I used to believe when I was little that the room underneath the stairs was where the boogeyman lived with his pets (Which happened to be crocodiles) and at night they used to come out and look for someone to eat.
I used to hide underneath my blankets at night because I didn't want the boogeyman to come and eat me or feed me to his pet crocodiles.
If I had to get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, I'd take a flashlight and walk very slowly down the stairs. I'd pause for a second before the room under the stairs and then run really fast past it because I used to think he'd jump out and grab me.
A childhood belief about around the house
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I went down the stairs slowly a red eyed skeleton would come and run after me.— Melly2bee
- I used to believe the boogeyman lived in my nose— Shelby
- I used to believe that crocodiles lived in the toilet and would bite my butt when I had to go to the loo.— Oz
- I used to believe I could fly when I was about four, until I fell down the stairs.— Sarah
- I used to think you could die if you jumped half way down the stairs. Anon
- I used to believe that it was the law to hold the railing when you're walking down/up stairs— Brit