Top 10: Scariest Movie Things (from when I was a kid.)
THERE MAY BE SPOILERS AHEAD
I have always loved horror
films and while I am not an aficionado of the genre, I still love to talk about
them. There is nothing like watching horror films when you were a kid. When the
Saturday morning X-Men cartoons were just not cutting it, or starting fires
with a magnifying glass was getting old, it was time to look at things that go
bump in the night. So I compiled a list of the Top 10 scariest movie moments
from my childhood (Age 12 or younger). Some will argue I watched these movies
way too young, and I would argue that you are probably right. While all of
these scenes are not from horror movies, they have stuck with me because they
were terrifying to me. It really worries me that this list was so easy for me
to make. My irrational fear of the ocean, spiders, birds, cartoon rats, and worms,
can all be traced back to these movies. I am not ashamed to say that these
scenes made me want to crap my pants in fright. So grab some popcorn, and sit back
and relax, as I tell you about the top ten movie scenes that plague my
nightmares till this very day.
CAUTION: THERE MAY BE SPOILERS
TOP 10 SCARIEST SCENES
# 10 Nicodemus, The Secret of NIMH
Haha, I start off the list with a cartoon character. I know most of you will be like, WTF kind of list is
this? But please bear with me. There is not a specific scene that stands out
for me, but Nicodemus was underwear wetting scary. With his glowing eyes and
Jessica Tandy looking hands, Nicodemus was created in some warped mind to
frighten children. Although he turns out to be a super nice rat, he has haunted
my dreams since I was like 6. Nicodemus starts us off at number 10.
# 9 Jabberwocky, Alice in Wonderland (TV Movie)
Again not a specific scene
and I know, I know, I cheated with a TV movie, but the Jabberwocky was hella
scary back in the day. It was a freaky ass puppet that was accompanied by lightning
and thunder whenever it showed up. It also looked slimy which didn’t help the
matter. I constantly lived in fear of this thing showing up in my life. This
thing was a Jim Henson creation on acid. The Jabberwocky finds itself at # 9
# 8 Death Guard creation, The Beastmaster
This dude was tortured,
Gollum style, and then had green juice and a weird worm inserted into his cranium via a dirty tube. It was nerve wracking to watch. After that was over, he had a
creepy S & M helmet slapped on his head and menacing spiked gauntlets
attached to his hands. He shambled his way through claustrophobic tunnels scaring
the frak out of me. To make matters worse, the Death Guard was trying to kill
the two best characters in this film (the ferrets.) The Death Guard was messed
up to look at, and I was messed up for looking. The creation of this Death Guard
through torture is number 8 on my list.
# 7 Gremlins attack Billy’s mom, Gremlins
Remember this movie? It
got dark INCREDIBLY fast. What starts off with one of the cutest characters in
cinematic history (Gizmo) soon scared the living shit out of me. This all
started in the kitchen scene with Billy’s mom. She shred Gremlins in the
Blender, She explodes them in the microwave, and she even stabs one of them
Michael Myers style. Moral of the story, don’t mess with Billy’s mom. Never the
less, with razor sharp teeth and slimy skin, that kitchen scene freaked me the
F out.
# 6 Jud
Crandall’s death, Pet Cemetery
It is never easy to
watch violent deaths on screen when you were a kid. This one was especially memorable.
Jud Crandall was the nice grandfatherly character that is stalked through his
house by an undead boy. Noises come from all over the place as Jud
tries to find out where this kid is hiding. What does Jud get for his trouble?
A severed Achilles tendon and a Joker like smile sliced into his face. It is bone chilling, and still leaves me unsettled all these years later.
# 5 Terminators eye removal, The Terminator
The Terminators eye is
messed up. He removes it. Not sure what else to write. Seeing the Terminator
cutting open his own arm was a close second.
# 4 Alien chest burst, Aliens
WTF just happened? I hadn’t
seen the first movie in this franchise before I saw Aliens, so this was traumatizing to me and completely unexpected.
A young kid has his chest blown open and a creepy alien shoots out. To make
matters worse, they blow torch its ass. Ugh, this had me clutching a security
blanket for months after. This film ruined a lot of my childlike innocence in
that one scene alone.
# 3 Man melting at the end of Raiders, Raiders
of the Lost Ark
If there was ever a movie scene that was partially
watched through the fingers of my hand, this was it. Indiana Jones told Marion
not to look at what came out of the Ark; I very wisely took Jones’s advice
also. Seeing a man melt in full view would ruin any kid’s day, and this was no
exception. What was an awesome movie to that point, quickly turned awful. This
scene finds itself at number 3 on the list.
# 2 Khan puts a worm in a couple of guy’s ears, Star
Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan
My dad used to watch this
movie in our basement while I was growing up. I never would go into the
basement after seeing this scene down there.
# 1 Fisherman with missing eyeball, Jaws
I tagged along with my two
older brothers to a birthday party back in the day. They played the movie Jaws there. It ruined
my innocence. To this day, I still say it is the scariest scene in any movie. When
they find the dead guy in the water with a missing eye, I started to hate
Birthday parties a little. This is easily the top scariest scene from my childhood.
Honorable Mentions
Predator # Missing Arm
Robocop # Toxic Waste
Nightmare on Elm Street # Bedroom
Poltergeist # Old Man
The Birds # Flock
About Schmidt # Hot tub
This is my list. What do
you think? What would you add to your lists?
