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Thank you, Nobby !.......(You oik !)
Cheers - Phil

Quote from: Techno on 05 February 2015, 07:46:02 AM
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Thank you, Nobby !.......(You oik !)
Cheers - Phil

Looking good Phil

None. But I remember reading a vampire story late at night in my teens, quite aware it was a story, and enjoying it. The book was, however, illuminated by a lamp over my shoulder, and when I'd finished and I turned out the light, I still remember how the area of floating blackness in the middle of my retina gave me the heebie-jeebies.

That aside, history scares me far more than fiction.

Quote from: FierceKitty on 05 February 2015, 08:36:58 AM

That aside, history scares me far more than fiction.

There is that.  I remember reading about "The Black Hole of Calcutta" when I was about ten; really frightened me.

Quatermass and the Pit always gave me the shivers - particularly the bit where the workman collapses and ground under him ripples.

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.