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k55f5r

(329 posts)
33. I went to the neighborhood movie theatre
Sat Apr 27, 2024, 03:30 PM
Apr 2024

with some neighborhood boys and saw "The Fly" - the original one 1958. I was 5-6 yrs old and it scared me half to death.
Then, as a teenager, I watched "The Haunting of Hill House" and it was even scarier!
I saw "The Exorcist" the summer after HS graduation...Three people in the front row were laughing every time a new special effect played- pea soup=laughter, head twist=laughter, "your mother in hell"=cackling and snickers.
Due to that, The Exorcist didn't scare me.

p.s. It turned out the people in the front row laughing were friends of mine who had taken windowpane acid and really enjoyed the movie.

The Exorcist and that was the edited for TV version underpants Apr 2024 #1
Yup, that's it for me as well, she turning her head completely around just freaked me out for a long time.... a kennedy Apr 2024 #50
'Alien' and the sequel, 'Aliens'... saw both in theaters! Jrose Apr 2024 #2
+1 to Alien Shermann Apr 2024 #5
I'm in for the first two Aliens! nocoincidences Apr 2024 #29
2016 election results n/t Stardust Mirror Apr 2024 #3
Sorry I don't remember the name of it gab13by13 Apr 2024 #4
LOL 😂 Emile Apr 2024 #6
When I was a little boy it was The Blob. When Emile Apr 2024 #15
I went to the neighborhood movie theatre k55f5r Apr 2024 #33
Have to go with The Shining Shermann Apr 2024 #7
The Shining scared me, but I saw The Omen in a theater and damn if someone didn't brush by me on the aisle hlthe2b Apr 2024 #11
I didn't sleep for three days after Kubrick's "The Shining" n/t Coventina Apr 2024 #72
I would have to agree with The Exorcist, grumpyduck Apr 2024 #8
The Wizard of Oz. yardwork Apr 2024 #9
The flying monkeys leftieNanner Apr 2024 #55
The Tingler and Psycho KarenS Apr 2024 #10
The Tingler was good. grumpyduck Apr 2024 #12
Prince of Darkness. It was kind of hokey but it scared the bejeebers out of me. Ocelot II Apr 2024 #13
Do you mean Dracula, Prince of Darkness? Jeebo Apr 2024 #25
No, this one, a John Carpenter film from the '80s. Ocelot II Apr 2024 #26
I love John Carpenter's movies. I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2024 #63
You should check out I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2024 #64
The Omen stands out for me... rogerballard Apr 2024 #14
My second answer is The Island (1980 film) Shermann Apr 2024 #16
Haunting of Hill House (original b&w) LearnedHand Apr 2024 #17
me likes your sig pic. AllaN01Bear Apr 2024 #19
I saw that at the movies when I was a little kid. Iggo Apr 2024 #22
no blood, no gore, just super creepy Skittles Apr 2024 #46
dopleganger , or conversly journey to the far side of the sun. geery anderson film. AllaN01Bear Apr 2024 #18
Diabolique. The French version. Simone Signoret. cachukis Apr 2024 #20
The original Invasion of the Body Snatchers CanonRay Apr 2024 #21
+1 doc03 Apr 2024 #41
The Babadook RoadRunner Apr 2024 #23
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Jeebo Apr 2024 #24
Friday the 13th. The first BOSSHOG Apr 2024 #27
The Exorcist Ritabert Apr 2024 #28
Audition blm Apr 2024 #30
Five, 1951 Polly Hennessey Apr 2024 #31
As a little kid yesphan Apr 2024 #32
The one that I remember from childhood was The Tingler. It scared hell out of me. Chainfire Apr 2024 #34
'Jaws'... though not considered a typical 'horror' movie Jrose Apr 2024 #35
Yes! DET Apr 2024 #38
Another Vote for the Shining DET Apr 2024 #36
It doesn't scare me as an adult but Elessar Zappa Apr 2024 #37
Session 9 MorbidButterflyTat Apr 2024 #39
I'm sustained by horror movies. I always have been, it must be the way I'm wired. Niagara Apr 2024 #40
I'm surprised by how many people mentioned The Exorcist. wnylib Apr 2024 #42
Yeah, the Exorcist is regularly voted the best/scariest movie of all time. Elessar Zappa Apr 2024 #68
If I'd seen it when I was younger, I might have been scared. wnylib Apr 2024 #69
another vote for The Exorcist. IcyPeas Apr 2024 #43
A number of my Catholic friends were traumatized by it. (nt) Paladin Apr 2024 #71
My third choice is Evil Dead Shermann Apr 2024 #44
It's between "The Exorcist", "Night of the Living Dead", and "The Tingler" nuxvomica Apr 2024 #45
I was a zombie in the Night of the Living Dead. It was shot in the Pittsburgh area. debm55 Apr 2024 #58
The Changling. The movie with George C Scott. Very scary in places but overall it was a very good story. beaglelover Apr 2024 #47
Good one. grumpyduck Apr 2024 #60
The Original 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'...nt global1 Apr 2024 #48
Must mention 'Psycho'... Jrose Apr 2024 #49
Altered State had me going pretty good. Arne Apr 2024 #51
28Days Later FalloutShelter Apr 2024 #52
Texas Chairsaw Massacre got me good when it came out. FarPoint Apr 2024 #53
Repulsion Freethinker65 Apr 2024 #54
Motel Hell, OMG I thought that one Emile Apr 2024 #56
Carnival of Souls. Voltaire2 Apr 2024 #57
Went and Rebl2 Apr 2024 #59
The January 6th Committee Report AuntyGravity Apr 2024 #61
Goodbi I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2024 #62
Cube MissB Apr 2024 #65
The Big Chill (1983). Scariest zombie movie ever. hunter Apr 2024 #66
Srpski Film (2010), runner up: Ringu (1998) 3rd place: Hereditary (2018) Celerity Apr 2024 #67
Ju-On, the original Japanese movie released in 200, not the US remakes - The Grudge series The Polack MSgt Apr 2024 #70
A seldom mentioned movie I think from Disney "Something Wicked This Way Comes" rurallib Apr 2024 #73
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