Moments in Televison/Film That Fuck Children Up -

[X-Shaped Weeaboo]

Let's all indulge in a bit of nostalgia, shall we?

We all know where this is going: post moments in film/televison that fucking destroyed your poor, still developing minds as children.


Doesn't have to strictly be exclusive to children's media, as I know plenty of us have snuck in on some R-rated goodness back in the days when parents were more strict about the content their kids were consuming.

I'll start. The ending of Predator fucking scarred me as a kid.

https://youtu.be/UVizTXszzwc

I was pretty young when I first saw this movie. I was mesmerized by the creature in the film as I watched it through to doorway of a teen cousin's bedroom during a party. I was watching some really tame shit as a kid, Disney cartoons and the like where the villain was borderline incompetent and they all either cried or threw a tantrum at their inevitable defeats. Standard stuff.

So when the Predator started laughing it genuinely blew my mind; bad guys weren't supposed to laugh when they lost. They weren't supposed to do that. That's not how these things work, why is the bad guy laughing?

That was my thought process back then and let me tell you, couple that with the massive explosion, intense and clearly readable fear on Arnold's face, and the haunting echo of his laugh and you have a scene that spiraled out of control into consistent nightmares about similar scenarios for months. My poor young self couldn't take it and even today, villains who laugh maniacally even during their death has become something that gives me the heebeejeebes even today.

 

[Black Waltz]

The war of the worlds movie scared the absolute fuck out of me when I was little.

 

[BrunoMattei]

This thread could be nothing but clips from the Ren & Stimpy show:

 

[RomanesEuntDomus]

Quite fittingly enough, for me it was another Arnold Schwarzenegger movie.

Back in the day, when I was a kid, my parents had this huge shelf with hundreds of VHS-tapes and on the top shelves, there were movies that were off limits to 9 year old me.
One day, when I was alone for an afternoon, I decided to watch one of those forbidden movies, popped one into the recorder randomly and lo and behold:

The scene of that giant ass tank crushing human skulls made me nope the fuck out.

 

[Patamong]

I have three in particular that I can remember.

First of all, the Groke's introduction scene from the 1990 Moomins anime. I saw this when I was three years old, and I had nightmares about this fucker for years:

Second would be Arukenimon's death in Digimon Zero Two. It came completely out of nowhere, her death was particularly cruel (being tortured to death by MaloMyotismon) and her screams in the Japanese version made it all the more painful and terrifying. The discretion shots made it extra fucked up, as you don't fully see what MaloMyotismon does to her so it's left open to your imagination somewhat. It's funny that they censored so many things in the Saban dub like Pumpkinmon and Gotsumon getting killed or Control Spires falling, but they left this scene pretty much intact:

Third one would be the axe dismemberment scene from the first Evil Dead. I saw this when I was like 11 years old or something, and I did not sleep well that night. Again, the screams make this all the more terrifying:

 

[UW 411]

I have searched and searched for years to no avail, but when I was younger I remember watching a b-list (maybe z-list) movie or episode of a horror series (my memory is vague and I only remember the ending really) that had lots and lots of sentient dismembered hands (think 'Thing' from The Addams Family only with jewish hamster voices to represent their thoughts or speech) chasing a guy into an elevator. The man seemed to trick the hands into the elevator, sending them up to the roof of the (hospital (?) building) The hands proceed to leap from the roof (committing suicide?) exclaiming; "FREEEEDOM!" In Vern Troyer-esque voices. Fucked me up, mang.

I have no clue if I was tripping but just the fact that this existed made me question life. I won't be satisfied until I find out if this was a real movie/episode. It's been driving me mad for years.

It was more funny than horrifying but it was so ridiculously psychotic that it was also very memorable and slightly terrifying.

If I'm on my deathbed and someone comes up to me and shows me that this is real, I'll die happy.

I keep searching but find endless b-horrors that aren't what I'm looking for.

 

[Nekromantik]

Made me scared of X-rays.

New I have searched and searched for years to no avail, but when I was younger I remember watching a b-list (maybe z-list) movie or episode of a horror series (my memory is vague and I only remember the ending really) that had lots and lots of sentient dismembered hands (think 'Thing' from The Addams Family only with jewish hamster voices to represent their thoughts or speech) chasing a guy into an elevator. The man seemed to trick the hands into the elevator, sending them up to the roof of the (hospital (?) building) The hands proceed to leap from the roof (committing suicide?) exclaiming; "FREEEEDOM!" In Vern Troyer-esque voices. Fucked me up, mang.

Bride of Reanimator had a dismembered hand. That's a movie I can think of that would do something so cheesy.

 

[Graffiti canvas]

The 70's and 80's were rife with disturbing children's shows that would get sued for causing autism and PTSD these days.

Claymation "Adventures of Mark Twain" where Satan schools the kids about how horrible humanity is, complete with the kids watching their own clay creations fight, kill each other and die.

Old British kids show about a guy with a massive dick shaped nose and psychotic grin. Nightmare fuel even by today's standards.

There is an Australian animated movie called "Dot and the Kangaroo" that's actually quite charming. It's about a little girl who gets lost in the bush and is taken care of by a motherly 'roo who gives her magic abbo food so the little girl can talk to all the wild life. It's all fine and dandy until stories of "The Bunyip" surface and this creepy af musical number happens, twisting the whimsical and fun theme into something little kids wake up screaming about.

 

[UW 411]

The 70's and 80's were rife with disturbing children's shows that would get sued for causing autism and PTSD these days.

Old British kids show about a guy with a massive dick shaped nose and psychotic grin. Nightmare fuel even by today's standards.

There is an Australian animated movie called "Dot and the Kangaroo" that's actually quite charming. It's about a little girl who gets lost in the bush and is taken care of by an motherly 'roo who gives her magic abbo food so the little girl can talk to all the wild life. It's all fine and dandy until stories of "The Bunyip" surface and this creepy af musical number happens, twisting the whimsical and fun theme into something little kids wake up screaming about.

I actually loved the Bunyip scene from 'Dot and the Kangaroo', I adored the whole thing and learned what 'ingenuity' meant from it

I'm also well aware of Noseybonk. Creepy bastard!

Bride of Reanimator had a dismembered hand. That's a movie I can think of that would do something so cheesy.

I've seen that, that's probably a little more cheesy than what I remember, the thing I saw was cheesy but also a little psychadelic and psychological in a really twisted way. I don't think I'll ever find it and it'll be a forever 'wtf, was I dreaming?' moment

 

[Patamong]

Old British kids show about a guy with a massive dick shaped nose and psychotic grin. Nightmare fuel even by today's standards.

Good old Noseybonk, I love the parody videos Ashens made of that guy:

 

[Piss Clam]

I was like eight or so and it was a drive thru theater. The movie was like Creature from the Black Lagoon, but there was tits (my first shot of tits) and the baby burst (from the creature) through the mothers abdomen.

I wish I knew the name of the film.

 

[Nekromantik]

I've seen that, that's probably a little more cheesy than what I remember, the thing I saw was cheesy but also a little psychadelic and psychological in a really twisted way. I don't think I'll ever find it and it'll be a forever 'wtf, was I dreaming?' moment

I have a lot of horror anthology shows from the 60s to 80s on DVD and I'm trying to think of what this could be. One thing that jumped to my mind was The Finger in Tales from the Darkside, but that's a finger not a hand, and there's no elevator.

New I was like eight or so and it was a drive thru theater. The movie was like Creature from the Black Lagoon, but there was tits (my first shot of tits) and the baby burst (from the creature) through the mothers abdomen.

Humanoids from the Deep may be?

 

[UW 411]

I have a lot of horror anthology shows from the 60s to 80s on DVD and I'm trying to think of what this could be. One thing that jumped to my mind was The Finger in Tales from the Darkside, but that's a finger not a hand, and there's no elevator.

Definitely a bunch of (50-100?) dismembered hands walking on their fingers in what I remember to be a hospital building. They seemed intent on revenge on someone (surgeon or doctor maybe?) So much of it is vague but so many scenes are burned into my memory. I'm leaning towards an episode of an obscure series since no horror movie with hands that I can find online seems to fit. Thanks for all of your help, please let me know if you ever come across it or anything that sounds similar, sounds like you have a decent collection!

 

[HomeAloneTwo]

All of Dark Crystal, or any 80's movie that had dark fantasy puppets. Dear god.

 

[The Manglement]

I remember seeing Nothing But Trouble by Dan Akroyd multiple times on TV as a kid. The part where people are, as a punchline to a joke, put into a roller coaster that feeds them into a giant mechanical mouthed monster that strips the flesh from their bones fucked me up pretty bad.

 

[Night Terror]

 

[The Shadow]

A few scenes in Pet Sematary creeped me out pretty bad when I was young. Specifically Gage eating truck bumper, the mom's sister, and Gage killing Jud.

The movie The Witches freaked me out, but I don't remember it that well.

And Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit..."Remember me, Eddie?"

 

[Fandom Trash]

It was the silent hill movie for me.

From the radio crackling whenever a monster approached. To that creepy armless thing that was approaching the protaganist and the policewoman. To pyramid head ripping off that woman's skin off like an orange. To the sad ending.

Yeah, younger me had a hard time sleeping for a while.

 

[Teri-Teri]

Some creepy moments in Courage the Cowardly dog.

 

[Nekromantik]

A few scenes in Pet Sematary creeped me out pretty bad when I was young. Specifically Gage eating truck bumper, the mom's sister, and Gage killing Jud.

The movie The Witches freaked me out, but I don't remember it that well.

And Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit..."Remember me, Eddie?"

When they turned the kid in to a mouse freaked me out. The book wasn't much better and I don't remember the ending being as happy.