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For the past year and a half I have been chronicling some of the encounters my kids have had with a mysterious man we have come to know as The Dark Man.
My son is just about to turn 3 and my daughter is 6 months old... At first I just put it down to imagination... However, it has recently come to quite a chilling conclusion.
mostgenericusernamewinner2016
"Dark big man"... Holy shit I've seen one myself when I was like, 5 years old. Woke up to him sitting on a couch. I'm fucking serious.
clamsterdam
So, you're gonna keep us updated, yeah?
Unicorneeva
Did anyone else notice the url? /zYur4
TerraKnight
OP why do you do this? I need sleep before work and your story writing isn't helping at all
Jeroz
the 6th picture is cut off, can we see the full paragraph please?
AJFlash
I accidentally deleted one of the pics in the sequence, do you know how I add it back in?
SemperScarredHeart
Ours was Tiger. He would get abussive. My son would wake up screaming that Tiger was hurting him, hitting his head and choking him.
SemperScarredHeart
He told my son to kill me. My son said he didn't want to. They was a "friend" named Dragon that got involved too. Fun times!
imbuffyandyourehistory
But......I was going to sleep now?!
Bonsaipanda
Your kids have a higher state of consciousness and can perceive things that exist on a higher plane of existence. Yay.
Bonsaipanda
Higher state of consciousness = cheerful, care-free, happy, full of unconditional love.
TheClockworkBird
Looks like you got yourself a Babadook.
Astarion
Yeah, i'll come back to this tomorrow. You know, during the day.
TheFrozenMango
Who you gonna call?
SendMeUrDD214s
JOHN CENA
AsTheHeavensShudderBabyIBelongToYou
Goats Butter
copingcabana
I'm not sure about this; the Yuri's still out.
reflectedsoundofundergroundspirits
Breathed harder than normal out of my nose after reading this.
UnpresumptuousUsername
Update us OP
kfrex
Kids are weird. My daughter "talks" to people all the time. And can name dead relatives in pictures she's never met or heard of. She's 2.
carolinaguuurl
Mine did this too. Said Grandma said to tell me Hi. She never met Grandma.
kfrex
We were in our family's 200 year old cabin and she picked up a childhood pic of my mom's brother that died and said "larry!". 1/2
kfrex
2/2 I don't think we have ever said his name in front of her and any pic she may have seen he was an adult. It was so creepy/comforting lol
carolinaguuurl
Yikes! Yeah, I think it's kinda cool, too.
kfrex
Yes. Equal parts scary and cool.
1234567890098765432112345678900987654321
OP be like " you guys were planning on sleeping, HAHA NOT NOW BITCHES ME: 1 YOU: 0".
AmanfromArkansas
Doesn't that I'm working in the haunted area of the hospital tonight, where weird shit happens non stop
AmanfromArkansas
Doesn't that I'm working in the haunted area of the hospital tonight, where weird shit happens non stop
miekamouse
Please post work stories! They'd be awesome to read!
DoctorDelta
Work Stories Post!!!!!
InboxMeYourBeards
joke's on OP, i still use a night light. awww yisss
buhbos
Ive always hated night lights. I like total darkness. Shadows and flickers come from them. Those scare the heck out of me.
InboxMeYourBeards
Mine's a pretty steady flow or light and it's an LED bulb so there's no heat to attract critters.
AJFlash
OP - I have accidentally deleted one of the pics in the series. Can someone tell me how to add it back in without deleting the whole thing?
alannaoftrebond
Hey OP do you know if Yuri is dead or not? please post updates!
GrrrCurseYourSuddenButInevitableBetrayal
I suppose you could post it in the comments.
TheRockerr
Dear OP, i know that this is a very odd thing to ask. But, if possible could you ask the Dark Man what the afterlife is like? Very curious
Win1forthegifer
But never darkman
Win1forthegifer
No. Just no. If paranormal activity has taught us anything you dont talk to people called dark man (had an expert on set) maybe a Geoffrey
DoctorDelta
My partner and I would like to ask you a few questions
sheshazelnuts
Get the salt!
BHNisBiblical
And iron!
whoviancivilian
Braking out the night light now
strazbert
The motion sensor night light just came on at the end of the hallway outside my bedroom, and my boyfriend and I are in bed in here.
whoviancivilian
O shit! Who you gunna call?
myronblayze
JOHN CENA !
whoviancivilian
No...Bill fucking Murray
BigfudgeDrshokk
Me: "What's his name?" Jack: "JOHN CENAAAA!!!"
MarkBonneaux
Doo doodoo doo...
Clone4007
Absolutely what i was expecting.
misterwit
I got an idea. Move things around the house when your kids aren't looking, and then later bring it up and ask them who did it. (1/2)
misterwit
If they blame the dark man, they're probably just playing a game with you, or think that they are.
s4ndwich3s
And if they aren't, OP will really shit their pants :D
Win1forthegifer
And what if they turn around and say yuri said "quit moving his shit"?
misterwit
Sounds like your kids made up a lot of stuff and they think it's fun to play this game with you.
catromance
The 6 month old must be very advanced.
misterwit
Why? Because she giggled and said "It's the dark man"? Easily repeatable from her brother, or parent.
catromance
She's 6 months old. She's not talking. The brother said that. She was just giggling in the direction of "dark man".
misterwit
Yeah but a toddler giggling without making eye contact is not convincing either....
Nobody9
Scrolled to the bottom of the image batch to make sure it wasn't another John Cena prank. Not sure how ot feel now that I'm wrong.
pumpernicklelel
Possible sleep paralysis?
GodDonut
well since they can talk and he didnt say they were frozen rigid, id say this isnt sleep paralysis
GwenShepard
Nor in their bed or napping, of that matters.
reznorforeverandaday
As a sleep paralysis person, no.
Argamanthys
I have hypnagogic hallucinations (without paralysis) and I see stuff like this all the time. Makes it hard to believe in ghosts.
kermie92
Someone call Dayman (FIGHTER OF THE NIGHTMAN!)
whitegirlwaasted
Champion of the sun whooaaahhhhh
scubashark
Master of karate and friendship for everyoneeee
GwenShepard
DAYMAN.
whitegirlwaasted
WAAOOOHHHH
Unbarring
The babadook!!!
NukeMuffin
this is the only movie I've seen where i just wanted a child to die horribly.
GodDonut
i tried watching that but tbh i found it depressing and dull to the point i turned it off before it even got scary
gavmar
One of the scariest movies I've ever seen
lurkernz
Thanks a lot I was about to go to bed. Now I have babadook in my head. And I'll be sleeping with the light on!!!
GunslingerGonzo
I thought I was the only one thinking of it! Woo for not being alone!
SonOfEdward
Shut up! ... I want to sleep tonight
CaptainMurderPants
Tall dark figure with a tophat AND his australian. Yes babadook
Lastshadow94
DOOK DOOOK DOOOOOOOK
Kleinstlebewesen
oh god no... there goes the sleep
IAmTheGatekeeper
You can't get rid of The Babadook.
MrOfficerJohnMcClane
Who's Arlo?
noveltyanomaly
i caught that too. i think OP slipped when changing the names of his/her kids.
CthulhusGreasyBallsack
he commented on a more popular post something along the lines of "oops guess I missed one of the names"
MrOfficerJohnMcClane
Aha... Yeah, was out of nowhere.
AJFlash
Just to also clarify... My kids aren't called Jack and Jill, I changed their names for the public post lol
lurkmoarjono
no running up hills. just give them bottled water.
itiscalledsource
This is probably just children being children. When i was younger i would see shapes in darkness, and they probably saw the name on a letter
DoctorOwly
Hey OP. I'm a grown 23 yr old and I've had issues with shadow people others have seen/felt too. If you ever want to talk I'm game.
HogwartsReject
I want more! i need answers! tell me more!
Lookmanobrain
There are studies suggesting that since we 'see' recognised shapes young kids sometimes sees things that aren't there. Like hallucinations
Lookmanobrain
Their brains are too new to connect the input correctly. And for them it's very real. Pretend friends, monsters are common among children.
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Psychethos
Really? I think it's far more likely they have an imaginary friend than that both kids have childhood schizophrenia, which is very rare.
thunder2132
OP, you really should figure out his last name and do some checking. Just to see what comes of it.
Pnkfaerie
When I was a child, the "shadow man" would come into my bedroom. I slept in a top bunk. One night i rolled over and shadow man's head was -1
B4kedP0tato
My mom tells us stories of the man in the basement. Apparently me and my sister could see him at very young ages.
NRubric
So you have a russian ghost there?
CleverUsernameThatAppliesToTheAboveImage
Well that solves the question I had about Arlo then.
Brabander
Dude. Get. A. Priest. I'd be terrified
ThisPlaceLooksLikeCalifornia
Giant men named Yuri are perfectly common in the former Soviet Union. I think that's the only height they come in.
spud497
BUT WHO IS ARLO!? I MUST KNOW!
ZOMGNO
He forgot to change the kids name, so it'll be 'Jack'
IGotBannedForTheGIF
Try playing music to soothe the dark man. Maybe find his body.
eggmuffin
The brain is a patter-recognition engine, and in children it runs without many boundaries. The topic is interesting, but too big for imgur.
itsnotwhatyourmothersaidlastnighttrebek
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4eqn81BWT1qdnsr8.gif
hwatL4bloopy
Do you need an exorcism?
kongfuchicken
God damnit! I thought this was a JOHN CENA mid-post and scrolled all the way down and it wasn't! I'm not mad but I'm not gonna go back.
CluelessLurker
Have you ever tried to find information about the previous owner. Are they alive or dead?
vowofloudness
You wrote this? Why the fuck did you post it as a bunch of screenshots from your phone?
ZOMGNO
Ever seen imgurians complain about 'wall of text'? Reading like this breaks it up, & its actually an easier read. Saves the "TL;DR" comments
AJFlash
Because I have posted them on my Facebook over the past year or so. It was easier to screencap than retune.
LAK132
This is some Shadow Freddy shit right here. http://imgur.com/PJ54FmY Also the URL: "zYur4"
CanadianMooseRider
whatever you do. Do not call an exorcist or a person to come communicate with it.
GwenShepard
Why not?
bringusashrubbery
my cousin named her kids Jack and Gillian
Pnkfaerie
2 - right next to my bed, right near my face. After that, i slept with a broom to reach the light switch. He would usually walk in and sit.
mydawgisgreen
More
djmoonbass
Shut up shut up shut the fuck up. No. No. Stop it pnkfaerie. No. Bad.
Kaysmira
Dammit, why do I always end up reading these so late at night.
Zipperious
More updates please
OrangesMarmalade
Try Real ghost stories online a podcast by tony and jenny bruski. They have people all over the world call and write in their experiances.
trustmeimascientist
Also The Black Tapes
Archaeomo
Holy shit this is OC?! Have you found out anything more about Yuri? Please keep us posted OP!
YoloSwagginsAndTheKnightsOfTheRoundTable
I think you should move.
ZOMGNO
Why? Yuri isn't threatening the kids. The time that he seemed to, the dog got him.
apondwouldbegoodforyou
me too
Sqwuid
My brother used to yell "come on in" and open our screen door. Nothing there... Cat use to stare at one point on the wall too for hours
anitabieror6
good cuz I was like " oh uh huh they named their kids jack and jill THIS is totally real"....
tytrim89
You should do some research and see if yuri died in the house before you moved in.
howaboutthisonethen
Or do some research and see if your kids watch cartoons with ruby rings, villains called yuri (you know, russians are bad guys etc.)
HailSatinGodOfFabric
Or not. That's probably a better thing to do.
Lavitzzzzzzzzzz
Ignorance is bliss
findingjewels
This is awesome. I do investigations and cleansings and stories like these just fascinate me, share more please!
trustmeimascientist
Have you listened to The Black Tapes podcast? This sounds similar.
Xiutehcuhtli
Kids do this stuff man. I have 4 and they all do crazy, ghostie things. Don't sweat it too much, if you're meant to die, you will.
craz3d
That's how I feel about kids. That's also why I don't believe in birth contr.... Wait a minute.
iforgothowtomakeausername
That's SUPER comforting.
Xiutehcuhtli
It's why my kids love me
mediumsizedtittycommittee
Lovely ending.
HodorIsADJ
THAAAANKS
YoloSwagginsAndTheKnightsOfTheRoundTable
Lmao
theIdris
That's what my grandmother told me when I was six. Fucked me up, man.
morgainn21
Jesus fuck man...
HappyLittleBoozer
So who's Arlo?
thehumblecanadian
One of the kids I think
appaismyspiritanimal
The good dinosaur
SolomonCane
I'm willing to bet he's Jack.
AJFlash
Snap... Guess I missed a name change in there
budthespudfromthebrightredmud
I'm going to be honest when I was younger I used to see a tall mysterious all black figure, but I never talked to him...
shesaidgoodbyetotheground
Apparently I used to have a lot of conversations with a little girl in my room
theIdris
My friend's son sees "a very tall man with no face and no hair." Also "mommy, who's the girl? The one in your bed!"
budthespudfromthebrightredmud
I later found out that the first person who lived there hung himself down the road on an apple tree.
Psychethos
Nope. Nope nope nope. I just got actual shivers. I probably can never have kids for fear of the creepy things they might say.
theIdris
He says shit all the time like this. Like every week she comes in talking about something he's said that's creepy as hell.
reeceska
who is arlo?
Lyrahani
When my kid was 4 he told about dead girl that liked to hang out with me. they both though it was hilarious that I couldn't see her. Nice.
Bunnii
Don't dismiss it. I know it's freaky but having my own experiences I can tell you it's real and you might want to bring someone in.
Bunnii
It's been harmless thus far but who knows what event might upset him.
Endlogic
TFW when I'm an atheist and I've had my own experiences with this shit so I believe it. And I thought it was just an Asian thing...
Bunnii
Have you ever read some of the asian lore/ghost stories? That shit is SCARY. I would NOT mess with an asian ghost LOL
Endlogic
Read? I've seen some as a child. You never get as many goosebumps as when you look back and remember a fucking banshee flying. 1/2
Endlogic
That's all the reason that I'm of the belief that ghosts are real and merely a form of life we have no understanding of. 2/2
nohman64
I don't believe in ghosts or anything supernatural, but if this would happen to me I'd still shit my pants
Asrodrig
eh, I would just assume they were watching too much TV
Psychethos
Same. I 100% don't believe in anything supernatural, but still easily get spooked in the right circumstances.
peridotite
That's me. I don't believe in ghosts but as soon as freaky shit starts happening, I would be the first one to walk out and never come back.
magnificentbastard
Same here, it'd be game over no questions asked.
Duros62
Same. I don't believe in ghosts, but I can't rule it out.
ProcrastinateurParExcellence
Well, if ghosts were to exist, they'd be no less natural (or weird) than black holes are.
jiggaboogoleh
I got my picture of me and my sister thrown across the room when I was 9. I was fucking terrified. After that all this weird shit happened.
NotACreeper4345
The first house I lived in was haunted. Water heater line would get cleanly cut all the time and invisible stomping on the second floor.
BHNisBiblical
I'm curious, do you consider God supernatural? I'm atheist but I think if God is true, why not ghosts also?
nohman64
I don't believe in god, an afterlife, or anything outside of our material reality.
YourWaifuIsTrash
I think for Christians at least, that comes from the belief that our God has a set afterlife for us– good people go to Heaven, bad go to >
YourWaifuIsTrash
Hell. Some people wait in Purgatory before going to Heaven, but the Bible (as far as I know) doesn't mention ghosts, and their existence >
YourWaifuIsTrash
as they appear in scary stories like this would imply that God messes around with where you go after death, just to creep some people out.
UsernameLadiesMan217
Just happy there wasn't a dark Cera wearing a top hat at the end of this. +1
Germurican
@ANewBadlyPhotoshoppedPictureOfMichaelCeraEveryDay
IdTapThatLand
Or a john cena worked in there, was totally ecpecting it at the naame bit
actuallyacoolusername
Damn, missed opportunity there.
WhisperingKerfuffle
After that god damned russian sleep post i got halfway down, then rembered, and jumped to the bottom to see this comment. Youre a hero.
AJFlash
I hope someone takes the initiative....
TheSandwichExpert
Oh "HE" will...
UsernameLadiesMan217
The real question is... When are you moving out?
SuperiorPosterior
There were ghosts at a bakery I worked at, as well as my house. House-ghost my younger cuz called Casper. He'd never seen the movies. 1/3
SuperiorPosterior
2/3 He was also like 3-4 at the time. I had a guy's night sleepover thing in 8th grade. One of my friends ran screaming from the house after
SuperiorPosterior
seeing a little boy standing over him, watching him sleep. No one else was awake; the 4 of us were the only ones there. Bakery-ghost 2.5/3
SuperiorPosterior
2.75/3 is a cat. Scared me while I was making cookies. It ran right through the freezer and mixer. James also liked to throw/break things.
segwaypirate
You should consider putting a carbon monoxide detector wherever these kids hang out.
Earlkay
They'd be dead by now if this has been going a couple of years
segwaypirate
Not necessarily. I think its telling that all the posts are from Fall/Winter when kids are inside and gas use is highest.
Earlkay
If they were adults sure, but it really doesn't take much to kill small children
imustnotfear
How come?
Deathfrombelow
Because CO poisoning can result in hallucinations in some people.
imustnotfear
That would do it.
segwaypirate
For those asking why: Low exposure CO can build to toxic levels and starves cells of O2. Symptoms include sleep and vision problems.
segwaypirate
Also, the patched up fixtures could be a sign that this house predates electricity in which case some gas lines still in use are super old.
segwaypirate
Also notice all the posts are in Fall/Winter when kids are inside and gas use is highest.
MrFuzzer
Also interesting that dogs never barks in these stories.
wapcaplet
There it is. End. Scene.
super3dcow
It wouldn't just affect only the children though.
HiThereImF
Maybe the amounts are not big enough Tia have effect on an adult.
AltoCrumTato
Because carbon monoxide I believe makes you hallucinate or have black spots in vision? Correct me if im wrong
segwaypirate
Also Fall/Winter dates of posts and London location means peak gas use and kids indoors. Patched fixtures = old lines for gas lighting.
MalcolmButler
I believe it is because carbon monoxide makes you hallucinate, or have black spots in your vision. Much better.
buggeredifiknow
*snort*
kingofshitafuckmountain
DID YOU NOT HEAR THE MAN!
buggeredifiknow
Of course. That was me failing a sensible chuckle at Mr. Malcolm's timely handiness.
AltoCrumTato
I just realized how much sense my sentence didnt make
Diddyu
You should consider getting a carbon monoxide detector...
Cataleast
You sentence was fine. Just a comma here and there, I believe, would've made it easier to understand :)
MalcolmButler
Ok, now you're just asking for it.
smellsmiketeenspirit
But that is perfect french with english words.
Kirj4v4
Haha, this ^^
smoochmysnoot
So my toddler started saying things similar in our new rental (165yr old house), he says the ghost's name is SillyFace. I put (1)
PsuPepperoni
Op is dead
jormie
Omg, SillyFace got 'im. Poor little snoot smoocher.
acinomb
What what what?
nebworb
The lime in the coconut and drank it all up. 2)
XdelaforceX
dick. +1
neondragon25
Put what!!!
smoochmysnoot
My comments aren't showing up yet, damn mobile
smoochmysnoot
Well I put CO detectors, no chg..one night he woke me up scared to death saying the ghost told him to tell me-"the ghost said he wants (2)
smoochmysnoot
sleep in the living room now, bedroom is for storage but he insists the ghost is still in there. I ain't cleaning that room. Hell no. (End)
smoochmysnoot
"..to fuck you in the ass, mama." He draws the ghost using black crayons only, solid cyclone shape..I'm scared. House is 165 yrs old, we (3)
dhaskjdhawyajhdbsdbgwakjhbdnmcckclkklkl
You should consider security cameras. I've heard more than one story about a "ghost" like that, being an actual person.
smoochmysnoot
I never even thought about that..camera is a good idea; someone else mentioned high emf being a potential culprit-to Home Depot I go
MalcolmButler
Oh this was actually part of the story. Booooooooooooooo
smoochmysnoot
Why can't we have a ghost that says booooooooooo instead of what I got?
Nemain
What children know that "fuck" is a verb and not just a bad word?
callitrichidae
children can repeat what they hear and not understand it. You realize that, right?
smoochmysnoot
In the context it was used, I consider this a bad thing
pumpernicklelel
Why?
Frozenpasties
Because ghosts aren't fucking real, for starters.
PMmeurPuppies
You're getting downvoted? Everyday I realise imgur community is just as stupid as most others
Frozenpasties
Amen.
Texnomancer
1/2 Now I'm kinda crazy about ghost n shit. But usually when there is carbon monoxide exposed to people, they can (I'm assuming-
Texnomancer
I just now realized that I didn't post my other comment and people thought I was making a joke... zoink
darthbernie
The dark man got him.
hallow90
You bastard. +1 for actually making me laugh.
AndroidAnon
2/2 they're antichrists) Morph the carbon monoxide into vampiric reincarnations of Trumps topee through the power of Satan and kill people.
ofmodestmiceandmen
damn you
toyobaru
Ya this happened to grandma
eloquince
Sry bro