Quote from: Hertsblue on 05 February 2015, 09:08:42 AM
Quatermass and the Pit always gave me the shivers - particularly the bit where the workman collapses and ground under him ripples.

Dodged that one; was a little too young.

Saw the Exorcist when it first came out...never again. One of those films that by today's horror standards is probably quite tame but at the time it scared the sh*t out of me. Apart from that no real baddies, we got into the whole TV thing late as we lived in various places around the globe in the '60's.

Quote from: Subedai on 05 February 2015, 09:55:50 AM
Saw the Exorcist when it first came out...never again. One of those films that by today's horror standards is probably quite tame but at the time it scared the sh*t out of me. Apart from that no real baddies, we got into the whole TV thing late as we lived in various places around the globe in the '60's.

The exorcist is still scary; any horror with kids in freaks me out.

Quote from: getagrip on 05 February 2015, 07:52:17 AM
Looking good Phil

Reminds me that I'll need a haircut soon. 
Cheers - Phil

When I was a lad (wheeze..), it was the fear of monsters under the bed  . Putting out the bedroom light was therefore a challenge  .
Because they only attacked in darkness! 
So, when the light was on, I carefully paced out (in Usain Bolt paces) the distance to the bed. On the final pace, the plan was then to launch myself into the air towards the bed with a dive that would impress Superman (so as to foil any last minute attempts by monsters to grab my ankles). Of course, when you turn off the light, it goes pitch black. And there are lots of obstacles (chair, chest of drawers, wardrobe). Considering the number of times I did that at top speed in (literally) blind faith (and terror), its a wonder I never ran (or dived) into a wall or piece of furniture.

I love these .....

http://rockwellxpar.tripod.com/mergedmonstersunderthebed13.html

(view from Image 14 onwards .... oh, view them all - they're all good!)

   Love the Calvin and Hobbs

Quote from: Techno on 05 February 2015, 10:48:17 AM
Reminds me that I'll need a haircut soon. 

Luck you still got any at your age....

IanS

Quote from: ianrs54 on 05 February 2015, 12:38:06 PM
Luck you still got any at your age....

IanS

Yeah, but you should see what he does with it

Oh no! Do you think Techno's sculpting ability is tied to his hair length - like Sampson's strength?

Noseratu, 1922.
My mother saw this in about 1950 and still won't leave a bedroom window open.

I think it looks like a shaved Ross Noble.

Quote from: fsn on 05 February 2015, 01:08:01 PM
Oh no! Do you think Techno's sculpting ability is tied to his hair length - like Sampson's strength?

It's possible:

Michelangelo:



Rodin:



Just a couple of famous sculptors I selected at random(ish).

Perhaps he should grow a beard; he'd be even better!

Can't really remember any Baddies that scared me as a kid. Certinaly not the comic (to me) child catcher from CCBB.

Quote from: Steve J on 05 February 2015, 04:15:33 PM
Certinaly not the comic (to me) child catcher from CCBB.

Comic?

The little old lady librarian ghost in the film The Ghostbusters [not the stupid monster she turns into mind, but the human-looking spirit].



Here's a youtube clip ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYjFKsJjCP0

Quote from: getagrip on 04 February 2015, 06:57:32 PM
As mentioned in an earlier post I was terrified (along with every other 70's kid) of this guy:



And at a younger age:



I mean seriously, what were they thinking? 

So, what / who were your childhood bogeymen? (with pictures).

ARRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH... that is me needing to change my underwear now... please give warnings  if HE is going to appear:)....back to therapy I go 

Quote from: Westmarcher on 05 February 2015, 10:52:37 AM
When I was a lad (wheeze..), it was the fear of monsters under the bed  . Putting out the bedroom light was therefore a challenge  .
Because they only attacked in darkness! 
So, when the light was on, I carefully paced out (in Usain Bolt paces) the distance to the bed. On the final pace, the plan was then to launch myself into the air towards the bed with a dive that would impress Superman (so as to foil any last minute attempts by monsters to grab my ankles). Of course, when you turn off the light, it goes pitch black. And there are lots of obstacles (chair, chest of drawers, wardrobe). Considering the number of times I did that at top speed in (literally) blind faith (and terror), its a wonder I never ran (or dived) into a wall or piece of furniture.

you forgot that Monsters under your bed are stupid...so if you flush the loo and sprint, it doesn't matter if the light is off, they think you are still in the bathroom until the flush stops...

As a small child I knew there were no monsters under the bed because if I was upset or anxious I would go and lie under the bed until I had calmed down.

No ... I have no idea why I did it nor why it worked. But it did!

Quote from: Hertsblue on 05 February 2015, 09:08:42 AM
Quatermass and the Pit always gave me the shivers

That film got me as a kid too 

Quote from: Maenoferren on 05 February 2015, 05:16:13 PM
you forgot that Monsters under your bed are stupid...so if you flush the loo and sprint, it doesn't matter if the light is off, they think you are still in the bathroom until the flush stops...

Sad thing is, Nobby's still doing that 

I used to think that the noise of the toilet flush would wake the monsters up, so I did not flush. It really annoyed my older sister