“I can’t help but feel I got out of that situation with my life.
So glad I trusted my gut on that one.”
and the stories are going to keep me up at night.
Here are some of the most creepy.
“One night, a man outside a bar approached my girlfriend and me.
He asked if we had heard about ‘the murders in New Brighton.’
We, of course, had not.
He went on to explain that his girlfriend had been killed.
The next morning, I saw that he had been arrested for killing her.”
u/danezone
2.
“This was in San Jose, CA.
She was wearing expensive jewelry but acted very strange.
We were close to closing anyway.
The next day, I saw her mugshot on TV.
She had bludgeoned to death an older lady with a hammer in the woman’s home and robbed her.
She committed this crime the night before visiting our dealership.
So glad I trusted my gut on that one.”
u/ninmena
3.
“I was about 10 when my family was staying at a cabin in the mountains in the winter.
It was a snowy night, and my parents and aunt/uncle had all gone to their bedrooms to sleep.
My siblings, cousins and I were all sleeping in the living room.
At some point, I was awakened by a chilly draft.
I screamed for my dad.
The man disappeared into the darkness.
My dad quickly came to the living room and turned on the porch lights.
The man was just standing in the driveway, silently looking back at us.
He claimed he was just looking for a drink of water.”
u/MultiverseM
4.
“I was about 10, getting back home from the park with my sister.
She rounded the corner, and I heard a blood-curdling scream.
I’ve never covered 20 meters so fast in my life.
She had fingerprint-shaped bruises on her throat for days.”
u/SultrySummer4365
5.
“I was a registered massage therapist for seven years and had just opened my own practice.
I was renting space at a clinic, and other practitioners would often cross-refer clients for other services.
He was giddy when he was saying this, and I started to freeze.
From there, I called the police.
I explained to them what had happened.
He was charged and found guilty of sexually assaulting me.
Before his arrest, he was calling me multiple times each night and just breathing heavily into the phone.
u/muddertung
6.
“In high school, I worked at a burger joint.
I saw his face on the news a few weeks later.
He was part of a sex trafficking ring that was busted.”
u/mexihuahua
7.
Then I started to see him at other places I would be at.
Something in my gut told me to get as far away from him as possible.
“The man dropped me off, got in his car, and took off.
u/breakitupkid
8.
“My SO went mountain biking back in a large area of power lines, woods, and fields.
So I took the two dogs one white lab chow mix and one wolf husky mix.
He went way ahead, and I got my stuff together and went out to walk.
I was walking, and two sketchy guys came driving up in a pickup out of nowhere.
That was completely untrue.
The adult dog growled low.
Come on, let’s just get it, dude, why are you sitting?'
in a muffled voice.
Every hair on my own body felt stiff.
The dogs' hair was all up at the same time.
They turned around and drove very, very slowly, looking around.
They got out and stood around looking.
My partner finally came by about 35 minutes later, and I still had not stopped shaking.
He didn’t understand why.
Just in case there was ever something else.
u/slickrok
9.
“I was pregnant with my first child in 2001.
I would guess she was in her mid-30s.
Then the questions started getting strange was I married?
Did we have a house or an apartment?
Just kind of odd.”
I just told her yes, we were excited, and to have a good rest of her day.
That’s when I got really nervous.
I told her I was fine, thanks, and that my husband was home and could help me.
She then told me they had a big truck and that she would buy me a large baby item.
I politely declined, but she was so insistent that she became aggressive.
She then offered to buy my husband a grill since we didn’t need any baby things.
I was getting panicky at this point because I knew this lady was not right.
I went to check out, and so did she.
She got out before me, and I watched her racewalk out of the store.
Sure enough, she and her husband were pulled along the curb at the front near the pop machines.
They were in a beat-up old yellow box truck.
I again declined and went to my car.
Loaded up and watched for a minute, they didn’t move, just watched me.
As soon as I pulled out, they did, too.
I hauled ass out of there, and they were only behind me for a minute or two.
u/ManitouBears
10.
Okay, fine, I guess someone needs to do it.
He asked me how many people lived in the home, how long I had been there, etc.
Then he asked for my social security number as well as my wife’s.
I don’t give my SS# to anyone except the IRS dude.
He said, ‘It’s the law; you have to provide me with it.’
‘NO, I absolutely do not.
Now kindly leave.’
Him: ‘I’ll be back tomorrow.’
I’ll be back tomorrow!'
You will need to vacate the premises.'
Absolutely bizarre experience.”
u/ObjectReport
11.
“Pretty sure my dog saved me from a dangerous encounter.
I was very pregnant and was leaving the grocery store with my cart.
Lexi was waiting for me in the car; she loved the car rides when the weather was good.
He got out of his car and asked if I needed assistance.
Which I got; I was pregnant, and it was the polite thing to do.
But something about it immediately put me on alert.
I was completely unnerved by him and still can’t state exactly what it was.
The dude continued to walk in my direction, claiming he just wanted to help.
I continued to say, ‘No, I don’t need help, no worries.'”
It was dark, and she was an all-black dog, so she seemingly appeared from nowhere.
That was the only thing that made the dude back up and leave.
She looked like a black lab puppy but had super short, stumpy little legs.
u/eczblack
12.
“I don’t know his real name, but he told me to call him Mr. Tom.
Sick, sick shit but fiction, if theres a silver lining.
Ive never hated anyone so profoundly so quickly.”
u/jamieliddellthepoet
13.
“When I was in third grade, I was on a local community service soccer team.
So we were all being normal little girls super excited and talking nonstop about the sleepover at Milly’s.
She said ‘closer’ again until I leaned in enough.
As soon as the game is over, come right with me to my car.
Don’t stop to talk to anyone.’
I got suuuuuuch bad vibes.
she looked super confused and said, ‘Uh yes I am, why?’
I don’t really know, to be honest).
u/doctorphuckawff
14.
As soon as I saw the opportunity, I ran.
But it could have been worse.
I can still feel his cold hands against my skin.”
u/MadyMari111
15.
“I used to work at Meijer in the deli.
A customer came up and asked for my opinion.
I recommended all the things I liked and was just super friendly, I guess.
He ended up calling the store that night asking for me.
He came back the next day and started asking me personal questions.
I was very vague and then started helping other customers.
He left and CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY I had to get management involved.
He was standing behind a pole, just watching me.
I had to be walked to my car every night for about a month.
u/jkb_18_cats
16.
He was there almost every day, and if I wasn’t working that day, he would leave.
He figured out my schedule and that I worked as soon as the library opened on certain days.
When I was there, he would have many questions and ‘difficulties’ with the machines.
“He had also taken a ‘bath’ in the bathroom.
Needless to say, he was banned from ever entering the library again.
u/CalligrapherActive11
17.
“I was down the shore with my friend, playing skeeball on a rainy beach day.
We were the only ones in this little arcade except for this guy.
He was in his 30s.
Seriously scared the shit out of me.”
u/kiwiamericano
18.
We used to be cheeky back, and he would end up pointing an air rifle at us.
As kids, we found it funny and thought he was full of shit.
He ended up murdering his wife by bashing her head in with a hammer.”
u/CheetahNervous7704
19.
It still gives me chills to think about it.”
u/Aware-Nature4400
20.
I eventually gave up and went to walk back home.
About halfway back, a car came down the street towards me.
Just as I decided to do so, the car started slowing down.
So I crossed, and it sped up again.
This time, the look he gave me was unmistakably angry.
Again, I heard the car reach the other end of the road and turn around again.
As the sound of the engine approached, I dived behind a parked car.
He came down my side road, driving very, very slowly.
He was clearly looking for me.
By some amazing stroke of luck, I found one was unlocked.
A few minutes later, I heard a car door slam.
Then I heard one of the most terrifying sounds I’d ever heardfootsteps on gravel.
They came to my end of the driveway and just stood there for a while.
Eventually, he seemed to give up, and I heard the footsteps receding back down the drive.
Then the car door slammed, and the engine revved up.
It was morning by the time I got home.
This was almost 30 years ago, but I can still feel those chills.”
u/tiptoe_only
21.
“Back in high school, I was waiting for my Dad to pick me up.
There were a couple kids hanging around, but they were being slowly picked up.
After a bit, an older gentleman (40s?)
walked across the street and asked if I was Ashley.
‘No, sorry.’
This should have been where it ended.
He proceeded to chat, explaining he was there to meet Ashley.
‘Are you sure you’re not Ashley?
We met on the Internet.
You seem just like her.’
“I was raised, like many young ladies, TO BE POLITE.
Thankfully, they also taught me to be cautious.
So, while I didn’t feel comfortable calling out the creepiness, I did attempt to get away.
I tried to go back inside, but the doors were locked.
I called my dad to see where he was and mentioned there were a few kids left.
Within range of the guy hearing, I mentioned some guy was waiting for a girl.
Stay away from him,' he said, and we hung up.
The man kept trying to make conversation.
I walked down to the other side of the school; he soon followed.
I ambled back to the last random kids waiting.
Eventually, it was down to one young man, me, and the creep.
The young man was being picked up.
I followed him to his mom’s car.
She asked if I was okay and if I knew him.
I said I was okay, but no, I didn’t know him.
She had to go, though; she had to get to work.
Thank goodness I saw my dad’s truck in the distance and started walking towards him.
He saw the man and asked, ‘Is that the guy you mentioned?
Was he bothering you?
you’ve got the option to tell me.’
I replied, ‘No, he was just chatting while he waited for Ashley.’
I died a little inside that day because I had more than a few opportunities to make myself safer.
I could have explained fully to my dad either time.
I could have called the police.
I could have insisted that woman take me down the road to the library.
Since that night, 20-plus years ago, I have replayed it over and over thousands of times.
But I use the story to attempt to make my nieces more comfortable with advocating for themselves.
u/ProperMirror8551
22.
I started speeding through the streets, hoping to attract cops, but no one was around.
He saw me working, thought I was cute, and wanted to ask me out.
He was drunk and said I was overreacting, but the blow-off somehow worked.
I never saw him again, thank god.
My boss was annoyed that I woke him up.”
I told him to leave, but my bosses told me to let it go.
He knew I saw what he was doing and just smiled as he got away with it.
I hated that job and all the creeps that came along with it.”
u/Appropriate-Truck614
23.
“I was 17 and in NYC.
I was going from the hotel to buy some croissants near Times Square.
My stomach dropped, and I just kept walking, letting the cop do his job.”
u/BMagni
24. then he left.”
“I always remembered that experience because it seemed so odd and creepy, even as a kid.
She disappeared in 1985 and, unfortunately, still has never been found.
I’ve always wondered if I’d unknowingly been face to face with Cherry Mahan’s presumed murderer.”
u/AnericanSteel412
25.
Being a 16-year-old boy, I was like, sure, have my number.
You’re kinda cute.
I told them I already had a ride home from my friends and was all set.
u/EExperiencing-Life
26.
His 4-ish-year-old daughter had ridden just a little bit ahead and over a small hill.
That shit can happen so fast."
u/Copterwaffle
27.
“I (f) enjoy a beer at a bar by myself from time to time.
Either just to be alone or maybe chat with a bartender if they’re feeling social.
One time, I was at the little dive bar by my house.
A guy sat next to me and started chatting with me.
Didn’t even catch his name.
Then he goes: ‘You live at (my address), yes?
Unit #1, on the corner?'”
“I lived in an apartment complex.
My unit was indeed #1 on the corner.
I had never seen this man before.
I got a sinking ‘this isn’t good’ feeling.
‘No,’ I replied.
‘I’m sorry, you must have me mistaken for someone else.’
His demeanor changed immediately.
He twisted towards me with this really annoyed look.
He responded, ‘No.
I ALWAYS see you.
You live there.’
His tone was this weird mix of frustrated and offended.
He was just glaring at me, waiting for me to respond.
Thankfully, I never saw him again.
u/Persist_in_folly
28.
Meanwhile, he had taken my hand and was stroking it leisurely and trying to sweet talk me.
Core memory, but I can’t remember at all how I managed to say no and gtfo.
I just remember the panic and trying to pull my hand away.”
u/royalbk
29.
None of us knew who he was.
Thinking about it still makes me so uncomfortable."
u/jmp325
30.
It didn’t even phase me until about 2 hours later, and I was like wtf."
“This was downtown Louisville in 2012-13 or so.
If I weren’t so high, I probably would have fought him and gotten stabbed a few times.
u/SailorGohan
31.
He claimed he was a chimney sweep and was looking for directions.
We were probably 12 at the time, while the youngest kids were five to seven.
u/psy-ducks
32.
Then he walked off.”
“This was in the early 2000s, so we didnt have cell phones.
We told the security guard at the bar and gave him a description of the guy.
I dont know what happened after that.”
u/dick-nipples
33.
He got out of the car, clearly fucked up, and started charging at us.
It has happened to me.
Couldn’t be comfortable after that."
u/Heavy_Imagination592
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