Real life can sometimes seem like something from a scary movie. The characters in these tales had experiences that were so strange, disturbing, or unbelievable that they found it difficult to believe they were real. These 14 true stories, which include unexplained sights and strange noises in the dark, will make you think twice before turning off the lights.
First Story
To get some water, I got up at two in the morning. The television was on. “Daddy, can you get me a blanket?” my daughter asked. I took one while half asleep and threw it on the couch. It struck me as I got back into bed. There was a sleepover for my daughter.
The couch was empty when I froze after running back. I was suddenly convinced that the TV was on when I heard a loud voice coming from it. After telling my wife what had happened, I hurried to the bedroom and woke her up. After reminding me that our daughter was undoubtedly at a sleepover, she said she had neglected to switch off the television.
It all made sense at that point. I had been so sleepy that I thought my daughter’s voice was a line from the movie that was on TV. I still get chills thinking about that night, even though it was all just my drowsy brain making things up.
Second Story
When I was six years old, I recall playing in my room when my grandfather entered and spoke with me for a short while. He gets up after a while, tells me to “be a good girl for mom,” gives me a forehead kiss, and leaves. About five minutes later, my mom hysterically enters the room and tells me that my grandpa passed away the previous night and that we had to travel to be with the family in two states away from where he lived. By Shayluh/Reddit
Story 3: A little sign with my name on it was affixed to the door of my bedroom when I was still living at my parents’ house. It had hung there for a number of years. The sign fell from the door by itself the night before I was to move out on my own. No one touched it, the door, or anything else because it was the middle of the night. © Reddit/Veezerick
Story 4: I was sleeping one night when I heard a music box while our parents were out. My sister and I huddled up in my room because it was quite frightening. We went outside to see what it was because the music continued until around five in the morning.
Although it appeared to be very old, we discovered an old music box in the trash can. It continued to play for the following few evenings. When I went down to remove the batteries, I was shocked to discover that the box was empty of batteries. © Reddit / PurpleSkinTag
Story 5: It was typical for no one to be home when I got home from school as a child. Almost as soon as I took over, the radio began to blare loudly from our speakers. I screamed and fled outside in shock.
It had stopped by the time I got back in. How did it independently start and stop? I’m still thinking about it now. © Reddit/mikemikebungee
Narrative 6
Narrative 7
On my first visit to my grandfather’s grave, a golden retriever suddenly materialized as I got closer. I sat beside the grave and he sat with me, his head on my knee. When I turned around on my way out, the dog was gone.
A part of me still likes to believe that my grandfather came to say goodbye to me that day, even though I know rationally that it was just a dog and had nothing to do with him. © Reddit/Objectdel
Narrative 8
I must have been ten years old. I would sneak my DS at night because my parents didn’t like me playing it all day. I was playing Pokémon one evening when I suddenly heard a man’s voice in my head telling me to go to bed.
In a matter of seconds, I shut down the game and went to sleep. I assumed it was my dad, but he never told me about it, and I never heard or saw the door open. For a while, it made me shiver. © Reddit/Seanproctor
Narrative 9
According to my boyfriend, he used to hear whispers and have conversations in one of the rooms at night when he was a child. Curious, he went into the room, and he was tapped on the back so forcefully that he passed out. A large mark that looked like a scratch from big paws was on his back when he woke up, and it remains there to this day. It’s quite eerie. © Reddit/ruri7218
Story 10: In our bedroom, which was attached to a bathroom, my ex-girlfriend and I were conversing. The foot of the bed was directly in front of the sink. One night the faucet turned on itself while we were conversing. As a plumber by profession, I am aware that it is not something that just occurs. © Reddit/InMemoryofJekPorkins
Narrative 11
In a building that was deserted in the morning, one of my colleagues was preparing. He went to the restroom, and as he was there, he could clearly hear the door leading to our patio open and close just outside. He ran out of the restaurant because it was supposed to be empty (we only serve dinner), but it was empty.
He looked at the security footage and saw himself entering the restroom. As he ran out, the screens briefly changed to white fuzz before clicking back on. I watched the video—that did happen. Very unsettling. © Reddit/Humblepoptart
Narrative 12
Tale No. 13
My roommate’s car contained an odd key. A key that led to nothing we owned was perfectly positioned in the center of the passenger seat, the car was locked, the windows were rolled up, and no one had been driven around. Reddit / Ryukotaicho ©
Tale No. 14
I started feeling really hungry and ill one day in class when I was in the second grade. I persevered until lunch, but while walking to the cafeteria, my vision deteriorated, causing me to see only in black and white. I resumed my normal vision as soon as I began eating.
Later, the nurse sent me home with a fever, but I’ve never understood how temporary colorblindness could even occur. Even now, my family still doesn’t believe me. Reddit © bennettr08
