I used to believe that when coming up from the basement I needed to be fast because the creature that lived under the stairs would reach through and grab me. This was especially scary because each step had an opening under it.
A childhood belief about basements
others believed things like this
- I used to believe I could fly.
All I had todo was step of a flight of stairs and I'd be walking in the air...— Dolly - i used to believe if i was in a plane, i'd be able to reach out, grab part of a cloud and eat it— BOXXXY
- 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
- in this TV show i saw a snake coming up from the drain so everytime i take a shower i go really fast!— scared person
- My grandma told me and my sisters that the boogie man lived in her basement and if we cried he would get us.— Paulette