His Picture Was In Their Locker: Three of Our Readers Remember Corey Haim

I would watch 'The Lost Boys' over and over again, just to see that cute baby face of his. If there was a movie with Corey in it, you could bet my mother would eventually give in from all the begging I would employ to have her take me. I suppose you could say he was the Robert Pattinson of my generation, a handsome vampire with sparkling eyes and an amazing smile. To me, Corey Haim could do no wrong.

He was my dream boy. Like many other little girls, I would day dream of one day meeting him, which would be followed by us immediately falling in love and living happily ever. I had it all planned out: We would skydive into my grandmothers backyard and finally be married, I would be Mrs. Jennifer Haim. And all the time I spent doodling that name would have finally paid off.
We would move to Hollywood, live in an amazing house, have 2.5 kids and an amazing life.

But alas, like most little girl crushes, I eventually grew out of my hopes to one day land Haim as my own. Now, I will truly never get that chance. -- Jennifer Falcon from Houma, Louisiana

"While Larger Than Life ... He Seemed Very Real"
It is heartbreaking to hear that yet another teen idol from the '80s is gone. When Corey Haim was in the prime of his career, I was in the prime of my pre-teen years in a suburb of Chicago and engrossed in teen magazines such as Tiger Beat and Bop (just to name a couple). After only a couple of hours, massive amounts of photos of Haim would be torn out and posted on my bedroom walls and on the inside of my locker. Smaller photos would be cut out and pasted into my assignment notebook.

I spent endless hours watching movies such as 'Lucas,' 'Lost Boys,' 'Licensed to Drive' and 'Dream a Little Dream' -- those were my favorites. When I couldn't watch the movies, I'd turn to the soundtracks. I believe I actually wore out the 'Dream' soundtrack tape (yes, tape!) from listening to it over and over.

Corey had the most adorable, crooked smile and his charm just seemed to ooze from the silver screen. He had a special way about him. While he was adorable and talented, he also seemed to have the same attainable charm that the boy you had a crush on in school did. While he was larger than life, he seemed very real at the same time. I think that is what set him apart from some of the other teen idols of that iconic time known as the '80s. -- Amber Lucas-Hively from Chicago

"He Began With Such a Bright Future"
I have just heard the news that Corey Haim has died. It is always hard to lose an actor or actress that you essentially grew up watching. Corey was just a few years older than myself and was my biggest teenage crush. The first movie I saw Corey in was 'License To Drive' with Corey Feldman. They almost seemed more like brothers than co-stars. When Corey began acting, he was so young, so beautiful and very talented with so much energy and potential. My favorite Corey Haim movie was 'The Lost Boys.' As a teenager, I watched this movie over and over until I could quote every line.

He was one of the younger actors in this film, but easily the best; he stole the show -- he was just so boyishly handsome with that full hair, those eyes and that devilish smile that got me every time. I bought an obscene number of Teen and Seventeen magazines for the pictures of Corey. You could find these pictures on the inside of my locker, my school binder and, of course, my room. As Corey began to get older, he seemed to disappear from film all together. I think it may have been difficult for him to transition from teenage heartthrob into more serious adult roles. When he did come back, it was on the set of 'The Two Coreys,' that A&E documentary show. I watched a few episodes, but could not stomach much more than that. I just could not watch him, that wasn't the Corey I had grown up with. He had bouts of anger, childishness and he looked as though he had aged way beyond his years. He seemed unable to move beyond his past. Perhaps many viewers felt the same way, as the show did not last long. Corey began with such a bright future, so happy and beautiful, and that is how I want to remember him now. -- Jenny Tinsley from Portland, Oregon

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