So many comics use the “closet monster” or “monster under the bed” trope as a common feature of childhood. But I don’t recall ever believing in something like that … Santa Claus, Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, sure, but no monsters. Nor have any of the kids I’ve been closely associated with … so I’m curious, is it just a comics thing, or have any of you believed in such things when you were little?
So many comics use the “closet monster” or “monster under the bed” trope as a common feature of childhood. But I don’t recall ever believing in something like that … Santa Claus, Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, sure, but no monsters. Nor have any of the kids I’ve been closely associated with … so I’m curious, is it just a comics thing, or have any of you believed in such things when you were little?