Out of the Closet

No, she isn’t –I didn’t stop seeing monsters in my closet until I was about 17 or so. (Different monsters appeared by then – in the form of my geometry teacher!)

Or maybe the Monster Under The Bed ™ took a vacation in the closet? (yeah, that must be it, uh-huh, right)

I sometimes see zombies…. I have an unnatural fear a zombie apocolypse even though it’s not a rational thing to be afraid of. My husband is glad we sleep in seperate rooms when I have a zombie panic attack. Tehe. Er, I should explain that we have seperate rooms since we have seperate beds for comfort issues and not for problems, people tend to assume that. ^_^

The idea of cleaning her closet was probably much more scary than the original monster.

I think it’s ironic she’s being told she’s too old to be seeing monsters in her closet considering her mom os a witch who is best friends with a tooth fairy who’s dating a werewolf!

Maybe there’s an age limit for monsters in closets?

I wonder what the monster looks like? Teehee. Now I have my own strange visual images.

When I was a kid, the linen closet in our house was directly across from my bedroom door. My dad’s a pretty clever guy, so he put a contact switch on the inside of that door to turn the light on whenever it opened. Great plan. The switch had a pretty strong spring on it though. Sometime in the night there would be an odd metallic *toink* noise, and the door across the hall would suddenly be outlined by the light from within. Remember the movie ‘Poltergiest’?

My parents never did clue in as to why I looked so tired all the time…..

For some reason, I think of something fluffy and adorable when I think of monsters under the bed/in the closet. Like dust bunnies! (Then again, those things are horrifying in their own way)

I have a 4 foot tall nutcracker prince doll. It has giant nashing teeth and can be pretty intimidating. I’ve never had the nerve to do this, but slowly move it towards someone’s bed while they sleep and put a knife on it’s serving tray (it was a table too)with a little ketchup on the knife and let them wake up with that near their bed. XD

I got an alibi, so couldn’t be me she’ve seen. ….. Could it?

An alibi for what Cem?

That’s the cluedo question, hu? ^_^

But i think i would be too big anyway to fit in a standard closet. :XDD But with my sense of direction it might be only a matter of time til i wind up in a closet. :XDDD

I’m normally OK but I do respond well to fiction:

e.g. Jurassic Park came out whilst I was at uni’. I decided to read the book before watching the film. The next few weeks I was constantly looking round corners in case there were dinosaurs there!

I saw The Ring at the cinema (lunch time edition) when it came out. I needed to phone a friend for an hour to get to sleep that night. {blush}

I’m with you Francisco, I couldn’t sleep for a week after watching “The Ring”. I also didn’t watch TV for a week either. That was one scary movie, the “Robot Chicken” spoof is awesome, see if you can find it.

I’ve just re-read all the comments so:

Erin, your nutcracker idea reminds me of the Dr Who episode “Blink”. (It was written by the same guy who wrote the episode “The Empty Child”.)

Patti, I suspect her mum was refering to the rest of her room but, from what I remember of teenage life, you’re probably right on Louise’s reaction.

I’ll take Monsters in the Closet over Rats in the Wall or Mice Crapping in the Cupboards!

Cemalidor: So long as you don’t end up in the closet while seeking the restroom!

Erin/Francisco: I never saw “The Ring” but I ADORED “The BLINK” episode of Dr. Who. One of the best horror stories come to TV ever. I know I watched statues closely after seeing that. (The basement scene gave me chills.)

DadaHyena: OMG, I had a audio tape of “The Rats in the Walls.” I don’t remember who read it, but his voice was perfect and escalated in pitch in all the right places. (And yes, I’d rather have monsters than mice. We had field mice trying to nest on the back porch last fall…*shudder*)

Samantha, if you found the “Blink” episode scary, then DO NOT watch The Ring! You’ll probably be afraid of your TV for a long time.

Yeah, don’t watch it, you’ll not only avoid your TV but you’ll avoid all wells also. And I’ve never seen Dr. Who. Can’t ever find it on my TV.

Here’s the season that contains it:
http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Complete-David-Tennant/dp/B000UVV2GA/

(I would advise you not to read the reviews as the very first one gives spoilers to the episode in question (it’s a lot more fun when you don’t already know what’s going to happen),

I confess that, when I mentioned it, I watched the episode on Google:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCndqkETn3I&feature=PlayList&p=2999DFC4DA9C11D1&index=0&playnext=1

It is different in nature to other Dr Who episodes. Here’s a more typical episode:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzaxo1EzAUw&feature=PlayList&p=45DE627E0BB5128F&index=10&playnext=11&playnext_from=PL

Ps.
If you’re wondering how come different actors play the Doctor, the idea behind the series is that he’s an alien with multiple lives. If he dies then his face changes and, after a short time to recover, he’s up and about again.

Or even the previous episode:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEuaaWzQMkk&feature=PlayList&p=45DE627E0BB5128F&index=5&playnext=6&playnext_from=PL