vampires

i watched too many vampire movies when i was small (still do i suppose). beacusase vamipres always slept in coffins, i thought that the dead people at funerals were vampires, and all the people there were there to put a wooden stake through the persons chest

will

I didn't believe in Santa, but I knew that vampires were 100% real.

I thought that as long as the cotton sheet covered all of my neck, it would protect me as sure as steel. I worked it out along with that whole invitation mythology. A vampire couldn't come into your house unless you invited them. Well, I figured that my sisters were pretty thick-headed and might unwittingly invite Dracula in without knowing it, but as long as my neck was covered, I was UN-inviting him to bite me.

I also told my little sister, after watching Salem's Lot on TV, that if she was ever turned into a vamp, I would NOT open the window and let her in.

I think that little speech gave her nightmares for weeks.

Rebecca

I used to beilieve that if you look at the mirror at night: you will see that there is something wrong with your face, either it is all in blood, or your eyes are shining with red, or your teeth are really long. and if you still look at yourslef in the mirror at night and don't see anything wrong with you, than you can be sure that vampire(I still don't know why it is vampire and not any other creepy creature)will come and get you. I am still kind of terrified of looking in the mirror at night. I always get the feeling that somebody is watching me.

I also used to believe that if you come to the bathrooms' mirror at night with a candle lit up, and call "Bloody Mary" 3 times than she will come and hang you. I tried to do that once, but I got so scared so I ran away from the bathroom and I couldn't even cry.

I used to believe that if you look in the mirror (your favorite one) long enough than you will see your future, but since you already saw it, it will change and it will be bad, because you tryied to cheat it.

Well, I still think that there is something wrong with the mirrors, even though they are totally scientifically explained.

Julia

I used to believe that there were werewolves running in packs under my bed and vampires coming in the window.If i didnt cover everything up at night,id get bitten.Somtimes when im drunk, i still wrap myself up, just in case.

Anon

i used to belive that a vampire was under my bed, and at night it would come out and bite me so id pull the covers around my neck so it couldn't bite me

lizzy

I used to believe that there might be a vampire in the shower. Therefore, whenever I would have to go to the bathroom, I would always have to open the shower curtain first to make sure there was no vampire that would get me when I sat down on the toilet.

Gen

I used to believe that there were very scary things hiding just outside my peripheral vision. They're always behind me, and move fast enough to avoid my sight when I turn around. Like vampires, I wouldn't see them in the mirror, either.

I wasn't yet into computer gaming at the time, but it's very similar to Star Control 2's (early 90s) alien Spathi and their fear of the Ultimate Evil, which "lurks just outside the range of even the most sensitive, long-range detectors". Eerie.

Ray in California

I used to think that vampires hid in my room, waiting for me to fall asleep, and the only reason I never got bitten was that my blankies were magical -- I'd wrap them around my throat before drifting off, knowing that the vamps couldn't bite through them!

Suey

i whas afraid of go home from my grandma and grandpa when it whas dark, because i thougth monsters and vampires whas hiding behind the door and in the trees!

Mathias østrem norge(norway)

I used to believe in monsters and ghosts, and was especially terrified of vampires. One night when I was about 9, I went up to my room and turned on the light, and somehow a bat had flown in my room. He flew around, beating himself against the walls. I screamed bloody murder, locked myself in the closet and immediately peed my pants. My dad somehow came upstairs and got the bat our of my room, but I wouldn't sleep there for a week. I thought the bat would come back, turn into Dracula, and try to suck my blood.

Anon

I used to believe that there were alien vampires. I always covered my neck with my whole blanket. I didn't seem to be bothered by the fact the the rest of my body was exposed for the vampires and therefore readily available for bloodsucking if they did come to my room at night. I still cover my neck out of habit when I sleep. I also thought the bogey monster had claws like a lobster instead of hands... would you believe stephen king wrote about the exact same bogey man? I wonder if he believed in the alien vampires too.

pneumacat