I remember when I was a kid I was always cautious of the scene in Gremlins 2 where one of them jumps out at Mr Clamp in his office and he ends up stuffing it in the shredder. Took a few years (and many watches, as I loved the rest of the movie) for me to be able to pinpoint the moment it'd jump out, so it didn't shock me haha.
Aside from that, nothing really scared me all that much movie/tv wise when I was a kid, as my parents always made sure I knew it was only a movie and wasn't real. They weren't happy about me watching horror movies (except for ones they'd seen and OK'd) but knew I'd just watch them round a friend's house, anyway, so made sure I understood what I'd seen. That said the most gruesome films I'd seen until I was about 13 were probably Predator and Aliens.
Then I discovered the early works of Peter Jackson...
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