When I was little (mid 1980's), I used to beleive that the boogie man was green, and wore a "Saturday Night Fever" type outfit and a hat with a feather in it so he could Boogie! I wasn't scared of him cause I thought, "What harm can he do? He just wants to Boogie!" And I liked to Boogie too!
-Susy in NM
A childhood belief about monsters
others believed things like this
- I used to beleive that if I picked my nose the boogie monster would visit me in the night + torture me— gingalinga
- I thought the Boogie Man was made of boogers-all green and slimy.— Boo
- i used to think that my dad turned into the boogie monster at night if i picked my nose before i went to bed— hollie
- When i was about 3 or 4 i thought Gene Simmons was the Boogie Man.— miss13
- I used to think that my dog was the "BOOGIE MONSER" because he would always go and sleep under my bed!— ChristieGirl
- I used to believe that the boogie man would come and get me if I didn't listen to my parents.Anon