only comes out at night."
Needless to say, I stayed up at night, terrified of some huge jawed female monster with a taste for human flesh who roamed at night looking for little boys to eat.
Incidentally, however, the Rhythm never did get me. I dance like I'm having a seizure.
