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3. Thank you Ocelot II yes our basement was creepy. too. No switches for lights you had to go down and turn the lightbulb.

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Wed Sep 25, 2024, 05:36 PM

Sep 2024

We lived in a two story duplex with the only bathroom in the basement. We lived there until I finished 8th grade. from the time I was born.

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When I was a child, I would take a leap to my bed so I didn.t get close to the edge of the bed and pulled under [View all] debm55 Sep 2024 OP

The basement in one house we lived in, Ocelot II Sep 2024 #1

Thank you Ocelot II yes our basement was creepy. too. No switches for lights you had to go down and turn the lightbulb. debm55 Sep 2024 #3

That sounds like our basement when I was a kid captain queeg Sep 2024 #11

Slept in an unfinished attic when I was a kid.. Permanut Sep 2024 #2

Permanut. thank you. I was always afraid of the bats. Our bedroom had the attic door in it. debm55 Sep 2024 #4

For me it was the stairs (behind a door) from the upstairs hall to the unfinished attic. Dale in Laurel MD Sep 2024 #7

Thank you Dale in LaurelMD. I wonder what there is about attics that frighten us? debm55 Sep 2024 #9

I still listen to that stuff! johnp3907 Sep 2024 #26

Same here.. Permanut Sep 2024 #33

There was an attic that was sort of forbidden to us and I had to walk by it to get to y bedroom. captain queeg Sep 2024 #5

That does sound very scarey. I had the attic door right next to my bed. Once I jumped on , I like you, stayed on. debm55 Sep 2024 #6

Definitely mgardener Sep 2024 #8

mgarderer, thank you . That is the only place to use the bathroom. You had to go down two flights of steps to get there debm55 Sep 2024 #12

Stephen King said there was someone under the bed... GentryDixon Sep 2024 #10

I saw that in King's "IT" and it reminded me of being a child. I also wonder if it was a common fear of children. The debm55 Sep 2024 #13

Same as you. MuseRider Sep 2024 #14

Thank you MuseRider. That is so funny. I haven't done that since I moved to a ranch in the burbs. But I stil remember debm55 Sep 2024 #15

I had a very small closet in my bedroom.... maptap22 Sep 2024 #16

Oh I am so sorry for you, maptap22 debm55 Sep 2024 #17

It was the closets. Before bed I would check the ones Polly Hennessey Sep 2024 #18

Thank you Polly Hennessey. I never checked the closets as I was afraid what would pop out. debm55 Sep 2024 #36

Under the bed for me too. arkielib Sep 2024 #19

Thank you arkielib. I agree. Young children should not be taken to funerals. Our's were always open caskets. debm55 Sep 2024 #37

The struggle is real JoseBalow Sep 2024 #20

There's competition! True Dough Sep 2024 #23

There's competition! True Dough Sep 2024 #24

That in itself is scarey. debm55 Sep 2024 #38

My Mom's Parents' House Basement ProfessorGAC Sep 2024 #21

I grew up in an old farmhouse with a Luciferous Sep 2024 #22

My aunt's house was like that. It was frigtening. debm55 Sep 2024 #39

I used to write reassuring messages on my bedroom walls to help me be brave True Dough Sep 2024 #25

Were you scared of snakes? My sisters were....And still are. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2024 #27

Yes , all snakes. I kid down the the street a few years ago raised exotic snakes. When he left, he left the snakes free. debm55 Sep 2024 #40

I still sleep with a hand under the pillow so if the monsters attack I have a hand free for punching underpants Sep 2024 #28

Good idea underpants. debm55 Sep 2024 #41

My closet. But, only at night. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Sep 2024 #29

Thank you OldBaldy19701E Yes, Closets are scary. debm55 Sep 2024 #42

I once saw a shriveled hand reaching up over the side of my bed. johnp3907 Sep 2024 #30

That is spooky, I dont' think I would have gone back in. debm55 Sep 2024 #43

In the basement of my childhood home there was a garbage incinerator Diamond_Dog Sep 2024 #31

It sounds like it . I would be afraid of the flames. and falling in. debm55 Sep 2024 #44

Have you looked lately? May still be under there. moniss Sep 2024 #32

Thank you moniss. Me too. debm55 Sep 2024 #45

It wasn't under my bed. It was outside the neighbor's house. Intractable Sep 2024 #34

Yes , tree can be spooky. especially at night and during a storm. debm55 Sep 2024 #46

No places scared me. Figarosmom Sep 2024 #35

thank you Figarosmom. Do you still feel that way? debm55 Sep 2024 #47

Up into my 40 yeah Figarosmom Sep 2024 #48