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What were you scared of as a kid?

Fire alarms. My elementary school had these scary ass fire alarms that sounded like truck horns, lol. I think they looked like this:

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chuck7882 · 61-69, M
Rickety bridges that my father always drove over
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@chuck7882 oh yeah those bridges in rural areas with only enough room for one lane and there were boards that you had to keep your tires on, they made a lot of noise and you’d better slow down on them when you drove across. The one closest to where I lived as a teen was broken when two cars tried to cross at once and had an accident, one side was kind of hanging.
SubstantialKick · 31-35, M
@chuck7882 @cherokeepatti I can imagine, especially if the bridge is a decent height from whatever is below it.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@SubstantialKick oh yes it was.There was some in Missouri that way on our way to the nearest town. You could hear every board as you drove over it.