Some real-life moments are so bizarre they feel like scenes from a horror movie. Online communities are filled with people sharing eerie experiences that defy explanation — from strange messages to chilling encounters and unexplainable events.

One person kept getting phone alerts at 3:33 a.m. telling them to “Come outside.” When they finally did, a voice whispered, “You answered. That’s all we needed,” and their phone never buzzed again. Others shared stories of laptop cameras turning on by themselves, burglars quietly closing a bedroom door, and even loved ones’ belongings mysteriously appearing at the perfect moment.

There were tales of unsettling intrusions — a stranger standing in someone’s bedroom claiming to be from a “home tour committee,” a mysterious visitor entering and leaving a house unnoticed, and someone receiving mailed photos of their spouse taken from outside their home. One child even had to be rushed from school after a creepy caller claimed to have kidnapped them.

From unexplained tech glitches to chilling human encounters, these stories prove that truth can be far stranger — and scarier — than fiction. Have you ever experienced something you couldn’t logically explain?