Monsters you were ONCE afraid of.
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when I was a kid, I went to the rennaisance fair, and they had this fake medusa head floating in a tank, and it scared the living piss outta me
Buzzy Beetle. I have no idea why, but when I was a kid I had this one recurring nightmare about them at least once a week, and even now I have that same nightmare once every few months, only now it doesn't scare me. I still have no idea why I was so frightened of them.
FLEE IN TERROR!!
FLEE IN TERROR!!
The Bloodsuckers and Controllers in S.T.A.L.K.E.R Shadow of Chernobyl were very frightening for me until I started playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky. Everything now can just be easily killed with the auto shotgun you get nearly at the start of the game and the monsters don't even scream anymore.
Like in Halo 3, Flood aren't scary at all. Atmospheric immersion environments are fleeting from sequels.
Like in Halo 3, Flood aren't scary at all. Atmospheric immersion environments are fleeting from sequels.
Monster + Water + Gordon Freeman = Bad
Actually, you can remove Freeman and it still makes sense...
Actually, you can remove Freeman and it still makes sense...
Look out, it's coming straight for us!Lvl 64 Klutz post=9.72005.745410 said:Buzzy Beetle. I have no idea why, but when I was a kid I had this one recurring nightmare about them at least once a week, and even now I have that same nightmare once every few months, only now it doesn't scare me. I still have no idea why I was so frightened of them.
FLEE IN TERROR!!
Anyone remember the third boss from the original Sonic? You know, the one in the Spring Yard Zone where Robotnik didn't have any weapons apart from a Spike in the bottom of his ship that he'd drive into the ground, slowly destroying the platform you were standing on?
He terrified me. This is probably because I'm also scared of heights and you had this looong section where you were carried across a huge drop on a flimsy platform, and Sonic just seemed so fragile at that point... He's actually a really easy boss, now that I look back, but he scared the bejesus out of me at the time.
Another thing that scared me in that game was the random buzz saws that would appear in the Scrap Yard Zone. Those things would come out of NOWHERE to get you. Then there's also the classic *Sonic's about to drown* noise which panicked me beyond belief...
Wow, on recollection the first Sonic game really did a number on me. Do bear in mind that I was 6 at the time.
He terrified me. This is probably because I'm also scared of heights and you had this looong section where you were carried across a huge drop on a flimsy platform, and Sonic just seemed so fragile at that point... He's actually a really easy boss, now that I look back, but he scared the bejesus out of me at the time.
Another thing that scared me in that game was the random buzz saws that would appear in the Scrap Yard Zone. Those things would come out of NOWHERE to get you. Then there's also the classic *Sonic's about to drown* noise which panicked me beyond belief...
Wow, on recollection the first Sonic game really did a number on me. Do bear in mind that I was 6 at the time.
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Not from a game, but I was terrified of It of the eponymous movie. I only saw one scene, the one where It talks to Georgie, but it did more to me than anything else.
Now I shoot clowns in the head, just in case. I did conquer my fear, but it's more of a safety measure than a fear
Sharks still freak me out. I once read MEG by...Stephen Alton or something...and after I finished it, I went to row a boat (with my parents) on a big body of water. In the book, the Megashark is in a lake at one point. It scared my tits off. Then I realised that it was a mountain lake and nothing could get there. Until I realised that it might have been there before it was a mountain lake. Being a writer myself, that got me going real bad.
Just imagine being in a black space with nothing around you. And then, a giant whale or shark swims at you and gobbles you up with one bite. Writing this already gives me goosebumps. >.>
Now I shoot clowns in the head, just in case. I did conquer my fear, but it's more of a safety measure than a fear
Sharks still freak me out. I once read MEG by...Stephen Alton or something...and after I finished it, I went to row a boat (with my parents) on a big body of water. In the book, the Megashark is in a lake at one point. It scared my tits off. Then I realised that it was a mountain lake and nothing could get there. Until I realised that it might have been there before it was a mountain lake. Being a writer myself, that got me going real bad.
Just imagine being in a black space with nothing around you. And then, a giant whale or shark swims at you and gobbles you up with one bite. Writing this already gives me goosebumps. >.>
I used to be terrified of the eels from Super Mario 64. That all ended after the epic showdown with a massive eel in Super Mario: Sunshine.
edit: actually it ended a little before that...
edit: actually it ended a little before that...
Seein as though everyone has stolen my Zelda ones ill talk about somthing completly off topic.
When i was 6 or 7 i went to movie world for the first time when the gremlin ride was still there and not the scooby doo coaster. Anyway we went on the gremlin ride and it scared the shit out of me for months then as soon as i was getting over it i watched the movie and my fear resparked. I slept with the light on for so long cus i knew they didnt like light.
now of course i love gremlins and its one of my favourite movies. Irony is such a *****.
When i was 6 or 7 i went to movie world for the first time when the gremlin ride was still there and not the scooby doo coaster. Anyway we went on the gremlin ride and it scared the shit out of me for months then as soon as i was getting over it i watched the movie and my fear resparked. I slept with the light on for so long cus i knew they didnt like light.
now of course i love gremlins and its one of my favourite movies. Irony is such a *****.
The aliens from Alien. Those things scared the shit out of me.
But I'm over it now, so it's all good.
But I'm over it now, so it's all good.