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By *unandgamegeek OP Man
over a year ago

Bolton

There have been many scary TV shows in the past decades. Which ones were your favourites?

Mine has to be The Twilight Zone and Goosebumps.

The Twilight Zone theme tune used to creep the hell out of me as a kid but have always loved the show.

Goosebumps is kind of like The Twilight Zone for kids but more focused on monsters and other supernatural entities. It's interesting that R.L. Stine who wrote the books was an actual fan of Rod Serling and The Twilight Zone and it gave him the inspiration for his books.

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

'Tales of the Unexpected' - that was some weird twisted shit.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Beyond Belief Fact or Fiction had some stories that scared the hell out of me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Back in the day the hammer house of horror series did provide some scares. I was a kid who loved anything hammer. I remember there was one episode with a witch who clawed the heroines partner just before she overcomes the evil witch. Was well made, but creepy.

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By *unandgamegeek OP Man
over a year ago

Bolton

"'Tales of the Unexpected' - that was some weird twisted shit.

Indeed. The story where the landlady turned people in dummies was disturbing as it indicated she gutted her victims and then stuffed them with her taxidermist skills.

The Royal Jelly episode was pretty sick with the guy turning into a bee.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

The Outer Limits (both the original and the 1990’s reboot) had some delightfully creepy episodes

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By *unandgamegeek OP Man
over a year ago

Bolton

"Back in the day the hammer house of horror series did provide some scares. I was a kid who loved anything hammer. I remember there was one episode with a witch who clawed the heroines partner just before she overcomes the evil witch. Was well made, but creepy."

I remember one episode called The House That Bled which appeared on 100 Greatest Scary Moments showing a pipe spraying blood all over everyone at a birthday party.

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

You can think of loads of scary programs, but the scariest thing ever, without a doubt - never to be beaten off the top spot is......

Love Islsnd.

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Salem’s Lot - boy at the window. Yikes!

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"You can think of loads of scary programs, but the scariest thing ever, without a doubt - never to be beaten off the top spot is......

Love Islsnd.

Amen! That is truly horrific!

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

Tales from the crypt

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

There was a children’s programme from the 1990’s called, Are You Afraid Of The Dark. That was wonderfully creepy.

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By *unning LinguistMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh

A show called "Beasts" made in the 70s seriously creeped me out. "The Woman in Black" too. But scariest tv show ever? No contest. "Threads"...

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

"'Tales of the Unexpected' - that was some weird twisted shit.

If I’d seen this thread…this is my answer. The one with the school girl being stalked is the scariest episode I’ve ever seen.

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By *unandgamegeek OP Man
over a year ago

Bolton

"Tales from the crypt "

Danny Elfman got the job doing the opening theme music thanks to his work on Scrooged.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"'Tales of the Unexpected' - that was some weird twisted shit.

If I’d seen this thread…this is my answer. The one with the school girl being stalked is the scariest episode I’ve ever seen.

Absolutely this!

That episode (Flypaper) scared the absolute crap out of me as a kid. The ending….

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

The X-Files had a few creepy episodes of note, not least of all the two featuring a certain, Eugene Tooms….

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

Grimm

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Grimm"

I loved Munroe in that

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

"Grimm

I loved Munroe in that

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

True blood

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"True blood "

I loved Alcide in that.

Joe Manganiello!!!!

My man crush!

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

"True blood

I loved Alcide in that.

Joe Manganiello!!!!

My man crush!"

Ha xx

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

Eastenders

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By *JB1954Man
over a year ago

Reading

Going back many years and could be same now

DR WHO.

I used to hide behind sofa when scary bits on.

I am now 67

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Eastenders "

Too scary for me

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

"Eastenders

Too scary for me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There was a one-off special called The Haunted or Ghost Watch or something. It had Michael Parkinson in the studio and Sarah Greene as a roving reported. I saw it as a kid and thought it was a live broadcast and didn't realise it was scripted. I was scouring the newspapers the next day on my paper-round to see what happened. It was the talk of the school. I only realised it was scripted a long-time later.

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

American horror story

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

Bates motel

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By *rMojoRisinMan
over a year ago

Sheffield

Not sure if it was a tv show first, but “Salem’s Lot,” scared the shit out of me!

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

"Not sure if it was a tv show first, but “Salem’s Lot,” scared the shit out of me! "

Yes that scene with the window

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By *rMojoRisinMan
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Not sure if it was a tv show first, but “Salem’s Lot,” scared the shit out of me!

Yes that scene with the window

Yikes!

There was another one where it was daylight, and they were grabbing the coffin, but all the vampires were crawling towards them!

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

"True blood "

Loved true blood

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Not sure if it was a tv show first, but “Salem’s Lot,” scared the shit out of me!

Yes that scene with the window

Yikes!

There was another one where it was daylight, and they were grabbing the coffin, but all the vampires were crawling towards them!

….and the scene wherein we the viewers are first introduced VERY SUDDENLY to the head vampire, Mr Barlow in the jail….

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

"American horror story "

Couldn’t be that scary I watch it

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

"Not sure if it was a tv show first, but “Salem’s Lot,” scared the shit out of me!

Yes that scene with the window

Yikes!

There was another one where it was daylight, and they were grabbing the coffin, but all the vampires were crawling towards them!

And the main vampire with big teeth

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

"True blood

Loved true blood

Xxx

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By *rMojoRisinMan
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Not sure if it was a tv show first, but “Salem’s Lot,” scared the shit out of me!

Yes that scene with the window

Yikes!

There was another one where it was daylight, and they were grabbing the coffin, but all the vampires were crawling towards them!

And the main vampire with big teeth"

Wasn’t he called “The Master!”

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

"Not sure if it was a tv show first, but “Salem’s Lot,” scared the shit out of me!

Yes that scene with the window

Yikes!

There was another one where it was daylight, and they were grabbing the coffin, but all the vampires were crawling towards them!

And the main vampire with big teeth

Wasn’t he called “The Master!”

Barlow

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

The remake of Salem’s Lot starring Rob Lowe is not half bad to

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not a show but a film - hereditary

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Salems lot

A haunting

An American horror story

Creepshow

Tales of the unexpected

Hammer house of horrors

X files

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By *rMojoRisinMan
over a year ago

Sheffield

Twin Peaks, a couple of scenes in that show still haunt me!

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By *inCity BluesMan
over a year ago

London

"And the main vampire with big teeth

Wasn’t he called “The Master!”

That was what Straker (James Mason) - his human servant - called him. His name was Kurt Barlow.

Giving rise to that brilliant line in Mason's softly sinister voice: *Oh you'll enjoy Mr Barlow... and he'll enjoy you."

I think if you were a little kid, like I was (9 or 10) when Salem's Lot was first shown you've never forgotten it. I remember being absolutely terrified watching it. Definitely one of the scariest TV shows ever.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Salem's lot of the only thing that ever scared me when I was a child. Had nightmares of my friend scratching my window

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

American Horror Story is pretty good, especially the season with the witches set in New Orleans

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Doctor Who, the episode with the stone angels

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By *asycouple1971Couple
over a year ago

midlands

There was a childrens programme in the 70s that involved some kind of puppets coming alive at the end of the garden locked in a shed of some type.

Have tried looking for it on the internet but couldnt find it.

That was scary.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When I was a kid, Goosebumps and Are you afraid of the dark were pretty creepy!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The news

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Right now I would say one born every minute

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By *arriLadMan
over a year ago

North West

"When I was a kid, Goosebumps and Are you afraid of the dark were pretty creepy! "

The opening credits for Are you afraid of the dark gave me nightmares

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By *unandgamegeek OP Man
over a year ago

Bolton

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Armchair Thriller with that episode Quiet as a Nun. That episode was pretty freaky when you see the faceless nun at the end.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

"I'm surprised no one has mentioned Armchair Thriller with that episode Quiet as a Nun. That episode was pretty freaky when you see the faceless nun at the end."

Was that the TV programme with the shadow sitting down on the chair, for the opening titles ?

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By *unandgamegeek OP Man
over a year ago

Bolton

"I'm surprised no one has mentioned Armchair Thriller with that episode Quiet as a Nun. That episode was pretty freaky when you see the faceless nun at the end.

Was that the TV programme with the shadow sitting down on the chair, for the opening titles ? "

Yeah, that's the one.

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

American Gothic well the opening episode.

Some of the X files episodes such as ones with Eugene Tooms as well.

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By *nked_kittenWoman
over a year ago

Ankh Morpork

"There was a one-off special called The Haunted or Ghost Watch or something. It had Michael Parkinson in the studio and Sarah Greene as a roving reported. I saw it as a kid and thought it was a live broadcast and didn't realise it was scripted. I was scouring the newspapers the next day on my paper-round to see what happened. It was the talk of the school. I only realised it was scripted a long-time later. "

That terrified me. Some boy killed himself after so his ghost would protect his mum

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By *orkshirej69Man
over a year ago

leeds

I love a good scare but genuinely have never found a film or tv series that can deliver. Haunting on hill house was good and probably the best I can recall recently

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By *unandgamegeek OP Man
over a year ago

Bolton

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By *unandgamegeek OP Man
over a year ago

Bolton

That terrified me. Some boy killed himself after so his ghost would protect his mum "

I heard about that. Very tragic what happened. I remember the show getting so many complaints including one that complained that it was so scary, he actually soiled himself.

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

The haunting of hill house

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By *urulovesnylonMan
over a year ago

Harrow

Salem’s lot with the bloke from Starsky and Hutch

And always Tales of the unexpected which was always weird but scared the crap out of me

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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago

Market Harborough / Kettering

There was a programme on TV in the late 70's possibly early 80's and I think it was called "Quatermass" or something like that. I cant even remember what is was about but I know it used to scare me !!

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Travelling

For kids

Are you Afraid of the Dark?

Some of the episodes of that were pretty damn extreme for a kids show.

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

That terrified me. Some boy killed himself after so his ghost would protect his mum "

Poor kid. Very sad.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Zelda from Terrahawks used to terrify me as a child.

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By *unandgamegeek OP Man
over a year ago

Bolton

"Zelda from Terrahawks used to terrify me as a child."

I can understand why as she is freaky looking. I've always loved the Terrahawks.

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By *ablo minibar123Woman
over a year ago

I remember being really affected by that, until someone pointed out to me that it was obviously scripted and showed me evidence, then I was finally able to sleep with the lights off again

Not sure if anyone remembers the programme the tripods? That certainly caused a few nightmares.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Zelda from Terrahawks used to terrify me as a child.

I can understand why as she is freaky looking. I've always loved the Terrahawks."

So do I.

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By *unandgamegeek OP Man
over a year ago

Bolton

"Zelda from Terrahawks used to terrify me as a child.

I can understand why as she is freaky looking. I've always loved the Terrahawks.

So do I."

Cool. I have the show on dvd. Always good to watch. I even watch the Christmas episode every Christmas lol

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By *unandgamegeek OP Man
over a year ago

Bolton

I remember being really affected by that, until someone pointed out to me that it was obviously scripted and showed me evidence, then I was finally able to sleep with the lights off again

Not sure if anyone remembers the programme the tripods? That certainly caused a few nightmares."

I remember that one when it was shown on 100 Greatest Scary Moments when it showed a guy taking off his hat to reveal this strange design imprinted on his head.

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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago

London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact

Grotbags genuinely made me scared as a kid. These days you'd catch young kids watching 18 cert stuff and find it funny.

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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago

London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact

I remember being really affected by that, until someone pointed out to me that it was obviously scripted and showed me evidence, then I was finally able to sleep with the lights off again

Not sure if anyone remembers the programme the tripods? That certainly caused a few nightmares.

I remember that one when it was shown on 100 Greatest Scary Moments when it showed a guy taking off his hat to reveal this strange design imprinted on his head."

I watched that and both my sister and I were too scared to turn the telly off and just ran upstairs leaving the lights on. I watched it again on YouTube last year, well maybe about half an hour before I got bored. How we didn't know it was fake even as kids is beyond me. I just think maybe we were a lot more innocent in that era compared to today where kids have a lot more intellect around media.

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By *aysOfOurLivesCouple
over a year ago

Essex

Despite having no discernible plot, way too many characters and is disproportionately bleak, has more episodes than I can count and still so many more to come, my favourite scary show is… the news

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By *reya73Woman
over a year ago

Whitley Bay

The ones like neighbours, corrie, eastenders, bake off, top gear, gogglebox, love Island etc etc etc that suck the viewers brains out and steal them away from their own precious existence!

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