Horror movies that most traumatized us as children – 1428 Elm

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The human brain is a very complicated thing. Imagery that a childs brain absorbs can be very twisted if they havent been exposed to such horrific things, resulting in very scary memories that could possibly affect you well into your adulthood. I think weve all been there, weve all watched a scary movie as a child and have been scarred for life to the point that we do NOT want to watch the movie again.

For most, like my mother, it was The Exorcist. To this day she refuses to watch the movie by herself. Ive had friends that claim the television movie of Stephen Kings Itwas the most traumatizing for them that made them hate clowns.

It was different for me, as I was never traumatized by The Exorcistor It. In fact, I loved horror films as a kid and found them fascinating, mostly the make-up work and how a group of people can come together to make such a thing come to life.

Dont get me wrong, I still got scared watching them, but nothing really traumatized me. That is, until I reflected on an image that stuck in my head that scared the living hell out of me as a child to the point to where I stopped watching the movie.

It was the image of a demonic pizza; the pizza had eyes and a mouth, and tried attacking a woman in a kitchen. She stabbed the pizza repeatedly and that was enough for me. The way I remembered it, it was so scary that I could swear that demonic pizza was a real thing.

I did a lot of research and couldnt figure out where the scene came from. I wanted to confront my fears and find this evil piece of cinema that traumatized my poor memory bank. Then finally, with the help of a message forum, I found it. Prepare yourselves for the most ridiculous scene in all of movie history, from House IV.

Yes, that little three minute scene scarred me right through my adult life. Its literally just some guys face in a pizza; he was most likely under the table. Its very silly, humorous and ridiculous. But, the way my child brain remembered it, it was way more intense and frightening. The human psyche can play tricks on you, and this is a prime example.

I remember an episode of Nickelodeons Doug where Doug watched a horror movie, and was so scared he couldnt finish because he was too scared by the picture. He had reoccurring nightmares until he finally faced his fears and went back to the cinema to watch it again. The second time around, he noticed how silly the monster looked and could even see the zipper in back of the monster suit. That episode has never been more true than it is to this experience.

If you have any stories about what horror movies traumatized you as a child, sound off below!

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Horror movies that most traumatized us as children - 1428 Elm

Reviewed and Recommended by Erik Baquero