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- Nov 17, 2016
Out of every movie and TV show I've ever seen, Unsolved Mysteries is the only one that ever truly scared me. Growing up, I'd hear about the next door neighbor keeping the hall light on after Nightmare on Elm Street, or someone curling into a ball over Poltergeist or The Exorcist. None of that bothered me. At best, they were just gross.
But Unsolved Mysteries had that perfect combination of elements—the music, direction, and Robert Stack's narration—to scare the ever holy living piss out of me. Watching it in the dark was essential. After an hour of it, I'd get that creeping feeling that something unwanted was in the room with me. To this day, I still have memories of segments where ghosts materialize out of thin air, sending chills up my back. And there's no forgetting those murder reenactments.
These are the bits that stand out the most:
But Unsolved Mysteries had that perfect combination of elements—the music, direction, and Robert Stack's narration—to scare the ever holy living piss out of me. Watching it in the dark was essential. After an hour of it, I'd get that creeping feeling that something unwanted was in the room with me. To this day, I still have memories of segments where ghosts materialize out of thin air, sending chills up my back. And there's no forgetting those murder reenactments.
These are the bits that stand out the most:
- Tallman's Ghost, particularly the part where the little boy wakes up and the ghost is standing over his bed. By far my BIGGEST FEAR growing up was that I'd awaken to see someone/something that wasn't supposed to be there. Unsolved Mysteries brought that to horrifying life.
- Whichever one had the guy found shot in the head in his room. It's the one where the murderer allegedly hid in the closet and came creeping out to surprise him. I didn't sleep the night that aired. If anybody can identify this one, you are Jesus.
- The pedophile riddling Matthew McConaughey with shotgun blasts. That was McConaughey's first real acting job, and it's gut wrenching to watch. What a son of a bitch that monster was.
- Ghost boy in the kitchen, the one who has that hideous face when he whips around.
- The Devil's Backbone, mostly for the opening: ghost monk leering in the window while the camera zoom blasts on it, that tortured scream in the background.
- Resurrection Mary - Just thinking about her darting out in front of the car gives me goosebumps. I'll never forget the bit where she's strolling along the roadside inNegative Face.
- Creepy hitchhiker tries to jump the guy, later finds the driver's house and murders his mother in cold blood.
- Arsonist home video footage. "Look at it, Omar."
- The girl who got shock-induced amnesia after the supposed home invasion. Back in the day that was scary to watch; in recent years debate has struck up that she might have made up the whole thing. Regardless, it's a creep moment, sound of the two girls trashing the house while the two masked rapey guys guard her upstairs.
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