“He killed a woman an hour before we saw him...”

Note: This post contains mentions of violent behavior and suicide. 

"I was shocked. How the heck was that possible? I ran to hug her. Her passing away was a dream. The most realistic, vivid dream. I swear I lived two full days in this reality where she died. To this day, I cannot explain it."—u/Ted_Kordus

"I literally saw my life flash before my eyes. It was the scariest thing I’ve ever endured. When I finally managed to escape and got out of the pool, I had a panic attack. My dad calmed me down and yelled at my brother. I don’t think my dad ever understood what happened, though. I believe he thought 'you could’ve killed your sister, you have to be more careful' rather than 'you tried to kill your sister.'"—u/pbd1996

"The next day, my mom told me my dad had a weird dream that same night. He woke up in the middle of the night, screaming and begging my mom not to hurt him. His panic attack lasted an hour. She was confused. He later explained he had the most vivid dream where she was cutting his fingers off, and when he woke up, he could physically feel the pain of his finger being gone.

I’d like to note that my dad rarely wakes up during the night and has never had night terrors. I also have never had any paranormal experiences, nor do I believe in ghosts. But that entire week in Vegas genuinely changed me and forever freaked me out. All the shadows I’d seen went away the week we left."—u/GiraffeEvening5314

"It felt like all my senses were muffled. I was aware I was still playing, but my arms felt stretched out too long. I could also hear my piano teacher calling my name, but it sounded muffled and far away. Her boyfriend tried shaking me a little. I felt myself look up at him. My vision was blurry, but I could still see him recoil in fear.

My piano teacher shouted my name, and I suddenly snapped out of it. Her boyfriend said my face looked like it had lines in it, and my eyes were pale. The next time I was there, my piano teacher said her grandmother used to sit and listen to her play. Her grandmother had died the year before."—u/stratosfearinggas

"My mom has a similar story—she refuses to watch The Exorcist anymore because once she put it on while she was alone in the house. In the middle of a tense scene, my Furby turned itself on in the next room and announced that it was scared."—u/rafters-

"This is called chronostasis and is a recognized psychological phenomenon."—u/RandomActsofMindless

"I thought I was continuing to see things, but in retrospect, a lot of it could be explained by standard light spots and tricks of the dark. But that initial thing, and then the text? I still have no idea what that was. I have to assume it was some kind of dream, and then I woke up yelling for my dad, but it didn't feel like it. For the longest time, I was sure it had actually happened to me."—u/SpecialInvention

"I was so shocked I just stood there, then it unfolded itself from its squat, and I fucking booked it. Didn't wait to see if it was coming for me, but definitely heard 'taps' against the concrete as I climbed up the rocks past the tube. I've never hallucinated in my life. 

Convinced myself it was a homeless person for a long time. But there were no bags, or trash, or any items in the area or in the tunnel. Just smooth concrete and this Satan spawn peering at me. I still haven't gone back under that bridge lol, six something years later."—u/Viscous-Flesh

"Two bright red pinpoints sitting right off to the side of the road. I get within ten feet, and I hear the humming. There is some creature sitting just like a panda bear, hunched over and on its butt. As I cross by it, its head turns towards me, and that's when I realize the red pinpoints are a set of eyes, and the creature looks just like a hundred-pound little girl, complete with a horrible grin. I ran so fucking hard. I was so freaked out that my gram found me crying in the mud room, shaking."—u/brobastian0227

"The police were called, and we all hid in a room. The guy was gone before the cops arrived. Most people don’t believe this story when I’ve told it a few times. About a month after this happened, he was caught, and it was the guy from the steps. He killed a woman an hour before we saw him in the building next door."—u/Dramatic_Carob_1060

"Did our thing and got home a few hours later. Watching the nightly news, and lo and behold, there is a story about how one of the lions escaped the circus that was being set up and was caught in a neighboring car park. Thankfully, no one was hurt. To this day, I still remind them that they didn't believe me."—u/Kitty145684

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