Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Halloween Top Ten Tuesday - Big Ole Scaredy Cat
🐾 Cujo by Stephen King - This was my first and last time reading anything by the horror master himself, and I didn’t even attempt to watch the movie.
🤡 Poltergeist - This movie MESSED.ME.UP. You know the scene where the kid fights the clown in his bedroom? Well, I’ve been terrified of clowns ever since. I was about 12 years old when this movie came out, and I ended up sleeping between my parents every night for a week after I watched it.
🫣 Cat People - First, a little backstory. Growing up, my best friend, Karen, loved horror movies (Still does!) She tried so many times to watch them with me, but I kept my eyes covered throughout the entire movie - well, most of it. She would trick me by saying, “Nothing bad is happening right now. I promise. You can look”. And, of course, gullible me would believe her, and I’d open my eyes to someone’s throat getting slashed. Cat People was one of those movies…so was Friday the 13th, Nightmare On Elm Street, and Amityville Horror.
👀 Speaking of movies, I can’t watch the trailers for horror movies either. As soon as they come on, I close my eyes. The last one I remember watching all the way through was The Strangers in 2008, and it gave me nightmares.
♠️ Ouija - Karen somehow talked me into doing other scary things, like playing her Ouija game. I’ve always believed there are things in this world that can’t be explained, and this game is one of them. I’ll never forget the spooky aura that surrounded us while we played, and I haven’t gone anywhere near a Ouija board since.
🏚️ On the subject of bad auras, I had another one when I visited my first “haunted” house with Karen. (Have you noticed how she plays a significant role in my fear of scary things?) There was an old abandoned house deep in the woods behind the home where she grew up, and one day when we were teenagers she finally convinced me to go there. Y’all…I’m not joking when I say I felt something very strongly in that house. It was the strangest sensation and one I haven’t felt again since that day. Needless to say, I never went back.
I hope you all have a safe and fun HALLOWEEN! 🎃
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Cujo terrified me, too!
ReplyDeleteI think everything Stephen King writes is terrifying. LOL. Have a great Halloween, Lydia!
DeleteAw, it's fine to not like scary things! Poltergeist really messed me up as a kid, too. I was a bit younger than you - 8, if I remember correctly - and so much about that movie weirded me out.
ReplyDeleteHere is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
Thanks for visiting, Aymee! Have a happy Halloween!
DeleteLoved reading your list of scary things! Poltergeist was such an intense and scary movie...especially seeing it in the theater. And I never go near Ouija boards. They freak me out.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting, Lark! Have a fun Halloween!
DeleteWhen I was a teenager and a young adult, I loved reading scary books. Stephen King was my favorite! The older I get, though, the wimpier I get. I still enjoy a good ghost story as long as it's creepy but not terrifying. Speaking of terrifying...Poltergeist. Yikes!
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Thanks for visiting, Susan! I hope you have a fun and safe Halloween!
DeleteI hate almost all scary things except middle grade horror, so I can't say I've seen any of the movies or done anything frightening. I loved reading your list though!
ReplyDeleteIf you'd like to visit, here's my TTT: https://thebooklorefairy.blogspot.com/2024/10/top-ten-tuesday-november-tbr.html
Thank you for visiting, Marwah! Happy Halloween!
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