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12 True Scary Reddit Stories: He Wanted My Child & Other Terrifying Encounters

Lets Read!February 23, 202250 min167,393 views
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Unsettling Encounters at Airports and Apartments

  • ✈️ A mother's trip to Hawaii turned terrifying when a man persistently harassed her and her 12-month-old daughter, escalating to an attempt to touch the child and a verbal threat on the plane, highlighting the importance of flight attendant training for situations like human trafficking.
  • 🇫🇷 In Paris, a man living in the same building repeatedly threatened the narrator at night with disturbing mumblings and physical actions, later revealed to be a diagnosed schizophrenic who had escaped a psychiatric hospital.
  • 🚪 A resident in a large apartment block heard scratching at their door and a whisper of "let me in," only for security to dismiss it as a drunk neighbor, leaving the narrator to wonder about the intruder's true intentions.

Close Calls and Near Abductions

  • 😨 A 14-year-old girl walking home was followed by a white panel van that repeatedly stopped and started, only retreating when other cars appeared, and later, the man inside tried to lure her into the van before being deterred by a helpful cabbie.
  • 🌃 A single man in Denver was targeted by someone claiming to be maintenance knocking at 2:15 AM, who then left in a green SUV, suggesting a possible attempted robbery or abduction due to the visible lights in the apartment.
  • 🏡 A woman was followed by a white Jeep with two men inside who asked unsettling questions and offered a ride, later revealing a knife and pills in the back seat, causing her and her cousin to hide and then sprint home in terror.

Disturbing Interactions and Unexplained Phenomena

  • 🏘️ A young woman in a gated community experienced a frightening encounter when an elderly neighbor with dementia repeatedly rang her doorbell and banged on her door, seeking help, leading to guilt and confusion about her reaction.
  • 🗣️ A neighbor persistently harassed a young woman, making inappropriate advances and spreading false rumors about her, culminating in a chilling statement about showing her "how to share the love someday."
  • 🌲 Two friends camping in their car near an old barn were disturbed by a terrifying cacophony of animalistic sounds, described as a mix of canine barking and an unknown creature's screeches, prompting them to flee in fear.
  • 🚗 A gas station worker met a man for a smoke session who led him to a dark neighborhood and then to his basement, where plastic sheets and a knife raised immediate red flags, causing the worker to flee before anything worse could happen.
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