I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement

What is it with Austrians and cellars? It's like there's some kind of thought process that happens over there which goes, "I've got a bit of extra space under the house that's not being used. What can I do with it? I know, I'll kidnap somebody and make them my prisoner down there." Seems to me there's a bit of a breakdown in logical reasoning there (I mean, how is that the first thing that comes to mind? What about building a train set, for example), but then, I'm not Austrian. (I am part Swiss, but don't worry, we don't have a cellar.)