21 Most Scary Moments in the ‘80s Kids Films. It’s Haunting Their Dreams!
I dare say that kids are not supposed to see such traumatizing scenes but they are actually shown in their films. I wonder how much of the ‘80s kids are afraid of staying home alone at night after seeing them. ( via: buzzfeed )
1. The White Queen’s transformation in Alice Through the Looking Glass.
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2. The leech scene in Stand by Me.
Columbia Pictures
3. The first glimpse of the Skeksis in The Dark Crystal.
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4. Sykes’ death on the Brooklyn Bridge in Oliver & Company.
Walt Disney Pictures
5. Stripe’s death in Gremlins.
Warner Home Video
6. Everything about the Horned King in The Black Cauldron.
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7. The scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom when Mola Ram sacrifices his victim by ripping out his still-beating heart.
Paramount Pictures
8. When the Fratellis try to chop Chunk’s hand off in a blender in The Goonies.
Warner Home Video
9. The scene in The Adventures of Mark Twain where Satan shows the children how easy it is for him to destroy human life.
Magnolia Pictures
10. Optimus Prime’s death in Transformers: The Movie.
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11. The scene in Return to Oz where a headless Princess Mombi chases after Dorothy.

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12. Large Marge in Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.
Warner Bros.
13. The death of Littlefoot’s mother in The Land Before Time.
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14. E.T. dying in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Universal Pictures
15. The scene where Artax drowns in the Swamps of Sadness in The NeverEnding Story
Warner Bros.
16. When Big Bird is kidnapped by the Sleaze Brothers and forced to sing songs as a sideshow act at their carnival in Follow that Bird.
Warner Home Video
17. Judge Doom’s reveal in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
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18. The scene where Mr. Boogedy appears in Mr. Boogedy.
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19. The scenes with the goblins in Labyrinth.
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20. Will Halloway watches himself get guillotined inSomething Wicked This Way Comes.
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21. The clown doll scene in the Poltergeist.
Warner Home Video