Two films in particular gave me nightmares when I was a kid, and continued to haunt me well after seeing them. Saw them in black and white on TV. "Forbidden Planet," with the Id monster melting through the metal doors. Nothing can stop it! The electronic music made it much scarier. "Invaders from Mars," (The original of course) .. people being sucked into sand whirlpools with the creepy choral swells.
I have two drive in stories if anyone wants to keep reading. My wonderfully warped Dad took my brother and sister and I to see "Wizard of Oz." The thing was he didn't tell us where we were going, and told us we were lost. By the time we pulled into the drive in I was already upset, and the flying monkeys finished me. Nightmares ensued. My parents also took us to see Hitchcock's "The Birds" at the drive in. I was afraid of it before we even went, and begged with them not to take me. No babysitter for me! I spent most of the movie under the dash in the front seat, and managed to take a peak just as the guy with the pecked out eyes was on screen. I was ruined. A Peter Paul and Mary record was on continual spin on our record player at home, and I had "Lemon Tree" repeating in my head while watching the movie. The song was imprinted with my terror, and haunted me for months. I still can't hear that song without seeing pecked-out eyes. -----Original Message----- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Deg Farrelly Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 6:46 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Friday fun question, early... Probably "Psycho" - the original, of course Even tho I've seen it multiple times.... Have never been fond of horror films, but remember as a kid seeing "The Day the Earth Stood Still" on the "Saturday Night Movie" on TV and being scared out of my wits. Circa 1961/2 I think. Same kind of reaction to the Twilight Zone episode with Agnes Moorhead as the old hag fighting off alien invaders.... Who turned out to be from the USA. -deg -- deg farrelly Arizona State University P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287 Phone: 480.965.1403 Email: deg.farre...@asu.edu VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
