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59. Dementia 13 (Coppola's first movie)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 05:27 PM

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Halloween Saturday 1963 and I was 6.

Mom dropped me off at the movies ALONE. She had no clue what the movie was about.

I’m sitting in the dark and my eyes widen at the end when an axe splits the head of a doll that truly looked lifelike. I thought I just witnessed the murder of a child.

You decide. The very end.
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What is the scariest movie you ever watched or walked out on? Mine was the Exorcist. How about you? [View all] debm55 6 hrs ago OP

I walked out of the exorcist. I was really strung out on speed and the music Alpeduez21 5 hrs ago #1

I agree,Alpeduez21. Netflix has a ton on them. I do not watch. debm55 5 hrs ago #3

The Haunting. 1963 film based on yorkster 5 hrs ago #2

Thank you very much, yorkster for sharing debm55 5 hrs ago #4

I took a girl to go see Pet Cemetery back in the late 80s or early 90s iscooterliberally 5 hrs ago #5

That was very nice of you to go be with your girlfriend. I had read the book by Stephen King, So I knew when to close my debm55 3 hrs ago #20

First time watching Coldwater 5 hrs ago #6

Thank you very much, Coldwater. I have only seen two of your choices. I was in the Night of the Living Dead. as a zombie debm55 3 hrs ago #23

The first alien movie. mwmisses4289 5 hrs ago #7

Thank you very much, mwmisses4289. I watched it at the theater. I was glad when it was over. debm55 3 hrs ago #24

"The Exorcist" scared the willies out of me, but Dorothy V 5 hrs ago #8

Wow, that must've been scary JMCKUSICK 5 hrs ago #10

Scary? Try terrifying! And nice to see you too! 😁 Dorothy V 3 hrs ago #22

The Exorcist was scary when it came out LogDog75 5 hrs ago #13

Oh Dorothy V. I am so sorry for you. debm55 3 hrs ago #25

"The Devils Rain", "The Keep" and "Carrie" come to mind... wcmagumba 5 hrs ago #9

Thank you very much for sharing with us. I only saw Carrie and it was scary. debm55 3 hrs ago #26

The ending of Carrie... BeyondGeography 3 hrs ago #40

The War of the Worlds (1953) when I was a kid ;-{) Goonch 5 hrs ago #11

Thank you very much, Goonch. I have never seen the movie, but watching your clip, it looks frightening. debm55 3 hrs ago #28

"Everyone knows when you wave the white flag displacedvermoter 2 hrs ago #57

The Exorcist was scary. HappyH 5 hrs ago #12

Thank you very much, HappyH, for sharing with us. I had read the book before seeing. So I knew when to close my eyes. I debm55 3 hrs ago #31

Apocalypse Now WestMichRad 5 hrs ago #14

Thank you very much, WestMichRad. I have never seen, but heard it was very intense. debm55 3 hrs ago #34

I walked out on Jilly_in_VA 5 hrs ago #15

The Night of the Living Dead. Isn't that the one where they tried everything MIButterfly 4 hrs ago #17

As I remember leftieNanner 2 hrs ago #52

Really? MIButterfly 17 min ago #63

No the zombies weren't armed leftieNanner 14 min ago #64

Thank you very much. Jilly_in_VA. There is no movie, to stay in when you are pregnant and getting sick. PS. I was a debm55 3 hrs ago #36

Wait just a gol durn minute!!! Nittersing 2 hrs ago #45

It was shot in the Pittsburgh area as were the others. I think I mentioned it a couple of times. The last one was filmed debm55 2 hrs ago #54

The Exorcist. I watched the whole thing. MIButterfly 4 hrs ago #16

I only saw The Exorcist once. I had read the book when the book came out. so I knew when to close my eyes. Never saw it debm55 3 hrs ago #38

silence of the lambs. had to turn away for a few bits nt msongs 4 hrs ago #18

Same here, msongs.same here. debm55 3 hrs ago #39

I walked out of the original "Wicker Man"... ultralite001 4 hrs ago #19

Oh my, ultralite001. that is very triggering. Is is a classic or something to be shown in a collage film class? debm55 3 hrs ago #41

"Them" about radioactive giant ants. I was about 6 and my teenaged sisters took me. UTUSN 3 hrs ago #21

Thank you , UTUSN. I never saw Them. or the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.or the Shining. I did see the episode of the debm55 2 hrs ago #43

I laughed through the entire movie BeneteauBum 3 hrs ago #27

Thank you BeneteauBum. I read the book before seeing the movie. Parts were taken out of the movie. Really creepy parts. debm55 2 hrs ago #47

Alien Chipper Chat 3 hrs ago #29

Thank you for sharing with us. Chipper Chat. debm55 2 hrs ago #49

"The Keep" trailer... wcmagumba 3 hrs ago #30

I never saw it , but the trailer looks scary. debm55 2 hrs ago #50

"The Devil's Rain" trailer... wcmagumba 3 hrs ago #32

Night of the Demon displacedvermoter 3 hrs ago #33

Creepy movie. Thanks for providing the trailer. I didn't see that one. debm55 2 hrs ago #56

Psycho SheltieLover 3 hrs ago #35

Thank you SheltieLover , I saw it in my college film class. If you notice the knife never touches Janet Leigh. But we debm55 2 hrs ago #46

Yup. Our minds fill in the blanks. SheltieLover 2 hrs ago #51

Paranormal Activity RandySF 3 hrs ago #37

Thank you very much, RandySF. debm55 2 hrs ago #48

The Exorcist. marked50 2 hrs ago #42

Thank you marked50. As a Catholic, I knew what was going on and I read the book.before seeing it. never saw it again. debm55 2 hrs ago #44

bambi, yes bambi AllaN01Bear 2 hrs ago #53

The Evil Dead1981 , walked out ! stonecutter357 2 hrs ago #55

Exorcist II Rastapopoulos 2 hrs ago #58

Dementia 13 (Coppola's first movie) no_hypocrisy 1 hr ago #59

Psycho. greatauntoftriplets 1 hr ago #60

My only walk-out was from "The Devils", a 1971 movie based on the non-fiction book PoindexterOglethorpe 1 hr ago #61

The original Invasion of the Body Snatchers doc03 56 min ago #62