Movies That Freaked Me Out When I Was Little

Violet Beauregarde

Nothing terrified me more than the thought of inflating into a giant blueberry.

Jeff Goldblum and his quick-talking

The Witches

This movie scared the CRAP out of me when I was a kid. It took me years not to be afraid of Angelica Huston. I don’t care if this movie is based on a lovable Roald Dahl book, this film is SERIOUSLY frightening—it should be considered child abuse.

Large Marge from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

I was so stoked to see this movie in theaters, and then this scene… this fucking scene ruined it all for me. I buried my head in my grandmother’s lap for the next 10 minutes until she promised me that it was over.

The Labyrinth

I had no idea what this movie was about when I was little. The only thing I thought was, “Why can’t she get out of the maze! Someone help her!” I look at it now and I can’t keep my eyes off David Bowie… yum!

All Dogs Go To Heaven

I don’t know, maybe the idea of mortality doesn’t appeal to your common 5-year-old. I’ve asked around and plenty of my friends had a similar reaction to this film.

Beetlejuice

This one’s pretty obvious, but it wasn’t really Beetlejuice that scared me, so much as the scene where everyone grows really old and decrepit within a matter of seconds. Again, the mortality thing?

Yoda

Oh god. Green, wrinkly, talked backwards. Oh god. So, so scary. And all my dad would do was laugh and tell me he was cute. NOT CUTE. CREEPY!

Sleeping Beauty

This woman freaked me the eff out. I would always make my sister fast-forward past the part where she comes out in the beginning. Or else I would burst into tears! Just look at her!! Still kind of freaks me out.

Cat's Eye

I STILL keep waiting for the little troll guy to come out of my wall to steal my breath.

Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang

I had nightmares for weeks after this and it was years before my parents would allow this on TV after that. The child catcher…