The Leprechaun (The Easter Bunny contin.)

 After my friend J had informed her mother of the eerie rabbit-like creature slinking through her room, J's mother shared with her daughter her own terrifying encounter.

As a child, J's mother had shared a bed with her brother. But her brother was fast asleep beside her when a sprite-sized man dressed in green and face full of reddish whiskers appeared in the children's bedroom.

The little girl was wide awake as she watched the small man take a seat at the edge of the bed. They stared at each other a few moments, before the sprite said, "If you tell anyone about this, I'll kill you."

Then, he got off the bed, opened up the door just across from the bed, and walked down into the basement, closing the door behind him.

J's mother had remained dutifully silent up until her daughter had a similar experience. She was afraid that the sprite had returned for her.