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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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)
Canadian69 4
Should of reposted that picture lol
brennaaa13 11
poop
ThatGirlLexxa 1
Um I doubt your eyes can make you see kids and shit when they aren't really there. shadows? yea maybe but people? not unless they were on something
SparrowMint 11
Oh man, that's freaky. When I was a little kid I lived in these apartments and was terrified of the dark (now that I think about it my fear stopped when we moved but I always assumed it was because I was almost 12) and refused to go in dark rooms. One night my lamp had burnt out so I begged and cried for my mom to let me take a shower and sleep in her room. As I was getting ready to shower, I glanced in the dark hallway and an old man was standing near my room doorway. He was mostly shadow but I could see deep set eyes, a beard that hit his collar bone, and a weird old hat. I remember whimpering, closing my eyes for what felt like eternity but was probably only a few seconds, and he was gone. I also remember I never left my closet open (I actually wouldnt go in the closet at all- day or night) because "a bad monster lives in there".
destoo 1
its not the house that's haunted.... its your son.
nyon1990 9
They say ghosts attach themselves to people not places, so try to figure out what he wants and help him move on
niamah 11
You're STILL in the house???
Yarinil 8
Chucky's BACK!!!
MysteryGuest214 10
That story creeps me out!
Rainbow35 6
It was probably a hallucination; a lot of people get them when they're falling asleep, waking up, half-asleep or overly tired. I hear voices as I fall asleep and when I'm too tired, so it was probably a visual version of that. As someone else said, they're called hypnagogic hallucinations, and they're nothing to worry about. That is, unlike regular hallucinations, they aren't usually a sign of any psychological disorder. They can be a sign of a sleep disorder, though. Anyway, your house isn't haunted but you're not crazy. Try not to worry too much about it.