1. The evil AF toilet from Look Who's Talking Too, that probably still has you scared to go to the bathroom during the middle of the night.
2. That episode of Rugrats with Angelica's "brother" that basically made you want to unplug the TV.
3. And we can't forget that other Rugrats scene: When Tommy and Stu turn around and reveal their super-creepy faces, and it was just nightmare-inducing.
4. When Zeke the Plumber appeared on Salute Your Shorts and it caused you sleep with the lights on for months.
5. The scene in the Brave Little Toaster when the Air Conditioner blew up in front of your eyes.
6. The ending of The Witches where the Grand High Witch peeled her face off to reveal herself — and gave you nightmares for months in the process.
7. The fucked-up slime monster from Ghostwriter that was all sorts of NOPE.
8. The intro to The X-Files, which basically sent chills up your spine.
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9. The "evil furnace" scene in Home Alone that probably made you NEVER want to go down into your basement by yourself ever again.
10. Some standouts from Are You Afraid of the Dark? that ruined you are: the Ghastly Grinner, which probably made you yell out, "ARE YOU SHITTING ME?!"...
11. ...the Pool Monster that had you fearing pools for years...
12. ...and of course, the theme song that is basically every childhood nightmare scenario in one clip.
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13. Courage the Cowardly Dog was "just a cartoon about a dog," but in reality it was a fucked-up acid trip for 12-year-olds, thanks to scenes like when the ghost of the pharaoh appeared...
14. ...and when this fetus-thing whispered, "You're not perfect" (which made you want to hide under the covers).
15. The chokey in Matilda was a scene straight out of the Saw films.
16. The guy from the Perfection commercial who had a crazy big fake chin and the voice of speed-addicted demon.
17. Bascially all of Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, which was basically some Walking Dead–level shit.
18. The Slappy the Dummy episode of Goosebumps, which confirmed your deep-down worst fears about ventriloquist dummies.
19. And "The Haunted Mask" of Goosebumps, which made your skin crawl.
20. The Temple Guards on Legends of the Hidden Temple — which you would anxiously await to appear.
21. The unexpected and horrifying scene in Batman Returns where the Penguin bites the nose of a campaign worker.
22. Almost everything about the "Haunted Train" episode of Hey Arnold!
23. And when Grandpa showed up as a zombie in Arnold's dream in Hey Arnold!, leaving you TRAUMATIZED.
24. EVERYTHING about the Disney Channel's original movie, Don't Look Under the Bed.
25. And finally, the theme song to Unsolved Mysteries, which probably still haunts you to this day.
