I used to think Skeletor lived in my basement and plotted evil against me. The Bee from Romper Room was his leader.
A childhood belief about basements

others believed things like this
- when i was little i used to believe that darth vador lived in my basement, and i was scared to go down there.— Jilli
- My sister told me that Fraggles lived in our basement. I used to sit down there forever so I could see them. — Suzie
- My grandma told me and my sisters that the boogie man lived in her basement and if we cried he would get us.— Paulette
- I used to think that a family of evil bears lived in my grandparent's attic.— jasonchic
- i used to believe that a ghost lived under my bed and that a giant lived under our dining room table.— nameless
- I used to think an evil spirit type thing called Wango lived in my dog. I was terrified of that dog.— Franklin