My recently-turned 3 year old has been claiming he sees monsters in his closet for a few months. Until today, when I had tried to engage him in conversation about it, he either didn't have the vocabulary to really discuss it, or just didn't want to. Today the subject came up and I tried to gather more details. He told me that the monsters were evil (a word which he learned somewhere and knows that it means really bad), and they would say "Ben" (his name). He said they were blue. He did not want to discuss this any further, only saying they were scary and evil.

At night sometimes he will wake up and sit up crying and won't respond, as if he is still asleep. I have to shake him to get his attention. I truly believe, with the way he has described them, and that they call his name, that something really is in his closet at night.

My recently-turned 3 year old has been claiming he sees monsters in his closet for a few months. Until today, when I had tried to engage him in conversation about it, he either didn't have the vocabulary to really discuss it, or just didn't want to. Today the subject came up and I tried to gather more details. He told me that the monsters were evil (a word which he learned somewhere and knows that it means really bad), and they would say "Ben" (his name). He said they were blue. He did not want to discuss this any further, only saying they were scary and evil.

At night sometimes he will wake up and sit up crying and won't respond, as if he is still asleep. I have to shake him to get his attention. I truely believe, with the way he has described them, and that they call his name, that something really is in his closet at night.
Only one way to find out, sit up in his room, quietly, and watch.

I'm with tickle. You could also set up a camera in his room. Children, of course, will pretend to the point of believing it themselves... but I am also a very firm believer that children are a prime target for spirits.

Set up the cam and keep us posted!