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If you’ve clicked into this here article, I’m willing to bet there’s a good chance you — like me — are pretty well-versed in all things spooky. Whether slasher movies, scary stories on Reddit, or Stephen King books are your particular cup of tea, I imagine you’re not someone spooked by something as simple as a weird noise in the middle of the night…right?

So, here are 25 of the most unhinged (and sometime hilarious) paranormal encounters people shared:

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Close-up of a frightened person looking upward, wide-eyed, partially shadowed

Summary of text on image: The text asks for stories of bizarre paranormal encounters, beyond just hearing noises or doors opening

Social media comment about a spirit in an old house causing mischief, ending humorously with finding loose change everywhere

A social media post recounts a 6-year-old nephew pointing at his grandfather's grave, saying, "that's where they buried me 18 years ago."

Social media comment about a ghost helping someone deal with an ex-husband's behavior, followed by a joking remark

Social media post where a person shares a humorous story about a toy responding to them saying goodnight to their son

Comment describing a person confused about pulling into their driveway on video after calling kids to open the house door

Comment recounts a snowy drive home from a doctor, where switching lanes avoided black ice; car behind hit ice and flipped

A comment reads: "When I was five, my mom caught me coloring on my wall in my bedroom and noticed my drawings went up to the ceiling."

Comment about a Pooh Bear toy playing "Happy Birthday" unexpectedly on the user's birthday, despite the battery dying decades ago

Comment recounts a mom's 70s college occult class where a Ouija board repeatedly spelled "FIRE," followed by a professor's fire-related death years later

Comment about a ghost friend waking the family by alerting them to a house fire

Comment discussing personal experiences of predicting seven deaths of close acquaintances, leading to booking flights for final visits

Comment about a haunted dorm experience where a ghost allegedly helped someone during a drunken night. 14.1K likes

Comment describes mistaking a dog's eyes for a demon figure on a husband experiencing sleep paralysis

Comment about a German Shepherd named Osso who saved a life, with a child recognizing a statue resembling Osso

Comment detailing someone hearing their late grandmother's voice at her funeral and discovering they were pregnant between the wake and the funeral

A person recounts a spooky experience where they saw a shadow, called their cousin, who claimed to have dreamt the same scene

User's comment about fainting at 13 after seeing a wendigo in their kitchen, not understanding it until age 36; received 12.6k likes

A comment describes how a child retells stories about their mother and her deceased brother, attributing them to "uncle Steve."

Comment about a psychic experience with a grandmother and a notification of her passing, including a recap of confirming her death

Comment about a person's childhood experience seeing their deceased father sitting in a car two weeks after his passing

Comment recounts a near-miss car accident story in high school, followed by a spooky coincidence the next day at school

Comment recounts a coffee cup incident at a nursing home, with no witnesses. A difficult patient had passed away the day before

User comment about hearing giggling children, blacking out, and waking in a tree they can't find again

Comment about photographing a tree in a graveyard with a boy in a 3-piece suit making a rude gesture. Includes skull emojis