My grandma told me and my sisters that the boogie man lived in her basement and if we cried he would get us.
A childhood belief about basements

others believed things like this
- My sister told me that Fraggles lived in our basement. I used to sit down there forever so I could see them. — Suzie
- when i was little i used to believe that darth vador lived in my basement, and i was scared to go down there.— Jilli
- I used to think that my dog was the "BOOGIE MONSER" because he would always go and sleep under my bed!— ChristieGirl
- When i was about 3 or 4 i thought Gene Simmons was the Boogie Man.— miss13
- I used to believe that the boogie man would come and get me if I didn't listen to my parents.Anon
- 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