Wednesday, 04 June 2008
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Thursday Thirteen: 13 Things That Scare The Hell Out Of Me
1.Ventriloquist Dummies- Guess I can credit the 1978 horror film Magic for my full blown terror of ventriloquist dummies. The video clip posted above is the original TV commercial that aired during prime time programming. I was 9 years old at that time, and I will never forget running out of the living room, screaming at the top of my lungs, whenever the close up of Fats the dummy appeared on screen. Apparently, I wasn't alone in my fear. The message boards at imdb and youtube are full of messages from people my age who were emotionally scarred by the ad. *shudder* 30 years later and I still need a tranquilizer after watching it!
2.The Burger King-Does anyone else find the Burger King on the creepy side, or is it just me? Have you seen the ad for the Meat-normous breakfast sandwich where he is stalking that poor lumberjack? Or the BK Joe commercial where he is staring at the construction worker before offering him a cup of coffee? Disturbing. Tell you what...if I was hundreds of feet up in the air and I saw that "thing" on the other side of a beam, I'd piss myself from fright and then fall to my death.
3. Scorpions- THE reason why I will never... EVER... live in the Southwestern part of the United States. Claws and a stinger? That's the devil on legs.
4. Port-A-Potties- No thanks, I'll hold it in until I implode.
5. Clowns- I had nightmares for a week after reading "IT" by Stephen King. Don't know which is creepier...Pennywise (pictured above) or that evil, posessed toy clown from Poltergeist. It's a toss up.
6. Junebugs- Hands down, this hard- shelled, noisy beetle is the most annoying insect ever.
7. Carnies- No teeth, bad hygiene, and barely able to speak in coherent sentences. Not to mention the way that they stare and drool over anything female...
8. Flying Monkeys from the Wizard of Oz- The Wicked Witch of the East isn't nearly as frightening as her bizarre simian sidekicks. Was L. Frank Baum smoking crack when he created these creatures?
9. Fire- My pyrophobia runs so deep that I won't even strike a match. And forget about inviting me to a bonfire. I'd be the one 2 miles away from the flames.
10. Dentists- I actually worry about people who don't mind having their teeth and gums cleaned, poked, and flossed. *cough* Freaks. My dentist could look like Johnny Depp, but even that wouldn't get my ass in the chair of torture.
11. Crowds- Oh. Hell. No. I get clausterphobic just looking at this photo.
12. Donald Trump's Hair- 'Nuff said
13. Wolf Spiders- I don't normally fall to pieces whenever I see a spider. However, I do have issues with arachnids that are so big they could destroy Tokyo.
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Comments (9)
Great list. I think I fear just about the same things. But not flying monkeys, mine was the tornado. I am still fascinated how realistic that tornado was for a 1939 movie.
Oh lord did you have to put that ugly spider up there. I mean ya coulda got one of like charlottes web or something
....Spiders would be my #1.
Yep, that burger king man is kinda freaky lookin! But i'll pick him over the spider any day. haha
Great list, WT! I too am with you on several of these points, primarily the "buggy" type fears (giant spiders, scorpions, June bugs: ick!!) I should warn you as well, that if you haven't seen the Crystal Skull movie yet, there is a brief scorpion scene in it. For my own list, I would add heights (I have a hard time even going out on the balcony of our condo, 19 floors up). I also can't walk on the glass floor of the CN Tower, as I have a fear I'll "fall through it". And snakes (I'm OK with them as long as I'm only looking at a picture of one, or at the zoo while separated from protective glass. But don't ever ask me to handle or touch one)! I also am somewaht wary of fire as well and I've always had difficulty trying to strike a match, for fear of burning myself. Didn't even know how to strike a match until a few short years ago. Regarding Steven King's "IT", did you see the movie as well as read the book? I've only done the former. You've probably told me before but I don't remember. Anyway, the movie was pretty freaky, and I imagine that the book is even moreso.....
OMG! The Burger King!!! The one that totally creeped me out was the one where the guy wakes up in the morning and that freak is in bed with him. (AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA)
Yep, yep - I'm with you on a bunch of these! June bugs don't bother me so much, mainly because I've been around them all my life. They're EVERYWHERE this time of year (in fact, my puppy was just munching on one). But the Burger King? He is CREEPY!!! And so are clowns, dummies, carnies, and the DENTIST! YIKES!
We share several of the same fears, haha. A few things that would be on my list that's not on yours are dogs, crickets, and public speaking.