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5 True Christmas Horror Stories of 2018

Darkness PrevailsDecember 20, 201840 min85,653 views
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Christmas Close Encounter

  • 🏠 A man commuting to work on Christmas Eve discovers his home was broken into while he was away, with a strange, large figure seen at the doorway.
  • 🐈 His wife, alerted by the cat, found the front door forced open and a large, bipedal figure at the entrance, leading her to flee upstairs with their son.
  • 🎁 The intruder moved Christmas decorations and presents, though nothing was stolen, and the police attributed the break-in to the wind, despite evidence to the contrary.

Christmas Eve Stranger

  • 😨 A woman alone at home experiences escalating paranormal activity, including objects moving and the feeling of a presence, culminating in a terrifying night where the power goes out and she hears someone scratching at her bedroom door.
  • 💡 The electricity mysteriously returns, her phone's battery is full, and she finds no evidence of anyone being in the house, leading her to believe it was a supernatural event.
  • 🎁 On Christmas Eve, her fiance attempts to surprise her by coming home early, but she mistakes him for an intruder and fires an air rifle, highlighting the lingering fear and paranoia.

Creepy Christmas Burglar

  • 🎄 Two young sisters, excited for Christmas, hear noises downstairs on Christmas Eve and are hidden in the bathroom by their older cousins, who had discovered a burglar near the Christmas tree.
  • 🚔 The older sister bravely called the police, leading to the arrest of their neighbor who was attempting to steal presents.
  • 🎁 The incident highlights the bravery of the older sister and the protective instincts of the family, ensuring the younger sisters' safety.

Santa in the Basement

  • 😱 While home alone with cousins during Christmas break, a group of children see a man in a Santa costume enter the basement through an unlocked door.
  • 🚨 They hear the man pounding on the basement door and then approaching their bedroom door, prompting them to call their uncle for help.
  • 🚗 The children escape to their uncle's house just as the man in the Santa suit runs out of the house, narrowly avoiding him.

Christmastime Tragedy

  • 💥 A 14-year-old girl and her brothers are caught in a violent shooting incident on December 20th, 1993, involving their neighbor, Patrick Wood.
  • 🏃‍♀️ The family takes shelter in the bathroom as the shooter fires at anything that moves, and a neighbor, Bear, is shot while trying to check on the mother.
  • 🛡️ SWAT eventually intervenes, and the family is evacuated to town hall, but the traumatic experience leaves lasting psychological scars, including PTSD and a constant sense of fear.
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