I will be sleeping with the lights on until further notice...

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"The next day, I told my mom about it and described the man. She said it sounded like her dad (he died before I was born). I looked at old pictures and, sure enough, it was the exact same guy. For years afterward, I noticed various noises and weird things that happened in my house, and assumed it was him."

"I didn't turn on the lights, wake everyone up, or do anything to question the smell more. This is not like me; I am paranoid of house fires and anything happening to my kids. However, I felt as if I were being led back up the stairs. At that point, I heard a voice that was not my own tell me to go back to bed and not to let 'it' know you're awake. Right there, I should have snapped out of it and woke up and turned on the light, but nope! I went back to my bed, crawled under the covers, and felt the presence move into my room. Then, I fell back to sleep."

"As I stared, she slowly began to turn to face me. Realizing what was happening, I dove under the covers and shut my eyes. When I opened my eyes again, it was morning, and the woman was gone. To this day, I still have no explanation for it."

"It moved quickly to the right and out of view. I gathered my guts, walked to the door, and looked into the room. Nothing was there. I'll never forget that experience."

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