What movie did you watch as a kid that traumatized you?

@mydanods (6513)
Nigeria
March 17, 2018 2:39am CST
When I was in my teens, I was opportune to watch the film, Anaconda, in a friend’s home. After that, I started seeing snakes everywhere - in my dreams, in the bedroom, and under the staircase. It was really traumatic for me. I have never gone over the fears of snakes it put in me. As for you, what movie traumatized you when you were a kid?
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@LadyDuck (458212)
• Switzerland
17 Mar 18
I have seen Anaconda, I was no more a kid, but I was traumatized by that movie.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
17 Mar 18
I still have nightmares about snakes till today.
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@LadyDuck (458212)
• Switzerland
17 Mar 18
@mydanods I cannot stand the view of snakes, I fear them.
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@LadyDuck (458212)
• Switzerland
17 Mar 18
@mydanods No matter which kind of snakes.
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• Preston, England
17 Mar 18
Ice Cold In Alex - it has a very scary qiucksand scene that really freaked me out and such scenes still leave me feeling uncomfortable
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• Preston, England
17 Mar 18
@mydanods it is a very good movie - just that one scene is brutally realistic
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
17 Mar 18
@arthurchappell So it could have happened in real life?
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
17 Mar 18
Ouch. I don't want to watch it then.
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@vandana7 (98830)
• India
17 Mar 18
Many but Jaws still ranks the highest..
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@vandana7 (98830)
• India
17 Mar 18
@mydanods Lucky you...I am terrified of sea now.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
17 Mar 18
I've read Jaws reviews but haven't watched it.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
17 Mar 18
@vandana7 Sorry. If you were given the opportunity of a cruise, you wouldn't take it?
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
18 Mar 18
Snow White. I was frightened of the witch with the poisoned apple
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
18 Mar 18
@mydanods There was a wicked queen disguised as a witch who gave snow white a poisoned apple. I think she had an ugly face and warts and I was afraid of her as a child. Snow White went into a deep sleep until she was awoken by the kiss of a charming prince.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
18 Mar 18
@sprite1950 I have read an account about this years ago. Would like to watch the movie too.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
18 Mar 18
But I thought Snow White is just a harmless children's movie. I'll have to look at it critically now.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
18 Mar 18
The Exorcist, scared the crap out of me especially when her head started spinning around.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
18 Mar 18
It is an old film. I wonder if one can still watch it although I am not saying I want to watch a film like that.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
19 Mar 18
@cintol Today's horror movies are not realistic. Full of so much stunts.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
18 Mar 18
@mydanods Yes, that movie is still out there today online. I will never watch it again, movies made back then were much more realistic in terror than the ones they make today.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
17 Mar 18
Hmmm.. I think that cannibal movie where this tribe killed a bunch of teenagers or adults (not sure) and ate them.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
17 Mar 18
I don't think such movies are good for anyone's health, whether an adult or a child.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
17 Mar 18
@mlgen1037 That's scary.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
17 Mar 18
@mydanods Yes. I just do not remember where I watched that. But it crept the hell out of me.
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• Calgary, Alberta
17 Mar 18
Reanimator, That movie's trailer showed a flying severed head. That gave me a fear of severed heads in my childhood.
It gave 80s horror a gore-filled boot up the backside, proudly challenging others to match its level of blood and guts, and now Re-Animator is being brought ...
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
17 Mar 18
I can understand the feeling. Those scenes aren't ideal for young minds.
• Calgary, Alberta
18 Mar 18
@mydanods I really dont know but I really dont like seeing severed heads.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
18 Mar 18
@CaptAlbertWhisker Me too. I don't like seeing severed heads.
• Bridgton, Maine
17 Mar 18
When I was a little kid, the first time I watched the movie Jaws, I got a little spooked after watching the shark eat and kill people. And after seeing all of that blood while the shark ate people, I didn't want to put ketchup on any hot dog or hamburger that I ate for the next few weeks.
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• Bridgton, Maine
17 Mar 18
@mydanods Yes, the color red.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
17 Mar 18
What has ketchup got to do with a shark? Color red?
@just4him (306266)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 Mar 18
It was The Snow Queen. I was six years old when my mother took us to see the movie. The queen was so hateful, I hid behind my mother's shoulder so I wouldn't watch it. It wasn't until I was in fourth grade that I took courage to check the book out of the library and read it. I think I've seen the movie one time since I read the book.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
17 Mar 18
I hope it had a happy ending?
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@just4him (306266)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 Mar 18
@mydanods It did.
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar 18
I don't watch horror movies as I'm sure they would give me nightmares too.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
18 Mar 18
You're part of the fortunate few.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
17 Mar 18
i always get scared of the original Exorcist, but i like watching it over and over again. no, i don't get traumatized watching movies.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
17 Mar 18
What scared you in the Exorcist?
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
18 Mar 18
@mydanods how about you? do you get scared with exorcist?
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
18 Mar 18
@CoralLevang yes, the original movie that starred Linda Blair
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Mar 18
No movie has ever traumatized me.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
17 Mar 18
Are you made of steel?
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
17 Mar 18
@JohnRoberts What are you then made of?
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Mar 18
@mydanods Only Clark Kent is made of steel.
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@Essjayd (1568)
17 Mar 18
Nightmare on Elm Street when I was 9 or 10! We were at a friends house and her older siblings dared us to watch it! Haha I was terrified to walk home in the dark and scared to go to sleep! I had nightmares for weeks!
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
17 Mar 18
You would have wished you didn't take that dare, right?
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
17 Mar 18
@Essjayd Hmm. That was a difficult secret to keep all to yourself.
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@Essjayd (1568)
17 Mar 18
@mydanods Definitely! Worse still was the fact I couldn't tell my parents cause they'd go mad that we were silly enough to watch it
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@anikoonline (3250)
• Hungary
17 Mar 18
I am very sensitive (and I was sensitive when I was a child), even Bambi traumatized me.
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• Calgary, Alberta
17 Mar 18
The Irony of seeing this comment because I am eating Venison today.
• Calgary, Alberta
17 Mar 18
@anikoonline I think this is Bambi's mom.
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• Hungary
17 Mar 18
@CaptAlbertWhisker Poor Bambi!
@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
18 Mar 18
There is no such movie. I have seen anaconda but I never got traumatised by the movie.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
18 Mar 18
Then you are made of steel then.
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
17 Mar 18
Ramsay's horror movies and TV series in India. Those now seem too cliche, cheesy, stuff but as a kid I was terrified of them but would never miss an episode. Some of those traumatised me. I am scared of dark.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
17 Mar 18
Me too. I always say a prayer whenever I want to encounter the dark.
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