Instead of being afraid of the "Boogie Man" I imagined he looked like the ghost that was on the movie Ghostbusters logo and it walked around with sunglasses on dancing and singing "Boogie Man, Boogie Man, Boo boo boo boo Boogie Man" So I wasn't afraid of him. I tried to find him.
A childhood belief about ghosts

others believed things like this
- I used to think that my dog was the "BOOGIE MONSER" because he would always go and sleep under my bed!— ChristieGirl
- When i was about 3 or 4 i thought Gene Simmons was the Boogie Man.— miss13
- I used to believe that the boogie man would come and get me if I didn't listen to my parents.Anon
- i used to think that my dad turned into the boogie monster at night if i picked my nose before i went to bed— hollie
- I thought the Boogie Man was made of boogers-all green and slimy.— Boo
- My grandma told me and my sisters that the boogie man lived in her basement and if we cried he would get us.— Paulette