Today, I went downstairs a little after midnight to grab a snack, and in the dark hallway, I clearly saw a small child walk into the kitchen. I was freaked out, but I followed him in. There was nobody in the room. I'm now too scared to sleep, and am seriously considering moving house. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was walking to the kitchen in the dark. Something caught my eye and I turned to see a man standing in the corner, clear as day. I jumped and closed my eyes for a split second. When I opened them, he was nowhere to be seen. I'm now terrified to live in my own home. FML
Today, I came home late from work. As I got out of my car, I noticed a child-shaped silhouette in my bedroom window. I almost shat myself, since I live alone. I searched the whole house, sobbing in fear, only to find no trace of whatever or whoever I'd seen. FML
Today, I was heading to the bathroom when I clearly saw a little boy walking into my bedroom. My wife and I live alone, and I screamed at the top of my lungs, thinking he was a ghost. Turns out my wife collected him from school for a friend, and I just didn't hear them arrive. FML
Today, I was handing candy to a little boy who was trick or treating by himself. He was small enough to grab the candy and run past me into my house. I've been searching my house for two hours and still can't find him. I'm afraid to go to sleep. FML
Today, in the early hours of the morning, I woke up in sleep paralysis, hallucinating the sight of children hanging from the ceiling. Now I'm scared to sleep. FML
Today, I woke up to shuffling noises coming from downstairs. Suspecting the worst, I jumped out of bed, and whispered over my shoulder for my girlfriend to stay quiet. Only after going downstairs and taking a swing in the dark with my bat did I figure out it was just my girlfriend foraging for snacks. FML
Today, I took a late-night shower. When I got out afterwards, the bathroom door was ajar, and I could have sworn I heard the faint patter of footsteps in the kitchen. "It's probably the cat," I told myself. Then I went upstairs and saw my cat asleep on my bed. FML
Today, after my house almost got broken into last week, when I heard some noises in the kitchen I went to investigate. I saw a huge rat run across my floor, and nearly peed myself thinking it was an intruder. FML
Today, I woke up to noises in my living room. I was scared, but I loaded my gun and snuck downstairs. I burst into the living room, yelled for the motherfucker robbing me to put his hands up, and flicked on the light. My cat stared back at me like I was a moron then calmly walked out. FML
Today, I spent an hour in my car terrified to go inside because I thought my house was being burgled. I saw rapid shadows in the light of my lounge. Eventually I plucked up the courage to creep inside with a rock to find it wasn't a robber. It was my cats, fighting in front of a toppled lamp. FML
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Nyx_fml 23
OP, I admire you following him. I would have gotten the hell away from there.
Gothicbunnyx3 16
Set up cameras, it was probably just a trick of the eye, or you have some paranormal gift.
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Comments (282)
operator47 10
Burn the house down. It's the only way to confirm the child has been eliminated... Man, what if you had a little stow away living inside the walls? And it just picked up a hatchet and started cleaving things to death. I mean it would be easy enough. it literally has unlimited access to your entire house.
Ameel_fml 19
Don't burn the house down. They did that in The Grudge and it allowed the curse to spread! D:
skittles_kitten 4
If OP is serious about this, it's not to be taken lightly. All "ghosts" or "shadow people" mentioned in the comments are not quite what everyone may think they are. I advise OP to try and ignore any activity as much as possible, including thinking about it. Don't let a trace of fear out.
FrankHotpants 31
This is all a product of Hollywood, since when are child's laughter, music boxes, and clowns "scary?". It's only because movies have made them so. You're being trolled by your mind.
NightHawk387 22
Clowns are creepy, period. I don't need to see a horror movie about clowns to be freaked out by them.
FrankHotpants 31
I don't believe that, suddenly everyone is afraid of clowns. Their whole purpose of existence is to make kids laugh not to "scare" grown men and women.
iKristien 5
#233 My brother has been afraid of clowns ever since he was a little kid. Like 2 years old or so. I don't think he ever saw a horror movie with a clown before that age ;)
squishycat 6
Don't freak out. I've been in many houses where there are ghosts and if it's a child, then you have nothing to worry about. A child ghost is still a child, so it is innocent and won't harm you. Just chill. My ex-boyfriend had the ghost of a little girl in his apartment, and she never did anything but move his stuffed animals around...
qwertyu_ioplk 9
fair enough, i like that, it's just like living with a child, but you don't have as much responsibility over it as you would a normal child :)
jabfinch 9
Nope. Cya✌ Not for me
mattman1 7
moving house?
bored_betty 1
It was probably something called a hypnogogic hallucination. When your brain is not totally awake you can see a lot of different things, particularly shadows that look vaguely human, geometric shapes, and giant insects. It is common and once you have figured out its just your brain being between sleep and awake you start to enjoy it.
Xivion 19
U better move alma cam to visit... X.x
aligater10 7
Time to have a priest on speed dial?
morngo 8
If its not causing you trouble you shouldn't worry about it. Iv been living in a house that has 3 or 4 ghosts in it but they don't ever bother me they just kinda do their own thing and leave me and my girlfriend alone