I wasn't too young but I am Legend left me depressed for days. I even read the book because I needed to process it. I still have flashbacks to will Smith talking along with Shrek. I should probably go watch it again now that I'm older and see if it hits differently. It was not the zombies but the deep deep loneliness that got me.
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Prophecy - that bear.
'Bambi" (her mother gets shot) and "Old Yeller" (boy shoots his dog). No one could traumatize a little kid like Walt Disney, and he did it by showing real life situations. I've been a veg-head for almost 60 years, and I've always thought it was because I was subconsciously haunted by those two movies.
I don't know how old we all were, but I joined some kids older than me watch Resident Evil. It was okay until the laser corridor scene. Haunted me for years.
There are many other movie scenes of that nature that stuck with me. Guy getting eaten by shark. Guy losing a leg in rescue attempt. Guy getting violently whacked by piece of cable. Guy losing his hand by confronting his father. Except for the last one I do not recall any of these movies titles or overall story lol
None, but I saw Child's Play as a kid and it scared me for years afterwards.
Salem's Lot. Watched it with a buddy on a late night sleepover when it was on TV in the late '70s, probably 8 or 9 years old. I'll never forget Barlow sitting up in his coffin. Or my buddy barfing when he did it.
I also won't soon forget seeing a late-night new years eve showing of Caligula a few years later. My tiny mind wasn't ready for either the onslaught of tits or beheadings.
Doctor Who.
are you my mummy?