I saw that movie in the theatre when it came out. One of my friends moms took us—I was about 10. Didn’t stop thinking about it for 15 years or so...
As a child, I watched “Them” on tv and it scared me so badly that I would still shudder when I thought about it in college. I rented it recently just to see what I thought as an adult and fell asleep!
It makes me feel very nostalgic about that child who was not yet jaded by all the violent movies I’ve seen since.