Matt and I were afraid of the screeching cymbal-playing monkey toy Gramma kept in the den closet. Matt, do you still have him?
A very similar product in action, only not as creepy:
http://tinyurl.com/2zp5pr
A post on someone’s blog about a creepy toy reminded me of this thing. The closet was semi-magical, though, because it was lined in cedar and smelled so interesting to me. It’s also where Gramma kept our Easter candy.
Comment by Matt
2007 August 10 @ 8:24 am
Yes, I still have that thing and it gives me the creeps everytime I see it. It’s up in my attic and that’s probably why I never go up there. That was just about the most terrifying thing ever and it traumatized me as a kid. That’s probably why grandma always had our chocolate bunnies in that cedar closet, because she knew I would never go in there to get it!
Comment by KNH
2007 August 13 @ 7:39 am
Are these things (clown doll, cymbal monkey) creepy to us because of their presence in Poltergeist? I still can’t stand to see a closet with the door closed and the light on.
Comment by Amy
2007 August 13 @ 1:34 pm
Maybe that’s why David installed a light in his closet that automatically goes off when the door is closed.
Matt and I had certainly been afraid of the monkey before we saw that movie.
Comment by Carolyne
2007 September 20 @ 9:23 am
What are with Grandmas??? Mine had the SAME one in the basement… it sat on the piano. When I was little it always madew me cry… how funny.
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Comment by Mymsie
2007 August 09 @ 5:51 pm
Oooo, in high school one of my best friends had the scariest, creepy clown doll that used to freak us out. We’d shriek and giggle like little girls!