If it's any consolation, I had the same "eeesh" reaction at Metroid Prime's Chozo ghosts.
*Walks in, lights go dark*
"Oh sh--"
SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRK!!!!!!!!!!
"Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go... Door's locked?! MOTHER OF GOD!"