Andrew, I obviously am about a generation older than you.
Not much in fiction has scared me. some exceptions were
The BBC's '
Journey into Space' Radio Serial. No pictures, just sit with family around the radio listening to disembodied voices tinged with fear. At the age of 6 or 7, that was scary, and one of my major introductions to Science Fiction. Also early Black and White TV. some episodes of the
Twilight Zone. One episode, about a girl who fell off the edge of the bed into another dimension but her voice could be still heard by her parents, is still strong in my memory. Also the BBC's '
A for Andromeda' comes to mind. The Movie '
the Blob' which I watched in a Theatre. If you know the movie, you will also know why it is impossible to watch it in a theatre without turning around and checking the projection box!
This movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzSSvJOAhwQ Hitchcock's
Psycho, seen for the first time when you don't know what's going to happen.
Where the Shower scene occurs, it's so unexpected it scares the crap out of you!
Daleks, Cybermen and Tripods
Nah! I was always able to see the lousy production values.
The Cybermen the Doctor took on in an alternative universe were more scarier than any of the earlier versions. But the Daleks are fun. Except the episode '
DALEK' which is some kind of masterpiece. I've watched it multiple times.
Children today are so saturated with fantasy and horror, is there anything that scares them?
