My younger siblings are currently working towards the final results of their school play, which is on the mythology of "King Arthur". They watched Disney's The Sword and the Stone to get more background on the story; this immediately conjured feelings of horror for me. I remember being totally terrified by that movie! Which is weird considering that my mom's review on the movie was that it was pretty funny. Anyway, I wanted to use this memory as a spring board to recall all the horrible movie experiences I had as a kid. Great! This should be enjoyable!

1. Miss Hannigan, "Annie"

Have you ever seen anything so terrifying!? LOOK AT HOW WIDE HER EYES ARE. Though I don't remember my reaction to this, apparently Miss Hannigan haunted my dreams for awhile. Her combo of hardcore drinking, bare shoulders, and mistreatment of orphans was obviously what drove me to terrified insanity.

2. Augustus Gloop, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Wow. Even after approximately 13 years I really am bothered by this picture. I remember watching this movie in fixated horror with my cool older (probably 10 years old) friend Allison. She could tell I was bothered but said something really consoling along the lines of "Don't freak out, it's not real life." Gee, thanks A LOT Allison. I later retold a traumatized version of Mister Gloop to my mom who was on bed-rest at the time with my sister Lydia. They seemed pretty concerned by my concern...I now can watch the movie with little to no claustrophobia. I will accept any compliments you wish to offer me.

3. Madame Mim, "The Sword and the Stone"

(Side Note: I'm just noticing a theme with the color scheme of all of these pictures...maybe I just have an irrational fear of pastels. Just a thought.) I dislike Madame Mim for her unexpected facial expressions:

And her ability to change into random animals in the blink of an eye:

I honestly just need to watch this again to convince myself that it's not super scary.

And finally, I realize this is a TV show, not a movie, but:

4. "Fear Factor"

Forget this. I looked up pictures of this just now and I kind of can't breathe a little. Ew. I don't need to justify this one. I accidentally watched this when I was little and would definitely NOT watch this again.

That about covers it. I need happiness.

Kay. I'm good now. Thanks, micro pig.

The moral of the story: pigs are the best, and most fears are not based in reality and can be reduced to silliness if looked at in the correct light.