Some of the unusual encounters we’ve had throughout our lives continue to perplex us. Online communities, which are now freely available via a simple search, have evolved into gathering places for people to share their terrifying and unsettling recollections.

These stories may sound like something out of a horror film, yet they are alleged to be factual and told by everyday individuals who experienced them personally.

My wife and I were staying in an old motel with our baby. Around 3 a.m., I heard a cold whisper in the room.

It said, “Now, we’re finally even! You’ll suffer as I have!” Panicked, I got up and turned on the light. My wife was still sleeping, but when I ran to my baby’s crib, I found it covered in white feathers, hundreds of them! We’d arrived late at the hotel, and I wondered if the feathers had already been there, but my wife later assured me they hadn’t.