Ernest Scared Stupid (1991) – A Gateway Horror Movie?

In 1991, Ernest Scared Stupid hit theaters as another goofy adventure for Jim Varney’s Ernest P. Worrell. But for an entire generation of kids, it became something else entirely — their first brush with real horror. With grotesque trolls and surprisingly dark moments, this PG-rated comedy accidentally doubled as a nightmare factory for countless generations.

In this retrospective, we’ll revisit how Ernest Scared Stupid came together, why it scared so many children, and whether it deserves to be remembered as a true “gateway horror movie.”

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