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My\u00a0friend Minji worked as\u00a0an\u00a0English tutor in\u00a0South Korea. Once, she was tutoring a\u00a0high school boy. They were up\u00a0studying pretty late, and the buses stopped running. The boy asked if\u00a0he\u00a0could sleep on\u00a0the floor and get the first bus the next morning. Minji was very reluctant, but eventually she relented.
\nAt\u00a0maybe 2\u00a0am, the boy wakes her up\u00a0and says, \u201cI\u2019m really hungry. Let\u2019s go\u00a0get some food\u201d. Minji looks up\u00a0at\u00a0him in\u00a0disbelief, \u201cFood? Now? It\u2019s 2\u00a0am, go\u00a0back to\u00a0bed.\u201d The student insists, \u201cNo, I\u2019m so\u00a0hungry, let\u2019s eat something now.\u201d She tells him that there\u2019s some ramen in\u00a0the kitchen, but he\u00a0wants to\u00a0go\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a024-hour place just down the road.
\nEventually, the boy gets Minji to\u00a0come with him to\u00a0the restaurant. As\u00a0soon as\u00a0they\u2019re on\u00a0the street, the boy turns to\u00a0Minji, and says, \u201cI\u2019m not hungry. I\u00a0woke up\u00a0in\u00a0the middle of\u00a0the night, and looked under your bed. There\u2019s a\u00a0man sleeping there.\u201d
\nThey call the police, and discover that a\u00a0homeless man had been living in\u00a0Minji\u2019s apartment, sleeping under her bed, for over 2\u00a0months. The boy only saw him because he\u00a0was lying on\u00a0her floor, so\u00a0had a\u00a0clear view under the bed. The police arrested the man, and thankfully there were no\u00a0other issues, but that\u2019s by\u00a0far the creepiest thing that\u2019s ever happened to\u00a0anyone I\u00a0know.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0Adacore\u00a0\/ Reddit\n\n\n
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When I\u00a0was a\u00a0kid, I\u00a0remember lying on\u00a0my\u00a0bedroom floor with the door wide open while my\u00a0parents watched\u00a0TV in\u00a0the living room at\u00a0around 1\u00a0a.m. Suddenly, I\u2019d try to\u00a0get up\u00a0to\u00a0use the bathroom, and my\u00a0brain would almost act out me\u00a0doing\u00a0it.
\nIt\u00a0wasn\u2019t until about the fifth time that\u00a0I realized\u00a0I had never actually gotten\u00a0up. I\u00a0was stuck on\u00a0the floor, unable to\u00a0move, talk, or\u00a0call for my\u00a0parents. It\u00a0felt like something had sucked the soul out of\u00a0my\u00a0body, and\u00a0I was pinned to\u00a0the ground. It\u00a0wasn\u2019t until my\u00a0dad walked in\u00a0to\u00a0put me\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0bed that\u00a0I started bawling my\u00a0eyes out.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0Stockwaa\u00a0\/ Reddit\n\n\n
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One summer night when\u00a0I was in\u00a0high school, I\u00a0was asleep with my\u00a0window open. At\u00a0around 3\u00a0a.m., I\u00a0heard someone ferociously honking their car horn over and over. At\u00a0this point, I\u00a0wasn\u2019t fully awake and comprehending where the sound was coming from. Then suddenly, I\u00a0heard a\u00a0woman scream, \u201cSomebody, please help\u00a0me!\u201d
\nThis made me\u00a0jump out of\u00a0bed instantly, and\u00a0I ran to\u00a0my\u00a0mom\u2019s room to\u00a0tell her we\u00a0needed to\u00a0call 911. My\u00a0mom called and reported the incident. After a\u00a0few minutes, we\u00a0saw the cops arrive, and they looked around with flashlights for a\u00a0few minutes but couldn\u2019t find anyone in\u00a0their car, so\u00a0they ended up\u00a0leaving.
\nThe next day, we\u00a0asked the neighbors if\u00a0they heard or\u00a0saw anything, and no\u00a0one had even heard a\u00a0peep. It\u00a0still weirds me\u00a0out to\u00a0this day.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0No_Director2816\u00a0\/ Reddit\n\n\n
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When I\u00a0was a\u00a0kid in\u00a0the early 2000s, my\u00a0sister and\u00a0I had a\u00a0TV in\u00a0our room that was just for watching DVDs (we\u00a0did not have cable). On\u00a0occasion, the\u00a0TV would turn to\u00a0a\u00a0black terminal screen and start typing words to\u00a0us. It\u00a0would essentially curse\u00a0us out and also identify that we\u00a0were two girls. We\u00a0thought it\u00a0was funny and crazy and would call up\u00a0our parents, saying, \u201cLook what the\u00a0TV is\u00a0doing!\u201d
\nAs\u00a0adults, my\u00a0sister and\u00a0I are beyond creeped out at\u00a0how the\u00a0TV was able to\u00a0do\u00a0that. As\u00a0to\u00a0who or\u00a0what was behind this phenomenon, we\u00a0still have no\u00a0idea.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0neogirl22\u00a0\/ Reddit\n\n\n
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I\u00a0had a\u00a0dream of\u00a0my\u00a0husband and me\u00a0having three children. It\u00a0was sweet and happy until they started slowly disappearing, Thanos style. I\u00a0remember waking up\u00a0and feeling \u201coff.\u201d
\nThe next week, we\u00a0found out\u00a0I was pregnant with triplets. One of\u00a0them I\u00a0miscarried, the second one became suddenly unviable, and the third had to\u00a0be\u00a0removed because it\u00a0was far undersize and a\u00a0danger to\u00a0my\u00a0life.
\nIt\u00a0was the creepiest experience of\u00a0my\u00a0life.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0prznmike\u00a0\/ Reddit\n\n\n
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I\u00a0recall 17\u00a0years ago when\u00a0I had my\u00a0first baby and was laying in\u00a0the hospital room with the baby in\u00a0her crib thing next to\u00a0me\u00a0that night. A\u00a0nurse came in\u00a0and said they could take the baby to\u00a0the nursery for a\u00a0few hours, so\u00a0I could get some sleep. I\u00a0said no\u00a0thanks, I\u00a0want my\u00a0baby next to\u00a0me, so\u00a0I can stare at\u00a0her.
\nThe next night, I\u00a0was very tired and asked the nurse if\u00a0she could take the baby to\u00a0the nursery for a\u00a0couple of\u00a0hours. That nurse turned pale, and said, \u201cYour baby is\u00a0supposed to\u00a0stay with you in\u00a0the room. We\u00a0don\u2019t have a\u00a0nursery. Nobody would ever come take your baby from you!\u201d\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0Trailerparkqueen\u00a0\/ Reddit\n\n\n
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I\u00a0was on\u00a0the Tube in\u00a0London, and there was a\u00a0guy sitting right opposite me\u00a0with a\u00a0very unusual, colorful t-shirt that was eye-catching. So, I\u00a0spent the journey glancing at\u00a0him and his shirt, as\u00a0you do\u00a0when you\u2019re on\u00a0the Tube.
\nI\u00a0got off at\u00a0my\u00a0stop, and the t-shirt guy stayed on\u00a0the train. On\u00a0my\u00a0way up\u00a0the escalator to\u00a0street level, the exact same guy passed me\u00a0on\u00a0the opposite escalator coming down from the street.
\nThere was no\u00a0way he\u00a0could\u2019ve been there\u2014I left him on\u00a0the train. It\u00a0freaked me\u00a0out good and proper.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0Abervilla\u00a0\/ Reddit\n\n\n
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There was a\u00a0girl who was head over heels for\u00a0me, but\u00a0I didn\u2019t really want anything to\u00a0do\u00a0with her. After school, I\u00a0didn\u2019t think about her, but one year when\u00a0I went back home for the summer, I\u00a0found out she had moved to\u00a0my\u00a0family\u2019s building, to\u00a0the apartment across from ours (my\u00a0building has two apartments per floor).
\nI\u00a0had never told her where\u00a0I lived prior to\u00a0this. I\u00a0decided to\u00a0be\u00a0cordial and talk to\u00a0her family and all, welcome the neighbors and whatnot, and\u00a0I found out from her mom that the girl had actually suggested they move there. Now, I\u00a0can\u2019t tell either way if\u00a0it\u00a0was deliberate or\u00a0pure chance, but let\u2019s just say we\u00a0live in\u00a0a\u00a0big city, and the odds of\u00a0that being a\u00a0coincidence were low.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0Kenhamef\u00a0\/ Reddit\n\n\n
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Many, many years ago, there was an\u00a0abandoned old house at\u00a0the far end of\u00a0a\u00a0plant nursery. We\u00a0had heard from others that they would go\u00a0there to\u00a0party. So, one night, a\u00a0friend of\u00a0mine, his girlfriend, and\u00a0I grabbed some snacks and headed over, guided only by\u00a0the light of\u00a0the moon. We\u00a0found the dilapidated house behind some tall trees and moved towards\u00a0it.
\nAs\u00a0we\u00a0got closer, I\u00a0heard a\u00a0single frog croaking. As\u00a0we\u00a0approached even more, more frogs started making noise. A\u00a0few steps further, and the sound of\u00a0thousands of\u00a0frogs drowned out all other noises, seemingly warning\u00a0us not to\u00a0venture closer to\u00a0the blackened-windowed home. We\u00a0took the frogs\u2019 advice and went back home with our snacks, where it\u00a0was safe.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0Buck-osogrande-5150\u00a0\/ Reddit\n\n\n
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When I was a child, around 7, I lived in a house where the previous owner had passed away. My parents were unfazed by it, as they didn\u2019t believe in the paranormal and thought nothing would happen. My\u00a0room was the coldest in\u00a0the house, and one night\u00a0I woke up\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0pale, lean man staring at\u00a0me\u00a0from the end of\u00a0my\u00a0bed. I\u00a0didn\u2019t scream; I\u00a0was so\u00a0shocked\u00a0I must\u2019ve fainted because the next thing I\u00a0knew, it\u00a0was morning. I\u00a0never told my\u00a0parents for fear of\u00a0seeming crazy. But I\u00a0remember his face so\u00a0well.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0Informal_Mushroom115\u00a0\/ Reddit\u00a9 Informal_Mushroom115 \/ Reddit\n\n\n
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After my dad died, I was in my family home by myself and I kept hearing a small bell ringing. I\u2019d lived there for years and never heard the bell before or since. I searched around the house and it was coming from my mom\u2019s bedroom. On the window ledge was a small porcelain bell but it didn\u2019t have the ringer inside. I went back downstairs and the ringing started again.\n
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I rang my mom at work and asked her if she knew where it could be coming from. She broke down crying and said years before I was born she and my dad had agreed to ring the bell if they ever died to let the other person know they were ok. I\u2019m almost certain I never knew this story. \u00a9 TheThickneySnowman \/ Reddit
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