When I was very litte (4 or 5) and I would be in my bed at night I would think I heard Dracula walking across my carpeted floor coming to get me (why Dracula, I don't know) I discovered later that I was just hearing my own heartbeat when my ear was pressed against my pillow.
A childhood belief about vampires

others believed things like this
- I used to think Dracula was from Pennsylvania.Anon
- I was always afraid of dracula so i would put tons of blankets over my neck— Lissa
- 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 think the song "walking in a winter wonderland" was "walking in a womens underwear"— stephen s
- I used to believe that the sound of crickets at night was actually coming from the twinkle of the stars.— Lily Fagioli