My wife and I were eating dinner one night when a guy walked in our house.
He told us he was the angel of death and was collecting souls for the apocalypse.
He told us he was the angel of death and was collecting souls for the apocalypse.
Annie Spratt
Said there were demons outside everywhere.
I thought this is it were dead.
Luckily he didnt have a weapon and didnt attack us.
By that time he was in the road screaming nonsense.
My mother kept asking whats wrong?
you might tell me!
and after a long few minutes he finally confided in her.
But thats not what upset him.
I know my brother, and its not something hed come up with out of the blue.
Completely unexplainable from my perspective.
juice_ow
Camping alone
Was camping in the middle of no where.
Around 2 am I hear distant native drumming.
I look around but cant see anything.
But it keeps getting louder and louder and LOUDER.
Soon it sounds like there is a huge group of people banging on these drums all around me!
She never understood what it meant until she gave birth to my brother but 8 weeks pre-mature.
Nightimez
The fog
I was playing with a drone with my friend at our elementary school after-hours.
I went to pick up the drone, and when I did, it became incredibly foggy and quiet.
I went back the way I came, since thats where my friend was.
Eventually, my friend just appeared, and the fog went away.
Me: Weird how the fog went away like that.
Me: yeah, it was foggy for nearly 10 minutes.
I could barely see.
Friend: It hasnt been 10 minutes.
Me: But I was running back here for what felt like ages.
Friend: No, youve been standing still for about 30 seconds.
To this day, I still dont know what happened.
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Ghost on the road
Was driving home real late one night.
I didnt turn around and didnt tell my buddy.
Im not sure if I saw her or it was just a trick.
I think about it sometimes though.
then I woke up and was relieved it was only a dream.
Fast forward a couple more days.
The following day I was sitting on the edge of my bed, when my phone rang.
I looked at the caller id and it was my mother.
I immediately knew what the phone call was going to be about.
She said she would call me back.
I knew without a shadow of doubt that he was already gone.
I walked into the kitchen and stood there in a daze.
It seemed to get brighter and wider and in an instant it had surrounded me and was holding me.
I just stood there letting the bright light envelope me.
I realized I had been holding my breath and answered it.
It was my mother saying that he had died.
To this day I cannot explain this.
After I told them our elf was trapped, I walked back downstairs and it was on the chandelier.
At the time I was like well duh, hes alive.
Now, I am terrified of the thing.
I sometimes wonder if I imagined it.
bloop_bob
It wasnt the dogs
I grew up in an old farm house.
I was old enough to be home alone, but not old enough to drive.
This house had plank wood flooring with nothing remotely sound insulating.
These steps were distinct, heavy, and unmistakable.
And they looked terrified.
I called my parents and waited in the car for them to get home.
They had both had enough experiences in the house to not doubt me.
I still have NO IDEA how that happened, but it scared the shit out of me.
I didnt realise she was asleep and as I entered I woke her.
She saw me standing in the doorway and jumped straight out of bed.
I remember seeing her face in the light coming from the hallway and she was crazed.
I kept screaming at her its me!
But she wouldnt stop.
I dont know how but she woke up, and immediately started crying, really sobbing, and apologising.
We stayed up all night crying and I still wont walk in a room if someone is asleep.
My parents had to run some errands, so all us kids were left with one of our aunts.
I had forgot my bait and didnt wanna go back for it.
(un)lucky for me, a man was there so I asked him for some worms.
Said they were in his car just around the corner.
He guided me there, and thats when it happened.
I was gagged and taken to a different part of the park grounds.
Im 33 now and still recall with vivid details the things that were done.
Thankfully I was found within about 2 hours of my abduction.
Unlucky for him, it was my father who found us first.
The man somehow managed to escape my fathers wrath and flee.
He was apprehended by state troopers and local pd about 30 minutes later.
My family kept tabs on him while he was in custody and were notified of his release.
The second scariest thing was the day he was released, my heart dropped.
Hes long been a fragment of past and I learned to not live in fear over that any longer.
Then it escalated and I could feel something coming on.
I didnt have convulsions, but my body couldnt respond to anything.
I was just stuck, staring straight ahead unable to speak or move.
I didnt know what was wrong with me.
Im constantly worried about it happening again due to the nature of my work.
I have no idea how to describe that hollow feeling.
We were at a relatives property, a property with a murky water dam on it.
Never felt such deep dread in my entire life.
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Painkillers
Thats sort of how my dad passed when I was around 10.
My dad just had some teeth stuff done and was prescribed some painkillers.
I grew up with my mom and dad being separated so I had two households.
He survived two years in hospital.
We tried to tell her no but she was a messed up kid.
It was Fred West, the serial killer.
He would roar outside my tent and it was blood curdling.
I could even smell him he was so close.Nothing separated me from him but a thin layer of canvas.
He would hang around for 45 minutes to an hour at a time.
You cannot imagine the horror of that sound.
BeautifulStick5299
Ghost town
Was in a very small town in the middle of nowhere in southeast Washington.
I parked on the highway at a place Google says is a store.
I heard a voice from the distance calling you break down??
I yelled back no and started toward the store.
The voice called out Its closed.
I thanked the voice.
When I left, I drove by the house where the voice was coming from.
The curtains were open but it was dark inside, even at dusk.
No cars in the driveway.
I never saw anyone in that town.
A literal ghost town.
CharacterSample4964
Tick bite
For many years I had the feeling my little brother wouldnt survive childhood.
I can remember actively ruminating about when he might die.
I would think about the future and have feeling he wouldnt be there.
It was a strong and pervasive feeling and its like I was expecting it to happen anytime.
When he was 16 he went hiking and was bitten by a tick.
He fell ill and then dropped into coma for a week.
It took about three weeks for him to get back to normal.
But I realized very soon after that the feeling he was going to die had completely evaporated.
Police came and took all the info.
Next day I go to get a rental car and they ask for my drivers license.
No where in Mt wallet.
I think well maybe its in my totaled car.
I go to where they towed it and search the car, nothing.
I call the officer from the accident and asked if he forgot to give it back.
He says no he handed it back to me.
So I take everything out of my wallet.
Even my wife went through it.
So I get my information together and go to the motor vehicle center to get a replacement.
Get everything done and they hand me my replacement license.
Open up my wallet to put it away and there is my original license where I always keep it.
But I know I check there first thing.
Still cant figure out where it was or how it got back in my wallet.
We were facing towards my window with the bedroom door on my back, which was closed.
It was pitch black I wasnt on my phone or anything just laying there.
It scared the shit out of me I jumped up and shot down towards the end of my bed.
I looked behind me and nothing was there, I ran to turn on the light.
And my girlfriend asked me what was wrong.
In her dream the person touched me.
As soon as it did in the dream is when it did in reality.
Up to that point I already believed in the paranormal, but that experience definitely solidified it.
My right arm was also raised upwards and hanging in mid-air with my hand pointing towards the ceiling.
I opened my eyes and looked into dark empty space.
I still felt a very firm grip on my palm.
I felt a male presence, but I couldnt see anyone.
After a few seconds, my arm and shoulders dropped and I went back to sleep.
I told this story to my mother (who I lived with) five years later.
Everyone hangs out in the commons before school so it was super crowded and dangerous.
I remember hearing the first shot and thought a table collapsed.
No one even batted an eye.
Then a few seconds later, the second bang.
We knew then what was happening.
But in school they teach you whenever theres an emergency to hide in a corner.
I remember trying to hide in a practice room but it was locked.
Then my friends and I ducked under a piano and students starting swarming in the room from the commons.
At that point our orchestra teacher said Go and had us run out the exit instead.
I remember ducking as I ran because I thought there might be other shooters aiming for us runners.
Ill never forget the faces of my peers around me scarred with fear.
And Ill never forget legitimately thinking I might die that day.
It turns out our government teacher bravely tackled the shooter to the ground.
He was known throughout the state and even threw a pitch for the Mariners game!
Im very grateful it didnt end how most shootings do.
emilychristine9
Almost dying
I survived being struck by a pick-up truck that was traveling about 50 mph.
We eventually had kids, and it scared the hell out of them too.
Doors closing randomly at 3am.
One time our large kitchen window just fucking shattered.
Ugh and so many times I would wake because I swore I heard someone walking up our long stairway.
At first it was easy to ignore because I dont believe in paranormal.
She was screaming at me about her husband and kids it was somewhat traumatizing.
We ended up moving two years ago (after 8 years of that shit).
The basement and old kitchen quarters were turned into the museum shop- with back wings being more smaller galleries.
Its a late winter night- i am staying late doing homework while the owners are in New York.
No answer- but now the security camera starts switching to different empty galleries.
I think the look on my face is more surprise than anything else.
