Sunday, October 30, 2011
31 Days of Halloween: Day 30
As a small child, I was terrified of the Bogeyman. Convinced as I was that one wrong move could strand me in a world of cabinet-dwelling dolls, this should come as no surprise. Don't get me wrong, I loved me a good scary story. I just couldn't handle it once the lights were out.
When I was around six, I saw an absolutely terrifying animated version of "The Nutcracker" in which the Mouse King's minions were children who stayed up too late and so were turned into mice by a 30-foot tall magician who dragged them kicking and screaming out of their windows and then threw them into the gutter. I didn't sleep for months after that one. Instead, I would lie curled up in bed, unable to sleep, convinced that if I looked out the window, I would see this evil bad man coming to steal me away and turn me into a mouse. And yet for some reason, this movie never put me off of Tchaikovsky's music, which was a staple to my childhood experience.
Thanks to Google, I now know that this film of horror is Nutcracker Fantasy, made by the Japanese, and that I was not the only child to have been traumatized by it. Seriously, who starts a kid's movie like this?!
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It's not as bad as Watership Down.
Twenty-three years after watching it, still creeps into my nightmares at times.
Although, since you told the story about the dolls, and Mum has a display of her collection in the guest room I'm in at the moment, sleep is not one of those things I've had recently.
No, that doll din't just twitch...
I'm too much of a coward to even watch your Nutcracker clip.
You're right about the blindfold for Florestan - it makes it very frightening, and also the 'bandage' look makes it look more like a madhouse - and yes, that he is past the point of recovery......
Re a Blog - son two is over from Oz, he may help me set up a blog, but it's a commitment, and anyway, I like yours. And Lucy's (although I haven't worked out how to comment on her site. Want to thank her for the fantastic pic of the Met, ein lichter tempel.... to which I have never been..)
And Lucy, where did you get your fantastic language skills from?
Hey, you've got a package in the mail...It might not make it to you before Halloween, but Raine tried.
@Christie I'm a wimp too. You've done too good a job of scaring us second-hand. *whimper* Also, you have another package in the mail to you!
@shapta-dakini So glad you liked the picture; the comment process should be the same on my blog as here. I'll investigate possible hangups. As for the languages... the short answer is: my Respected Father, through means direct and indirect. Vielen Dank fürs Kompliment!
@Peter: I have never seen Watership Down, and I hope to Heaven I never will!
@shapta-dakini: It's really not that scary when you're an adult. As a kid, however, it's absolutely terrifying.
@Glenna: Aw, yay!!! Give Raine a big ol' hug from me. You guys are the best.
@Lucy: Again: yay! I like getting mail. :)
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