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    18 Horrifying Kids' Show Moments That Scarred Every Millennial For Life

    Are You Afraid of the Dark? was way too scary to be on the air, and we all know it.

    We asked the BuzzFeed Community to share the TV moments that scared the living bajeezus out of them when they were kids. Here are the ones that scarred them (and probably you) for life:

    1. The violin girl from Courage The Cowardly Dog:

    2. The ghouls from the "Hush" episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer:

    3. The episode of Rugrats when they went inside Chuckie's body:

    4. Any time the Trickster from The Sarah Jane Adventures was onscreen:

    5. Zeke the Plumber from Salute Your Shorts:

    6. "The Tale of The Lonely Ghost" episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark:

    7. Crazy Floyd from As Told By Ginger:

    8. Koh, the Face Stealer spirit from Avatar: The Last Airbender:

    9. "The Silent Treatment" episode of The Powerpuff Girls:

    10. The intro to Tales from the Crypt:

    11. Mommy Fortuna from The Last Unicorn:

    12. The "Squeeze" episode of The X-Files:

    13. The pool creature from Are You Afraid of the Dark:

    14. "The Empty Child" episode of Doctor Who:

    15. The "Face Freeze!" episode of SpongeBob SquarePants:

    16. The "Killed by Death" episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer:

    17. Freaky Fred from Courage the Cowardly Dog:

    18. And Zeebo the Clown from Are You Afraid of the Dark:

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    Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.