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  • Ambrose
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    As a young boy I was fascinated by a double page spread in my Ward Lock encyclopedia that showed loads of prehistoric creatures in one pic; mammoths and pterodactyls and T rexs and so on. Also, the airing cupboard was in my bedroom so this meant that the noise from the hot water tank was in reality the dinosaurs ready to get me as I drifted off to sleep. Terrifying but I loved that picture so much I kept on looking at it.

    MrsAmbrose has just admitted to being scared of the Thunderbirds ‘Mole’ because she didn’t know where it might come up out of the ground- perhaps in her house.

    What troubled you, something silly now but proper scary at the time.

    montgomery
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    Sharks.

    Rabies.*

    Sharks with rabies.

    * Survivors, ‘Mad Dog.’

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    slowoldman
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    Daleks.

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    Ambrose
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    Bizarrely, my son works Daleks and the TARDIS for a living. He’s got a trophy for being top Daleks wrangler for 2022 or something like that.

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    reeksy
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    Terrahawks Zelda was a nasty piece of work.

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    thols2
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    Battery powered boats that sink in shark infested waters.

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    Poopscoop
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    @Ambrose
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    Bizarrely, my son works Daleks and the TARDIS for a living. He’s got a trophy for being top Daleks wrangler for 2022 or something like that.

    This comment deserves fleshing out.👍

    dyna-ti
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    Crocodiles. Envisioned them coming into the house. Apparently in my mind they could climb stairs without issue.

    And shopkeepers.

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    Swimming in abandoned quarries, train tracks, oversized rubber spiders and also Zelda from Terrahawks.

    Edited to add, nuns.

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    mattyfez
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    Terrahawks Zelda was a nasty piece of work.

    If I had to say something, it would be Zelda…very creepy.

    Or the Steksis .. they were seriosly messed up.

    The dalecks are not so frightening once you understand it’s just a dwarf in a radio controlled dustbin.

    mattyfez
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    reeksy
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    The dalecks are not so frightening once you understand it’s just a dwarf in a radio controlled dustbin.

    Whereas everyone knew there was a strong chance that Zelda was somewhere nearby …

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    andy5390
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    Quicksand.

    Dogs with rabies,

    Approaching 60 y/o, I’ve managed to avoid both so far. But there’s still the nagging uncertainty that I could encounter either of them, especially the dogs when travelling through Europe.

    kerley
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    What troubled you, something silly now but proper scary at the time.

    The only thing I remember being bothered about was nuclear war (late 70’s) but don’t think that passes the silly now test.

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    Harry_the_Spider
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    Nuclear annihilation.

    Bin lorries.

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    dyna-ti
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    *Zelda from Terrahawks.

    * Not to be confused with Rod Stewart

    reeksy
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    … or Ronnie Wood for that matter.

    petefromearth
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    Giraffes

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    Houns
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    Noseybonk

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    Spin
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    Crocodiles…Apparently in my mind they could climb stairs without issue

    Puts them one up on the Daleks then.

    oldfart
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    Most kids said Daleks , I was more scared of the creatures on Lost In Space.

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    Spin
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    Rabies, AIDS, reservoirs, electricity pylons.

    Those public safety ads have a lot to answer for.

    Ambrose
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    Re: No1 son

    Degree in electronics and sound production at University in Cardiff. Now works with and for BBC and or their production companies at various locations etc. Dr Who is his main thing, the underworld (beneath the TARDIS) is one of his fortés. And apparently so to is driving a Dalek.

    DickBarton
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    @andy5390 – how do you avoid getting older? I note you’ve listed 3 things but only counted 2 – is the inability to count the answer as you don’t actually know what number comes next? 😉

    woody2000
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    The Yorkshire Ripper

    dc1988
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    I was terrified of dogs as a child, apart from the one we owned. I wouldn’t go near them and wouldn’t even walk past a barking dog even if it was locked behind a gate. Now I’m not remotely scared of them but I honestly can’t remember when or why it changed.

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    BoardinBob
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    I had farmyard wallpaper in my bedroom when I was maybe 3 or 4. Lots of pictures of animals on it. at night it came alive and absolutely terrified me. All the animals moving around. Proper terror. No idea what that was all about

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    beej
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    People.

    I didn’t join cubs/scouts after a piece on local news showing an “initiation”.

    I feared any public attention after been made to go up to a market stall demo (knives or some other hardware) and interact with the demonstrator.

    I didn’t get over my fear of attention until uni, when being in an average student band cured me.

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    longdog
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    Earwigs because I was told they crawl in your ears and eat your brains when you’re asleep!  Reinforced by early cub camps in the old Icelandic tents with no ground sheets.

    I still hate the evil ****!

    grizedaleforest
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    Andy Pandy

    SaxonRider
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    Nuclear war

    Losing a brother or cousin to child abduction (it was quite the industry in 1970s North America)

    Sharks in swimming pools, because… Jaws

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    fazzini
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    The ‘crawl inside your ear’ beasties from a Star Trek episode/movie…can’t remember which, nor do I want to remember thanks very much! It happened to Chekov. That’s all I want to remember…ever!

    MoreCashThanDash
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    Quicksand

    Definitely this.  And rabies, having read detailed accounts of it at too young an age.

    Nuclear war not so much – dad was in the RAF and it was just “a thing”.

    Later childhood was when AIDS was known to not just be a threat to gay men. It made me suitably careful though, I’m pleased to say.

    db
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    Dogs for me. Once ran clear across a road when an old english sheep dog tried to sniff me.

    Was solved when my dad became a dog handler in the police!

    fasthaggis
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    Death.

    At a very young age, the whole idea that one day I wouldn’t be here/exist scared the bejesus out of me.

    My Mum and Dad would try and reassure me with all the ‘right’ replies,but the young me just couldn’t get his head around forgetting about it for a few decades.

    I think it’s been a big part of me trying anything and everything along this trip.

    Signed.

    The Weird Kid 😆 🤣

    burntembers
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    Ugly-wugglies from late 70’s BBC tv show The Enchanted castle. Not many people seem to remember this, the ugly-wugglies were things made from old clothes and broom sticks brought to life, which lived in the walls. Terrified me as a kid, probably not helped by the fact I had a small door in my bedroom leading to loft space.

    MadBillMcMad
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    More cybermen than daleks for me. I’m 60ish. I can remember hiding behind a chair watching telly as the episode drew to it’s conclusion.

    The scariest episodes were always ones with the Brigadeer in.

    At school it was English lessons. I had a bad stutter back then. Sat there waiting for my turn to read a paragraph, I was sat there, heart going at 180 totally bricking myself.

    Pauly
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    Lizzie Dripping. Used to hide behind my grandmas couch but couldn’t stop watching!

    the-muffin-man
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    Rupert the Bear – always something creepy about him! 🙂

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    johndoh
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    Rupert the Bear – always something creepy about him!

    Stuff Rupert – what about Raggety????

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