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130. It was because of the creeping alien "eye" or whatever.

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Sat Oct 4, 2025, 09:11 PM

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The tension was thick with the run, escape, hide actions.

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It was because of the creeping alien "eye" or whatever. Ilsa 17 hrs ago #130

That scares me, just reading about it. debm55 17 hrs ago #132

Similar treatment in the Tom Cruise/Dakota Fanning Ilsa 17 hrs ago #135

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Thank you subterranean, I watched it. I will pass on the next watch. debm55 3 hrs ago #163

Thank you, chowder66. Me too. debm55 3 hrs ago #164

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Thank you very much, MorbidButterflyTat. debm55 3 hrs ago #168

Psycho used to scare me when I was young. subterranean 14 hrs ago #142

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Agree. it does seem very scarey. Thank you , johnp3907. debm55 5 hrs ago #148

One Fiction, One True DET 12 hrs ago #146

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Thank you very much, broiles. debm55 3 hrs ago #167

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Thank you gordianot. Yes, that would be very scary debm55 4 hrs ago #159

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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 4 hrs ago #157

I don't really watch scary movies, but Mad_Dem_X 3 hrs ago #162

Thank you very much, Mad_Dem_X, I like old horror films. No slasher or bloody for me. debm55 3 hrs ago #165

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Thank you very much for the warning. Fichefinder. debm55 1 hr ago #175

Silence of the Lambs. I had a hard time watching livetohike 1 hr ago #178

Thank you very much, livetohike. I read the book first. The movie was very, very hard to watch. debm55 1 hr ago #180

Silence of the Lambs left me poli-junkie 1 hr ago #179

Thank you very much,, poli-junkie. It's one movie that I wished I had never seen. debm55 1 hr ago #182

Hellraiser. Those movies were scary to me as a kid. Lilithschyld 1 hr ago #181

Thank you very much for sharing your experience with us. I have not seen it. but your description makes me glad I didn't debm55 1 hr ago #183

I really dislike ugly disgusting and avoid movies like that. I understand the difference between on screen and real. Srkdqltr 56 min ago #185