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29. The toy clown scene in Poltergeist

Sun Apr 7, 2013, 03:43 PM

Apr 2013

was kind of scary. The slow build up to the horror got to me the first time I saw it. I'm a big fan of horror movies. The scene in The Ring that you describe definitely belongs on the list.

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ME TOO. A JERK I DATED TOOK ME TO SEE "THE THING": trueblue2007 Apr 2013 #47

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There is a moment in "Wait Until Dark"... CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #4

Alan Arkin, not Alan Alda. Aristus Apr 2013 #19

Oh, of course! Thanks for the correction... CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #22

I can't imagine Alan Alda looking like this: tblue Apr 2013 #33

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That was it! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #23

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Classic moment. tblue Apr 2013 #37

Yes! Sekhmets Daughter Apr 2013 #25

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