# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1535
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30684 "2014-10-31T22:58:42Z")
For Halloween: Movie scenes or images that scared the crap out of you (with links if possible, though not required) 1. Tobe Hooper levitating at the window in SALEM’S LOT 2. Vincent Price in DIARY OF A MADMAN realizing the bust sculpture he’s been working on is actually the head of someone he’s killed under the Horla’s influence. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30685 "2014-11-01T00:56:00Z")
Movie scenes or images that scared the crap out of you (with links if possible, though not required) 1. Tobe Hooper levitating at the window in SALEM’S LOT 2. Vincent Price in DIARY OF A MADMAN realizing the bust sculpture he’s been working on is actually the head of someone he’s killed under the Horla’s influence. 3. [The POLTERGEIST mirror scene.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsMCOmn11zs&t=90) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30686 "2014-11-01T01:08:34Z")
Movie scenes or images that scared the crap out of you (with links if possible, though not required) 1. Tobe Hooper levitating at the window in SALEM’S LOT 2. Vincent Price in DIARY OF A MADMAN realizing the bust sculpture he’s been working on is actually the head of someone he’s killed under the Horla’s influence. 3. [The POLTERGEIST mirror scene.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsMCOmn11zs&t=90) 4. [The scene in The Ring](http://youtu.be/qttT_10QGQ0) where Samara comes out of the TV and spoiler spoiler spoiler. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30687 "2014-11-01T01:25:29Z")
Movie scenes or images that scared the crap out of you (with links if possible, though not required) 1. Tobe Hooper levitating at the window in SALEM’S LOT 2. Vincent Price in DIARY OF A MADMAN realizing the bust sculpture he’s been working on is actually the head of someone he’s killed under the Horla’s influence. 3. The POLTERGEIST mirror scene. 4. The scene in The Ring where Samara comes out of the TV and spoiler spoiler spoiler. 5. The little boy hiding in his “fort” in “The Sixth Sense” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30688 "2014-11-01T02:12:50Z")
Movie scenes or images that scared the crap out of you (with links if possible, though not required) 1. [Tobe Hooper levitating at the window in SALEM’S LOT](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC5HZzjjI9Y) 2. Vincent Price in DIARY OF A MADMAN realizing the bust sculpture he’s been working on is actually the head of someone he’s killed under the Horla’s influence. 3. [The POLTERGEIST mirror scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsMCOmn11zs&t=90). 4. [The scene in The Ring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qttT_10QGQ0&feature=youtu.be) where Samara comes out of the TV and spoiler spoiler spoiler. 5. The little boy hiding in his “fort” in “The Sixth Sense” 6. Mike standing in the corner in _The Blair Witch Project_ No point in linking to the scene even if it’s available. It only works in context. (And many people who saw the movie disagree it even works then.) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30689 "2014-11-01T03:52:26Z")
Oh, I’m definitely with you on Mike in the corner. Brrrrr. Movie scenes or images that scared the crap out of you (with links if possible, though not required) 1. Tobe Hooper levitating at the window in SALEM’S LOT 2. Vincent Price in DIARY OF A MADMAN realizing the bust sculpture he’s been working on is actually the head of someone he’s killed under the Horla’s influence. 3. The POLTERGEIST mirror scene. 4. The scene in The Ring where Samara comes out of the TV and spoiler spoiler spoiler. 5. The little boy hiding in his “fort” in “The Sixth Sense” 6. Mike standing in the corner in The Blair Witch Project 7. Dr. Lecter sitting up in the ambulance ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30690 "2014-11-01T04:02:40Z")
Oh, I’m definitely with you on Mike in the corner. Brrrrr. Movie scenes or images that scared the crap out of you (with links if possible, though not required) 1. Tobe Hooper levitating at the window in SALEM’S LOT 2. Vincent Price in DIARY OF A MADMAN realizing the bust sculpture he’s been working on is actually the head of someone he’s killed under the Horla’s influence. 3. The POLTERGEIST mirror scene. 4. The scene in The Ring where Samara comes out of the TV and spoiler spoiler spoiler. 5. The little boy hiding in his “fort” in “The Sixth Sense” 6. Mike standing in the corner in The Blair Witch Project 7. Dr. Lecter sitting up in the ambulance 8. The scene in “IT” when Pennywise comes running up to the foreground of the photograph and lunges for the viewer. ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30691 "2014-11-01T04:37:15Z")
Movie scenes or images that scared the crap out of you (with links if possible, though not required) 1. Tobe Hooper levitating at the window in SALEM’S LOT 2. Vincent Price in DIARY OF A MADMAN realizing the bust sculpture he’s been working on is actually the head of someone he’s killed under the Horla’s influence. 3. The POLTERGEIST mirror scene. 4. The scene in The Ring where Samara comes out of the TV and spoiler spoiler spoiler. 5. The little boy hiding in his “fort” in “The Sixth Sense” 6. Mike standing in the corner in The Blair Witch Project 7. Dr. Lecter sitting up in the ambulance 8. The scene in “IT” when Pennywise comes running up to the foreground of the photograph and lunges for the viewer. 9. The [first attack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrEvK-tv5OI) in _Jaws_ ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30692 "2014-11-01T07:02:42Z")
Movie scenes or images that scared the crap out of you (with links if possible, though not required) 1. Tobe Hooper levitating at the window in SALEM’S LOT 2. Vincent Price in DIARY OF A MADMAN realizing the bust sculpture he’s been working on is actually the head of someone he’s killed under the Horla’s influence. 3. The POLTERGEIST mirror scene. 4. The scene in The Ring where Samara comes out of the TV and spoiler spoiler spoiler. 5. The little boy hiding in his “fort” in “The Sixth Sense” 6. Mike standing in the corner in The Blair Witch Project 7. Dr. Lecter sitting up in the ambulance 8. The scene in “IT” when Pennywise comes running up to the foreground of the photograph and lunges for the viewer. 9. The [first attack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrEvK-tv5OI) in _Jaws_ 10. The seance scene in THE OTHERS ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30693 "2014-11-01T13:29:50Z")
Movie scenes or images that scared the crap out of you (with links if possible, though not required) 1. Tobe Hooper levitating at the window in SALEM’S LOT 2. Vincent Price in DIARY OF A MADMAN realizing the bust sculpture he’s been working on is actually the head of someone he’s killed under the Horla’s influence. 3. The POLTERGEIST mirror scene. 4. The scene in The Ring where Samara comes out of the TV and spoiler spoiler spoiler. 5. The little boy hiding in his “fort” in “The Sixth Sense” 6. Mike standing in the corner in The Blair Witch Project 7. Dr. Lecter sitting up in the ambulance 8. The scene in “IT” when Pennywise comes running up to the foreground of the photograph and lunges for the viewer. 9. The first attack in Jaws 10. The seance scene in THE OTHERS 11.House of Wax, the first scary 3-D film in 1952, with grotesque monsters jumping into your lap… ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30694 "2014-11-01T14:17:30Z")
Movie scenes or images that scared the crap out of you (with links if possible, though not required) 1. Tobe Hooper levitating at the window in SALEM’S LOT 2. Vincent Price in DIARY OF A MADMAN realizing the bust sculpture he’s been working on is actually the head of someone he’s killed under the Horla’s influence. 3. The POLTERGEIST mirror scene. 4. The scene in The Ring where Samara comes out of the TV and spoiler spoiler spoiler. 5. The little boy hiding in his “fort” in “The Sixth Sense” 6. Mike standing in the corner in The Blair Witch Project 7. Dr. Lecter sitting up in the ambulance 8. The scene in “IT” when Pennywise comes running up to the foreground of the photograph and lunges for the viewer. 9. The first attack in Jaws 10. The seance scene in THE OTHERS 11.House of Wax, the first scary 3-D film in 1952, with grotesque monsters jumping into your lap… 11. The shark biting Quint and blood coming from his mouth in JAWS. (Also, the Blair Witch scene mentioned earlier. Those are the only two movie scenes that have given me nightmares.) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30695 "2014-11-01T15:21:14Z")
Movie scenes or images that scared the crap out of you (with links if possible, though not required) 1. Tobe Hooper levitating at the window in SALEM’S LOT 2. Vincent Price in DIARY OF A MADMAN realizing the bust sculpture he’s been working on is actually the head of someone he’s killed under the Horla’s influence. 3. The POLTERGEIST mirror scene. 4. The scene in The Ring where Samara comes out of the TV and spoiler spoiler spoiler. 5. The little boy hiding in his “fort” in “The Sixth Sense” 6. Mike standing in the corner in The Blair Witch Project 7. Dr. Lecter sitting up in the ambulance 8. The scene in “IT” when Pennywise comes running up to the foreground of the photograph and lunges for the viewer. 9. The first attack in Jaws 10. The seance scene in THE OTHERS 11.House of Wax, the first scary 3-D film in 1952, with grotesque monsters jumping into your lap… 11. The shark biting Quint and blood coming from his mouth in JAWS. 12. When I was 5 or 6, I saw an episode of _ **The Outer Limits** _ called “The Zanti Misfits.” It was about killer ants from outer space. It gave me nightmares as a kid. As an adult, I look at it, laugh hysterically, and wonder what the heck I was scared of!!! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QyvR-lQwNzM/hqdefault.jpg "Zanti Misfits") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyvR-lQwNzM) P.S. The victim of the ant was young Bruce Dern I pass ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30696 "2014-11-01T15:26:11Z")
Oh, yeah, when I was a young kid nothing scared me more than_The Outer Limits_. That wonderful opening had me terrified before the show ever started, and I don’t think I made it through an entire episode. Now, yeah, it’s lame, but the opening is still great. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30697 "2014-11-01T15:48:27Z")
New: Fictional cars 1. Aroostook, in Catherynne Valente’s novel **The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two** ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30698 "2014-11-01T15:51:44Z")
Fictional cars 1. Aroostook, in Catherynne Valente’s novel The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two 2. The Mach 5 (Speed Racer’s car) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30699 "2014-11-01T15:58:02Z")
Fictional cars 1. Aroostook, in Catherynne Valente’s novel The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two 2. The Mach 5 (Speed Racer’s car) 3. The Weasleys’ flying Ford Anglia, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30700 "2014-11-01T15:59:04Z")
Fictional cars 1. Aroostook, in Catherynne Valente’s novel The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two 2. The Mach 5 (Speed Racer’s car) 3. The Weasleys’ flying Ford Anglia, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 4. Melmoth, the make of car driven by Humbert Humbert, in Nabokov’s “Lolita”/ ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30701 "2014-11-01T16:04:38Z")
Fictional cars 1. Aroostook, in Catherynne Valente’s novel The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two 2. The Mach 5 (Speed Racer’s car) 3. The Weasleys’ flying Ford Anglia, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 4. Melmoth, the make of car driven by Humbert Humbert, in Nabokov’s “Lolita” 5. Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30702 "2014-11-01T16:13:49Z")
Fictional cars 1. Aroostook, in Catherynne Valente’s novel The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two 2. The Mach 5 (Speed Racer’s car) 3. The Weasleys’ flying Ford Anglia, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 4. Melmoth, the make of car driven by Humbert Humbert, in Nabokov’s “Lolita” 5. Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang 6. Bessie, the WhoMobile ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30703 "2014-11-01T16:22:21Z")
Fictional cars 1. Aroostook, in Catherynne Valente’s novel The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two 2. The Mach 5 (Speed Racer’s car) 3. The Weasleys’ flying Ford Anglia, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 4. Melmoth, the make of car driven by Humbert Humbert, in Nabokov’s “Lolita” 5. Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang 6. Bessie, the WhoMobile 7. The Batmobile [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1534) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1536)