Why furbies are scary

And push the limit he certainly has: the account is filled with a genuinely unsettling aura of dread. These Furbies are blood-drenched and murderous.

They weave webs to catch their prey. They lay eggs and give birth. They have long, skeletal spines which protrude from their fur, usually at moments of violent rupture. Not all fans of long Furbies are quite so devoted to the grotesque as Devin. It all seems refreshingly free of cynicism: no-one gets involved in the long Furby scene for social clout and the people involved are unlikely to be doing any corporate partnerships any time soon. One anonymous Redditor recalls a freaky story of their friend's Furby: "She liked it and all, played with it for a few weeks, then she went to the lake with her family.

She accidentally drops it in the lake. They recover it, but the electrical bits are dead. She takes it home, throws it in the closet.

Forgets about it. Life goes on. Fast forward about 2 months or so, I come over to hang out. Suddenly, I ask 'hey, what happened to your Furby? This story points to probably the most horrifying thing about the Furby — it never dies. One girl on Creepy Pasta tells of her older cousin's suicide. It's a terribly sad affair, but it then gets scary. When the anonymous girl takes her deceased cousin's Furby home with her, the toy starts to say some eerie things.

The worst phrase came out when it woke up one morning just to say, "let me sleep," and promptly shut its eyes. However, after a moment or two, the Furby's eyes opened wide again, and the toy stayed absolutely still. The girl went to her mother to tell her what happened and to ask what's wrong with the Furby. A woman named Christina penned an article for her mommy blog about the Furby. Christina writes in her blog, "The old Furby would have some change in personality based on how you treated it, but this one goes far beyond that with a multiple personality disorder.

It has several very distinct personalities and doesn't come with the Furby anti-psychotic drugs it desperately needs. When a parent says a toy needs psych meds, something must be up. So what exactly happened with this particular Furby that made this mom flip? At first, it was when the Furby began taking on different personas. It went from having a "valley girl" voice to speaking like a cowboy. OK, kinda weird, but not terrifying. But what happens next is. One day, the Furby just started shaking violently.

Then it stopped. Since then, Christina started referring to it as "Damien the Dark Furby," who growled and snapped at her daughter. They didn't advertise that feature in the Toys 'R Us catalog. What contributes to all of these strange Furby tales is how a Furby never actually shuts off.

The best you can hope for is to lull it to sleep, but you must be careful that nothing — absolutely NOTHING — bumps it, or it wakes up again. But surely, if you take out a toy's batteries, it's supposed to stop working, right? Not true for the Furby, which has all the power it needs, and it will not surrender. Someone posed the question on Yahoo Answers once, if anyone had any stories concerning Furbies that had had their batteries removed.

The "best answer" came in the form of a shrieking Furby. An anonymous answerer replied, "I had one once, when going on holiday in the caravan. In my opinion, they look like evil spawns of the underworld. If you find Furbies fun and cute, good for you. I'm glad you find enjoyment out of them. My question is Does anyone else find those little guys scary, or is it just overreacting about a children's toy? TamaFoxx Member. AnniChu said:. Click to expand TamaFoxx said:.

Sorry that I'm laughing here, but: you took the words right out of my mouth!!! The first time I've seen that, I thought But nevertheless, when they first came out with the Furbies, I had one I don't know what it was, because I really enjoyed the idea behind it, but something on them is really scary. Or maybe it's even the voice. I'm not sure. I just call it "nice", because they used to scare me even more.

Weren't they bigger, than the first generation? But I think, they didn't last too long over here. BearyToony Member. I've had multiple furbies and I still do have them and I only find one creepy. I have almost had to defur mine because she was having internal issues due to overheating. I don't find furless furbies creepy though, I'm not sure why however! Jhud Well-known member. Most people are afraid of furbys actually, there's a stigma against these toys.

I never was afraid of them nor I am now- as a kid I had a furby I remember turning on randomly at night and honestly it never bothered me lol. It's actually considered weird to NOT be afraid of them nowadays. I'm not afraid of furless furbys either, but seeing them does make me feel uneasy if only because I have a deep fear of broken toys toy gore.

Last edited by a moderator: Nov 14, Jhud said:. I've come across maybe one or two pictures of a furless furby and never thought much about it. Actually just the eyes mechanism alone is creepy. I think I've always found deliberately breaking toys - especially human-like and animal ones - to be creepy. It makes sense since it is practically the same as watch a living thing die with the added association of innocence and happiness.

Although, it wouldn't bother me to see a stuffed toy with broken seams, especially if that toy is being repaired. It seems to be quite common in repairing old teddy bears to take out all the stuffing, wash the fur, and then fill it back up again. I always found the Furby a little creepy.

Never even considered fur vs furless There is still one Furby in our house. The batteries are removed and it sits high up on a shelf in a wardrobe. It will stay there until I own a dog who will want to play with it as a chew toy after which it can be thrown out. Sadly, the last 2 dogs were all creeped out by Furbys Iza Well-known member. I find furbies a tiny bit creepy too. Behind your toilet! I've never had a problem with Furby.