Saturday, October 29, 2016

Toy Bloggers United Contest Part 5: October 29th Edition: What Toy Scared You as a Kid?

This is it! We're only two days away from Halloween and it's time for your fifth and final entry in the super spooky Toy Bloggers United October 2016 Contest! Remember that all you have to do to win is leave a comment on one of the five posts (leave one on all five for five chances to win) by 8am on Nov 1st EST.

 Since we're toy bloggers, today we want to ask you about the toys that scared you as a kid! Here's mine:
Image courtesy of the Ghostbusters Wiki



Yup. The Ghostbusters ghost zapper. As much as it pains me to admit it, as a kid I was afraid of some ghosts. A few of the ghosts from this toy in particular. You see, this wasn't just a toy Ghostbusters weapon: It actually functioned as a projector of sorts that allowed the spooky spirits to show up on your walls before you pushed the button to bust them. I was pretty young when I wanted this toy (maybe 3) and the ghosts on this thing terrified me!

Image courtesy of the Ghostbusters Wiki

Here are the images of the ghosts from the viewmaster like reel. If I can recall correctly, the offending images were Gozer (3rd from the top left), the skull (2nd from top right), and the terror dog (top right). Apparently after getting the toy, having asked my parents for it enthusiastically, I brought it to them and told them it needed to be returned to the store. My parents couldn't figure out why I was requesting that and began to play with it, eventually realizing that I bolted behind our old tan recliner whenever certain ghosts popped up. My dad took his picket knife and cut out the terrifying images, thus rendering the toy safe for me! I've collected some way spookier stuff since then, but this toy still stands out as something spooky from my childhood.

What toy scared you as a kid? Let us know in the comments below to be entered into a contest for an amazing surprise prize package with cool stuff from the Harvey Mercheum, Cool & Collected, your old pal Barbecue17! Also, check out the past four weeks! It's not to late to comment on these and get more chances to win! Remember the contest ends on Nov 1st at 8am EST, so comment now!

Contest Post #1: When did you realize you still loved Halloween?
Contest Post #2: Have you ever dressed up as a favorite toy for Halloween? 
Contest Post #3: Halloween Nostalgia 
Contest Post #4: The Perfect House for Trick 'r Treating

10 comments:

  1. I'm gonna go with Kenner's vintage Bib Fortuna.That thing scared the heck out of me as a kid.

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  2. For me it was those realistic rubber snakes from the 70's .When I was like 3 I grab a hold of a real snake thinking it was a toy and it bit the crap out of me .Luckily it was a non toxic snake that just gummed me real hard but it traumatized me for years.

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  3. None, even though I've always gravitated toward grotesque monsters. But there was that time I accidentally spilled a box of rubber spiders on my face...

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  4. Does Howdy Doody count as a toy? That thing gave me nightmares. He tried to kill me in my dreams and and he could fly and commanded and army of men. I blew his head up and that was the end of Howdy Doody.

    Also, a plush doctor doll I owned as a young child also haunted my dreams and could also fly and had an evil aura. I don't know what is up with toys invading my dreams.

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  5. My Sister's "Baby Laff-a-Lot" (with weak batteries) going off at night...!!!

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  6. My brother bought a gizmo furby from a garage sale and it started freaking out and crying and moaning in the middle of the night and creeping is out.

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  7. My grandma had all sorts of freaky dolls and clowns. My cousins and I would dare each other to go in the spare room they resided in late at night with the lights out.

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  8. I can honestly say that nothing comes to mind...I mean, I guess Chucky if we're talking about (at the time) fictitious toys.

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  9. Don't know if tis really counts as a toy but the Grossville High trading card set produced by Fleer in 1986 creeped me out!

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  10. There was an old doll in my grandmother's bedroom. It was creepy enough to begin with but we were always told stories about it to keep us out of her bedroom. We were told it was alive and my imagination had me swearing I saw it move, haha! That thing is actually still in her bedroom all these years later!

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