Life can sometimes be even more chilling than fiction, with creepy, unexplained events that leave us questioning reality. Here are a few spine-tingling stories:

The night before my best friend vanished, she handed me $5 with a strange note: “No matter what happens, you will stay in my heart.” Ten years later, she’s still missing, and I can’t stop wondering about that message.

One day, I heard my dad calling me upstairs, but when I looked outside, his truck was gone. I still don’t know who—or what—called me that day.

I once dreamed of a man flying a kite on a beach, and weeks later, I saw that exact scene in France. It was a chilling, unexplainable coincidence.

Our neon yellow eight-foot pole for changing lightbulbs vanished without a trace in our tiny apartment. We’ve never found it.

In a hotel room, I grabbed a towel with my left hand, only to find it was hanging behind the door. My right hand hadn’t touched it.

While visiting my grandfather’s grave, a golden retriever appeared out of nowhere and sat with me. When I turned around to leave, it was gone.

I once found my sleepwalking brother staring into the sink, muttering, “They’re coming.” I couldn’t shake the eerie feeling.

A lucid dream made me think someone was in my room. The next day, my roommates told me someone had broken in through the back door.

My phone randomly played “Good Times Bad Times” while I was brushing my teeth, despite me not touching it. It still creeps me out.

I accidentally dialed the wrong number, but the person on the other end knew my name. I still have no idea who it was.

One night, I had a bloody nose, but when I woke up, the tissue bin was empty—until my nose started bleeding again. I’m still not sure if it was a dream.

After seeing a flash outside my window and hearing strange breathing noises, my mom confirmed she heard them too. We moved soon after, but I’ve never forgotten that feeling.

Some of these stories may have closure, while others remain mysteries that haunt us forever.