Dobby from the Harry Potter movies
“I know Dobby was supposed to be helpful and nice, but he looked like an underfed chihuahua-bat hybrid with giant bug eyes.”
Judge Doom from Who Framed Roger Rabbit
“Judge Doom was already pretty terrifying because he legit MURDERED a BELOVED CARTOON, but then he had those cartoon bug eyes and went crazy at the end?!? Scariest thing in the world.”
Large Marge and Pee-wee from Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
“Large Marge from Pee-wee’s Big Adventure. And now that we’re grown up…also Pee-wee.”
The Bensons (ventriloquist dummies) in Toy Story 4
“The ventriloquist dummies with no ventriloquist are a nightmare!”
The Grinch from How the Grinch Stole Christmas
“Definitely the Grinch! Those long hairy fingers and those creepy facial expressions still give me nightmares to this day and I’m 23 years old.”
The Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
“The Child Catcher’s long nose and voice creeped me out! It’s especially creepy how he told the children the ice cream and treats were ‘all free today’ in order to catch them.”
Tzekel-Kan from The Road to El Dorado
“The part that freaked me out the most as a kid was when Tzekel-Kan sliced his hand open and said, ‘Gods don’t bleed’ before smearing the blood over Miguel’s face on the stone carving.”
Miss Trunchbull from Matilda
“Miss Trunchbull specialized in yeeting kids across the school and locking them in a stabby sharp dungeon. That scene where she chases Matilda and Miss Honey around the house still scares me and I’m nearly 30.”
Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame
“Frollo is terrifying especially because he is just a human. The hate and damage he causes without any supernatural powers just shows that you don’t need to be a werewolf or ghost to scare people, just a regular man with control issues and bad intentions.”
Shan Yu from Mulan
“Shan Yu scares the bejeezus out of me. I was afraid of him as a kid and still am.”
Boy from Little Monsters
“In the movie Little Monsters, there’s this character named the Boy. He is so scary I couldn’t even finish the movie. This movie was kind of meant to be scary (?), but it’s still a kid movie, so…”
Thrax from Osmosis Jones
“I was absolutely terrified of Thrax as a child. For a long time, whenever we would watch that movie, I would have to turn away and hide in a pillow until his scenes were over.”
Rasputin from Anastasia
“I lost a lot of sleep over Rasputin. Anastasia is still one of my all time favorite movies but he was utterly terrifying, even his voice is upsetting.”
Other Mother from Coraline
“The Other Mother. I tend to think Coraline is terrifying despite not always being considered a horror movie and that’s largely due to the woman who steals kids’ eyes after manipulating them and then eats the eyes. Plus her weird spider form. No thanks!”
E.T. from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
“Hands down E.T. from the original film before the added CGI in the anniversary edition. Wrinkly, creepy waddle, deep scary voice…all scary. I used to dream those long nasty fingers were coming to get me from under my bed! Didn’t sleep properly for a year!”
Switchblade Sam from Dennis the Menace
“Switchblade Sam haunted my nightmares as a kid! The scene near the beginning of the movie where he stabs the apple out of a little kid’s hand, and everything about his appearance and demeanor freaked me out!”
Peter Pettigrew from the Harry Potter movies
“Peter Pettigrew was just so dirty, creepy, and gave me nightmares for ages.”
The White Witch from The Chronicles of Narnia movies
“The White Witch used to terrify me. She wasn’t scary in the traditional sense, but she was so manipulative that it really freaked me out how she could get anything she wanted. Anyone who could kill Aslan in cold blood is horrifying!”
Edgar the Bug from Men in Black
“That creepy farmer dude that got his body inhabited by aliens in Men in Black. After that alien got in his body, that dude haunted my dreams for my entire childhood.”
The evil puppets from The Wiz
“This is a deep cut, but those ‘growing puppets’ from the subway scene in The Wiz freaked me the F out as a kid. This is not a good movie for children.”
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