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59. Dementia 13 (Coppola's first movie)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 05:27 PM

Friday

Halloween Saturday 1963 and I was 6.

Mom dropped me off at the movies ALONE. She had no clue what the movie was about.

I’m sitting in the dark and my eyes widen at the end when an axe splits the head of a doll that truly looked lifelike. I thought I just witnessed the murder of a child.

You decide. The very end.
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What is the scariest movie you ever watched or walked out on? Mine was the Exorcist. How about you? [View all] debm55 Friday OP

I walked out of the exorcist. I was really strung out on speed and the music Alpeduez21 Friday #1

I agree,Alpeduez21. Netflix has a ton on them. I do not watch. debm55 Friday #3

Henry:Portrait of a Serial Killer chowder66 14 hrs ago #137

The Haunting. 1963 film based on yorkster Friday #2

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I took a girl to go see Pet Cemetery back in the late 80s or early 90s iscooterliberally Friday #5

That was very nice of you to go be with your girlfriend. I had read the book by Stephen King, So I knew when to close my debm55 Friday #20

First time watching Coldwater Friday #6

Thank you very much, Coldwater. I have only seen two of your choices. I was in the Night of the Living Dead. as a zombie debm55 Friday #23

WOW, that's cool Coldwater Friday #97

I got nothing. It was just the experience of being in a movie, debm55 Yesterday #99

Over the past 2 years Coldwater 23 hrs ago #115

Thank you very much, Coldwater.That sounds very interesting. debm55 22 hrs ago #117

Omg. At my first after college F/T job, a work colleague in the Next Room was Loudly describing The Chainsaw Massacre... electric_blue68 Friday #74

The first alien movie. mwmisses4289 Friday #7

Thank you very much, mwmisses4289. I watched it at the theater. I was glad when it was over. debm55 Friday #24

Ohhhh, that was something. SCARY! Never rewatched or saw the others electric_blue68 Friday #78

"The Exorcist" scared the willies out of me, but Dorothy V Friday #8

Wow, that must've been scary JMCKUSICK Friday #10

Scary? Try terrifying! And nice to see you too! 😁 Dorothy V Friday #22

The Exorcist was scary when it came out LogDog75 Friday #13

Oh Dorothy V. I am so sorry for you. debm55 Friday #25

"The Devils Rain", "The Keep" and "Carrie" come to mind... wcmagumba Friday #9

Thank you very much for sharing with us. I only saw Carrie and it was scary. debm55 Friday #26

The ending of Carrie... BeyondGeography Friday #40

The War of the Worlds (1953) when I was a kid ;-{) Goonch Friday #11

Thank you very much, Goonch. I have never seen the movie, but watching your clip, it looks frightening. debm55 Friday #28

It was because of the creeping alien "eye" or whatever. Ilsa 16 hrs ago #130

That scares me, just reading about it. debm55 15 hrs ago #132

Similar treatment in the Tom Cruise/Dakota Fanning Ilsa 15 hrs ago #135

Thank you , lisa, I'm glad I missed it. debm55 3 hrs ago #150

"Everyone knows when you wave the white flag displacedvermoter Friday #57

Greatest sci-fi movie ever Mysterian 3 hrs ago #153

The Exorcist was scary. HappyH Friday #12

Thank you very much, HappyH, for sharing with us. I had read the book before seeing. So I knew when to close my eyes. I debm55 Friday #31

Apocalypse Now WestMichRad Friday #14

Thank you very much, WestMichRad. I have never seen, but heard it was very intense. debm55 Friday #34

I walked out on Jilly_in_VA Friday #15

The Night of the Living Dead. Isn't that the one where they tried everything MIButterfly Friday #17

As I remember leftieNanner Friday #52

Really? MIButterfly Friday #63

No the zombies weren't armed leftieNanner Friday #64

There was one guy left at the end. Surprisingly, it was the Black guy. He walked out and got LoisB 23 hrs ago #116

Thank you very much. Jilly_in_VA. There is no movie, to stay in when you are pregnant and getting sick. PS. I was a debm55 Friday #36

Wait just a gol durn minute!!! Nittersing Friday #45

It was shot in the Pittsburgh area as were the others. I think I mentioned it a couple of times. The last one was filmed debm55 Friday #54

Some friends of mine went to the Monroeville filming crud Yesterday #109

Thank you very much, crud. debm55 Yesterday #110

The Exorcist. I watched the whole thing. MIButterfly Friday #16

I only saw The Exorcist once. I had read the book when the movie came out. so I knew when to close my eyes. Never saw it debm55 Friday #38

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Same here, msongs.same here. debm55 Friday #39

It was awful. Sure wish we hadn't brought Grandma. Mister Ed Friday #80

I walked out of the original "Wicker Man"... ultralite001 Friday #19

Oh my, ultralite001. that is very triggering. Is is a classic or something to be shown in a collage film class? debm55 Friday #41

"Them" about radioactive giant ants. I was about 6 and my teenaged sisters took me. UTUSN Friday #21

Thank you , UTUSN. I never saw Them. or the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.or the Shining. I did see the episode of the debm55 Friday #43

Ob, yeah. I saw that on TV around 8 or 9 yrs old. electric_blue68 Friday #79

I laughed through the entire movie BeneteauBum Friday #27

Thank you BeneteauBum. I read the book before seeing the movie. Parts were taken out of the movie. Really creepy parts. debm55 Friday #47

Alien Chipper Chat Friday #29

Thank you for sharing with us. Chipper Chat. debm55 Friday #49

"The Keep" trailer... wcmagumba Friday #30

I never saw it , but the trailer looks scary. debm55 Friday #50

I read the book Coldwater Yesterday #98

"The Devil's Rain" trailer... wcmagumba Friday #32

Thank you, wcmagumba.Now I am scared. debm55 Friday #65

I saw this at a drive in theatre, just being outside in the dark made it extra scary... wcmagumba Friday #95

Night of the Demon displacedvermoter Friday #33

Creepy movie.. I didn't see that one. debm55 Friday #56

Psycho SheltieLover Friday #35

Thank you SheltieLover , I saw it in my college film class. If you notice the knife never touches Janet Leigh. But we debm55 Friday #46

Yup. Our minds fill in the blanks. SheltieLover Friday #51

Paranormal Activity RandySF Friday #37

Thank you very much, RandySF. debm55 Friday #48

The Exorcist. marked50 Friday #42

Thank you marked50. As a Catholic, I knew what was going on and I read the book.before seeing it. never saw it again. debm55 Friday #44

bambi, yes bambi AllaN01Bear Friday #53

Thank you very much, Bear. Their have been only two movies I cry at---Bambi and Dumbo. debm55 Friday #75

The Evil Dead1981 , walked out ! stonecutter357 Friday #55

Thank you very much, stonecutter357 for warning us, debm55 Friday #73

Exorcist II Rastapopoulos Friday #58

Glad I missed it. Thank you Rastapopoulos. debm55 Friday #70

Dementia 13 (Coppola's first movie) no_hypocrisy Friday #59

Thank you no_hypocrisy. I would be scared. debm55 Friday #69

Psycho. greatauntoftriplets Friday #60

Thank you for sharing with us, greatauntoftriplets. And you got that right about what is going on now. debm55 Friday #68

My only walk-out was from "The Devils", a 1971 movie based on the non-fiction book PoindexterOglethorpe Friday #61

Thank you very much, PoindexterOglethorpe. I only walked out of one movie___The Matrix. debm55 Friday #67

The original Invasion of the Body Snatchers doc03 Friday #62

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OMG - I Am Legand! 😱😱😱 electric_blue68 Friday #71

Thank you for warning us, electric_blue68. debm55 Friday #72

🚨 "Danger, Danger; Will Robinson!" 🚨 Indeed! electric_blue68 Friday #76

Friday the 13th. Stay til the end BOSSHOG Friday #77

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Thank you electric_blue68, I agree, the episodes were scarey in their own way. debm55 Yesterday #100

The Pawnbroker dhol82 Friday #82

I am so sorry for your family, dhol82 debm55 Friday #84

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Nosferatu thucythucy Friday #86

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I'm going to see it with live musical accompaniment later this month! johnp3907 11 hrs ago #144

Gee, they put music to it. I' ll pass. debm55 3 hrs ago #149

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The Blair Witch Project Delarage Friday #89

thank you very much, Delarage. Was the State Park, Keystone??? I heard of the Blair Witch Project, but didn't see it. debm55 Friday #92

I think so Delarage 22 hrs ago #122

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Cape Fear with kacekwl Friday #90

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trump2.0 The Blue Flower Friday #91

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SAW. 😱 That one really got to me TommieMommy Yesterday #105

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Heist Triciaandmoose Yesterday #106

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I must be wired differently compared to most people Niagara Yesterday #112

Thank you very much, Niagara. You are loved. debm55 Yesterday #113

You're welcome, Debbie. Awwww. You're so sweet and dearly loved! Niagara 23 hrs ago #114

The Fog MorbidButterflyTat 24 min ago #171

Thank you very much, MorbidButterflyTat. debm55 22 min ago #172

Both mom and daughter were also in Halloween H2O too Niagara 7 min ago #176

Compiled a list of my all-time favorite horror movies Coldwater 22 hrs ago #118

Wow, What a list. Thank you very much, Coldwater for taking the time to share your selections with us. debm55 22 hrs ago #119

The countdown to Halloween is on Coldwater 22 hrs ago #120

Thank you , my friend. debm55 22 hrs ago #121

Near Dark MorbidButterflyTat 29 min ago #170

Thank you very much, MorbidButterflyTat. debm55 17 min ago #174

Mine was Darby O'Gill and the little people, oh, and Jaws. a kennedy 21 hrs ago #123

Thank you very much, a kennedy. debm55 21 hrs ago #124

Squirm ProfessorGAC 16 hrs ago #125

HAHAHAHAH, Thank you ProfessorGAC, Dawn of the Dead was filmed at the Monroeville Mall , I didn't see it. I do like old debm55 16 hrs ago #127

These guys really nail the Coldwater 13 hrs ago #140

Thank you Coldwater. I have never seen this one. Very interesting. debm55 3 hrs ago #151

For some reason Gremlins freaked me out. MLAA 16 hrs ago #126

Thank you MLAA. I thought the Gremlins were sweet until the kid dropped water on them. debm55 16 hrs ago #128

Jeepers creepers..movie with kids on a bus being stalked by a monster BlueWaveNeverEnd 16 hrs ago #129

Thank you , BlueWaveNeverEnd. debm55 16 hrs ago #131

I hid behind the couch when griloco 15 hrs ago #133

Thank you griloco. I closed my eyes during the flying monkeys. Still do. I have watch Saving Private Ryan. Went into the debm55 3 hrs ago #156

Two hour tv "documentary" in 2002 of A Haunting in Connecticut. Ilsa 15 hrs ago #134

Thank you very much, lisa, debm55 2 hrs ago #160

The Omen SWBTATTReg 15 hrs ago #136

Thank you SWBTATTReg. I agree very scary. debm55 2 hrs ago #161

I have to add a made for tv show. The Trilogy of Terror. chowder66 14 hrs ago #138

I remember! subterranean 12 hrs ago #143

Thank you subterranean, I watched it. I will pass on the next watch. debm55 1 hr ago #163

Thank you, chowder66. Me too. debm55 1 hr ago #164

As I've posted here before, "The Big Chill" hunter 14 hrs ago #139

Thank you very much, hunter. I saw it once, Didn't like it. Oh, Kevin Costner was the dead man. debm55 1 hr ago #166

Wes Craven's first movie MorbidButterflyTat 13 hrs ago #141

Thank you very much, MorbidButterflyTat. debm55 1 hr ago #168

Psycho used to scare me when I was young. subterranean 13 hrs ago #142

Thank you very much, subterranean. The scene that most scared me was the mother at the end. debm55 1 hr ago #169

Not a Horror film but... johnp3907 11 hrs ago #145

Agree. it does seem very scarey. Thank you , johnp3907. debm55 3 hrs ago #148

One Fiction, One True DET 10 hrs ago #146

Thank you very much, DET, Yes, sometimes truth can be more horrible then fiction. debm55 3 hrs ago #147

Night of the Hunter with Robert Mitcham. broiles 3 hrs ago #152

Thank you very much, broiles. debm55 1 hr ago #167

Went to see the Exorcist with friends late in the evening. gordianot 3 hrs ago #154

Thank you gordianot. Yes, that would be very scary debm55 2 hrs ago #159

I read The Exorcist book when I was about 14 and it scared the crap out of me Mysterian 3 hrs ago #155

Thank you Mysterian. I read the book also. To me, it was creepier than the book. My boyfriend wanted to see it. I knew debm55 2 hrs ago #157

I don't really watch scary movies, but Mad_Dem_X 2 hrs ago #162

Thank you very much, Mad_Dem_X, I like old horror films. No slasher or bloody for me. debm55 1 hr ago #165

Do not take acid and see the Exorcist Fichefinder 20 min ago #173

Thank you very much for the warning. Fichefinder. debm55 15 min ago #175