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Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping the horror scenes that bother me into the ol’ VCR. 

When it comes to horror, I have a pretty strong stomach. It’s very rare that I jump or avert my eyes during a horror movie, and my friends can vouch for me. In fact, there have even been times in the past where friends chose to sit next to me in group settings because I’m a rock. 

However, I regret to inform you all that there are a handful of horror scenes that I’m even bothered by. I think this list may surprise many of you, but it’s the truth. These scenes either make my skin crawl, make me queasy, or just simply bother me. 

This piece is probably going to be another exercise in showing that my brain works in mysterious ways. But hey, I’m just being Miley. 

Also, I’m OBVIOUSLY not going to show pictures of these different scenes and trigger myself. Instead, I’ve included links to each movie’s trailer, with the exception of one. This way, we can still break up the monotony without making me feel icky. 

Without further ado, let’s get to it. 

The “They’re Creeping Up on You!” segment from Creepshow

Bugs, in general, don’t bother me. I always try to take bugs back outside whenever I can, with the exception of two: flies and cockroaches. Flies don’t scare me; they just annoy me. However, I can’t STAND cockroaches. 

I have zero athletic ability, but I will leap from furniture and kill those a-holes with superhuman speed. Knowing this fact should make the reasoning clear as to why I hate this segment so much. My skin crawls from beginning to end, and I go out of my way to avoid this segment during a rewatch. 

Video source: ScreamFactoryTV

The pig scene from Saw III 

Now listen, I’m a big Saw girlie. I’ve seen every single movie (yes, even Spiral), and I own the box set. Saw doesn’t tend to make me queasy because it’s so over the top, but there is one scene that gets me every. single. time. And, I’m sure many of you can guess which scene it is. 

Yeah, it’s the pig vat scene. 

The idea of being covered in liquified, decayed pig corpses is enough to turn your stomach. But, oh no, that’s not enough. Let’s shoot that putrid corpse smoothie DIRECTLY AT A DUDE’S FACE. No, thank you. 

I’ve definitely gotten better with handling it over the years, but I have to admit I still grimace during that scene. 

Video source: TrailersPlaygroundHD

The scarecrow transformation scene from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 

I can’t quite pinpoint why this particular scene bothers me so much. Is it the idea of a kid being condemned to an eternity of torment? The part where he cries out for his mother and only straw falls out of his mouth? Idk, man. This scene has stuck with me ever since I first saw Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and it’s the scene I always dread when I rewatch it. 

Video source: CBS Films 

The tendon puppetry scene from Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 

I feel like I’m probably not alone on this one. Like Saw, the NOES franchise has a lot of gruesome kills, though NOES tends to be campier at times. Dream Warriors is my favorite NOES, so it gets the most playtime out of the entries. But, the scene where Freddy pulls the tendons out of Phillip’s feet and walks him like a skin puppet down the hallway and onto the roof makes me squirm. 

Video source: Forever Horror Video Archive

The feeding tube scene from Boogeyman 2 

This might be one of the most shocking things I’ve ever said, but I actually refuse to watch Boogeyman 2 for several reasons. There are multiple instances of self-harm, mentions of EDs, and other things that I’m not 100% cool with. However, the one scene that really gets me is the feeding tube scene where they start pumping what I think is some type of bile and liquefied food maybe (?) into a girl struggling with EDs. 

Yeah, uh, it’s really troubling, and I can’t really sign off on this movie at all. Granted, I haven’t seen it in years, so I may have conflated things in my mind. Just heed my warning before watching. I’m also not going to link this particular trailer because I think there are some triggering things in it, and I’ll leave all of you to find it on your own if you so choose.