“Opened up a department store in the early hours to find someone already in the building.
Night shifts are way too risky.
I repeatedly saw a man fall to his death
My very first job working in a nightclub.
Unsplash / Justin Schüler
The nightclub was above some clothes shop and right next to a multi-story car park.
I watched the CCTV but the cameras didnt reach that far.
I looked up information to see if anyone had died there, but couldnt find anything.
It could have just been my imagination but it was just too clear.
Yaxax
2.
This is the creepiest one that I cant explain.
Unsplash / Justin Schüler
(Aside from the murders we work, assaults, rapes, etc.)
Got called out to a home, unknown reasons, man down, and we were first on scene.
A female frantically called, gave the address and apparently cant wake her husband up, then hung up.
Unable to call back.
Monitor, med bag, oxygen, suction, everything.
Weve never had issues with this suburb before, its all quiet old people.
The house was well kept and unsuspecting.
We wanted to wait for PD, but every second counts in a potential cardiac arrest.
We pop fire up front door, all the lights are on in the house.
Windows are open, drapes are flowing in the cool breeze, and we start yelling for people.
Paramedic squad is here, where are you so we can help?
Luckily there isnt an upstairs, but we cover the entire inside of the house.
Every light is on in the house.
No bloodstains, no sign of a struggle, anything.
We radio in patient not found, like advise.
PD still isnt here.
We go back to wait by the truck but leave our gear on the driveway, in plain view.
(Lights werent on in the garage windows.)
My partner and I was NOT about to get murdered searching the property or garage.
All of a sudden, my clock on my wrist beeps 3AM.
My partners does too.
We got dispatched at 1:57AM, got there at 2:04… we looked on the computer.
We blink and rub our eyes, its 2:15.
PD gets there and we talk, tell them what we found, which was obviously nothing.
They search and erase the house.
But they think they hear a womans voice from under the floorboards near the garage.
We hear it too.
The lights flicker and go dark in the entire damn house.
Windows and doors were open, and a big rush of cool air comes and blasts near us.
We hear thumps like someone trying to get out, coming from the locked garage.
Frantic and so thunderous, the firefighters heard it outside and came running in.
PD breaks down the door and call in reinforcements.
We find an older man, 50-60, laying on his side in the middle of the garage.
(3-car, was huge.)
He was delirious and dehydrated, with a broken hip and a few ribs.
Hed slipped on some motor oil he spilled earlier, and couldnt get up or crawl on his own.
Been there almost all afternoon and night.
Who was the woman that called?
An officer asked as we were loading him up.
My wife has been dead for 10 years, and I dont have much family.
Nobody lives in this house?
Other than me, no.
Then who called 911?
The tension and unease was palpable.
I like to think of it as the guys wife still looking out for him.
(Tooootally different situation though.)
As soon as we found the guy, it went away.
Why didnt you leave when you felt your gut/the creepy feelings?
The whole place was off, something wasnt right.
But we could see multiple rooms clearly, the home was well lit and very open.
I just wanted to find the person and GTFO, the sooner, the better.
Hope this qualifies as a graveyard shift/creepy event.
EMS_Princess
3.
Ive seen my fair share of old Japanese coots in places they shouldnt be.
We took pink tape with us and marked antrail about 2 miles off the main trail.
They found like 26 bodies not terribly far from where we camped.
Bad_Answers
4.
I heard the sounds of a ghostly voice singing
I have a good one!
However, they let me work my normal night shift there during that time doing various tasks.
Now this hotel is medium sized.
8 floors, 104 rooms right on the ocean.
I had to take the stairs and almost at the top floor I pause my music for whatever reason.
Right after I do I hear a womens voice singing opera.
Just like a mid tone held out note.
Way way way too different.
Have no idea what it was.
Im not one for believing in ghosts, but this definitely made a bit uneasy.
Only positive thing is its super hurricane proofed after last year.
xtyxtbx
5.
This was odd for any the doors to be left open, so I decided to check it out.
I walked over to the bay door and walked inside the door.
After youre out of the range of the sensor, the lights immediately shut off.
So the lights are never on unless youre moving directly underneath them.
Never figured out why it happened, but I always thought it was weird.
vaultdweller64
6.
He felt better but was still obviously shaken.
Wedonthaveallday
7.
We swore we heard someone say our name at the psychiatric facility
I work the graveyard shift at apsychiatricfacility.
I went to see what she wanted just as she was going to come see what I needed.
All the residents were asleep and do not speak and we were the only staff on the area.
We were so creeped out and we still bring it up whenever we work together!
seshwan_thewarrior
8.
The craziest experience Ive had occurred just a couple of weeks ago.
There were no air vents on that side of the restroom near the paper towel dispenser.
It gave me the chills, but was interesting to experience.
Magick-Man
9.
Needless to say I almost shit myself.
jlpw
10.
We would arrive at 2AM and work until 7AM.
Each morning we have 5 people arrive like clock work.
Department stores are creepy when they are not open especially with 90% of the lights turned off.
You also have birds in the building that get startled and fly around scaring the bejeesus out of you.
He looked to be an older gent wearing business clothes.
As we approached one another I couldnt get a good view of his face.
He gave a cheerful good morning response.
I continued to the back as he continued to the front.
I went into the inventory room and began unboxing items and placing on them on the cart.
The manager of the morning team came back and started giving me the instructions for the Christmas items.
She was very charismatic and always happy.
After she finished giving me my action items I asked who was the corporate guy I saw this morning.
She gave me this weird look and said nobody is expected this morning.
She asked for a description and I shared it with her.
She joked asking if I was pulling one on her or if had been drinking.
I told her to check the cameras because I definitely saw someone.
She asked if I would go with her to the security room to check the camera feed.
I agreed and she grabbed my arm and walked me to the room.
She joked saying lets go see if we can find your new imaginary friend on the cameras.
I was really amazed at the technology Kohls had.
They were not using the cameras for security purposes but for business as well.
I was pretty impressed.
I saw me but nothing!
She asked if I was drunk again.
My mind was blown.
I really started to question my sanity and saying there is no way he is not on film.
It was quickly scrambling around weaving through the clothes racks with the clothes moving around on their hangers.
No visible human being just looked like something dark and short running through the womens section.
I went from questioning my sanity to being completely freaked out.
We were both in disbelief.
After viewing again she said lets look at all the angles to confirm this is real.
She clicked the next camera pointed in that direction.
Like something you see in a movie.
At this point the manager picked up the phone to call 911.
I told her there is no way the guy I saw was that athletic.
He was well into his 50s and about 230lbs.
Jeesh I get goose bumps thinking about this again.
She hung up the phone.
I yelled why did you hang up?
I saw her eyes start to water and she hit the speaker phone option and dialed 911 again.
To this day I still cannot explain that face.
It was like he had no mouth or lips with the chin slowly taking shape as he moved.
She set it at 10x forward and this one showed nobody leaving.
It couldnt be found.
I said it is still here.
She asked me to get on the overhead speaker and ask everyone to come to the lounge.
She got on the intercom and repeated my message but stated it was for a quick meeting.
Thank goodness the patrolmen were sitting in the parking lot next door.
She jumped up and disarmed it.
But couldnt get it to unlock.
She realized she was using the wrong key but finally got it open.
Two officers walk in and we started to vomit information.
They asked for 1 person to speak at a time and to slow down.
After explaining that we believe the person is still in the building they started to be alert.
One cop said he would stay with the us and the other volunteered to walk the floor.
The cop that stayed asked to see the video.
I sat there watching the cops face instead of the video.
I couldnt watch it again.
He was disturbed by what he was seeing.
He kept saying these are not normal moving patterns and asked if we thought it was a dog.
He kept rewinding and I suggested he look at the other angles.
He got 10 seconds into the other video and grabbed his radio on his shoulder and request assistance.
He specifically requested 5 of the closest patrol men in the area.
He looked at the video system hardware and asked what year it was purchased.
She explained it was brand new and he asked if the brightness could be increased.
She brightened it but it didnt help and then came the distorted face scene.
He said, HOLY SHIT this guy is not human.
He started to question the quality of the video.
Then I told him I saw guy this morning but he looked normal considering it was dark.
I explained that we both said good morning and he was wearing typical business clothes.
I shared that his face looked odd because his thick glasses cast a shadow on his face.
This guy went from a demon running on all fours to a casual guy from a distance.
He claimed he had never seen anything this bizarre and definitely felt he was still in the building.
We all stayed in the back watching the cops watch the video.
After looking through all the video and searching the floor nobody was found and no video showed him leaving.
They got out their paper work and started to interview us.
We found one instance where a coat fell from the hanger onto the ground but nothing near it.
No video of anyone except the crew that closed.
The entry system log was shared showing no intrusion or access request was made.
In the end they had no idea who it was or what exactly happened.
A report was filed and video was taken.
The cops went to the neighboring stores and went through their video feeds.
We opened at usual time and no shelves were stocked beforehand.
Short version: Opened up a department store in the early hours to find someone already in the building.
RocketSurgeon22
11.
I have seen cold shadows walk passed
I work nights as a nurse a couple different places.
The oldest building I work at is 100% haunted to the max.
Usually nurses will go lay down on their breaks and shut their eyes, I refuse.
XXXXXX!!!!!
disco_diva
12.
I pull up and walk inside the main entrance lobby and immediately feel a sudden sense of dread.
It was empty and silent and the lobby resembled that of the Overlook Hotel from the Shining.
There was just that sense of eery history around.
All the while Im just standing there in the elevator expecting to be snatched by Bagul or something.
PagliacciOpera
13.
And
No one to be seen.
Now I was getting a bit freaked out and I finished my shift without issue.
I would hear chip packets get crumpled and always movement upstairs.
Like this place was empty but it was going nuts!!!
Now I could run
But no I needed the money.
So I stayed in this job for another 6 months.
That place was life changing there was so much more that happened but that was the jist of it.
diddyp_
14.
Pushing the decedent I had forced some of it out through the trachea.
Literal graveyard shift, but a totally explainable phenomenon.
two_one_fiver
15.
Ive worked in all kinds of facilities.
Theres quite a few stories from all of these years but this one happened a few years ago.
We had a patient who was dying.
The lady passed away a few hours later.
We had a slide board on the bed.
Its a long plastic board used to help slide patients from one bed to another.
I went in and picked up the board and said, Youre dead.
You have to move on.
Every time, I just go in there and tell her shes dead.
Eventually it stopped happening so I hope she finally found her way out.
LaVieLaMort
16.
There was a ghost hidden inside of the clothing store
I worked at Kohls for a few years.
I would work overnight doing clearance.
We think the mens section was haunted.
I would call him Robert.
One day I was working in the Mens section by myself.
I kept stacking these boxes.
Mostly they were two or three and they were wide boxes.
Eventually, I just say, Robert Im here by myself so stop it.
It didnt happen again but I always said something to him before I would work in his section.'
lurlina
17.
This is where most of them pass away.
Zyzzy
18.
GrimeyTimey
19. thedarkshadoo
20.
I do for 100% that the last manager died in his office here though.
The floor is tiled and the doors squeak like hell when they open.
I picked it up and put it in my pocket.
TinFoilTrousers
21.
Ghosts walked around the hospital at night
Ghosts walking around the O.R.
in the hospital I work at.
I work second shift now.
Blood_Wash
22.
I heard desperate gasps coming from a tank
I worked third shift as a security guard at an Aquarium.
After a couple nights I started noticing the sound of desperate gasps for breath from one of the tanks.
I kept investigating and kept finding nothing.
Months this went on.
Id be doing my rounds andwheezing gaspwould echo through the massive concrete building as though someone were drowning.
It was like I was the only one who heard it.
mike_d85
23.
During a night shift an object showed on the radar on collision course.
Both radars gave an equal reading and ECDIS showed a ship with a name and call sign.
We tried to reach the ship via VHF but couldnt get a response.
When the ships got closer it became very clear there was nothing above the water.
When the dot on the radar collided with us it disappeared and nothing happened.
It was pretty scary.
InquisitiveAboutYou
24.
Got a call from the ER one night.
They asked me to come back to one of their patient rooms.
When I got there, a nurse came out of the room holding a pink dish pan.
Then I looked down.
It looked like what I assume a school of jelly fish swimming in blood would look like.
Nurse, what am I holding?
The nurse explained that a pregnant woman whod arrived via ambulance miscarried.
Nurse, why am I holding a miscarried fetus in a dish tub?
I didnt ask anymore questions.
I set off down the big empty halls of the hospital, just me and my tub of fetus.
The whole experience was surreal, and a little creepy.
But hey, at least I didnt drop the tub.
turkishpitboss
25.
The inmates in prison talked to themselves during the night
I work graveyards at a jail.
And he was doing squats while holding the wheelchair over his head.
I guess it wasnt particularly creepy, but it was definitely an odd sight to see.
Sometimes it seems like a friendly conversation, sometimes he seemsveryangry at whoever or whatever hes talking to.
