26 Average People Reveal The Blood-Curdling Memories They Wish They Could Forget

25. A man was hiding in our backyard

“When I was sixteen, my parents went out of town for a weekend. It was actually pretty sweet because I got to be “king of the castle” for the weekend. So I get home that Friday night and just dick around (internet, video games, etc.) and start watching TV around dusk. The way our living room was set up was that there was a set of glass doors right next to the television that looked out to the back porch/backyard. The backyard was surrounded by ivy that grew on a hill around a 45 degree angle. So I’m just mindlessly channel surfing and I see some movement outside. At first I just dismiss it thinking it’s a bird or a neighborhood cat or something, but I then notice that whatever is moving is WAY bigger than a bird or a cat. I go and put my face near the glass and stare into the backyard– and there’s some dude just crouching in the ivy looking into the house. Our eyes meet and he has somewhat of an ‘oh shit!’ moment and BOLTS out of our yard. Scared the shit out me.” — Born2dodishes

26. A slightly threatening stranger approached me

“About 10 years ago, I took my dog out for a short walk. We lived in a run-down but historic part of town-old houses that are either beautifully maintained, abandoned, or generally going to shit. There was a good mix of people in that neighborhood. Anyway, walking the dog, I get about three or four houses down and stop at the corner while Pony sniffs some grass or whatever. I turn around and suddenly there is a man standing waaayyyy too close to me. No idea where he came from-I’m usually very aware of my surroundings and Pony HATED strange men. I stumbled a few steps back. I immediately had this absolute bone-chilling sick feeling. He asked me,’Is that a pitbull?’ and I replied yes. Then he said, ‘Oh, she’ll protect you.’ At this point, my body flooded with adrenaline and I turned to run back to my house. I saw my mom standing on the porch and thought to yell to her. She had no reason to come out on the porch, I honestly think she had a bad feeling. I don’t know what good me yelling really did, but it was all I could think to do. Like, hey, look, I’m over here! I’ve never had such a flight response before or since that encounter.” — Noneverdid Thought Catalog Logo Mark 

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