Halloween: 10 Terrifying Things From The 90s

Come To Daddy The 90s is now distant enough that we can look back on it and say 'y'know what, that was a pretty decent decade'. It was the decade that brought us the Internet, Pogs and Salem the Cat. There were some great bands (Massive Attack, Nirvana, Whigfield), some great movies €“ the Ernest series really hit its stride here €“ and at least one great haircut in the 'Gunther'. If ten years could be summed up in one image, it might be Boris Yeltsin grabbing some brunch at the Seinfeld diner with the paperclip from Microsoft Word. Or just as easily, it might be an eight feet tall demonbeast screaming into an old lady's face. Or a much loved British chat show host possessed by a poltergeist. Or a maniacal talking orange. As much as it was a veritable carnival of Le Coq Sportif poppers and confused talking pigs, the 90s could also be a pretty disturbing decade, particularly if you were younger than nine and struggled with an episode of Sesame Street. When you switched on a television you were taking your chances with mass suicide, technological meltdown, cosy suburban murder, alien invasion or an anthropomorphic Chihuahua slowly losing his grip on reality. If you don't believe me, then you've probably repressed the memories. In which case, here are ten terrifying things from a decade that some of us can't forget, no matter how hard we try.
 
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I am Scotland's 278,000th best export and a self-proclaimed expert on all things Bond-related. When I'm not expounding on the delights of A View to a Kill, I might be found under a pile of Dr Who DVDs, or reading all the answers in Star Wars Trivial Pursuit. I also prefer to play Playstation games from the years 1997-1999. These are the things I like.