The women in the bathtub! Are you afraid?

[Jojo87]

I was listening to the radio today. And they talking about what people are afraid of and lot of people call in tell their own fears. One guy called and first he asked the radio speaker if he have seen Stanley Kubricks Shining. And the speaker said yes and even said it was a very creepy movie. Well then this guy who called in said, what scares his most in shining was that scene when this little boy Danny Torrance went to the bathroom and find this young women in the bathtub. Suddenly this women wasn't young anymore. She was old and creepy. And after this guy who called in, had seen that scene he said that he's afraid of old people. That was he's fear.

I'm not afraid of old people and I have seen shining a couple time.

Now I'm wondering. If anybody was afraid of women in the bathtup? And I now that here on the board are older people. But are anyone afraid of really old people after seen this scene?

[kittykiller]

I dont have a fear of old people but I do have to admit that the first time I saw the shinning I was frittened of that sceen and also creeped wehn Jack nicolson sticks his head in the hole in the door and says his line. that spooked me.

[ItFan]

I wasn't afraid of the woman as such, but I'll admit my heart did skip a beat when she changed from the young woman into the old decaying woman; it was the shock factor of the moment that got me, I wasn't particularly scared of her.
And it definitely didn't make me scared of old people!

[fushingfeef]

Scary, scary scene. I don't think it matters if the woman was young or old, it was the fact that you spend the whole movie thinking they were alone in the hotel, and there simply shouldn't have been another person there. That old woman's laughter freaked me out, I get goosebumps thinking about it. Thank goodness the movie spared us the scene of Danny encountering that woman all alone, having it happen to Jack took some of the edge off it.

[Pucker]

I was never afraid of old people until I started seeing one in the mirror every morning.

:eyebrow:

[nate_watkins]

I'm not afraid of the elderly either, but that scene is rather creepy. Poor Danny....

[GNTLGNT]

I'm an old people, and I scare the hell out of myself...

[TBlack]

I'm afraid of ALL old women,
Whether they're in a bathtub or not!
They smell like Metamucil-BenGay-Old Cheese & forgotton dreams.

[Cowboy]

I'm not afraid of old people and I am definately not afraid of women in the bath tub....actually, it is encouraged.:biggrin2:

[Anna Rose]

that was a scary scene but i think there were some that scared me more. i just remember the first time i saw the shining (i was about 9 or 10) the little girls freaked me out!!! that movie still gives me the chills...but its one of my favorites!

[king family fan]

I am not afraid of old people.As hitting it myself. Monday scares the hell out of me. Another year closer is marked. I was a little shocked at the change from young to old.Way too sudden.

[~Ally~]

Ooh yeh, this scene scared me for years.
I've nursed/bathed a few old ladies...and some do look frighteningly similar to that lady.:eek2:

[Becks19]

The part that was creepier to me was..When Jack Torrence see's her and begins kissing her.......then the kicker, it shows her true form as he is opening his eyes.... EWWW!! And oh, that laugh. ( more like a cackle)

[mojomofo]

I'm not afraid of old people, women in or out of bathtubs, or rubber duckies. But I do get creeped out when I am the only one in the house and I take a bath. I definitely get that 4 in the morning, anything is possible feeling.

[KillerBee256]

When I saw the mini series as a child she scared me, however when I rewatched last week I wasn't. I think it's because I've seen so many zombies movies. However it was still found it a little creepy when jack goes to check the room, at first she not there, but she appears and jack runs like hell.

[J.T. Adams]

I'm scared of some old people, sure, but most the time i'm enthralled by their experiences.

[prufrock21]

When I first saw it, I knew what was coming (having read the book) so I wasn't that grossed out. Strangely, however, many of the people in the movie theater giggled when that scene appeared. Nervous laughter? Don't know.

[not_nadine]

I was/am. My first job was as a maid in a hotel. I was very afraid to pull back shower curtains. :eek2:

[tenngolfer]

I'm not afraid of old people and I am definately not afraid of women in the bath tub....actually, it is encouraged.:biggrin2:

I'm of the opinion of Cowboy.

[Todash]

Heck yeah, I'm afraid of old people. They've been around a long time. If they want to get you, they have the requisite experience.

LOL ... Kidding. Old people is just us. That's what fear of old people and decay is, anyway: fear of the unavoidable future. Now ... I am afraid FOR old people. My mom has gotten old. The world seems to me like a more dangerous place for her than it used to be.

[GNTLGNT]

The world seems to me like a more dangerous place for her than it used to be.

...that's because, sadly, it is...so much for the "Golden Years"...:down:

[Todash]

...that's because, sadly, it is...so much for the "Golden Years"...:down:Oh, psshh. We watch out for her. She's happy as a lark. Like the birds of the field, she toils not, neither does she spin ... though she does crochet. A LOT. REALLY. A LOT.

[GNTLGNT]

Oh, psshh. We watch out for her. She's happy as a lark. Like the birds of the field, she toils not, neither does she spin ... though she does crochet. A LOT. REALLY. A LOT.

...bless your heart, and I am glad she's happy...I think my fear for ALL of us-not just our Seniors, comes from the environment in which I toil daily...