I have those kind of steps now.. and I was traumatized as a kid by them... we were around 9/10 playing in a friends basement - who also had those kind of steps...one kid wanted to play a trick on me and grab my feet as I walked up down the steps.. luckily my friend - whos basement it was - had the common sense enough to say not to do it... lol stupid kids. we did watch too much horror and we're trying to "make contact with the spirits" in her basement at that time.hey have those steps where you can be underneath them and reach through and grab people going up and down. Always freaks me out. Maybe it's because I watch too many horror movies? lol