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203. Ugh.

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 08:02 PM

Oct 6

My son wanted to join the Boy Scouts and once they get their hands on you, they suck you into all kinds of volunteer positions (started as a Cub Scout committee member and ended up an damned Unit Commissioner for the district…) Naturally, that meant our family camped a lot, usually at our BS camps here in SW FL. One loooooong, cold weekend, we realized we hadn’t packed enough warm clothing (yes, it gets COLD in Florida!) so I was sent home to gather some goodies. I decided to take my time and have a real shower, warm up, and watch a little something on the tube before I went back.

Of course, I ended up watching Silence of the Lambs in the middle of the night. Alone. I don’t remember exactly what had me so uncomfortable but it didn’t help that I had to make the long drive back and go out in the woods afterward by myself. To this day, I have no desire to watch it again to see if it creeps me out again.

I honestly can’t think of a movie that really traumatized me on its own. I think this was more because it was the middle of the night and I had to make the long trip by myself. I apparently don’t do suspense well.

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What is the scariest movie you ever watched or walked out on? Mine was the Exorcist. How about you? [View all] debm55 Oct 3 OP

I walked out of the exorcist. I was really strung out on speed and the music Alpeduez21 Oct 3 #1

I agree,Alpeduez21. Netflix has a ton on them. I do not watch. debm55 Oct 3 #3

Henry:Portrait of a Serial Killer chowder66 Oct 4 #137

The Haunting. 1963 film based on yorkster Oct 3 #2

Thank you very much, yorkster for sharing debm55 Oct 3 #4

I took a girl to go see Pet Cemetery back in the late 80s or early 90s iscooterliberally Oct 3 #5

That was very nice of you to go be with your girlfriend. I had read the book by Stephen King, So I knew when to close my debm55 Oct 3 #20

First time watching Coldwater Oct 3 #6

Thank you very much, Coldwater. I have only seen two of your choices. I was in the Night of the Living Dead. as a zombie debm55 Oct 3 #23

WOW, that's cool Coldwater Oct 3 #97

I got nothing. It was just the experience of being in a movie, debm55 Oct 4 #99

Over the past 2 years Coldwater Oct 4 #115

Thank you very much, Coldwater.That sounds very interesting. debm55 Oct 4 #117

Omg. At my first after college F/T job, a work colleague in the Next Room was Loudly describing The Chainsaw Massacre... electric_blue68 Oct 3 #74

The first alien movie. mwmisses4289 Oct 3 #7

Thank you very much, mwmisses4289. I watched it at the theater. I was glad when it was over. debm55 Oct 3 #24

Ohhhh, that was something. SCARY! Never rewatched or saw the others electric_blue68 Oct 3 #78

Same. OldBaldy1701E Oct 5 #184

"The Exorcist" scared the willies out of me, but Dorothy V Oct 3 #8

Wow, that must've been scary JMCKUSICK Oct 3 #10

Scary? Try terrifying! And nice to see you too! 😁 Dorothy V Oct 3 #22

The Exorcist was scary when it came out LogDog75 Oct 3 #13

Oh Dorothy V. I am so sorry for you. debm55 Oct 3 #25

"The Devils Rain", "The Keep" and "Carrie" come to mind... wcmagumba Oct 3 #9

Thank you very much for sharing with us. I only saw Carrie and it was scary. debm55 Oct 3 #26

The ending of Carrie... BeyondGeography Oct 3 #40

The War of the Worlds (1953) when I was a kid ;-{) Goonch Oct 3 #11

Thank you very much, Goonch. I have never seen the movie, but watching your clip, it looks frightening. debm55 Oct 3 #28

It was because of the creeping alien "eye" or whatever. Ilsa Oct 4 #130

That scares me, just reading about it. debm55 Oct 4 #132

Similar treatment in the Tom Cruise/Dakota Fanning Ilsa Oct 4 #135

Thank you , lisa, I'm glad I missed it. debm55 Oct 5 #150

"Everyone knows when you wave the white flag displacedvermoter Oct 3 #57

Greatest sci-fi movie ever Mysterian Oct 5 #153

The Exorcist was scary. HappyH Oct 3 #12

Thank you very much, HappyH, for sharing with us. I had read the book before seeing. So I knew when to close my eyes. I debm55 Oct 3 #31

Apocalypse Now WestMichRad Oct 3 #14

Thank you very much, WestMichRad. I have never seen, but heard it was very intense. debm55 Oct 3 #34

I walked out on Jilly_in_VA Oct 3 #15

The Night of the Living Dead. Isn't that the one where they tried everything MIButterfly Oct 3 #17

As I remember leftieNanner Oct 3 #52

Really? MIButterfly Oct 3 #63

No the zombies weren't armed leftieNanner Oct 3 #64

There was one guy left at the end. Surprisingly, it was the Black guy. He walked out and got LoisB Oct 4 #116

Thank you very much. Jilly_in_VA. There is no movie, to stay in when you are pregnant and getting sick. PS. I was a debm55 Oct 3 #36

Wait just a gol durn minute!!! Nittersing Oct 3 #45

It was shot in the Pittsburgh area as were the others. I think I mentioned it a couple of times. The last one was filmed debm55 Oct 3 #54

Some friends of mine went to the Monroeville filming crud Oct 4 #109

Thank you very much, crud. debm55 Oct 4 #110

The Exorcist. I watched the whole thing. MIButterfly Oct 3 #16

I only saw The Exorcist once. I had read the book when the movie came out. so I knew when to close my eyes. Never saw it debm55 Oct 3 #38

silence of the lambs. had to turn away for a few bits nt msongs Oct 3 #18

Same here, msongs.same here. debm55 Oct 3 #39

It was awful. Sure wish we hadn't brought Grandma. Mister Ed Oct 3 #80

I walked out of the original "Wicker Man"... ultralite001 Oct 3 #19

Oh my, ultralite001. that is very triggering. Is is a classic or something to be shown in a collage film class? debm55 Oct 3 #41

"Them" about radioactive giant ants. I was about 6 and my teenaged sisters took me. UTUSN Oct 3 #21

Thank you , UTUSN. I never saw Them. or the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.or the Shining. I did see the episode of the debm55 Oct 3 #43

Ob, yeah. I saw that on TV around 8 or 9 yrs old. electric_blue68 Oct 3 #79

I laughed through the entire movie BeneteauBum Oct 3 #27

Thank you BeneteauBum. I read the book before seeing the movie. Parts were taken out of the movie. Really creepy parts. debm55 Oct 3 #47

Alien Chipper Chat Oct 3 #29

Thank you for sharing with us. Chipper Chat. debm55 Oct 3 #49

"The Keep" trailer... wcmagumba Oct 3 #30

I never saw it , but the trailer looks scary. debm55 Oct 3 #50

I read the book Coldwater Oct 4 #98

I haven't read the book but I did like the movie and thought it was scary... wcmagumba Oct 5 #188

"The Devil's Rain" trailer... wcmagumba Oct 3 #32

Thank you, wcmagumba.Now I am scared. debm55 Oct 3 #65

I saw this at a drive in theatre, just being outside in the dark made it extra scary... wcmagumba Oct 3 #95

Night of the Demon displacedvermoter Oct 3 #33

Creepy movie.. I didn't see that one. debm55 Oct 3 #56

Psycho SheltieLover Oct 3 #35

Thank you SheltieLover , I saw it in my college film class. If you notice the knife never touches Janet Leigh. But we debm55 Oct 3 #46

Yup. Our minds fill in the blanks. SheltieLover Oct 3 #51

Paranormal Activity RandySF Oct 3 #37

Thank you very much, RandySF. debm55 Oct 3 #48

The Exorcist. marked50 Oct 3 #42

Thank you marked50. As a Catholic, I knew what was going on and I read the book.before seeing it. never saw it again. debm55 Oct 3 #44

bambi, yes bambi AllaN01Bear Oct 3 #53

Thank you very much, Bear. Their have been only two movies I cry at---Bambi and Dumbo. debm55 Oct 3 #75

The Evil Dead1981 , walked out ! stonecutter357 Oct 3 #55

Thank you very much, stonecutter357 for warning us, debm55 Oct 3 #73

Exorcist II Rastapopoulos Oct 3 #58

Glad I missed it. Thank you Rastapopoulos. debm55 Oct 3 #70

Dementia 13 (Coppola's first movie) no_hypocrisy Oct 3 #59

Thank you no_hypocrisy. I would be scared. debm55 Oct 3 #69

Psycho. greatauntoftriplets Oct 3 #60

Thank you for sharing with us, greatauntoftriplets. And you got that right about what is going on now. debm55 Oct 3 #68

My only walk-out was from "The Devils", a 1971 movie based on the non-fiction book PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 3 #61

Thank you very much, PoindexterOglethorpe. I only walked out of one movie___The Matrix. debm55 Oct 3 #67

The original Invasion of the Body Snatchers doc03 Oct 3 #62

Thank you very much, doc03 debm55 Oct 3 #66

OMG - I Am Legand! 😱😱😱 electric_blue68 Oct 3 #71

Thank you for warning us, electric_blue68. debm55 Oct 3 #72

🚨 "Danger, Danger; Will Robinson!" 🚨 Indeed! electric_blue68 Oct 3 #76

Friday the 13th. Stay til the end BOSSHOG Oct 3 #77

You are a brave soul, BOSSHOG. I can't watch slasher films. debm55 Oct 3 #83

Since someone mentioned The Twilight Zone, I'll just mention the Original Outer Limits! Several eps n particular. 😱Gah! electric_blue68 Oct 3 #81

Thank you electric_blue68, I agree, the episodes were scarey in their own way. debm55 Oct 4 #100

The Pawnbroker dhol82 Oct 3 #82

I am so sorry for your family, dhol82 debm55 Oct 3 #84

I find nothing scary about movies that depend on the supernatural for their scare factor. Sibelius Fan Oct 3 #85

Thank you very much, Sibelius Fan for sharing your opinions with us. As my maternal family is Jewish, I understand. debm55 Oct 3 #87

Nosferatu thucythucy Oct 3 #86

Thank you thucythucy. The silent movie is very scarey. Is it just me or does Nosferatu, look like Steven Miller? debm55 Oct 3 #88

I'm going to see it with live musical accompaniment later this month! johnp3907 Oct 5 #144

Gee, they put music to it. I' ll pass. debm55 Oct 5 #149

It doesn't look like it would be the original score. thucythucy Oct 5 #158

The Blair Witch Project Delarage Oct 3 #89

thank you very much, Delarage. Was the State Park, Keystone??? I heard of the Blair Witch Project, but didn't see it. debm55 Oct 3 #92

I think so Delarage Oct 4 #122

Ditto berniesandersmittens Oct 3 #96

Cape Fear with kacekwl Oct 3 #90

Agree. Thank you kacekwl. debm55 Oct 3 #93

De Niro was amazing in that movie crud Oct 4 #111

trump2.0 The Blue Flower Oct 3 #91

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAH. Thank you The Blue Flower. debm55 Oct 3 #94

Night of the Living Dead. Polly Hennessey Oct 4 #101

Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. debm55 Oct 4 #102

The Truman Show with Jim Carrey. I had recently figured out that I had been applegrove Oct 4 #103

Thank you for sharing with us, applegrove. debm55 Oct 4 #104

SAW. 😱 That one really got to me TommieMommy Oct 4 #105

Thank you very much, TommieMommy. debm55 Oct 4 #107

Heist Triciaandmoose Oct 4 #106

Agree, Thank you very much, Triciaandmoose. debm55 Oct 4 #108

I must be wired differently compared to most people Niagara Oct 4 #112

Thank you very much, Niagara. You are loved. debm55 Oct 4 #113

You're welcome, Debbie. Awwww. You're so sweet and dearly loved! Niagara Oct 4 #114

The Fog MorbidButterflyTat Oct 5 #171

Thank you very much, MorbidButterflyTat. debm55 Oct 5 #172

Both mom and daughter were also in Halloween H2O too Niagara Oct 5 #176

Wow, great. Thank you Niagara for sharing with us. debm55 Oct 5 #177

You're welcome, Debbie Niagara Oct 5 #192

I saw that movie when it was new in the theater MorbidButterflyTat Oct 6 #198

Yes, MorbidButterflyTat Niagara Oct 6 #199

Compiled a list of my all-time favorite horror movies Coldwater Oct 4 #118

Wow, What a list. Thank you very much, Coldwater for taking the time to share your selections with us. debm55 Oct 4 #119

The countdown to Halloween is on Coldwater Oct 4 #120

Thank you , my friend. debm55 Oct 4 #121

Near Dark MorbidButterflyTat Oct 5 #170

Thank you very much, MorbidButterflyTat. debm55 Oct 5 #174

Mine was Darby O'Gill and the little people, oh, and Jaws. a kennedy Oct 4 #123

Thank you very much, a kennedy. debm55 Oct 4 #124

Squirm ProfessorGAC Oct 4 #125

HAHAHAHAH, Thank you ProfessorGAC, Dawn of the Dead was filmed at the Monroeville Mall , I didn't see it. I do like old debm55 Oct 4 #127

These guys really nail the Coldwater Oct 4 #140

Thank you Coldwater. I have never seen this one. Very interesting. debm55 Oct 5 #151

For some reason Gremlins freaked me out. MLAA Oct 4 #126

Thank you MLAA. I thought the Gremlins were sweet until the kid dropped water on them. debm55 Oct 4 #128

Jeepers creepers..movie with kids on a bus being stalked by a monster BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 4 #129

Thank you , BlueWaveNeverEnd. debm55 Oct 4 #131

I hid behind the couch when griloco Oct 4 #133

Thank you griloco. I closed my eyes during the flying monkeys. Still do. I have watch Saving Private Ryan. Went into the debm55 Oct 5 #156

Two hour tv "documentary" in 2002 of A Haunting in Connecticut. Ilsa Oct 4 #134

Thank you very much, lisa, debm55 Oct 5 #160

The Omen SWBTATTReg Oct 4 #136

Thank you SWBTATTReg. I agree very scary. debm55 Oct 5 #161

I have to add a made for tv show. The Trilogy of Terror. chowder66 Oct 4 #138

I remember! subterranean Oct 4 #143

Thank you subterranean, I watched it. I will pass on the next watch. debm55 Oct 5 #163

Thank you, chowder66. Me too. debm55 Oct 5 #164

As I've posted here before, "The Big Chill" hunter Oct 4 #139

Thank you very much, hunter. I saw it once, Didn't like it. Oh, Kevin Costner was the dead man. debm55 Oct 5 #166

Wes Craven's first movie MorbidButterflyTat Oct 4 #141

Thank you very much, MorbidButterflyTat. debm55 Oct 5 #168

Psycho used to scare me when I was young. subterranean Oct 4 #142

Thank you very much, subterranean. The scene that most scared me was the mother at the end. debm55 Oct 5 #169

Not a Horror film but... johnp3907 Oct 5 #145

Agree. it does seem very scarey. Thank you , johnp3907. debm55 Oct 5 #148

One Fiction, One True DET Oct 5 #146

Thank you very much, DET, Yes, sometimes truth can be more horrible then fiction. debm55 Oct 5 #147

Night of the Hunter with Robert Mitcham. broiles Oct 5 #152

Thank you very much, broiles. debm55 Oct 5 #167

Unforgettable movie, beautiful and chilling, Two little orphans alone in the world pursued by evil. betsuni Oct 6 #197

Went to see the Exorcist with friends late in the evening. gordianot Oct 5 #154

Thank you gordianot. Yes, that would be very scary debm55 Oct 5 #159

I read The Exorcist book when I was about 14 and it scared the crap out of me Mysterian Oct 5 #155

Thank you Mysterian. I read the book also. To me, it was creepier than the book. My boyfriend wanted to see it. I knew debm55 Oct 5 #157

I don't really watch scary movies, but Mad_Dem_X Oct 5 #162

Thank you very much, Mad_Dem_X, I like old horror films. No slasher or bloody for me. debm55 Oct 5 #165

Do not take acid and see the Exorcist Fichefinder Oct 5 #173

Thank you very much for the warning. Fichefinder. debm55 Oct 5 #175

Silence of the Lambs. I had a hard time watching livetohike Oct 5 #178

Thank you very much, livetohike. I read the book first. The movie was very, very hard to watch. debm55 Oct 5 #180

Silence of the Lambs left me poli-junkie Oct 5 #179

Thank you very much,, poli-junkie. It's one movie that I wished I had never seen. debm55 Oct 5 #182

Ugh. buzzycrumbhunger Oct 6 #203

Hellraiser. Those movies were scary to me as a kid. Lilithschyld Oct 5 #181

Thank you very much for sharing your experience with us. I have not seen it. but your description makes me glad I didn't debm55 Oct 5 #183

I really dislike ugly disgusting and avoid movies like that. I understand the difference between on screen and real. Srkdqltr Oct 5 #185

Pillow Talk Cirsium Oct 5 #186

That movie is hilarious! MorbidButterflyTat Oct 5 #187

OMG Cirsium Oct 5 #193

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAhA, Cirsium debm55 Oct 5 #191

Get this Cirsium Oct 5 #194

Thank you , It;s not scary, just different because it is a different language. debm55 Oct 5 #195

I know Cirsium Oct 6 #196

Looking for Mr. Goodbar in the 70s Submariner Oct 5 #189

Thank you Submariner. I saw that movie and it helped me get out of an abusive relationship debm55 Oct 5 #190

Wait until Dark malaise Oct 6 #200

I saw that movie in a high school assembly. the ending was sit on the end of your seat spellbinding. No blood , no gore. debm55 Oct 6 #201

Yes we were you g malaise Oct 6 #202

Robocop IbogaProject Oct 6 #204

Thank you very much for your selections, IbogaProject debm55 Oct 6 #205

I'm with you on The Exorcist soldierant Oct 6 #206

Thank you very much, soldierant for your two selections. I don't like blood and gore movies. debm55 Oct 7 #208

Sybil auntAgonist Oct 7 #207

I watched it in college. If I remember correctly, it was a series of TV. It was very disturbing. Like you I never debm55 Oct 7 #209