After seeing the movie It when I was 8, I was afraid that there was an evil, insane clown living under my basement steps.
A childhood belief about basements

others believed things like this
- I used to think that gummy bears were evil and wanted to take over the world. I'm afraid of them to this day.Anon
- I used to think that a clown lived under my bed and tried to eat me while i was asleepAnon
- I used to believe that i was turning into a clown whenever I cried becase my cheeks and nose would become red— melissa
- when i was little i believed that when we watched a movie people had to act the movie all over a gen.
— Emmer - i used to believe that the basement had monsters in it.Anon
- I used to believe a spider monster was in my basement— Kelly bulanek