The OG Invasion of the Bodysnatchers. I was like, 6? Spent weeks looking under the bed for pods.
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Not a movie, but The Real Ghostbusters episode (showing that age) with the Boogeyman was downright terrifying
Shallow Ground terrified me. I've had nightmares for a while after that.
An honourable mention: The Pirates of Dark Water - The Beast and the Bell. Fuck Keroptus.
Satan from the Passion of Christ, the hanging scene in Schindler's List
Candyman, thought of a dark bathroom still scares me.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Alive_(1974_film)
But really just the commercials on TV.
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Jeepers Creepers
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Jurassic Park (original) on the big screen.
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