Irrational childhood fears

[Tracy]

Since it's Halloween season and time to talk of all things scary, 
here's a topic.  What basically harmless things scared you as a child 
(for example, a certain toy or household item)?  I remember being 
frightened by:

 -  an old fur coat in my grandmother's closet. It just looked too 
much like a real animal to me!

 - the vacuum cleaner.  I'm guessing this is a pretty common fear of 
kids.

 - the bald man on the label for Mr. Clean.  I'm not sure if Mr. 
Clean is sold outside the U.S.  It's a multi-purpose cleaning 
solution, and the mascot is a big, muscular bald man with white 
eyebrows and a gold earring.   Creepy!

Tracy