...Things That Scared Me As a Child

1. Oompa-Loompas
2. That my Mom fractured her spine - which she did, slipping on the driveway - as a result of my having stepped on a line. So, subsequently; stepping on a crack
3. That the creature living under my bed would grab hold of my feet if I didn't make a running leap
4. Volcanoes - after having read some dreadful story called "The Dog of Pompeii"
5. Spiders