Cute and Cuddly Gismo. Wus.

And all Gismo could do was gurgle and look cute.

The movie stigmatized me.  I was horrified beyond the norm.  I expected to see a movie filled with cute furry little animals and I got the complete opposite.  I experienceda horror that changed my whole life.

Gremlins gave me nightmares.  At twelve years of age, I awoke in the middle of the night with a vision of my kittens exploding in the microwave.  I saw power tools chasing me, ready to gnash and gnaw my flesh to the bone.  I was afraid to close my eyes again.  I immediately hopped in the bed with my kid sister.  I couldn't sleep alone.

The Gremlins were in the house.

To this day, I have not lived down my Gremlins nightmares.  They are now a part of my fragile psyche and I still get cold bumps when I see a still shot from the movie.  I've never watched it a second time. 

Last week, I downloaded some classics for my two young nephews to watch, movies that I loved as a kid.  E.T. and Goonies and other such films.

I told my sister what I was doing and she paused.  She looked at me and said one thing, "You didn't download 'Gremlins' did you?"

Then she laughed.  Hard.

I blame Gremlins for everything wrong in my life.