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Post by Grumpydrawer on Dec 27, 2015 10:41:11 GMT -5
This has been something I've noticed recently as an adult. All the Scooby Doo villians who scared me as a child in the late 90s/early 2000s, rather than just creeped me out...which would be a ton of them, all have something in common. Their eyes. As in the part which scared me was their eyes. Here's the list in no particular order (though I may have missed out some):
The Witch Doctor from A Tiki Scare is No Fair: This guy right here was in many a nightmare of mine as a child, I personally blame him for why I find African, Indian and other tribal masks creepy. I still find this guy creepy today and it's those eyes on his mask. Something about their utter emptiness despite him being human I find very creepy. Which combined with the usual empty, abandoned, desoulate SDWAY enviroments made him a lot more creepy. Still I wish this guy would be referenced more in recent Scooby Doo things though, instead of the Black Knight and Creeper appearing all the time.
The Monster of Mexico from the movie of the same name: I rarely watched this movie as a child since I was so scared of this guy. As I grew older I was confused as to why I found him scary, thus in 2013 I watch the movie for the first time in years. The intro with the monsters glowing green eyes moving around the background instantly reminded me of something, I used to have a nightmare exactly like that around the time the movie came out. Again the eyes creeping me out, eyes which stare right at you.
Catman from the Scooby Doo Show: At least I think it's name was catman or something equally stupid, this monster is basicly a humanoid cat with a red cape...yeah HB were struggling for villian ideas at this point. However his eyes terrified me as a child, they just bore into your soul and still give me shivers seeing them.
The Yawie Yahoo from Legend of the Vampire: This guy right here is why I took at least four years to watch the movie as a child, and even then I only watched it because a friend told me the Hex Girls were in it (Which was great to see. Especially since they had the same voice actors like in all their appearances). That scene at the beginning with this giant vampire terrified me, and yet again it's all down to his eyes. Though I find them less creepy now as I've watched the movie so many times thanks to the Hex Girls being in it.
Ghost Clown from Bedlam in the Big Top: Here is why I was once scared of clowns. Though looking back the only scary/creepy thing about the Ghost Clown is his eyes and demonic face. Which when combined with an empty abandoned circus is more creepy than usual.
The Alien from Space Ape at the Cape: At first glance this villian is all most amusing, I mean he's purple and green for crying out loud. He's like Barney. But I've always remember this guy from WNSD because he terrified me as a child. Maybe it was the oozing fangs, the fact that it grew throughout the episode (eventually towering over the gang) or it's otherworldly animalistic nature. But I put it down to it's eyes. Something about them haunts me. I'm not even sure why as it never looks like the alien is looking at you, the viewer, unlike previously mentioned villians.
So anyone else found a similarity like this about the villians which scared you? Maybe they all have vamparic traits or something similar? Humans in a suit, animals in a suit or real monsters alike. Or am I just weird for finding one...a distinct posibility.
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Post by Doo on Dec 28, 2015 9:23:48 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum grumpydrawer!
Interesting list. I can't say any of the monsters really "scared" me but there were a few that creeped me out a bit.
Probably Zomba from the 13 Ghosts was the only one that really came close to "scaring" me, for whatever reason her buggy-eyes and teleport power really creeped me out as a kid. I guess there were a few scenes that creeped me out a bit though. The part in "The Creepy Heap from the Deep" where Captain Clemens grabs Shaggy and Scooby from behind right after he supposedly "lost his soul" to the Creepy Heap is the first to come to mind. For whatever reason the painting of McBaggy Rogers in "Wedding Bell Boos" and the part where Boogedy Bones came to life in "The Babysitter from Beyond" kinda freaked me out a bit (don't ask me why lol). And I guess I remember having nightmares the first time I watched the Devil Bear episode of the Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show.
I'm not sure I remember any Catman from the Scooby-Doo Show though, unless you're talking about the one from the Scrappy shorts.
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Post by Grumpydrawer on Dec 28, 2015 12:32:08 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum grumpydrawer! Interesting list. I can't say any of the monsters really "scared" me but there were a few that creeped me out a bit. Probably Zomba from the 13 Ghosts was the only one that really came close to "scaring" me, for whatever reason her buggy-eyes and teleport power really creeped me out as a kid. I guess there were a few scenes that creeped me out a bit though. The part in "The Creepy Heap from the Deep" where Captain Clemens grabs Shaggy and Scooby from behind right after he supposedly "lost his soul" to the Creepy Heap is the first to come to mind. For whatever reason the painting of McBaggy Rogers in "Wedding Bell Boos" and the part where Boogedy Bones came to life in "The Babysitter from Beyond" kinda freaked me out a bit (don't ask me why lol). And I guess I remember having nightmares the first time I watched the Devil Bear episode of the Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show. I'm not sure I remember any Catman from the Scooby-Doo Show though, unless you're talking about the one from the Scrappy shorts. Thanks for the welcome Doo! Well Scooby Doo was the closest I got to watching any horror when I was younger, so that probably aided it's ability to scare me as a kid. I still won't deny that I get a bit unerved/jumpy if I watch SDWAY or the SD Show at night when I'm at home by myself. Something about the simplicity yet brillant design of the monsters just does that to me. Especially those owl men in that one SD Show episode who look in through the windows at Scooby, that episode makes me jumpy as hell expecting one of the owl men to be looking in through a window of my house haha. Well we are all creeped out by weird things as children. I remember being creeped out by that part from a The Creepy Heap from the Deep too, despite it being so obvious that the captain is just pretending. Can't say I've seen too much of 13 Ghosts for quite a few years so I can't comment on those monsters, all I remember of it is Flim Flam being annoying. Understandable, the SD Show does have a lot of easily forgettable monsters, like the Moon Monster. Just google Scooby Doo catman and headed to the images section. He should be there staring at you in his red cape...admist a ton of pictures of a member of KISS. He'd certainly fit in well with the humour of Be Cool SD since he'd be funny if not for his eyes, which that show could easily fix. |
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Post by Soupperson on Jan 1, 2016 11:06:29 GMT -5
I was terrified of the cat demons as a kid, I only braved myself to watch the special again this year.
Nothing else scared me, not even the witch's ghost which had the same dark feel to it
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Post by Grumpydrawer on Jan 3, 2016 9:42:46 GMT -5
I was terrified of the cat demons as a kid, I only braved myself to watch the special again this year. Nothing else scared me, not even the witch's ghost which had the same dark feel to it I remembered being creeped out by them as a kid, but it was mostly the zombies who scared me in that movie. Still the music kept me coming back to it as a kid. That's a fair point, Witch's Ghost is just as dark yet it isn't really at all scary or creepy. In my opinion the creepiest thing about it would be the Hex Girls's first appearance in that alley and even then that isn't really creepy/scary. More funny than anything. |
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Post by Matt_the_miner_49er on Jan 6, 2016 22:39:42 GMT -5
Danny Darrow hands down was the creepiest thing ever. There's been a lot that creeped me out, but never has there been anything that scares me in scooby. I hate horror movies, but I would imagine the similarities would be the same. Anything to do with demons or supernatural beings scares me to death and anything to do with human beings being in an abnormal state can disturb me for weeks. Probably why danny is so creepy to me lol
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Post by Grumpydrawer on Jan 7, 2016 16:18:58 GMT -5
Danny Darrow hands down was the creepiest thing ever. There's been a lot that creeped me out, but never has there been anything that scares me in scooby. I hate horror movies, but I would imagine the similarities would be the same. Anything to do with demons or supernatural beings scares me to death and anything to do with human beings being in an abnormal state can disturb me for weeks. Probably why danny is so creepy to me lol Fair enough, humans acting like that is definetly always creepy. There's just something about people snapping like that which is quite erie. Maybe since it can easily happen to anyone in the right conditions. Demons eh? Guess you don't like the episode "A Frightened Hound Meets Demons Underground" then? Hmmm imagine a horror movie with Scooby Doo monsters but not the main gang. Like the Creepy Heap From the Deep, Space Kook and monsters like that running about trying to kill someone or some people. Now that could be scary if done right. Since Scooby Doo has plenty of monsters who could be easily scary if portyaled correctly. Just imagine a real life Ghost Clown or Tar Monster? Though I imagine if Warner Bros tried that it'd no doubt end up as a disastor... |
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Post by Matt_the_miner_49er on Jan 7, 2016 22:58:41 GMT -5
They have to be more realistic. Things like that never really bothered me, but some friends and I had some pretty intense paranormal experiences that made me decide just to avoid those things at all costs lol
Scooby-Doo could definitely have, and I think should have, a darker version geared toward an older crowd. There are a lot of villains like you've mentioned that have potential to be terrifying. It seems like I remember reading that the first live action movie was changed because in the first screenings it was too scary. I've always wanted to know what the first cut was like!
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Post by Grumpydrawer on Jan 8, 2016 16:42:03 GMT -5
Scooby-Doo could definitely have, and I think should have, a darker version geared toward an older crowd. There are a lot of villains like you've mentioned that have potential to be terrifying. It seems like I remember reading that the first live action movie was changed because in the first screenings it was too scary. I've always wanted to know what the first cut was like! It'd make sense because I know quite a few people who generally like Scooby Doo but don't watch it anymore with the exception of the 1998-2001 movies, which are as dark as Scooby has appeared to have gotten (mainly Zombie Island and Witch's Ghost though), because it's a little to childish for them. Thus by having a darker version for the older crowd Warner Bros could keep that auidence. Then I doubt WB would want to spend money distinguishing between the part of the brand aimed at the younger crowd and the darker part aimed at the older crowd. It'd be nice to see WB try it at least once. I remember as a kid playing SD Night of 100 Frights that it always had my nerves racked since it made me a bundle of nerves, even though the monsters were chasing the Scooby on screen it always felt like they were going after me as a kid. Too this day playing that game makes me jumpy especially when a certain creepy track begins playing. I'd have probably liked the first live action movie more if it had been more "scary." The second one had the potencial to be scary/creepy but thanks to the monsters being more comedic than creepy it failed utterly at that (along with many other things). With the exception of The Ghost of Captain Cutler who was awesome for the minute or two the appeared in that movie. Thanks to him if I ever see one of those old diving suits for a good price I'm buying it and spray painting it glowing yellow! Still it would definetly to know what the original version of the first live action movie was like. |
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Post by Ark on Mar 1, 2016 19:04:52 GMT -5
The Ghosts in A Night Of Fright Is No Delight are pretty terrifying. Their crazy laughs, the rattling chains... and the gang didn't even believe Scooby that they were real at first!
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Post by Grumpydrawer on Mar 1, 2016 20:09:40 GMT -5
The Ghosts in A Night Of Fright Is No Delight are pretty terrifying. Their crazy laughs, the rattling chains... and the gang didn't even believe Scooby that they were real at first! I second that, those two are quite the creepy pair (even in BCSD, where no monster is creepy). The chains are definetly and aid with that. Though I found the Ice Cream ghosts, they're from the SD Show and are basicly each a pink, vanilla and chocolate coloured green ghost without chains, more creepy for some reason. Despite the theme behind them being a bit more silly. |
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Post by doobert on Apr 18, 2016 4:59:05 GMT -5
There was no Catman. You're referring to the Cat Creature from that specific episode, and yeah the creature was so scary, it gave me nightmares for a week. Those eyes were just so spooky.
Other ones that really freaked me out where the Spooky Space Kook, The Phantom Puppeteer, The 10000 Volt Ghost. The witch from To Switch A Witch was also quite creepy, and again, those eyes were just so expressive and bizarre. Plus it's a rare Scooby episode that actually deals with a really dark subject.
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Post by Ark on Apr 18, 2016 12:34:13 GMT -5
Phantom puppeteer?
"Youuuu knowww myyy secret!"
Still creeps me out.
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Post by Grumpydrawer on Apr 19, 2016 17:09:36 GMT -5
There was no Catman. You're referring to the Cat Creature from that specific episode, and yeah the creature was so scary, it gave me nightmares for a week. Those eyes were just so spooky. Other ones that really freaked me out where the Spooky Space Kook, The Phantom Puppeteer, The 10000 Volt Ghost. The witch from To Switch A Witch was also quite creepy, and again, those eyes were just so expressive and bizarre. Plus it's a rare Scooby episode that actually deals with a really dark subject. Those eyes just stared right at you. Scooby Doo was always creep when they made the monsters do that, especially when their eyes were creepy/scary looking. Those moments were like the monster was right there with you as a kid. Well the Spooky Space Kook's laugh is pretty creepy. Bravo to whoever did his laugh way back when! The Phantom Puppeteer episode still creeps me out, sure it's obvious who the culpret is (as other than the gang there's only one other person) but the puppets are freaky. The 10000 Volt Ghost was always a bit of an odd one though I do remember him creeping me out a bit as a kid. My sister used to get nightmares from the To Switch A Witch episode! Then again as you said her eyes definetly were creepy, along with the dark subject matter. |
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Post by doobert on Apr 19, 2016 20:33:37 GMT -5
There was no Catman. You're referring to the Cat Creature from that specific episode, and yeah the creature was so scary, it gave me nightmares for a week. Those eyes were just so spooky. Other ones that really freaked me out where the Spooky Space Kook, The Phantom Puppeteer, The 10000 Volt Ghost. The witch from To Switch A Witch was also quite creepy, and again, those eyes were just so expressive and bizarre. Plus it's a rare Scooby episode that actually deals with a really dark subject. Those eyes just stared right at you. Scooby Doo was always creep when they made the monsters do that, especially when their eyes were creepy/scary looking. Those moments were like the monster was right there with you as a kid. Well the Spooky Space Kook's laugh is pretty creepy. Bravo to whoever did his laugh way back when! The Phantom Puppeteer episode still creeps me out, sure it's obvious who the culpret is (as other than the gang there's only one other person) but the puppets are freaky. The 10000 Volt Ghost was always a bit of an odd one though I do remember him creeping me out a bit as a kid. My sister used to get nightmares from the To Switch A Witch episode! Then again as you said her eyes definetly were creepy, along with the dark subject matter. Yeah, I actually think the limited animation made the monsters more creepy. It probably helps, especially during The Scooby-Doo Show era episodes, that they would constantly have cut to commercial scenes where the gang would walk-off, and the ghost would be in the background spying on them, with some dangerous music played in the background. Just plain creepy. About The Phantom Puppeteer. Of course it's obvious who the culprit is. During the SDWAY era, they didn't think much of adding other potential culprits, so a lot of episodes have no real suspects. They actually improved this aspect about the show in subsequent installments. Also I'm pretty sure that was Don Messick who did the laugh of The Space Kook, though I can't officially confirm this, aside from the wiki. |
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