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{{quote|''It's always best when the light is off
''Fifteen blows to the back of your head
''Fifteen blows to your mind
''So tuck the kids in safe tonight
''Shut the eyes in the cupboard
''I got the smell of a local man
''Who's got the loneliest feeling.''|'''[[Radiohead]]''', "Climbing Up the Walls"}}
{{quote|''Something moves within the night
''That is not good and is not right.''|'''[[Dean Koontz]]''', ''The Book of Counted Sorrows''}}
{{quote|''Children, have you ever met the Boogeyman before?
''No, of course you haven't, for you're much too good I'm sure.''
''He's a great big coward, so I'll tell you what to do:''
''here comes the Boogeyman!
''Don't let him come too close to you
''he'll catch you if he can.
''Just pretend, that you're a crocodile,
''and you will find that Boogeyman will
''run away a mile.''
''and stick him with a pin!
''Boogeyman will very nearly jump out of his skin.''
''just like the wasp that stings,
''Boogeyman will think you are an elephant with wings!''
''here comes the Boogeyman!
''Tell him you got soldiers in your bed,
''for he will never guess that they are only made of lead.''
''He'll think that you're asleep.
''If you make a lovely snore, away he'll softly creep.''
''Boogeyman will run away, he'll
''think it's Henry Hall!''
''creep across the sky, and your mommy comes
''upstairs to sing a lullaby, tell her that
''the Boogeyman no longer frightens you,
''Uncle Henry very kindly told you
''what to do!''
''here comes the Boogeyman!
''Don't let him come too close to you,
''he'll catch you if you can.''
''Then shout out
''"Fetch him teddy!"
''and he'll hop off like a frog!''
''pretend that you're a cat,
''he'll will think you may scratch and
''that will make him fall down flat.''
''you will find that Boogeyman will
''vanish in thin air.''
''to catch him withour fail~
''just keep a little salt with you and,
''put it on his tail!''|'''Henry Hall''', "Here comes the Boogeyman"}}
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It's not just the wind. It's not all in your head. And it's definitely something to worry about.
—Bump in the Night flavor text, Magic: The Gathering
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"When you're a kid, see, monsters live in your bedroom closet. I had six monsters lived in my bedroom closet, and thank goodness for covers or else I would never have been alive today. Covers saved my life."
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"My mommy always said there were no monsters... no real ones. But there are, aren't there?"
—Newt, Aliens
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"There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?"
—Bo, Signs
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It's always best when the light is off —Radiohead, "Climbing Up the Walls"
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Something moves within the night —Dean Koontz, The Book of Counted Sorrows
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Children, have you ever met the Boogeyman before? —Henry Hall, "Here comes the Boogeyman"
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