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Toadman005 t1_iuizdp8 wrote

Reply to comment by CMelody in The Thing (1982) -- the scene with MaReady checking on Blair in the cabin by darthvirgin

That was the last real "scary" experience I had in theaters. God I loved that movie. At 2 am the next night though....not so much.

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CMelody t1_iuj6r3b wrote

Been there. Lying awake in bed hearing strange creaks downstairs, being too chicken to investigate.

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Toadman005 t1_iujahq9 wrote

Hell yes, the mind can really start to play tricks....gets the heart beating so hard, you swear the bed is shaking, and it's not you causing it...

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CMelody t1_iujcv79 wrote

I remember reading Salem’s Lot as a kid, was so into it I stayed up until it was several hours past my bed time to finish it. I realized as I was groggy half dreaming that I’d left the light on in my closet with the door cracked open. I kept dreaming/hallucinating that a vampire was inside slowly opening the door. I was scaring myself so much I pulled my gothy cross earrings out of my jewelry box and put them on to protect myself if I fell asleep.

Felt so dumb the next morning when I woke up with the clunky earrings poking me.

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