when i was 5 or 6 my cousin told me that if you got to close to the TV when you where watching it vampires would come out of it and they would try to get you but noone could help you. I didn't watch TV for about 4 weeks after that.
A childhood belief about tv

others believed things like this
- My cousin's mom told my cousin that pop makes you short. He probably believed it.— Molly
- I used to believe that if you didn't close the toilet lid after flushing, you would get sucked down into it.— Maya
- My sister told me that if you had sweetcorn in your poo, you had six months to live! I cried for weeks — Billy
- when i was small i use to believe my parents were vampires— marine student 4
- I used to believe that the people who take your blood at the doctor's office were vampires. — Andy
- I used to believe that if you slept with the covers covering your neck, vampires couldn't bite you. — Moot