1 00:00:05,919 --> 00:00:08,720 Speaker 1: I live in a small neighborhood home in the suburbs 2 00:00:08,759 --> 00:00:11,720 of a large city. I had a roommate that lived 3 00:00:11,759 --> 00:00:15,000 there with me for almost three years before he eventually 4 00:00:15,039 --> 00:00:18,079 moved out to his own place, and at that point 5 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:20,600 I was able to afford rent myself, so I didn't 6 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:25,039 bother finding a new roommate. However, during the weeks following 7 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,359 his absence, I began to experience things that I could 8 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:33,600 not explain. I have never believed in anything paranormal, but 9 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:39,000 now I'm not so sure. I had to work late 10 00:00:39,079 --> 00:00:42,640 one night and didn't get home until eight. I did 11 00:00:42,679 --> 00:00:45,600 my usual and made dinner, then sat down to watch 12 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:48,960 some TV. But as I sat on the couch, scrolling 13 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:53,479 through movies to watch, I heard the wooden floorboards creaking upstairs. 14 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:00,600 This wasn't entirely uncommon, due to the house being old, 15 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,479 but it would happen often, and when it did, it 16 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,719 always seemed like they creaked in a distinct pattern, as 17 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:10,560 if someone was walking. It was definitely a bit creepy, 18 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:14,560 but I learned to ignore it after a while. However, 19 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:19,239 on this night, they continued for almost thirty minutes. I 20 00:01:19,359 --> 00:01:22,519 muted the TV and listened as the noises would travel 21 00:01:22,719 --> 00:01:28,599 slowly across the entire upstairs, moving room to room. This 22 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:31,599 definitely freaked me out more than usual, and I thought 23 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:35,719 that there might actually be someone upstairs. I stood up 24 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:38,439 and shouted, hoping to scare them out, or to at 25 00:01:38,519 --> 00:01:40,680 least know that it was just the old house so 26 00:01:40,719 --> 00:01:44,000 I could continue with my night. But as soon as 27 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:49,159 I shouted, the creaking stopped. I waited, listening for anything else, 28 00:01:49,359 --> 00:01:52,439 but after a few minutes of silence, I decided to 29 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:56,280 check upstairs myself. I went to the kitchen and grabbed 30 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,640 a knife just in case, and then I made my 31 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:02,599 way up. I went room to room, checking every inch 32 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,959 of the place, but found nothing. Everything was where it 33 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,960 had been and there were no signs of anyone being here. 34 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,039 I figured it had to be just a really big 35 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,960 coincidence that the noise stopped as soon as I shouted, 36 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,120 and I made my way back to the couch to 37 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:21,039 try and forget about it. I ended up going to 38 00:02:21,039 --> 00:02:25,400 bed around twelve after watching a short movie. I lay 39 00:02:25,479 --> 00:02:28,159 there in bed for a while. I was really tired, 40 00:02:28,319 --> 00:02:31,759 but for some reason I just couldn't fall asleep. After 41 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:34,719 a little bit, I got up to use the bathroom, 42 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,639 the way my house is set up. My bedroom is 43 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,199 on the right side of the hallway upstairs, and the 44 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:42,639 bathroom is right across from it on the left side. 45 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:45,759 So I opened the door and stepped into the hallway. 46 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,800 But just as I did that, I heard whispering voices 47 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,840 coming from down the hallway and in the spare bedroom 48 00:02:52,879 --> 00:02:56,439 where my roommate used to stay. I stood there for 49 00:02:56,479 --> 00:03:00,520 a few seconds, listening and trying to collect myself. Then 50 00:03:00,599 --> 00:03:03,719 I slowly and quietly moved closer to the spare bedroom, 51 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:06,639 and as I got up right next to the door, 52 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:10,879 I leaned with my ear against it. It sounded like 53 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:15,120 multiple voices whispering to each other, but it was indistinct 54 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:19,199 or in another language. As I stood there listening, the 55 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,159 voices began getting louder and closer to the other side 56 00:03:22,199 --> 00:03:24,560 of the door, until it seemed as though they were 57 00:03:24,599 --> 00:03:30,080 just inches away. Again, I never believed in anything paranormal before, 58 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,879 and even then I refused to believe it. I'm a 59 00:03:33,879 --> 00:03:37,280 bigger guy and I don't get scared easily. So I 60 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,479 angrily pushed the door open, ready to fight whoever was there. 61 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:45,759 But with the door wide open, my whole world stood still. 62 00:03:45,879 --> 00:03:50,199 As I saw nothing but an empty room. In that moment, 63 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:52,879 I was more terrified than I'd ever been in my 64 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:57,560 entire life. The horror I felt surged through my body 65 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:01,240 was unbearable. I turned around and ran out of the 66 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:05,599 house and straight to my parked car. I sat in there, 67 00:04:05,719 --> 00:04:09,039 staring at the house as I called my roommate. It 68 00:04:09,159 --> 00:04:11,439 was so late, I wasn't sure if he'd pick up, 69 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:15,199 but thankfully he did. My voice was shaking as I 70 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:19,199 told him what just happened. Even he could tell something 71 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,399 was seriously wrong because he'd never seen or heard me 72 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:27,360 scared like that. Honestly, he didn't sound too surprised, though, 73 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,800 as he mentioned multiple times that he's heard things in 74 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:35,120 that house before. What happened that night was an experience 75 00:04:35,199 --> 00:04:38,439 that I'll never forget, and it has since changed my 76 00:04:38,519 --> 00:04:42,240 beliefs on the paranormal. Honestly, I don't even know what 77 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:47,319 to believe anymore. It's been over a month since that happened, 78 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,480 and I've started sleeping on the couch downstairs every night 79 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:54,680 instead of my bedroom. But still every once in a 80 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:59,959 while I wake up hearing something upstairs moving slowly, creaked, 81 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:11,519 sicking the wooden floors above me. I've had a lot 82 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:16,240 of inexplicable experiences in my life, some that even today 83 00:05:16,319 --> 00:05:20,160 I can't wrap my head around. My first thought isn't 84 00:05:20,199 --> 00:05:23,360 necessarily that it's the paranormal, as I'm not sure if 85 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:25,639 I believe in that kind of thing. I have an 86 00:05:25,639 --> 00:05:28,560 open mind, but I don't buy into things that easily. 87 00:05:29,639 --> 00:05:32,759 Most things that happen I blame on my mind playing 88 00:05:32,759 --> 00:05:36,639 tricks on me, or sleep deprivation, or simply the fact 89 00:05:36,639 --> 00:05:39,560 that it could be a mental illness that has gone undiagnosed. 90 00:05:40,879 --> 00:05:43,720 There is one moment, though, or I suppose a few 91 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:47,040 moments that have been on my mind for some time now. 92 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,759 One happened while I was in the shower, and as 93 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:54,839 water poured over my head, I heard my brother yell 94 00:05:54,920 --> 00:06:00,920 my name, Bree, Bree. The second one was louder than 95 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:05,240 the first, as if something was wrong, I could have sworn. 96 00:06:05,319 --> 00:06:09,720 I heard my dog barking as well. Annoyed but concerned, 97 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,680 I got out and cracked the door open, then called 98 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:16,480 back to them, but after waiting a few seconds, there 99 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:20,639 was no response. I quickly dried myself off and put 100 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:25,839 on my robe, then headed downstairs, asking what they needed. Again. However, 101 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:30,480 I still got no response. My dog was on her bed, 102 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,680 fast asleep, and my brother was nowhere to be found. 103 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,240 I looked out the window and their car wasn't even there. 104 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,480 This wasn't the first time my mind has decided to 105 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:44,680 play these annoying games, so I didn't really think much 106 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:50,759 of it. Honestly, I've had auditory hallucinations before, none to 107 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:54,240 that degree. But maybe they're getting worse and I need 108 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:57,480 to sleep more. That's my way of trying to reason 109 00:06:57,519 --> 00:07:00,399 with myself, and it worked the next time time that 110 00:07:00,439 --> 00:07:03,240 I heard my brother yell my name and they weren't there. 111 00:07:03,759 --> 00:07:06,639 But then it happened a third time, and then a fourth, 112 00:07:07,079 --> 00:07:11,480 my brother calling for me loudly and distinctly. That's when 113 00:07:11,519 --> 00:07:14,480 I started to get worried. I thought I was genuinely 114 00:07:14,519 --> 00:07:17,279 going crazy. I decided to bring it up to my 115 00:07:17,319 --> 00:07:20,920 brother while playing Borderlands one night. We talked about our 116 00:07:20,959 --> 00:07:24,160 mental health a lot because our parents don't believe in therapy, 117 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:28,319 so we kind of became each other's safe haven. I 118 00:07:28,399 --> 00:07:31,759 explained everything that's happened over the past month, and instead 119 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:35,800 of giving advice or sympathizing like he usually does, he 120 00:07:35,879 --> 00:07:38,759 just gets really quiet for a second until he says 121 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:42,040 he's been experiencing the same thing, except it's been our 122 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,839 mom yelling his name, but she's never been home when 123 00:07:44,879 --> 00:07:48,399 he goes to check. He says it's happened around five 124 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:51,399 or six times, maybe a month or two ago. But 125 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:56,519 he also thought his mind was playing tricks. It seemed. 126 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,959 After that talk, things began to stop. I didn't hear 127 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:03,959 anything for almost three weeks, but then something happened that 128 00:08:04,079 --> 00:08:08,120 I'll never forget and will probably never have an explanation for. 129 00:08:10,079 --> 00:08:12,600 I was sitting in my bed in my room, scrolling 130 00:08:12,639 --> 00:08:16,519 through Instagram when my mom starts aggressively calling my name 131 00:08:16,639 --> 00:08:21,160 from downstairs. I've never heard her voice before. It was 132 00:08:21,199 --> 00:08:24,079 always my brother's, so I didn't even think anything weird 133 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:26,800 of it. I was about to get up and see 134 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:30,199 what she wanted, when suddenly my mom burst through the door, 135 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:34,720 asking me what I wanted. I didn't know what to say, 136 00:08:35,279 --> 00:08:37,399 but I could tell that she was annoyed by the 137 00:08:37,399 --> 00:08:41,639 look she gave me. She asks me again what I wanted, 138 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:44,600 and I just kind of shook my head trying to 139 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:48,519 understand what was going on. Then she angrily sighed and 140 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,000 said not to yell her name while she's making dinner 141 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:56,039 and walked out, leaving the door open. Still in shock, 142 00:08:56,399 --> 00:08:59,120 I got up to close the door, but as I 143 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:02,480 walked across the room, my heart stopped when I came 144 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:06,559 to the realization. I immediately sprinted over to the window 145 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:11,080 and looked at the driveway. My mom was at work. 146 00:09:12,279 --> 00:09:14,440 I slammed my door shut and sat on my bed 147 00:09:14,519 --> 00:09:18,480 crying as I called my brother. I was absolutely terrified 148 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:20,679 and wanted to get out of the house, but couldn't 149 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:24,360 even get myself to go downstairs alone. My brother didn't 150 00:09:24,399 --> 00:09:26,720 pick up as he was at work, so I was 151 00:09:26,799 --> 00:09:30,639 left stuck there. I ended up locking myself in my 152 00:09:30,759 --> 00:09:33,519 small bathroom while I waited for either my brother or 153 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:36,080 my mom to get home from work, though I knew 154 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:40,480 it would be ours. Thankfully, nothing else happened until my 155 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:44,240 mom got back, and this time I was very hesitant 156 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:48,440 when she called for me, but it ended up being okay. 157 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:51,080 I told my brother that night, and he said he'd 158 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:55,440 never had anything like that happened to him. To this day, 159 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:58,080 I still have no answers as to what I was 160 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:02,240 hearing and seeing. Honestly, I'm writing this and sharing it 161 00:10:02,279 --> 00:10:04,200 and hopes to be able to forget about it and 162 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:08,279 move on. I don't want to know anymore because I 163 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:10,799 don't think I can handle the truth if it really 164 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:23,000 was the paranormal. This happened several years ago. Back in 165 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:26,759 February of two thousand and one. My friend, who I 166 00:10:26,759 --> 00:10:29,840 will call Jake for privacy reasons, invited me on a 167 00:10:29,879 --> 00:10:32,879 long weekend trip to a remote cabin that his uncle 168 00:10:32,919 --> 00:10:36,919 owned in northern Saskatchewan, and I agreed to join him. 169 00:10:37,279 --> 00:10:39,759 So we drove the long six hours from my house 170 00:10:39,799 --> 00:10:43,679 to get there. Let me give you a brief layout 171 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:47,120 of the grounds before we continue. It was a small, 172 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:51,120 single story ranch style cabin with a kitchen, one bedroom, 173 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:55,159 one bathroom, and a living room. There was no electricity 174 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,879 or running water, and it was surrounded by forest on 175 00:10:57,919 --> 00:11:01,480 all sides. The only way or out was down a long, 176 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:08,360 unpaved driveway. We arrived at the cabin around dusk. The 177 00:11:08,399 --> 00:11:10,879 next day. Jake and I walked around the forest to 178 00:11:10,879 --> 00:11:13,919 search for some firewood, and about an hour into the walk, 179 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:16,879 Jake spot in an abandoned house out in the distance. 180 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:20,960 It was nestled among a group of trees, and this 181 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:23,240 was rather strange, as we were in the middle of 182 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:28,759 northern Saskatchewan. And civilization was miles away. Jake wanted to 183 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:32,120 check out the house out of curiosity, and although I 184 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:36,879 was hesitant to go inside, I reluctantly joined him. We 185 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:40,279 entered through a boarded up window. Once inside, we were 186 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:44,480 greeted with a musty smell. As we were roaming around, 187 00:11:44,799 --> 00:11:48,759 I noticed a door that headed into the basement. Curiosity 188 00:11:48,799 --> 00:11:51,440 got the better of me, and against my better judgment, 189 00:11:51,799 --> 00:11:54,240 I opened the door and slowly made my way down 190 00:11:54,279 --> 00:11:59,320 the steps. Once I reached the bottom, I froze. There 191 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,919 were dimly candles in a circular pattern, as if someone 192 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:07,080 was performing some kind of satanic ritual. I pointed our 193 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:09,960 flashlight across the basement to see if someone was hiding, 194 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:14,519 but no one was there. After doing some exploring, I 195 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:18,639 discovered there was an empty alcove behind the stairs. As 196 00:12:18,759 --> 00:12:21,600 I made my way back to the steps, I saw 197 00:12:21,639 --> 00:12:25,320 something out of the corner of my eye under the stairs, 198 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:28,200 which had been cleared just moments before. There was a 199 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:31,840 black figure staring directly at me. It looked to be 200 00:12:31,879 --> 00:12:35,080 at least eight feet tall, and once I saw its eyes, 201 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:38,320 I knew I was in the presence of something inhuman. 202 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,600 A pair of glowing red eyes stared back at me, 203 00:12:41,919 --> 00:12:45,200 full of hatred and malice. I then heard a low, 204 00:12:45,279 --> 00:12:50,360 repulsive growling, and without hesitation, I bolted up the stairs. 205 00:12:51,279 --> 00:12:54,159 Jake was still exploring the empty dining room and heard 206 00:12:54,159 --> 00:12:56,320 me coming up the stairs. We needed to get the 207 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:59,440 fuck out of here. We left through the same way 208 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:03,720 we entered. Our story, however, does not end there. When 209 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:07,000 we finally returned to the cabin, I told Jake everything 210 00:13:07,039 --> 00:13:10,600 about what I saw, and to my surprise, he believed me. 211 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:15,399 I didn't see anything myself, but the moment we entered 212 00:13:15,399 --> 00:13:19,080 that place, I felt that something evil lived there. We 213 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:21,440 decided to put the whole thing behind us and get 214 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:27,080 some rest. I suddenly woke up and checked the time 215 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:31,759 on my watch and it said two seventeen am. Things 216 00:13:31,799 --> 00:13:35,000 were dark and quiet, but I felt that something was 217 00:13:35,039 --> 00:13:40,360 a miss. After a while, I heard subtle footsteps outside 218 00:13:40,399 --> 00:13:43,799 the bedroom door. This was also when Jake woke up 219 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:48,519 as well. What's going on? I told him to be 220 00:13:48,639 --> 00:13:53,320 quiet and listen. The footsteps became louder, and I got 221 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:55,080 up from my bed and made my way over to 222 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:58,519 the bedroom door. I then cracked it to see what 223 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:02,960 was outside. Chills were sent through my body as there 224 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,399 was an intruder in the cabin in the far corner 225 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:09,039 of the living room, but it was not human. It 226 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:11,679 was that same creature that I'd seen in the basement 227 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:16,600 of that abandoned house. The moonlight did not provide adequate illumination, 228 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:20,279 but I saw the disturbing form twist its head until 229 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,679 its red eyes were looking back at the bedroom door, 230 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:27,600 or should I say me, I slammed the door shut, 231 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:30,840 locking it. In a panic, we both fled the cabin 232 00:14:30,919 --> 00:14:34,360 through the bedroom window, leaving all of our belongings behind. 233 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:39,000 As we ran towards Jake's truck, we both heard a loud, 234 00:14:39,159 --> 00:14:43,919 ear piercing scream. Jake frantically started the truck and floored 235 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:48,840 it out of there. We remained silent the whole way home, 236 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:52,399 not saying a word about what we saw. It's been 237 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:55,480 nearly twenty years since this event, and Jake and I 238 00:14:55,519 --> 00:14:58,919 are still friends to this day, but we never returned 239 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:03,000 to his uncle's cabin since. I don't know if what 240 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:05,799 we saw that night was some kind of paranormal entity 241 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:09,840 or an unknown creature living in the woods, but I 242 00:15:09,879 --> 00:15:12,639 don't plan nor care to find out.