What was the first scary movie you saw? How old were you?

Corkey · 10-23-2013, 03:58 PM

'X the Unknown", "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "The Blob". all before the tender age of 7. Lets just say slimy things freak me the hella out.

dykeumentary · 10-23-2013, 08:28 PM

Probably around 5 years old I watched Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on TV while my brothers were off being born or something.
That child-catcher guy with his nose and his net and that wagon?
My blood still runs cold and I'm feeling fear NOW even thinking of that character.
Who's the sicko who'd put that character in a children's movie???
FFS!!

PoeticSilence · 10-23-2013, 08:47 PM

I would guess, that there were two shows I could easily name. But one was called Day of the Triffids, the film was made in 1962, but I watched it in '66, the year my grandfather died. In fact, that's HOW I watched it, all the adults were putting up the food neighbors had sent and all of that sort of horseshit, and I was watching television and it came on. The premise is that everyone on earth goes blind, and these plant things that look like thorny shrubs, came from a meteor or something and kill people. Noises like the ice cream man truck would draw their attention and they could get in houses and everywhere. I remember thinking about all the shrubs in my life, like behind the house, along the side of the house, boxing in one of my neighbors yards, the shrubs I passed on the way to church, and how ALL of these could be dangerous killers. I don't know if my parents realized I had watched that show, but having reseen it a few years ago now, I realize my little brain wasn't understanding the ending or really a lot about the movie, just the scarey ideals of it. That show would haunt me for years, especially when we delivered papers early in the morning in the wealthier neighborhoods LINED with tall boxy (and often thorny) shrubs.

Medusa · 10-23-2013, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by PoeticSilence

I would guess, that there were two shows I could easily name. But one was called Day of the Triffids, the film was made in 1962, but I watched it in '66, the year my grandfather died. In fact, that's HOW I watched it, all the adults were putting up the food neighbors had sent and all of that sort of horseshit, and I was watching television and it came on. The premise is that everyone on earth goes blind, and these plant things that look like thorny shrubs, came from a meteor or something and kill people. Noises like the ice cream man truck would draw their attention and they could get in houses and everywhere. I remember thinking about all the shrubs in my life, like behind the house, along the side of the house, boxing in one of my neighbors yards, the shrubs I passed on the way to church, and how ALL of these could be dangerous killers. I don't know if my parents realized I had watched that show, but having reseen it a few years ago now, I realize my little brain wasn't understanding the ending or really a lot about the movie, just the scarey ideals of it. That show would haunt me for years, especially when we delivered papers early in the morning in the wealthier neighborhoods LINED with tall boxy (and often thorny) shrubs.

That book was creepy as shit too!!!

dykeumentary · 10-23-2013, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by PoeticSilence

I would guess, that there were two shows I could easily name. But one was called Day of the Triffids, the film was made in 1962, but I watched it in '66, the year my grandfather died. In fact, that's HOW I watched it, all the adults were putting up the food neighbors had sent and all of that sort of horseshit, and I was watching television and it came on. The premise is that everyone on earth goes blind, and these plant things that look like thorny shrubs, came from a meteor or something and kill people. Noises like the ice cream man truck would draw their attention and they could get in houses and everywhere. .

Argh! Did you have to remind me of that movie! Terrifying to little me!
*unsubscribing from this thread!!!!*

cara · 10-23-2013, 09:16 PM

First scary movie was Poltergeist. I was in first grade.

I don't watch many scary movies now. Haven't even seen famous scary films like the one where the little girl is possessed (name escapes me at the moment) or the Nightmare on Elm Street series. I don't mind suspense fims (Argo had my stomach in knots!), but I really don't like being terrified or grossed out.

DaddyNik12 · 10-24-2013, 06:11 AM

when I was 4 my mom told me I was a huge fan of Godzilla movies , I still watch them to this day

but the the scariest movie that I had nite mares over was Friday the 13th , cuz we used to go camping a lot , but as I gotton over my fear for some odd reason , I still wanna go camping lol'

GeeGina · 10-24-2013, 08:39 AM

First off, I love me some Godzilla. I especially love the very first one, full of wonderful allegory and symbolism.

As for the first scary movie I saw...that was "Alien" which is a favorite movie of my older brother. He let me watch it with him...and I spent the night in his bed. I was so frightened...

BullDog · 10-26-2013, 07:48 PM

The religion I grew up in did not allow us to go to movie theaters. In the 7th grade I snuck out with 2 friends to see my very first movie in a theater on the big screen. It was JAWS, lol.

Jesse · 10-26-2013, 08:22 PM

I think the first scary movie I remember seeing is "The Birds", but the first one I saw at the movie theatre was, "Night of the Living Dead" with my four brothers, then we came home and camped out in the backyard...well that was the plan anyway. We were all too scared to sleep outside after watching the movie. lol

P.S. I was 10 at the time.

RebelDyke · 02-21-2019, 07:51 PM

Cujo. My siblings made me watch it. I had to leave. I love dogs too much. I was about 6? And we were on a sleep over at my uncles

Glenn · 02-21-2019, 11:09 PM

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Cujo. My siblings made me watch it. I had to leave. I love dogs too much. I was about 6? And we were on a sleep over at my uncles

I admit, they scared me too and still do. My father took me to a couple of those poor horse and dog movies and we wound up leaving because they'd get hurt, then I'd cry and refuse to watch the rest of the movie, so he stopped taking me to animal movies. I still won't watch movies where an animal gets hurt in it.

Kätzchen · 07-21-2025, 10:07 AM

The Exorcist was out in theaters back then, in 1973, when I was 14 years old, but I didn’t see it until much later in life, when I was in my young 30s (the late 1980s, early 1990s).

Music Trivia: Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells is probably the most iconic soundtrack of any music track for a horror movie. It took him 2 years to produce it because it was Mike who played each instrument used for this recording. This soundtrack was the first pillar of fortune for that billionaire guy from the UK (Virgin Records, Richard Branson)

easygoingfemme · 07-22-2025, 04:52 AM

Pretty sure it was the Exorcist. Might have been 3rd or 4th grade? But a lot of it went over my head. Birds was in 5th grade. I remember the friend I was with was really freaked out but it didn't bother me. Same with The Fly a few years later. I started reading Stephen King novels when I was way too young, like 6 or 7 years old so my bar was high.

The first time I remember really being scared at a movie was in high school, Silence of the Lambs and Jacob's ladder.

Kat · 10-23-2013, 09:28 PM

The movie that still gives me chills to this day is Burnt Offerings, and it TERRIFIED me when I first watched it on TV when I was probably 10.

Most of it didn't scare me at all, except for a couple of scenes with a character just called The Chauffeur. After 35 years, I can still hear the sound of his car driving up to the house, with his ghostly grin behind the wheel...

I've read it's a pretty terrible movie, but the cast is amazing -- Burgess Meredith! Karen Black! Oliver Reed! BETTE DAVIS! I bought it when it came out on DVD, but it's still in the shrink wrap...

Gráinne · 10-23-2013, 11:54 PM

I can tell you this thread is mighty scary, when someone saw Poltergeist in the first grade, and I saw that movie when it came out and I was...a lot older than first grade.

Anyway, this is embarrassing, but it was The Wizard of Oz. The tornado was strike 1, as I lived in a state with a lot of them. Strike 2: The flying monkey guards. Strike 3: Dorothy throwing water on the witch and she melted. It was a hella long time after that before I'd take any more than a cursory bath.

I understand the movie is a "classic", but it even creeps me out today.

KayCee · 10-24-2013, 03:56 AM

Not a movie, but I remember sitting next to my dad on the couch watching Twilight Zone pulling the bankie over my eyes when it got too scary for me...and I was 3!

Femmewench · 09-01-2017, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dykeumentary

Probably around 5 years old I watched Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on TV while my brothers were off being born or something.
That child-catcher guy with his nose and his net and that wagon?
My blood still runs cold and I'm feeling fear NOW even thinking of that character.
Who's the sicko who'd put that character in a children's movie???
FFS!!

I'm not responding to your post but to your links. I went to YouTube, watched a couple and love them. Thanks for sharing.

An interesting thing happened on the right of the YouTube page. A series of videos appeared posted by Bawdy Storytelling. OMG. I may be the last person to discover them, but I actually had to tell myself after an hour that I didn't have to binge watch all of them at the same time. :::fanning self:::

homoe · 09-08-2017, 04:20 PM

Given my age more than likely Rosemary's Baby........

Orema · 09-08-2017, 05:53 PM

I don't remember how old I was, but I was younger than 8 y/o and watched it with my sister. It shook me up.

10-23-2013, 03:58 PM	#1
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dykeumentary Member How Do You Identify?: butch dyke Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 449 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 341 Thanked 1,548 Times in 359 Posts Rep Power: 19160663	Probably around 5 years old I watched Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on TV while my brothers were off being born or something. That child-catcher guy with his nose and his net and that wagon? My blood still runs cold and I'm feeling fear NOW even thinking of that character. Who's the sicko who'd put that character in a children's movie??? FFS!! __________________ The Origins of Butch & Femme (a retelling): https://youtu.be/U7VkXpZl4Mk Watch more of my funny butch/femme movies here: https://www.youtube.com/dykeumentary1

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PoeticSilence Member How Do You Identify?: dodges labels Relationship Status: Estranged Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Midwest Posts: 454 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3 Thanked 919 Times in 277 Posts Rep Power: 10661585	I would guess, that there were two shows I could easily name. But one was called Day of the Triffids, the film was made in 1962, but I watched it in '66, the year my grandfather died. In fact, that's HOW I watched it, all the adults were putting up the food neighbors had sent and all of that sort of horseshit, and I was watching television and it came on. The premise is that everyone on earth goes blind, and these plant things that look like thorny shrubs, came from a meteor or something and kill people. Noises like the ice cream man truck would draw their attention and they could get in houses and everywhere. I remember thinking about all the shrubs in my life, like behind the house, along the side of the house, boxing in one of my neighbors yards, the shrubs I passed on the way to church, and how ALL of these could be dangerous killers. I don't know if my parents realized I had watched that show, but having reseen it a few years ago now, I realize my little brain wasn't understanding the ending or really a lot about the movie, just the scarey ideals of it. That show would haunt me for years, especially when we delivered papers early in the morning in the wealthier neighborhoods LINED with tall boxy (and often thorny) shrubs. __________________ Love is all you need.

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Kat Junior Member How Do You Identify?: I do not, thanks Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Taken Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 51 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 229 Thanked 151 Times in 37 Posts Rep Power: 1472368	The movie that still gives me chills to this day is Burnt Offerings, and it TERRIFIED me when I first watched it on TV when I was probably 10. Most of it didn't scare me at all, except for a couple of scenes with a character just called The Chauffeur. After 35 years, I can still hear the sound of his car driving up to the house, with his ghostly grin behind the wheel... I've read it's a pretty terrible movie, but the cast is amazing -- Burgess Meredith! Karen Black! Oliver Reed! BETTE DAVIS! I bought it when it came out on DVD, but it's still in the shrink wrap...

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