As kids, most of the things we were all afraid of were imaginary or completely harmless. The fact that there was no rational reason to be terrified of these things didn't matter, we were still petrified. As adults, it can be absolutely hilarious to see children temporarily startled by something for absolutely no reason.
We're not laughing at them so much as we are the fact that these same ridiculous things scared the daylights out of us when we were little - and in fact, some of them still creep us out a bit for no good reason.
The blank staring eyes and clunky, jerky movements of these things are like a nightmare come to life.They're just so freaky - always missing body parts and usually naked. If they have eyes, it's even worse.And also the sound of lobsters or crabs cooking. It's horrific.You know they are pure evil. The movies taught us that, but we already knew it long before then. The gold is just a trick to lure you.It's still a bug, but it's a harmless one. Still, it's a BUG.
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Not the Travelocity kind, but the creepier types of gnomes that lurk in gardens everywhere. They are even scarier when they get moved to new locations from time to time.These kids are crawling through a realistic smoke tunnel. And when the emergency test signal comes on the tv, we are being bombed and it is time to panic. Every time.It has teeth and they will drag me down and shred me. Nobody makes it to the next floor alive. Yes, I do see people down there. They must have taken the stairs.This acid trip of a cartoon still bothers me.The shadows and stuff are pretty scary when you're all alone.
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He's entertaining for adults, but extreme freak out material for young kiddies.All girls have them, no matter how old they are. Boys don't want them until they are much older.He's scary at any age. His bride and seed too.It's loud and objects are hurtling towards the car while it's in a tunnel. Mom, are we going to die?Games like Bloody Mary scare kids senseless. Mirrors become portals to hell.
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Plants and Zombies is the trick to overcoming this fear.You never know where the boogeyman may be hiding. In fact, most of the time he IS under the bed or hiding in the dark closet.What if it sucks me in? Also, it's creepy that it knows my every move during such a private moment.If you're inside and there's not a tornado, there's usually nothing to worry about. That didn't stop me or the dog from getting worked up about it.Yeah, he looks grumpy, but you would be too after hundreds of these. At the mall, Santa and EB have it rough.
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Although it's not lurking in every puddle and the average person will likely never run into it, you can never be too careful.Aunt Jemima too. Breakfast can be a real ordeal with these two watching your every move.Ok, so they still bother me too. Stephen King, you didn't help.
