Were you freaked out by these family-friendly frights?

Did these scenes scare you growing up?

  Cinema International Corporation

Fear we face as children can stick with us forever. Rarely, if ever, are we as scared as we were as kids. It's one of the most vulnerable stages in life, and it's when our imaginations are most powerful. 

That's why things can be legitimately terrifying to children even when they're not meant to be.

So, let's take a look back at these supposedly "family-friendly" pieces of media that nonetheless scared our pants off as kids. Let us know which ones had you shaking in your Keds. Be sure to drop a comment about your favorites that we missed!

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  1. Wizard of Oz—The witch, the flying monkeys, the scary trees!
  2. Willy Wonka—The tunnel scene, Wonka's weird tone, the Oompa Loompas
  3. Snow White—The evil queen, the scary forest, the wicked old hag
  4. Pee Wee's Big Adventure—Two words for ya: Large Marge
  5. Return to Oz—The Sanitarium, the Wheelers, Headless Mombi
  6. The Witches—The Grand High Witch, the promise of being turned into a mouse
  7. Bad Ronald—Lurking in the walls, the psychotic break, the obsession
  8. The Neverending Story—The death of Artax
  9. Superman III—The scary robot lady
  10. Watership Down—The hawk, the dogs, the death
  11. The Wiz—The subway scene, the Wicked Witch

Were you freaked out by these family-friendly frights?

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