April 11- What Scared Little Sven?
Okay, one last time- “Prom Night” arrives in theaters everywhere TODAY! If you’re looking for a fright film to
add more chills to what will be a slightly chilly weekend-
and enjoy seeing prom-goers’ dream night turn into a nightmare- go see it!
Can you remember the name of the very FIRST movie that scared you? I think most people do…I probably have told this story before, but for me, at a VERY young age it was-“the Wizard of Oz!” The Wicked Witch scared the living heck out of me- I had no problems with the flying monkeys (and believe me, I know plenty of people who have told me that those flyin’ monks put them into hysterics- not me, though) but that witch- especially with her strident high-pitched voice and nerve-tingling cackle- had me hiding my face in the couch pillows! This was on an old 50s black and white television with a pretty small picture tube, too- imagine if I had seen it in color at that young impressionable age! Of course, many years later, it became a favorite film of mine-and the first time I DID see it in color, I was really amazed by the scenery, costumes, and especially some of the make-up- Bert Lahr’s Cowardly Lion make-up and outfit were actually pretty darn impressive!
I also remember being scared by- of all things- a Laurel and Hardy short (you might recall me telling the story of how, as a small child, I was frightened by all sorts of stuff- funny how I grew up to be a guy who foists scary movies on the public!)
I remember that I was watching some kids’ show that I normally didn’t watch, or didn’t get to watch for one reason or another- it may have even been “Jabberwocky Place” hosted by Terry Bennett-who was actually Chicago’s first horror host, Marvin!-and they showed just the first part of (what I now know was) “the Laurel and Hardy Murder Case.” There was a lot of stuff in a scary old house, with Stan and Ollie in the dark rooms, afraid of ghosts, killers, etc… I’m guessing most kids wouldn’t think twice about it, but I, with my hyper-active imagination, really got into the story, and was unhappy when they cut it off for time, no doubt planning on showing the rest the next day. I thought nothing more about it- until that night, when I had terrible nightmares! I had plenty of nightmares as a kid- I wish I’d written some of them down, because they’d make for some great-if bizarre- horror stories!
Of course today, I’m a big fan of scary stuff, Laurel and Hardy, etc…maybe all that stuff in my youth was just setting groundwork for my later life. Anyway, now, why don’t you tell me what the first movie that scared you was? You can leave the comments on the link you’ll find at the top of this blog!
add more chills to what will be a slightly chilly weekend-
and enjoy seeing prom-goers’ dream night turn into a nightmare- go see it!
Can you remember the name of the very FIRST movie that scared you? I think most people do…I probably have told this story before, but for me, at a VERY young age it was-“the Wizard of Oz!” The Wicked Witch scared the living heck out of me- I had no problems with the flying monkeys (and believe me, I know plenty of people who have told me that those flyin’ monks put them into hysterics- not me, though) but that witch- especially with her strident high-pitched voice and nerve-tingling cackle- had me hiding my face in the couch pillows! This was on an old 50s black and white television with a pretty small picture tube, too- imagine if I had seen it in color at that young impressionable age! Of course, many years later, it became a favorite film of mine-and the first time I DID see it in color, I was really amazed by the scenery, costumes, and especially some of the make-up- Bert Lahr’s Cowardly Lion make-up and outfit were actually pretty darn impressive!
I also remember being scared by- of all things- a Laurel and Hardy short (you might recall me telling the story of how, as a small child, I was frightened by all sorts of stuff- funny how I grew up to be a guy who foists scary movies on the public!)
I remember that I was watching some kids’ show that I normally didn’t watch, or didn’t get to watch for one reason or another- it may have even been “Jabberwocky Place” hosted by Terry Bennett-who was actually Chicago’s first horror host, Marvin!-and they showed just the first part of (what I now know was) “the Laurel and Hardy Murder Case.” There was a lot of stuff in a scary old house, with Stan and Ollie in the dark rooms, afraid of ghosts, killers, etc… I’m guessing most kids wouldn’t think twice about it, but I, with my hyper-active imagination, really got into the story, and was unhappy when they cut it off for time, no doubt planning on showing the rest the next day. I thought nothing more about it- until that night, when I had terrible nightmares! I had plenty of nightmares as a kid- I wish I’d written some of them down, because they’d make for some great-if bizarre- horror stories!
Of course today, I’m a big fan of scary stuff, Laurel and Hardy, etc…maybe all that stuff in my youth was just setting groundwork for my later life. Anyway, now, why don’t you tell me what the first movie that scared you was? You can leave the comments on the link you’ll find at the top of this blog!
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He, Sven, I like the photos of you at prom. Without the hat and with your little bow tie, you look so CUTE! You got a date?
B.J. and the Dirty Dragon, and it's sequel Gigglesnort Hotel both scared and scarred me. Those freaks Weird and the Blob (especially with the Blob's voice)! Seriously, I still get nightmares upon occasion.
Dan might want to avert his eyes tomorrow, when BJ is the guest on Stooge-a-Palooza!
BC
Thanks for the warning BlueCat. I saw a little bit of it, kinda just to check to see if I felt the same. Yep, they still creeped me out.