Creepy encounters can happen anytime, not just in movies or around campfires. These 15 chilling stories from Reddit prove it.A mysterious orb appeared in photos of someone playing the piano, getting closer with each picture. A child experienced paralyzing terror and strange static-filled darkness while awake. Someone received a voicemail from their late mother’s phone containing a message they had left before she passed away. A YouTube video paused, and a disembodied little girl’s voice said, “He won’t let me play mommy.”

A loud unexplained crash shook a house, but nothing was broken. A parent heard their son call out—only to remember he wasn’t home. Someone got lost in the woods for minutes, even though they were just 10 feet away from friends. A light fixture fell straight down while a family was talking about their late father.

A giant dog and its owner stared silently before disappearing like statues. A scream turned out to be from car tail lights, but it felt like a ghostly attack. A toddler claimed an old man wanted to come inside through a third-story window. A mystery black cat appeared in a locked room and then vanished.

Trees shook violently near a fenced-off park, with no animals in sight. A child saw a man sitting high up in a tree, who vanished when adults came to look. Finally, a little kid saw an old woman move inside a painting, smile at them, and continue working as if nothing had happened