Those of you who haven't seen it, go here and check out
ellen_fremedon's poll on being scared of monsters as a child--but be sure to go into the poll sections where you can view people's elaborations on what scared them and what rituals they used and all. I'm giggling like mad over the variety of answers.
F'rinstance, in response to what you believed would come get you,
flyghosh says, "You know the type...the lanky greenish ones, with the eyes, famous for unwanted anal probing...", while
servalan says, "There was only one (plus the odd alligator)", and
islefrank feared "Huge numbers, which would pop in announcing their names. Primarily a huge blue '1.'"
Go look!
F'rinstance, in response to what you believed would come get you,
Go look!