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10 Normal Things Movies Have Made Terrifying (Part II)

Like a bad cold you just can't shake, Al Lowe and I are back to continue our new writing franchise: 10 Things Movies Have Made Terrifying. We already brought you a part one, but after numerous discussions about all the objects we'd left out, and after coming to the realization that there's an endless list of these sorts of things, we decided to reunite for a follow-up feature highlighting some glaring omissions from our original article. The first time around we tackled sillier objects like tires, sushi, tricycles, and books, but I believe we'll be hitting on more actual fears this time around. Part one was all about having fun, but part two definitely got a little bit darker.

Bodies Of Water: Jaws/Lake Placid/Anaconda

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This is probably the most glaring omission from our first list. Sorry people, tried to get a little too creative and silly, but my head is on straight now, and I can remember a time when any body of water made me uneasy. Jaws is the most prevalent example as to why, because Steven Spielberg masters terror by saving the shark’s reveal for so long, but my biggest example is Lake Placid. A far less superior film, but a much more stinging reminder that you never know what might be lurking under that deep, murky water you’re swimming nonchalantly across the surface of – especially when it takes place minutes from your favorite vacation spot.

Every summer I vacation in the Adirondacks, staying in a cozy lakeside abode with free reign of a gorgeous lake. We go water-skiing, tubing, swimming, wave running – you name it. Life was good as a child, splashing about with infinite enjoyment, but then everything changed. Damn you Lake Placid! How was I not supposed to think a giant crocodile wasn’t swimming under me whenever I jumped in the lake, just waiting to lurch up and snap its chompers into me? F#ck that shit. Then Jaws with the ocean? Man, I was done with water altogether. Beaches, Lakes, Reservoirs, Rivers, Creeks, Ponds, Puddles, Pools, Fountains, Bath Tubs, Showers – no thank you!