A question for Midnight Madness attendees: what scares you the most?
A question for Midnight Madness attendees: what scares you the most?
By Jean Grant |
By Jean Grant |

TIFF’s popular Midnight Madness program, which has been showing films of the frightening, strange and action-packed variety for the past 26 years, can be a spooky affair. Monday’s late-night feature was a documentary called Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films, about the rise and fall of the production company behind low-budget 80’s movies like American Ninja and Masters of the Universe. We asked show-goers waiting in line outside Ryerson Theatre what they’re most afraid of. Here’s what they had to say.
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Jennifer Krukowski<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 26<br /><br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Actor<br /><br /> “I'm claustrophobic, so any tight spaces. I'm actually really nervous around big crowds, so this is my first time coming to any TIFF event.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Evan Munday<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 34<br /><br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Children's Book Author<br /><br /> “I'm honestly most afraid of losing my mind. Like succumbing to some sort of mental illness.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Brandon Brough<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 25<br /><br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Freelance Artist<br /><br /> “Wait, do I actually want anyone to <em>know </em>my greatest fear? Okay, sloths. I don't like sloths. I definitely would be scared if someone filled my entire room with sloths.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Mike Peake<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 63<br /><br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Photographer<br /><br /> “My greatest fear? That I might actually like a Cannon Films movie.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Boyn Dean<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 51<br /><br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> CSR Representative<br /><br /> “My whole life revolves around fear! How do I get laid when my tits are sagging below my waist?”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Stephanie Siddall<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 20<br /><br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Student<br /><br /> “I'm a nursing student so my biggest fear is killing a patient.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Trevor Zimmermann<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 36<br /><br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Data Analyst<br /><br /> “Absolute silence. Which is basically fear of the unknown.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Davida Solomon<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 25<br /><br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Server<br /><br /> “When I'm alone in my apartment and I hear doors opening. For some reason you think your bed is your saviour, like if you stay there you're safe.”
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