In elementary school, the Mary Worth story was popular( turn out the lights, hold a candle, and chant in front of a mirror, "I believe in Mary Worth"; her ghost was supposed to appear in the mirror. Even now, I can't look in a mirror when the lights are out!!
A childhood belief about monsters

others believed things like this
- when i was young i used to believe that my image on a mirror would come to life if i broke the mirror.Anon
- I thought the Holy Ghost was the ghost of the Virgin Mary.— Texas granny
- I thought that when the lights went out, putting a candle behind the tv would make it work :)— Ricky
- I used to think that if a mirror with me in it breaks, I break.Anon
- I used to believe that there was a person in the mirror who looked exactly like meAnon
- I used to believe that when you cracked a mirror your reflection would come and take over your body!— XxXAbbeyXxX