my dad had a darkroom in the house in which we used to live, and i wasn't allowed inside. i convinced myself that was because dracula lived there - must've been the red light that leaked out when the door was ajar.
A childhood belief about monsters

others believed things like this
- i used to think, when i was about 4 that i lived inside a whale because i live ion the country Wales— mike
- When I was little, I was convinced that musicians lived inside the radio...little versions of them, that is!— pcmkrfn
- I wasn't allowed to cut my nails on a sunday , don't ask me why.— martin
- My dad could change a traffic light from red to green using our garage door opener.Anon
- I used to believe there was a newsreader inside the radio where the light was!!— Christine
- I used to believe that if you opened up an umbrella inside your house that the whole house would fly awayAnon