The Tall Man

I just wanted to share this strange experience I had when I was kid.

Ever since I was a kid, I’d stay up really late playing on my iPad or watching cartoons. Every night, my dad would come check on me, and when he saw I wasn’t sleeping, he'd get mad and send me to bed.

But one night, around 3 a.m, I was sitting on my grandparents bed watching cartoons. The bedroom door was wide open, which always made me uncomfortable,I’ve always been terrified of the dark (still am). I tried to ignore it and stay focused on the TV.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a tall figure step into the doorway. I turned, expecting it to be my dad coming to check on me, so I said, “Dad?” But something felt... off. As I kept staring at the figure, I realized it looked nothing like him,even though the TV light didn’t reach that far, I could sense something was wrong.

We stayed locked in this silent staring contest, and I asked again, “Dad is that you?” That’s when the figure silently stepped back into the darkness... and never returned.

I didn’t wait around. I immediately turned off the TV, curled up under the blanket, and went to sleep. I’ve always had the strange ability to see dark figures for some reason but that was the only time that i actually got chills.