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21. Thank you, hlthe2b. That house would scare me. with some of the items you posted.It would be interesting to go back and

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What thing/things scare you, as a kid or now. Mine are--the attic, under the bed, and clowns. [View all] debm55 Oct 5 OP

Large Sharks and old age. surfered Oct 5 #1

Thank you very much, surfered. debm55 Oct 5 #2

Dark water EarthAbides Oct 5 #3

Thank you very much, EarthAbides. debm55 Oct 5 #4

Basements. MIButterfly Oct 5 #5

Thank you very much, MIButterfly. As a kid, I had to go down to the basement to pull the chain on the lightbulb to see debm55 Oct 5 #7

In the closet of my bedroom there was an entrance to the attic . I would go up there and read. I would mucifer Oct 5 #6

Thank you very much, mucifer for sharing with us. debm55 Oct 5 #8

That voodoo doll that chased Karen Black... Mike Nelson Oct 5 #9

That little guy gave me nightmares for a looong time. Lars39 Oct 5 #14

Me too. debm55 Oct 5 #16

only flying stinging things Brainstormy Oct 5 #10

Thank you Brainstormy. I agree with you debm55 Oct 5 #17

Snakes. LoisB Oct 5 #11

Yep. right there with you, LoisB debm55 Oct 5 #18

Clowns don't scare me, but after reading IT by Stephen King, I will not walk or park near a sewer grate. CrispyQ Oct 5 #12

Agree with you, CrispyQ. debm55 Oct 5 #19

Even if you don't find them creepy, there's always the fear you'll drop something down there. CrispyQ Oct 6 #38

Closets. As a kid, I would check my closet and that includes looking behind the clothes. Polly Hennessey Oct 5 #13

Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. debm55 Oct 5 #20

Both scared and fascinated me: my grandmothers (enormous--to me as a little kid) big brick home in rural MO hlthe2b Oct 5 #15

Thank you, hlthe2b. That house would scare me. with some of the items you posted.It would be interesting to go back and debm55 Oct 5 #21

The basement in our house when I was a kid was dark and dingy and cool with rurallib Oct 5 #22

Oh my, rurallib, what a nightmare. Thank you my friend for sharing that with us. debm55 Oct 5 #24

Oompa Loompa's & the scene from dlilafae Oct 5 #23

Thank you dlilafae. Yes, the Oompa Loompa's and Shock Therapy debm55 Oct 5 #26

Rain LogDog75 Oct 5 #25

Thank you LogDog75. I agree. We had the tree cutters come in to trim trees last week. The house next store is debm55 Oct 5 #27

Balloons, then and now. AbnerBunny Oct 5 #28

Yes, balloons and CN. bullies debm55 Oct 5 #33

My father when he got angry no_hypocrisy Oct 5 #29

Agree, my dad put a hunting rifle , in front of my head and told me that he would blow it off. Mom,was not much better. debm55 Oct 5 #32

Oh, dear deb, I am so sorry Grim Chieftain Oct 6 #45

Thank you my friend. Grim Chieftain. debm55 Oct 6 #46

Spiders, Fire (we had a fire in our house when I was little), wind storms redstatebluegirl Oct 5 #30

I am so sorry, redstatebluegirl. They are scary debm55 Oct 5 #31

Irrational fears or well founded ones? Glorious bastard Oct 5 #34

I guess both ,Glorious bastard.Thank you. debm55 Oct 6 #44

When I was a kid, my bedroom closet boonecreek Oct 5 #35

Yes, thank you boonecreek. the closet. debm55 Oct 6 #40

As a kid, there were plenty of things. OldBaldy1701E Oct 6 #36

very true, OldBaldy1701E. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Oct 6 #41

Tornadoes and huge waves on Lake Michigan. catbyte Oct 6 #37

Yes, catbyte, you are very lucky on both counts. debm55 Oct 6 #42

Horses terrify me! Phentex Oct 6 #39

Thank you Phentex for sharing with us. debm55 Oct 6 #43