21 Movies That Absolutely Traumatized Kids For Life

Here are some of the most popular answers:

1. The Brave Little Toaster: "The junkyard was the first time I recall really understanding death exists and will come for everyone eventually."

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3. E.T.: "ET is horrifying. I will never forget my parents saying, 'Don’t be ridiculous, he’s a cute alien.' Ain’t nothing cute about that MF."

4. The Land Before Time: "It was the first time I realized a parent and/or people you count on could die/will die. It also made me realize that I was going to die too."

5. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: "The Oompa Loompas scared me heaps to the point where I couldn’t even listen to their songs from another room. I also felt uneasy about the boy getting sucked up the chocolate pipe and the girl inflating like a blueberry."

6. Watership Down: "I thought it was just a cute bunny movie, but then…yeah, no. That was a mistake."

7. Old Yeller: "I can’t overstate how much that movie traumatized me."

8. The NeverEnding Story: "It'll be fun, they said. It's a neat fantasy, they said."

10. Return to Oz: "As a little girl, I loved Dorothy and the original film. My older cousin told me there was a sequel, so I begged my mom to get it for me, and...holy shit I was traumatized."

11. The Witches: "When Angelica Houston starts ripping her skin suit off..."

12. Pinocchio: "The darkest Disney film by far. It just has hit after hit of fright, from Stromboli and trafficking to the Coachman and the donkey transformation to Monstro the whale."

13. All Dogs Go To Heaven: "27 years later and I still can’t watch the ending of the movie without crying uncontrollably. When I was a child I would hide behind the couch so my parents couldn’t see me cry."

14. Coraline: "I legit did not sleep the night after I watched it. I really did not think it'd be that horrifying."

15. The Secret of NIMH: "I was scared of even the tape case."

16. Labyrinth: "I adore it and can recite it word for word but there was a time there where I wasn’t sure if I was remembering a nightmare or a movie."

17. Bridge to Terabithia: "We watched it in school across two days since it was long enough that it didn't fit in a single class. We were liking it a lot so the second day we were very happy when we were about to see the movie. The faces when it ended... 'a bridge to therapy,' we call it."

18. Gremlins: "I can’t have red lights on my Christmas tree because of Gremlins. I also can’t hear the song 'Do You Hear What I Hear.' I’m 42, and it’s been a lifelong fear."

19. Fire in the Sky: "This movie had me avoiding the outdoors after dark for quite some time."

20. Jaws: "I still get nervous when swimming in open water."

21. Bambi: "I used to lose it if my mom even put on the Bambi soundtrack. I did not deal well with that film."

What other movies completely traumatized you as a child? Let us know in the comments!

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