My brother and I shared a room when we were kids, and both of us were afraid of vampires (specifically, Dracula). We decided that if we slept not only under the blankets, but with a teddy bear (or other stuffed animal) across our necks, Dracula could not bite us.
A childhood belief about vampires
others believed things like this
- I was always afraid of dracula so i would put tons of blankets over my neck— Lissa
- I used to believe that if you slept with the covers covering your neck, vampires couldn't bite you. — Moot
- I used to think Dracula was from Pennsylvania.Anon
- For the longest time I used to believe that "Dracula" was a gigantic gorilla with fangs, not unlike King Kong.— Mark Cidade
- I thought that Count Dracula was the count from Sesame StreetAnon
- I used to talk with my teddy bear and I really thought he answered me.— Joy