My family had this legendary ghost story that we would always tell on camping trips. It was about a man whose leg was cut off and he came looking for it. Well, my brother had me convinced that this ghost lived in the cupboards under my mom's china cabinet and that he and my brother were friends. If I ever did something to annoy my brother he would threaten to call out the ghost to come get me. The funniest thing is I always thought of it as a ghost leg. Older brothers are so mean sometimes (but I love him anyway).
A childhood belief about ghosts

others believed things like this
- I thought the Holy Ghost was the ghost of the Virgin Mary.— Texas granny
- I loved watching the cartoon Casper the Friendly Ghost and wondered why the Holy Ghost never got his own show.— Robert
- I used to believe that Casper the Friendly Ghost lived in my dad's car.— Michael
- i used to believe that a ghost lived under my bed and that a giant lived under our dining room table.— nameless
- I thought that after the resurrection Jesus became the Holy Ghost.— Meowpossum
- If I pretend to sleep the ghost won't eat me
Anon