#I knew damn well these creepy pastas weren't real

[crayonurchin]

I think a lot of kids imagine scary things in the dark that feel genuinely real. Shadow monsters, scary stuff seen on tv and in books, your own imaginary beasts

I wonder what age it's typical for that to stop?

Because I can very vividly remember busting to piss at 1am aged 15 but being totally unable to leave my room because

The chances of Slenderman, Smile Dog and Jeff the Killer being outside the door were very very tiny

But not impossible