My scary movies from childhood were/are:

Salem’s Lot – I saw this when it aired when I was 4. That kid scratching on the glass still freaks me out. Strangely I remember a scene that seems to not be in it when I re-saw it 15 years ago. The scene was nails coming up out of a cargo crate with the vampire’s coffin inside. Also it seems like the crate was in a dumpster so it totally might’ve been a dream inspired by the movie.

Dawn of the Dead – I thought was a documentary because of the way it’s shot & that I was 7. Still incredible & has probably influenced everything creative I have ever worked on.

Children of the Corn – I saw this when I was 9. That kid cutting the pentagram on his chest & saying, “It’s my birthday” probably led to me being a cutter when I was a teenager. Also it gave me mixed feelings of whether evil was cool or not cool.

The Fly – I was 11 when this came out? I could’ve sworn I was 9. The whole thing that freaked me out was I felt like Jeff Goldblum was smart in a similar way to me (of course these days they call that Asperger’s Syndrome) so I could relate to him.