Via MovieMorlocks:
I thought of The Blob as a safe choice—the candy colors of the monster and the goofy performance by Steve McQueen kept it from being too scary, while the ability of the title creature to ooze under doors and invade any space seemed just the right kind of spooky.
By the time the movie was over, Ann was definitely unnerved, and didn’t want to go to bed. So we sat up watching making-of material, looking at behind the scenes photos, and talking about the people who made the movie—and how they made the movie. The next day at school, she wanted to play “Blob” with her friends—which resulted in one very perplexed elementary school, I have to say.
The Blob:
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