As college students, our lives are full of fear and anxiety over exams, projects, essays, applications and our future in general. Overall, these are a bunch of real-world problems that are, frankly, such a bore. So, let’s put all our worries about our future aside for the moment and think back on the times when our lives and fears were much simpler and more entertaining.
Do you ever remember those movies, characters or specific TV scenes you watched as a kid that absolutely chilled you to your bone? Maybe brought you to tears or had you laying eyes wide open in your bed at night? This spooky season, Her Campus Pitt is here to take you on a stroll down memory lane with our most terrifying fears from way back when (and maybe still now). Keep your wits about you!
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I remember going to see Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone with my family in the theater when I was four years old. All was well…until the troll came in and terrified Hermione in the bathroom. I was mortified; I left the theater in tears. The troll still makes me shiver just a little. I mean, come on, look at it!
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“I don’t know anyone who wasn’t terrified when Professor Quirrell took off his scarf and it revealed the face of Voldemort on the back of his head.” – Kari
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“The scene in The Pagemaster where Dr. Jekyll turned into Mr. Hyde. That scene would have me glued to my mom’s side, trembling with fear.” – Holly
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“That one episode of Courage the Cowardly Dog that I think is titled ‘King Ramses’ Curse.’ I hated that episode so much, and honestly, the animated version of King Ramses that they used is my sleep paralysis demon.” – Sabrina
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“Just absolutely everything about the movie Coraline. I still refuse to watch it.” – Kate
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“The first time I saw Coraline my mom was out of town, so I sat in her bed and cried because I thought the Other Mother took her, too.” – Emma
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“I was completely terrified of The Witches by Roald Dahl in elementary school (and still kind of am!)” – Megan
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“I remember being absolutely terrified of Gollum and Dobby as a kid because I thought they were the same person.” – Grace
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“The movie Spirited Away, No-Face scared me so much.” – Emma
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“I still get freaked out by the movie Spirited Away when the parents turn into pigs!” – Olivia
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“The entirety of Zathura. My parents took us to one of the outdoor movies in the parks when we were little, and we had to leave early because my brothers and I were all crying.” – Rachel
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“E.T. Still have never seen it. The little guy really scared me as a kid and still a bit now.” – Emily