Jesus. I was reading this, and I thought "Sean's mind, man." THEN, when you said you and your sister saw them, the hairs on the back of my neck stood to attention. Still creepy but you shocked me with the "oh this is a true story BTW" 😂
Whaaaat. Going to try not to think about this line when I go to sleep tonight: "A Negative slides out from behind the door, shuffling toward the foot of my bed."
when I was seven I swear I remember waking up in bed to see a glowing dollgirl by my door in a mint green dress, throwing a red ball up and catching it in her hand over and over. Probably a dream. Probably..
I did see shadow people as a kid, the most terrifying being the shadow of a man that followed me into my mom’s room after I jumped into her bed, terrified to go to sleep for some reason or other. I watched it walk up the stairs and turn to look into my mom’s bedroom. Then it went back down. I got up and went to see if anyone was awake. No one was. All were fast asleep in their beds. Horrifying
YIKES. Wild. Do you think it was a ghost or in your mind? I've seen some other weird stuff, but I've come to believe all of these things I've seen stem from a sleeping disorder.
I have read a lot about kids hallucinating when they wake up so I think it could be developmental? And I also have waking nightmares as an adult with shadow spiders and such. Just had one last night so maybe it’s a sleep disorder I don’t know about 😆 but I will say…I wasn’t the only one to experience things in that house. I’m just not sure if that really was something or not.
Jesus. I was reading this, and I thought "Sean's mind, man." THEN, when you said you and your sister saw them, the hairs on the back of my neck stood to attention. Still creepy but you shocked me with the "oh this is a true story BTW" 😂
I didn't find out that she saw them too until we were both adults. We never spoke about them as kids. 😱
help me!
That's so weird! 😄 But also cool.
It's not a sleep disorder, I am special! - Great writing. I love the line about eyelashes kissing. Perfect description of peering through closed eyes.
Thanks you! I know you're special. :)
Haunted houses are real! Love the nonfiction, Sean (:
Thank you! 🖤👻
YES Sean! This story is like just eating the orange crystals without adding water.
Gritty on my teethies. Thanks, Jon!
high concentration gives me good mouthfeels. Seriously, though, nice condensed, every sentence counts, stuff going on here.
That means a lot to me, bud. ❤️
Loved this
Whaaaat. Going to try not to think about this line when I go to sleep tonight: "A Negative slides out from behind the door, shuffling toward the foot of my bed."
I try not to think of any of this at night. haha
I bet!!
This is wonderful. I'm always fascinated by these snapshots of strangeness, things that defy explanation, lurking just on the edge of sight.
Thanks, Jean! Me too! I’m trying to work these into some of my upcoming tales. The unknown really is the most frightening thing.
when I was seven I swear I remember waking up in bed to see a glowing dollgirl by my door in a mint green dress, throwing a red ball up and catching it in her hand over and over. Probably a dream. Probably..
Yikes! How am I going to sleep tonight now?
At first, hey a fun lil' horror story. Then you said it happened to you. Now a new fear has been planted in my soul... thank you lol.
It's extra weird that it only ever happened in one house! Creepy!
Excellent work. The writing is crisp and spare in the best way.
And as to the question of spiritual disturbance or sleep disorder: porque no los dos? The world is more than we know.
Thank you! Yes, indeed! Why not both. :)
horrific. the evil eye did this to me as a kid. i still sleep with pillows over my head 50 years later.
Nice little tale. I like the idea of shadow people but I'm glad I never saw any.
I haven’t seen any since I was five, and I hope it stays that way. 😅
I did see shadow people as a kid, the most terrifying being the shadow of a man that followed me into my mom’s room after I jumped into her bed, terrified to go to sleep for some reason or other. I watched it walk up the stairs and turn to look into my mom’s bedroom. Then it went back down. I got up and went to see if anyone was awake. No one was. All were fast asleep in their beds. Horrifying
YIKES. Wild. Do you think it was a ghost or in your mind? I've seen some other weird stuff, but I've come to believe all of these things I've seen stem from a sleeping disorder.
I have read a lot about kids hallucinating when they wake up so I think it could be developmental? And I also have waking nightmares as an adult with shadow spiders and such. Just had one last night so maybe it’s a sleep disorder I don’t know about 😆 but I will say…I wasn’t the only one to experience things in that house. I’m just not sure if that really was something or not.
was this the house by the cemetery?
Nope! The places that should be haunted never are. haha
“the haunted place” might be you
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so many good lines here, but that last one gives me the bumps
This is so much. You reminded me of something that happened when I was a kid and now I'm not going to think about it all day. At all. Not once. ;)