Yeah, especially considering adults tell children lies about "fictional" people all of the time. Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy...
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I do know that when I was really little, I was absolutely terrified of the Frankenstein Monster. I had nightmares about it until I was in my teens. No amount of telling me that it wasn't real prevented me from having those nightmares. Didn't stop me from adoring horror movies though. One of my earliest childhood crushes was on poor Renfield from the Universal Dracula movie. I always felt so sorry for him.
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Date: 2006-04-28 05:18 pm (UTC)*refrains from adding dieties of any religion to this list*
I do know that when I was really little, I was absolutely terrified of the Frankenstein Monster. I had nightmares about it until I was in my teens. No amount of telling me that it wasn't real prevented me from having those nightmares. Didn't stop me from adoring horror movies though. One of my earliest childhood crushes was on poor Renfield from the Universal Dracula movie. I always felt so sorry for him.