Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

People Explain Which Scene Completely Traumatized Them As A Kid

Make us preferred on Google

Movies hold a surprising amount of weight in a young person's mind. Children can be immensely affected by what they see onscreen- even in entertainment intended for them.

One Redditor asked:


"Which scene from a movie traumatized you as a kid?"

Creepy.

"The "I'm feeling much better now" girl from Sixth Sense. That whole movie use to scare me, but when he loses his little blanket fort like the one I use to build and the ghost comes in...gah."

aeemnrsu

Disney can be traumatizing.

Giphy

"The scene on Disney's Pinocchio when the boy gets turned into a donkey. The wailing turning into donkey screams, and the hands turning into hooves. Shudder."

Pyrocephalus-rubinus

That movie is NOT for children.

"The shoe dipping scene from Who Framed Roger Rabbit. I was like five and became hysterical and we had to leave the theater. I still haven't seen the movie in its entirety."

Seashellcity

The saddest part of the movie.

"The scene in E.T. where they find him dying in that creek. Actually, the entire movie traumatized me."

"My mom had to hide the VHS box from me I was so scared of him. One day I found it in a kitchen cabinet and ran out the house screaming."

ritante

It's only a movie!

Giphy

"It was Michael Jacksons "Thriller" video. I was six or seven years old, and my mother and me were in a big shop which had a lot of TVs installed on a wall. I watched with growing horror how an over-life sized MJ turned into a werewolf."

"Today I still have night terrors from this clip, and I've never been able to watch it again."

CreepyEmily

"You've got The Shinning!"

"The bathtub scene in The Shining."

"I convinced my parents to let me watch it when I was like 8 because I had seen the Simpson's THOH episode parodying it. Big mistake. That scene made me so scared of the bathroom that I refused to bathe for weeks."

-eDgAR-

Bad call.

"The end of Jaws scene where the shark was eating that tiny boat and then bit into the guy and blood spewed out of his mouth."

"I ran screaming and crying to my dad who realized he probably shouldn't have left that movie on while he went outside to smoke."

CardiographicDuck

The Gene Wilder one is scarier.

Giphy

"The Johnny Depp Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie and that scene where Violet slowly turns into a blueberry."

"I was really afraid of the colour blue after that, I avoided eating blue m&ms just in case I might turn blue myself."

organic-beans

HOY MINOY

"That episode where Spongebob drew himself and it attacked him and Patrick."

Designatedlonenecron

The loudest sound in the world.

"Not a scene, but the f**king THX logo at the start of the movie."

Ezekiel_Blufur

What we got back didn't last long.

Giphy

"The malfunctioning transporter scene from Star Trek the Motion Picture. Star Trek is generally tame as f**k so when they brought that out seven-year-old me was like 😵."

20YearsOfWinter

That's surprisingly dark.

"Not a movie, but an episode of Little House on the Prairie:"

"There was a fire in the school for the blind, a baby in the arms of a woman standing on top of the stairs, flames everywhere, hopeless. They died. I've been afraid of fire ever since and hat anxiety and insomnia for a long time afterwards."

monkeybutt456

Talk about creepy.

"That scene in Ghostbusters where Winston and Ray are driving over the bridge at night and discussing whether this is the end of the world. There was just something so matter of fact about their discussion that made you wonder if everyone was going to die. It's also a scene you would never see in a modern comedy because it's too serious with zero jokes."

"I think that's what made the movie for me. You never really were totally certain as a kid whether these guys were going to survive."

LonelyPauper

So BOTH Wonka movies are traumatizing.

Giphy

"The boat tunnel scene in the 70s version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

"I seem to remember a giant chicken's eye, for some reason that got me the most and idk why. Perhaps it's my fear of chickens."

maecana

Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb?

"One of the earlier scenes from the Pink Floyd "The Wall" movie where Pink is with his friends near the railroad tracks and he places a bullet on the track for it to be run over by the train and a bunch of faceless kids peak from the train as they are passing him in a tunnel."

"That scene scared me s**tless as a kid and as I can recall it's the only movie that ever made me have nightmares."

Lebhrux

Some movies stay with you for a lifetime for the wrong reasons.

More from Trending/best-of-reddit

Screenshots from @georgiamaythornley's TikTok video
@georgiamaythornley/TikTok

TikToker Lays Out 5 'Tiny Habits' She Stopped Doing After Realizing She Keeps Spending All Her Money

Most people are going to struggle to save money and maintain a budget at least once in their lives, and the most important thing they can do is be honest about their role in their own finances.

TikToker @georgiamaythornley, for example, finally admitted to herself that she was always spending all of her money before she could set any aside for savings, so she started tracking her spending habits.

Keep ReadingShow less
Marco Rubio and Kimberly Guilfoyle
Mark Schiefelbein / POOL / AFP via Getty Images

Marco Rubio Awkwardly Dodges Question About Kimberly Guilfoyle's Blatant Corruption—As She's Standing Just Feet Away

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was criticized after he shut down a question about former Fox News host and current U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle following a Wall Street Journal report alleging that she engaged in illegal conduct.

The WSJ reported that Guilfoyle asked Eric Deters, a Trump donor and former congressional candidate, to cover $100,000 in credit card debt before her Senate confirmation hearings. The report said she contacted him through Signal, pressing him to arrange the payment that day and explaining how to send the funds directly to American Express.

Keep ReadingShow less
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he leaves the stage after speaking during a campaign rally at the Freeman Coliseum.
Win McNamee/Getty Images

Artist Brutally Rips Trump With Naked 'Orange Plague' Sculpture In European Parliament

President Donald Trump has finally received the golden treatment in Europe, although the 8.5-foot-tall naked statue now towering inside the European Parliament probably isn't the tribute he had in mind.

Unveiled in Strasbourg, France, the 23-karat-gold-coated sculpture depicts Trump perched on the shoulders of a smaller, visibly burdened man, clutching an oversized golf club in one hand and the scales of justice in the other.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from @bsquaredtravels_'s Instagram reel
@bsquaredtravels_/Instagram

Swedish Man Goes Viral With Hack For Optimizing Taco Fillings—And It's Honestly Genius

There's a lot of discourse when it comes to tacos: what qualifes as a taco, what kind of shell to use, which fillings are acceptable... But one thing we can all agree on? You can never have too many tacos.

Instagrammer @bsquaredtravels_ shared a video of their Swedish brother-in-law totally hacking the system when it comes to tacos, and the internet has gone crazy for it.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from @maddie_bado's TikTok video
@maddie_bado/TikTok

Woman Sparks Debate After Sharing The Signs That You Have A 'Loser Boyfriend' In Viral Videos

Every person who chooses to date will have a list of wished-for traits, attractive traits, and of course, dealbreakers that would likely end the relationship either immediately or, at least, eventually.

TikToker @maddie_bado shared a series on TikTok called "Signs of a Loser Boyfriend," which she believes more women should be aware of so that they can make the most informed decision about what they are gaining from their relationship and whether their partner is able to give them what they want, and vice versa.

Keep ReadingShow less