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To think that the Moomins are terrifying?

25 replies

MrsWinnibago · 23/08/2014 09:09

Well not the Moomins themselves but some of the supporting characters!

My DDs have watched a lot of them this summer...having found them on Youtube but poor 6 year old dd had a nightmare about The Groke last night! I had forgotten all about the Moomins.

I think it's the combo of Japanese animation and Scandinavian mythology which makes it so frightening.

To think that the Moomins are terrifying?
To think that the Moomins are terrifying?
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HavanaSlife · 23/08/2014 09:13

They are, my user name used to be MoominsAreScary bloody freaky program gave me nightmares

StillStayingClassySanDiego · 23/08/2014 09:13

Love the theme tune, I wonder if it is the still the same from years back, really catchy.

It was a bit odd iirc.

MrsWinnibago · 23/08/2014 09:14

SanDiego yes..these are old episodes.

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squirrelweasel · 23/08/2014 09:14

I find it very dark. But it's my 4yr old daughters favourite programme! We have all the series on DVD and she even has the room stickers. She wants to dress as the broke for Halloween Grin

buddles · 23/08/2014 09:14

I wasn't scared of the hippo like Moomin things but instead of the little girl (or was it a boy?) in the pointed hat. Shudder.

squirrelweasel · 23/08/2014 09:14

That would be groke damn autocorrect

mamalino · 23/08/2014 09:30

YABU. I adore the moomins, books more so than the TV though. Shame my children don't love them as much as I do! I aspire to be a mother like moominmama, with her calm serenity. I am certainly not a calm and serene mother though sadly Smile

mamalino · 23/08/2014 09:31

The groke is just lonely.

Gileswithachainsaw · 23/08/2014 09:31

Yabu.

Loved the moomins!!!

pictish · 23/08/2014 09:31

Yes..yes they are rather, and I love them for it. Strange, eerie, melancholic little creatures.

pictish · 23/08/2014 09:33

We call dd 'little My' as she is a scowler.

soverylucky · 23/08/2014 09:38

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HangingBasketCase · 23/08/2014 09:47

I remember there was an episode where they were all hibernating for the winter because that was when some nasty creature appeared, one of the moomins decided not to hibernate to see if the creature really existed and stayed awake. Then a mist thing descended on them and this funny looking creature appeared out of it. It was so creepy.

AnotherStitchInTime · 23/08/2014 09:56

The Groke in the original Moomins was far scarier than the one in the new cartoon. Dd1 (5) and dd2 (2.5) love the Moomins.

QisforQcumber · 23/08/2014 10:07

YANBU, creepy bastards! My friend has been to Moomin world in Finland, she is a braver soul than I am.

squirrelweasel · 23/08/2014 10:21

There is a new cartoon?

elephanteraser · 23/08/2014 10:22

dp finds them depressing

MoominKoalaAndMiniMoom · 23/08/2014 10:24

Oi Angry

MrsWinnibago · 23/08/2014 10:27

I think the new one is more computer generated looking...DD rejected those and only watches the old ones.

Grin at MoominKoala

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dementedma · 23/08/2014 10:34

Huge fan of the books. Snufkin, little My,the groke, the Hemulen..there was a little whiskery thing which lived under the cupboards too. I remember the Hattifatners when Moominpapa was lost at sea. Ah, the memories!

sheepgomeep · 23/08/2014 12:25

The moomins gave me nightmares as a kid. They are still terrifying!

DownByTheRiverside · 23/08/2014 12:27

I love the books and still have an entire set.
I've not seen any of the TV stories.

DownByTheRiverside · 23/08/2014 12:28

'there was a little whiskery thing which lived under the cupboards too.'

That was The Ancestor, silent and sweet.

LangenFlugelHappleHoff · 23/08/2014 12:36

Little My gave me nightmares. I hate the moomins.

To think that the Moomins are terrifying?
ZombieJenna · 23/08/2014 12:38

I loved the Moomins (books and TV series) but did have a recurring nightmare that we had hattifatners in the airing cupboard Blush

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