19 retro pictures of Lancashire's scariest childhood characters from Freddy Krueger to Michael Myers and Pennywise
In the realm of cinema and TV, some characters are etched in the childhood memory as terror-inducing figures. They are the stuff of nightmares, villains which haunted us as kids. You responded in your hundreds and alongside Nightmare on Elm Street’s Freddy Krueger, with his disfigured face and razor-sharp glove and Pennywise with his malevolent smile and ominous red balloons from IT, there were other forgotten characters which played on fragile minds too. Worzel Gummidge, the witch from Wizard of Oz and who can forget Watership Down? These might bring the bad dreams back…
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1. The Snining
Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance in the 1980 Stephen King horror The Shining. The 'twins' were feared as well Photo: submit
2. Freddy Krueger
He is what nightmares are made of. This blade gloved character from the Nightmare on Elm Street series was by far the most mentioned scary childhood character Photo: submitted
3. The Exorcist
A still from the 1974 film The Exorcist. The Exorcist is widely rated as one of the most frightening films of all time Photo: PA
4. Dracula
Christopher Lee as Dracula, from the film 'Dracula Has Risen From The Grave' in 1968 Photo: Keystone
5. King Kong
The giant ape, star of the Radio Picture 'King Kong', was up there as a scary one Photo: General Photographic Agency
6. Wicked Witch of the West
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra during a rehearsal of "The Wizard of Oz". The Wizard of Oz in general, but particularly the Wicked Witch of the West, was one of your scariest characters Photo: Patrick Riviere