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First and foremost, the original Unsolved Mysteries theme song.
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If that didn't get you, then Robert Stack's scary-ass voice definitely did.
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But the Unsolved theme song was a straight-up lullaby compared with the Are You Afraid of the Dark? theme song.
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The ominous rowboat rocking to and fro in the fog.
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The swing just, like, moving.*
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The whole thing was cruel.
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Standouts from Are You Afraid that destroyed your adolescent life included the Frozen Ghost...
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...the Pool Monster...
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...Old Man Corcoran...
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...the kid with the red bike...
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...these faceless aliens...
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...that terrifying girl and her damn locket...
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...and, of course, the Ghastly Grinner.
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The Ghastly Grinner was scary and all, but Zeke the Plumber was a whole other level.
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Rasputin's death scene in Anastasia , which really was extra.
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That episode of Rugrats with Angelica's "brother" was also pretty messed up.
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So was that episode where Tommy turned into an adult baby monster.
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The chokey in Matilda was nightmare-inducing.
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Courage the Cowardly Dog was a fucked-up acid trip for 12-year-olds.
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Larry turned into a boogeyman in the Disney Channel Original Movie Don't Look Under the Bed . (Listen, that whole movie was horrific, but that scene really stands out.)
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Really, just seeing Sixth Sense ruined many lives.
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This toilet still haunts me when I have to pee in the middle of the night.
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And let me tell you, if a TV has static, I'm running.
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I have no time for Samara coming out of the TV.
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Any mention of the Blair Witch still gets me.
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Michelle Pfeiffer's experience in What Lies Beneath .
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Nicole Kidman's experience in The Others .
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Slappy the Dummy from Goosebumps .
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We honestly don't talk enough about how scary the Goosebumps TV show theme song was.
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Judge Doom's reveal in Who Framed Roger Rabbit that was just so unexpected.
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The Temple Guards on Legends of the Hidden Temple were just so aggro.
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These toys keep me up in the middle of the night.
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When I'm all alone, I swear I hear, "I bring you...love."
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When you're on a highway and see this...
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...you definitely think this is going to happen, thanks to Final Destination .
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The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come basically gave you Christmas-themed nightmares for years to come.
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You hate looking down alleyways for fear of seeing Gooey Gus.
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And lastly, there was nothing scarier than the blue screen of death.
Good luck sleeping tonight!
