I watched "Poltergeist" when I was eight, and was scared a clown was going to strangle me just before I went to sleep.
A childhood belief about clowns
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I swallowed chewing gum, it would wrap around my heart and strangle me— "Tusitala"
- I used to think that a clown lived under my bed and tried to eat me while i was asleepAnon
- I used to believe that i was turning into a clown whenever I cried becase my cheeks and nose would become red— melissa
- i used to believe that the people on TV could see me. i never watched tv without getting dressed first!— Katy
- My dad once told me when i was about 7 or 8 that if i watched too much t.v., i would be sucked into the tv.Anon
- i used to believe that i really would end up with square eyes if i watched too much tvAnon