Toys that used to scare you as a child

[DazzleKitty]

Dolls in general. My brother ripped the head off one when I was a kid and scared me from them. He was such a jerk, LOL.

[Sprinklecupcake]

DIVA STARS! *runs and hides*

[sweetapple]

I was ok with dolls and clowns and Furbies, but when I was about 4 I was terrified of Bumble Balls! They were really popular at the time and I would see them in so many people's houses 
If anyone ever turned one on I was out of the room in a flash..

[brightberry]

^ I had to look them up so I could remember them.  It's kind of cute that you were scared of them.

[Bren41882]

My cousin had Jill Cricket and Corky's big sister the doll was about 2 feet tall talked moved her head eyes mouth and arms. I was petrified of the thing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pvt89Dz9FY

[shindow]

I wasn't scared of much as a kid, thankfully.

Someone mentioned Alf. Oh God. I can't even think about it without it terrifying me. In fact, it's wierd as anything with an elephant like nose gives me the heebie jeebies!! Yet elephants are just fine for me... huh.

I once had a nightmare about a mafia looking Heffalump... he threatened to kill my family.

The only toy I remember being afraid of was this cheap, dollar store dinosaur. He is similar to an elephant/tapir and he was all brown/black. He had red eyes. I swear those eyes would glow at night and it was coming to get me. I used to have to throw clothes over it so I wouldn't be up all night worrying for my life.

It's funny cuz my wife found it at my Moms after I told her the story and banished it from my sight ever again (I assume she threw it out as I haven't seen it since then, thank god)

[Melodia]

Dr Seuss characters/books/art scared me when I was little.

[Scraleos]

Furbies. Had a two part nightmare about them, and to this day I remember it vividly.

[Griffin]

To this date I don't know what it was, but there was this picture of some hairy troll/goblin thing in a toy catalogue and I was so scared of it my parents had to burn the catalogue so I would never see it again. I'm not even sure if it was a toy that was actually sold or just an illustration. Argh, now it bothers me I can't remember what it even looked like exactly, Google offers no help either... I think it was black or dark brown and all covered in hair. I don't know, maybe it wasn't a toy because I don't remember ever seeing the thing again. Fortunately!

My mum also had (and still has) an antique doll that used to scare me and my sister, it's no wonder though because the doll had no eyes... she had had glass eyes but they'd fallen inside her head and would rattle if you shook the doll. Haha. I don't even know why she brought the doll in as you can imagine how creepy that empty stare was! Maybe she dreamt of fixing the doll one day, I don't know.

Other than that I can't remember any toys I was scared of, most of my scary childhood memories relate to movies and TV. The Groke... brrrrrr. And I just watched 'An American Tail' the other day, I love the film now but I remember that giant mouse thing they built to drive away the cats scared me when I was little.

[Rachel-Eyes]

And I just watched 'An American Tail' the other day, I love the film now but I remember that giant mouse thing they built to drive away the cats scared me when I was little.

There were a lot of really scary scenes in that movie. I liked the movie best when I was a little older, because a good portion of the film just made me feel uncomfortable.

Nothing scared me more than that scene where these bugs start following Fivel, and when he turns around they all fall into the water and get eaten by that... that thing. I've looked for it on both Youtube and Google image, but I guess it's just too scary even for them. Yikes.

What's scary about the giant mouse creation at the end of the movie is that it's based on an real, actual thing! A friend of mine studied abroad in Italy and saw it in a parade during some festival. The pictures he took were equally scary.

[sweetapple]

Post Merge: August 25, 2014, 11:38:14 PM

And I just watched 'An American Tail' the other day, I love the film now but I remember that giant mouse thing they built to drive away the cats scared me when I was little.

There were a lot of really scary scenes in that movie. I liked the movie best when I was a little older, because a good portion of the film just made me feel uncomfortable.

Nothing scared me more than that scene where these bugs start following Fivel, and when he turns around they all fall into the water and get eaten by that... that thing. I've looked for it on both Youtube and Google image, but I guess it's just too scary even for them. Yikes.

What's scary about the giant mouse creation at the end of the movie is that it's based on an real, actual thing! A friend of mine studied abroad in Italy and saw it in a parade during some festival. The pictures he took were equally scary.

Holy moly, that mouse of Minsk was real? I'd be running for the hills if I saw that at a parade!

And I agree about the creepy fish thing that ate all the bugs, (though I used to like mimicing the munchy sound it made when it ate them :p) I do have a screenshot on my computer, but that would look out of place on here

Yeah, that movie has a lot of dark parts, which is something I just love about it. And there are plenty of warm golden moments to balance it out. It's a beautiful film

Getting back on topic, did anyone else simply have a fear of balloons? I did when I was little, and to this day I'm still uneasy around them. I suppose it's because I don't like sudden loud sounds and with balloons you just never know..

[Rachel-Eyes]

I did some digging and found that it's actually a parade float from the carnivale of Viareggio. Unfortunately, I could not find any information on the specific float due to everything being in Italian, but I did find some pictures.

Mods, I initially started typing this up with the pictures under a spoiler, would that be alright? They are a little bit upsetting but they are still works of art. Apparently every float is made completely of paper mache, which is impressive in its own right!

But I don't want to step on any toes or break rules either, so if the creep factor is deemed inappropriate, I can take it to the PMs, no problem. 

[Salli]

ET toys, and even though they aren't really toys, I felt really disturbed by the Garbage Pail Kids cards. I CANNOT believe they still sell them in stores!
 I have a doll that I would find creepy if it was anyone's but mine. Its one of those 3' tall dolls from the 60's that is kind of an odd mix of a babyish face and a pre-teen body. She is emotionally significant to me, so I don't see the creepiness at all.