[Music] [Music] this took place a few years ago when I was living in a university town I had only one semester left while my friends still had two and to save money I decided to rent a room in a house with two guys I found on the Craigslist I know that might seem odd but that's not the strange part so one day I went for a run around the neighborhood came back to the house and decided to take a shower right away while I had shampoo in my hair I heard loud banging from the front door I thought my two roommates who were friends with each other might have friends coming over so I didn't worry about it at first I kept showering but the banging didn't stop it got louder and louder then I heard a loud crash came from outside the bathroom I grabbed a towel to see what was happening but before I could even move the bathroom door opened standing in the doorway was a man I had never seen before he was staring at me another man quietly peek around the corner from the hallway the first man told me to get on the ground I refused but I didn't know how to safely get out of this situation then I remembered my cell phone was in my bedroom so my only plan was to get out of the bathroom and grab my phone I took a deep breath and tried to leave but after that my memory Fades away I only remember what my roommates told me later thankfully they were home they rushed out of their rooms when they heard me screaming when the man saw my roommates he let go of me looking angry and desperate he demanded that they give him his money my roommates still confused and scared replied we don't have your money and we don't even know you so you might have come to the wrong house after a tense moment the two men Turned and Left through the front door slamming it behind them this is where my memory starts again I collapsed to the ground crying uncontrollably I could hardly believe what had just happened I lay face down on the floor curled up like a bug once I regained control of my body I went to my room and called my mom I could barely tell her what happened by the time the police arrived the banging and crashing noises I heard earlier were the two men kicking the old 1920s door in half to get inside it only took the police a few minutes to arrive I told them what I remembered but it was very little the police said they would do their best to help me but this was the 50th home invasion they had responded to that day and it wasn't even noon yet now 10 years later it's still hard for me to talk about what happened [Music] I moved into my apartment in November 2018 after being asked to leave by my ex-wife it was a tough time for me but I found my roommate on Craigs List he was a traveler for work of and away for long stretches when we first met he seemed friendly and easygoing and I thought it would work out well however as time went on I found it hard to feel at ease living here so one day I asked him about the apartment and about himself and everything seemed fine until I asked if there was anything unusual about the place like strange sounds or neighbors he paused for a moment thinking and said sometimes it feels like you're not really alone I don't believe in ghosts or anything but some days it just feels like someone else is [Music] here then about 2 months later I had my first experience with Frank one morning I woke up at around 5:00 a. m. and it was still dark outside because it was Winter the room felt quiet and cold typical for that time of year when I turned my head to look at my closet I noticed it was unusually dark the closet is a large open space in the wall so there shouldn't have been anything strange about the light but right in the center of my closet I saw a tall black shadow standing there I felt a shiver on my neck even though I was under two blankets I closed my eyes and tried to go back to sleep I woke up later around 700 a.
m. feeling fine the next strange thing happened when my son came over to my apartment for the first time my ex-wife finally let me have custody rights after a long struggle I brought my son to my place after around 9:00 in the morning and we had a great day playing together he was just 7 months old and loved crawling all over the floor his mom sent him with some cute little shoes and mentioned that he was afraid of bathtubs which worried me a bit to help him feel more comfortable I decided to use a mineral bucket I had instead but as I got the bath ready I felt that same shiver creep up my spine again it was strange especially with my son there but I tried to shake it off and focus on having a good time with him the apartment was dark since my roommate was gone for work and it was just me and my son I got my son to lie down and once he fell asle sleep I turned around and saw a shadow slip out of my room I wanted to know what it was so I decided to follow it when I stepped into the living room I noticed one corner was very dark way darker than it should be I tried to be skeptical but after feeling that shiver earlier I wondered if I was just tense from making sure everything went well with my son I stared at the dark corner for a good 2 minutes before I went back to making the food I wanted the shadow stayed there until I turned on the lights and then it disappeared I ate my meal and stayed up for another 2 hours before going to bed myself I didn't sleep for long though because around 2:00 or 3: in the morning it sounded like someone was trying to break into the apartment my chairs were moving slightly and I heard soft footsteps creaking on the floor floor as they walked around there was also a quiet slow Mumble that sounded like humming I didn't want to move at all because I needed to stay close to my son who was sleeping soundly in the Next Room the strange noises went on for about 20 minutes and I could feel my nerves getting worse then I got up and opened my door and a cold Rush of air ran down my back as I moved down the hall to to the living room when I looked at my dining table I froze I didn't want to believe what I was seeing or think about it too much but my mineral bucket that had been full of water was now on my chair and my son's shoes were on top of it the last important thing that happened was when I came back from the bar with friends I usually only have one drink and spend most of the time playing pool anyway when I opened my door and stepped into the kitchen to make some food I noticed the quiet of the apartment I started opening my fridge when I saw something in the corner of my eye standing by the table and looking at me I didn't look directly at it instead I decided to talk to Frank I set some ground rules and told him to leave my son out of it I said if he wanted space or privacy he should let me know and I would would try to respect that I also told him I would keep the bathroom door cracked and all the lights off each night for him like it was his unofficial room after I finished my little speech he vanished I ate my food and watched TV for a while but when I was getting ready for bed I noticed I could hardly see into the bathroom the light from the living room usually brightened it up but that night it was very dark over the years I've had many small encounters with Frank but he never tried to hurt me or my son whenever he came to visit sometimes I'd catch a glimpse of him in the shadows or other times things around the house would move on their own like chairs or doors even though it was unsettling Frank never caused any harm [Music] I don't believe in ghost or anything paranormal and I think science can explain everything but I can't stop thinking about what really happened during a recent camping trip with my wife Amanda and me last Saturday we decided to take our two dogs Max and Luna and spend some time in the forest we wanted to escape the busy City Life and enjoy the peace and quiet of nature so we packed up our tent food and supplies and drove to a campsite that was about an hour away we live in Washington state and love spending our free time hiking and camping but when we go camping we stay away from busy campgrounds and other people we always look for quiet remote spots deep in the wilderness where it's peaceful and we can be alone with nature this weekend we found a perfect place about 10 Mi down an Old Forest Road it was on National Forest land surrounded by tall trees on our way to the camping spot we passed a few other campers who were spread out along the road after a while we found a quiet place just for ourselves away from everything no phone signal and no connection to the outside world we went to bed around 10: p. m.
the temperature started out warm but it dropped from the 70s to the ' 40s so we tried to stay warm inside our tent naturally I am a light sleeper so I often wake up during the night and that night was no different every little sound like leaves rustling in the wind or Twigs snapping underfoot kept waking me up and on the other side my dogs Max and Luna kept squeezing between my wife and me they were trying to find a comfortable spot which pushed me to the edge of the tent making it hard to sleep eventually morning came and I lay in my sleeping bag listening to the birds chirping and the soft rustle of leaves it was around 5 a. m.
