If you’re a lover of all things spooky, weird, and creepy, then today is your lucky day!

Because folks on AskReddit shared their firsthand experiences with the paranormal in the scary stories you’re about to read.

Don’t read these in the dark…

“I lived in a funeral home, and we had speakers to hear if anyone was downstairs.

We’d hear slamming doors and footsteps only to find no one there.”

“I’ve lived out in the middle of nowhere for about 10 years.

I’m a s**ker and a night owl. I s**ke outside. So, I’ve seen some strange things. But the one thing I’ve seen, that gave me chills and baffled me, was a black oblong object (think cylinder/thermos) floating through the sky.

It was darker than the night sky behind it, utterly silent, and maybe I’m misremembering, but I recall the night being completely silent, too.

No crickets, no cicadas. Just silence. This was in the middle of summer. I told my family, and they just shrugged their shoulders.”

“About 10 years ago, my family and I were up in the White Mountains of Arizona to cut down our Christmas tree.

My dad was driving our truck with my grandpa in the front seat, and my mom and sister in the back seat. I was in the bed of the truck along with our family’s German Shorthaired Pointer. We were driving along a forest road, and all of the sudden, my dog starts barking and growling. So, I look to see what it is, thinking it is maybe a bear or mountain lion.

What I saw was a tall, dark…