Funding package heads to House after 8 Senate Dems abandon demand for Obamacare subsidies deal
The shutdown stalemate that has dragged on in the Senate officially ended late Monday night, and it places Congress on a path to reopen the government later this week.
Senators advanced a bipartisan funding package to end the government shutdown after a group of Senate Democrats broke from their colleagues and joined Republicans in their bid to reopen the government.
Those same eight Senate Democratic caucus members stuck with Republicans and provided the crucial votes needed to send the package to the House.
MIKE JOHNSON EYES WEDNESDAY VOTE WITH END OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN SIGHT
The Senate smashed through procedural hurdles and advanced its package to reopen the government, with the onus of ending the shutdown now falling on the House. (Tom Brenner/Getty Images)
The votes went deep into Monday night on the shutdown’s 41st day and resulted in an updated continuing resolution (CR) being combined with a trio of spending bills in a minibus package that is now headed to the House.
Whether the Senate would get to this point was in the air for much of last week and even earlier in the day. On Monday, lawmakers were riding high after smashing through the package’s first procedural test, but concerns of objections and other procedural maneuvers threatened to derail the process.
“I think everybody\’s pretty united [behind] this bill,” Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, said. “We want to reopen the government.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his caucus demanded throughout the entirety of the shutdown that they would only vote to reopen the government if they received an ironclad deal on expiring Obamacare subsidies.
But that deal, or at least the one that Democrats wanted, never materialized. Instead, eight Senate Democrats took the offer that Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has made since the beginning: A guarantee to vote on legislation that would deal with the subsidies.
SENATE HOPES TO BLOW THROUGH PROCEDURAL HURDLES IN BID TO REOPEN GOVERNMENT
A group of Senate Democrats crossed the aisle to join Republicans in their bid to reopen the government and provided enough votes to get the wheels turning as the shutdown enters its 41st day. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Thune reiterated his promise and noted that a vote would come, “No later than the second week of December.” The subsidies are set to expire by the end of the year.
“We have senators, both Democrat and Republican, who are eager to get to work to address that crisis in a bipartisan way,” he said. “These senators are not interested in political games, they’re interested in finding real ways to address healthcare costs for American families. We also have a president who is willing to sit down and get to work on this issue.”
Senate Democrats did not leave completely empty-handed, however.
Included in the revamped CR, which would reopen the government until Jan. 30, was a reversal of the Trump administration’s firing of furloughed federal workers, a deal to ensure that furloughed workers would get back pay and future protections for federal workers during shutdowns.
“This was the only deal on the table,” Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., one of the eight that crossed the aisle to support the package, said. “It was our best chance to reopen the government and immediately begin negotiations to extend the [Obamacare] tax credits that tens of millions of Americans rely on to keep costs down.”
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., another of the eight Senate Democrats to break with Schumer, said that it was clear that Republicans weren\’t going to budge on their position that healthcare would be dealt with after the government reopened.
But it wasn\’t the guarantee of a vote on the expiring subsidies that got him to splinter, it was promises that there would be protections for federal employees.
SENATE DEMOCRATS CAVE, OPEN PATH TO REOPENING GOVERNMENT
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., briefs the media on the timeline to possibly end the government shutdown in the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, Nov. 10, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
“If you wait another week, they\’re going to get hurt more, another month or even more,” Kaine said. “So what got me over the line was the pledge that they were able to give the federal employees.”
On the House side, it appears GOP leaders are eager to move quickly on ending the prolonged shutdown.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., earlier Monday told Fox News Digital that he would bring the House back into session “immediately” upon Senate passage of the legislation.
He later told House Republicans on a lawmaker-only call that he anticipated a vote in their chamber midweek at the earliest, Fox News Digital was told.
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“We\’re going to plan on voting, on being here, at least by Wednesday,” Johnson said. “It is possible that things could shift a little bit later in the week, but right now we think we\’re on track for a vote on Wednesday. So we need you here.”
Johnson signaled the House would not move to fast-track the legislation via suspension of the rules however, which would bypass procedural hurdles in exchange for raising the passage threshold to two-thirds of the chamber.
It\’s not a surprising move given House Democratic leaders\’ opposition to the bill.
He said, however, that the House Rules Committee should be ready to move by Tuesday at the earliest.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer delivered a fiery critique on Wednesday of the Republican-backed “One Big Beautiful Bill” (BBB), accusing the GOP of disguising the legislation’s true costs to the American public.
Schumer claimed the bill, championed by former President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers, would jeopardize health care for millions and slash vital assistance programs, while rewarding the wealthiest Americans with major tax breaks.
During his remarks, Schumer argued that the legislation should be renamed the “We’re All Going To Die Act.” He said the measure could:
Strip health insurance from roughly
Cut food assistance for 11 million people
Fund tax reductions that disproportionately benefit billionaires
“This isn’t a bill for working families,” Schumer said. “It’s a bill that takes from those who need help the most and gives to those who already have more than enough.”
Republicans and conservative commentators quickly dismissed Schumer’s remarks as exaggerated fearmongering.
Some noted that Democrats have often warned of catastrophic outcomes from GOP-backed legislation, from the repeal of net neutrality to tax reforms and border security measures — predictions that critics say never came true.
On social media, reactions were sharp:
“I think I’ve already ‘died’ a dozen times, according to these warnings,” one user joked.
Others pointed out that constant claims of disaster may weaken Democrats’ credibility, saying the rhetoric has “lost its emotional impact.”
The clash over the “Big Beautiful Bill” highlights the deep divide between Republicans, who frame the legislation as a pro-growth, pro-business package, and Democrats, who argue it comes at the expense of vulnerable Americans.
As the debate unfolds, both parties appear ready to lean into their respective narratives — Republicans emphasizing economic opportunity, and Democrats warning of dire human costs.
Video captures rockslide at Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park that killed at least one person
Rockslide at Bow Glacier Falls Claims Life in Banff National Park**
In a tragic event that has shocked visitors and nature enthusiasts alike, a rockslide occurred at Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park, resulting in the death of at least one person. The serene beauty of the falls, typically a haven for hikers and tourists, turned perilous as rocks cascaded down the mountainside.
Eyewitnesses reported hearing a loud rumble moments before the rockslide, which sent debris tumbling across the landscape. The suddenness of the event left people scrambling for safety, highlighting the unpredictable nature of mountainous terrains. Rescue operations were swiftly underway, with park officials and emergency services working together to ensure the safety of remaining visitors and provide aid to those in need.
The scenic Bow Glacier Falls trail, a popular destination known for its breathtaking views, now bears the scars of the natural disaster. Authorities have temporarily closed the area to assess the stability of the terrain and prevent further incidents. Experts are being called in to evaluate the situation and ensure that it is safe for future visitors.
Local officials have urged visitors to exercise extreme caution when exploring natural landscapes, especially during this time of year when weather conditions can be unpredictable. The park staff is reminding everyone to stay on marked trails and be aware of their surroundings to avoid potential hazards.
This unfortunate incident serves as a sobering reminder of the power of nature and the importance of respecting its forces. The park management extends their deepest condolences to the family and friends of the victim, and they remain committed to ensuring the safety and enjoyment of all who visit Banff National Park.
Three men have been confirmed dead and one remains missing following a devastating mudslide near Lillooet, B.C., according to RCMP. The slide, which occurred on November 15 on Highway 99 (Duffey Lake Road), was triggered by extreme rainfall and severe weathe
B.C. Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe reported that one body was recovered Wednesday, followed by two more on Thursday. A fourth man remains unaccounted for despite continued search efforts, which were ultimately halted after all avenues were exhausted.
Earlier in the week, on Monday, the body of a woman was recovered from the slide site, marking the first confirmed fatality from the region’s landslides and flooding.
Search efforts, led by RCMP and rescue teams, have faced major challenges due to dangerous site conditions and ongoing bad weather. Authorities are now working to identify the deceased and notify their families.
“I extend my heartfelt condolences to the families grieving the loss of their loved ones,” said Lapointe in a statement. “This has been an incredibly challenging year for all of us in B.C.”
The B.C. Coroners Service continues to investigate the fatalities and aims to provide recommendations to prevent future tragedies.
Highway 99 remains closed, and there is no timeline for reopening. The area is still unsafe for motorists due to the unstable terrain.
The incident is part of a series of weather-related disasters that have caused widespread disruption across southern B.C., emphasizing the growing impact of extreme climate events on local communities.
William Kyle: A Hero’s Journey of Courage, Resilience, and Service. In a world often marked by uncertainty and division, some stories shine as enduring examples of courage, resilience, and selflessness. William Kyle, a U.S. Marine whose extraordinary bravery saved a fellow soldier’s life,
embodies the very essence of heroism. His journey—from a small-town dreamer to a Medal of Honor recipient—is not just a tale of military valor. It is a testament to the human spirit, recovery against all odds, and a life dedicated to service, hope, and lifting others.
Early Life: A Small-Town Foundation
Kyle grew up in a close-knit town where community, integrity, and hard work were cherished. His parents instilled in him humility, kindness, and a dedication to doing what was right. Inspired by local veterans whose quiet strength left a lasting impression, Kyle felt an early calling to serve something greater than himself.
Answering the Call: Joining the Marines
At 21, Kyle enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, embracing rigorous training, physical endurance, and unwavering discipline. During boot camp, he quickly earned a reputation for reliability, teamwork, and calm under pressure. By the time he reached the rank of Lance Corporal, he had become a model Marine, exemplifying the Corps’ core values of honor, courage, and commitment.
Deployment to Afghanistan: Courage Under Fire
In 2010, Kyle was deployed to Afghanistan, navigating harsh conditions and complex challenges. Tasked with protecting civilians, rebuilding infrastructure, and patrolling rural villages, he demonstrated skill, empathy, and patience. His respect for both fellow Marines and local communities earned him trust and admiration.
A Defining Moment: Heroism in an Instant
During a routine patrol, a live grenade landed nearby. Without hesitation, Kyle shielded his comrade, absorbing the blast himself. Severely wounded, he was quickly evacuated and stabilized thanks to tireless military medical personnel. Even in the most critical moments, his focus remained on the safety of others rather than himself.
Recovery: Strength Beyond the Battlefield
Kyle’s recovery was long and grueling, involving over forty surgeries in two years. Despite immense physical pain, he remained positive, encouraging fellow patients and staff. Surrounded by the support of his family and fellow Marines, he demonstrated resilience, humor, and determination throughout rehabilitation.
Recognition and Honor: A Nation’s Gratitude
For his extraordinary bravery, Kyle received the Purple Heart and the Medal of Honor. During a White House ceremony, President Barack Obama praised him as a symbol of courage, selflessness, and the American spirit. Humble as ever, Kyle accepted the honor on behalf of all service members, especially those who never returned home.
A New Mission: Advocating for Others
After leaving active service, Kyle dedicated himself to helping fellow veterans navigate civilian life. He worked with nonprofits to provide healthcare, education, and career opportunities, while raising awareness about mental health and PTSD. Simultaneously, he pursued higher education at the University of South Carolina, continuing his commitment to growth and service.
Inspiring Others: Lessons from a Hero
Kyle’s story resonates across classrooms, military programs, and communities worldwide. His humility, courage, and dedication highlight that heroism is measured not by accolades, but by the choices we make to protect and support others. His example reminds us that resilience, compassion, and integrity can inspire generations.
Conclusion
William Kyle’s life is a testament to courage, resilience, and selflessness. From the battlefield to recovery, and now to advocacy and education, he has shown that true heroism lies in acting in the service of others. His legacy reminds us that even in the darkest moments, the human spirit can triumph—and one person’s bravery can inspire hope, unity, and positive change for generations to come.
Recently, people on Reddit shared their most frightening unexplained experiences, and I made the mistake of reading them right before attempting to go to sleep. Now, I have no choice but to share these spine-tingling tales with you. Here are the stories that made me afraid to turn out the lights:
1.”The night before my birthday in 1996, I dreamed that I was walking around near the peak of Everest. It was snowing hard, but I was quite comfortable. There was a tent. To announce my presence, I sang ‘Goober Peas.” The two men inside were frightened, and I tried to calm and cheer them. I stayed with them a while and comforted them.”
“A few years later, I read about the Everest disaster in which mountaineers had to pitch a tent too high on Everest and died there, the night before my birthday in 1996. I can’t explain it, but I hope I comforted them.”
2.”In 1989, I was driving on a familiar rural highway in broad daylight. I was rounding an easy bend and shocked to see a small town on the right side of the road. There’s a sign: St. Vincent. A few of the things immediately noticeable were a shop called Webster Welding, an old-fashioned horse-drawn water pump for fire fighting, several large poplars with dead tops, and black and white painted rocks along the street that faced the highway. I kept watching in the rear-view mirror, and it stayed visible. I drive a few miles, and there is a gentleman waving at me from beside his car.”
“He’s obviously broken down, and I pulled over. A quick chat and I learn he’s blown a tire and wrecked his rim. He asks if I’ll drive him back to the town. No problem. In he gets, and off we go.
The town is not there. It’s a dusty Alberta crossroad. This fellow and I just sat in my truck in silence. I raised an arm, and my hair was standing on end. His too. He said, ‘All the trees were dead. Are we dead?’Eventually, I drove him to a nearby town. He simply got out of the truck and walked away. I remember it like it was yesterday. I could tell you what that town looked like in perfect detail.”3.”We were playing team tag at night back in middle school. A friend and I were hiding near a bush around a tree. Suddenly, something in the bush moved, and we assumed it was an animal. We threw a stick into the bush, and it came flying back out. A dark figure about 4 feet tall ran across the field into the woods. We freaked out and ran back to our house, about a 1/2 mile away.”
4.”I moved to a different city for university at the peak of the pandemic. I lived off campus in a suite with a couple of my friends from my hometown. Life happened, and they both ended up moving out by the end of the first semester. So I was now living alone in a very quiet neighbourhood. I got off of work late one night and crawled into bed around 12 a.m. I woke up about an hour later to the sound of footsteps shuffling around in my bedroom.”
“I opened my eyes to see a very tall man in my doorway, backlit by the streetlights, with his cellphone upright in his hand as if he was recording. When the person registered that I was awake, they backed their way out of the room and started running. I followed them outside and watched them hop into the driver’s seat of an empty car that had been left running before speeding down the street.
I had no information to give to the police when they arrived. To this day, I have no idea who that person could have been, or what they were doing in my bedroom at 1 a.m.”
5.”This still gives me chills just thinking about it. I was 7 or 8 years old. I was lying in the top bunk of the bunkbed I shared with my twin brother. We had an attached bathroom, and the only light coming in the room was the light emanating from under the bathroom door. I was lying in bed, listening to my brother cry as my dad tried to remove a splinter from my brother’s finger. I looked at the foot of my bed, and I saw a man about 5’10” tall, long hair about shoulder length, short beard, and what looked like a flannel shirt and possibly overalls or suspenders standing there, and his pupils were glowing, kind of green, like if you see an animal’s eyes in the dark.”
“I started screaming, ‘Daddy, daddy, there is a man in here, standing at the foot of my bed!’ I looked back, and he was gone. I just kept screaming. I was terrified. This apartment had a front and back door, but they were absolutely locked as we lived in a bad neighborhood in a very old part of the city.
Ten years later, I recounted the story to my dad, and he had honestly forgotten about it. He did say, and he did not tell me when I was younger, that he did from time to time swear he saw a man who matched that description, minus the glowing eyes, in the apartment late at night. My dad had searched the apartment a few times after seeing him, but there was no trace of a way he came in, and often, he would follow the man to a closet, and he just sort of disappeared.”
6.”It’s around 3 in the morning in rural North-Central Alberta. My friend and I are driving home from a high school party in which neither of us drank or took any drugs. It’s the middle of winter. In Alberta, this means it’s cold outside. This night it was below -30 degrees Celsius (below -22 degrees Fahrenheit). The whole way home, my friend and I are chatting. As we round a corner, I’m zoning out listening to my friend talk, when through the windshield, I notice glowing eyes off the side of the road, the headlights not fully hitting whatever it was. The eyes were green/yellowish. This would be normal, but these eyes are about 7-8 feet above the ground.”
“At first, I think it’s a hiker or someone walking back to town, but their eyes wouldn’t glow, and no one is going to be walking that far from town or any houses when it’s that cold and late outside (this was a town of less than 1,000 people).
As we drive closer, this thing appears to have goat-like legs, is very heavy-set, and stands on two feet. Its arms drop down by its side like a person’s, and it appears to even have some kind of dark clothing on the top half. It had goat-like horns that curved but went upwards. At this point, my blood runs completely cold, and I have a full-fledged instinctual freeze response, hairs standing up on the back of my neck. I remember hearing my own disembodied voice think, ‘I shouldn’t be seeing this. This is wrong.’ I even teared up. We pass by it relatively quickly, and I can’t stop thinking about what that was.
My perception of time was kind of weird after that due to panic. But now the lights of town are in front of us, and I realize my friend isn’t talking anymore. I turn to my friend and sheepishly said with tears still in my eyes, ‘Sorry, what were you saying? I must be going crazy but I thought I saw something back there.’
She said, ‘No, no, it’s fine. I saw it too. Did it kind of look like a goat?’ So, she saw it too. We had no idea what it was. We both come from hunting families, and I know the easiest critique is that it was an elk or moose standing on hind legs. But the arms of an elk or deer don’t just fall beside the body; they buckle outwards a bit. Regardless, it seemed human-like in its stance, and it was very heavy-set. Then, you’d think, oh, it was a bear. But it had horns and curved back legs. I assume moose would be the same as an elk or deer but I’ve never really seen a moose standing ambiently, typically just when they fight.
Even our responses were odd. You’d think, given scary movies, you’d immediately flip out and react. Both of us kind of just got entranced and terrified for a while, blood running cold. While the friend and I don’t talk anymore, we talked about it a few times in the next years we were still in contact. She continued to refer to it as the goat thing.”
7.”It was around 1 a.m., and I was still up watching TV. I couldn’t sleep. I got really into watching some sort of history documentary about the Shroud of Turin. When they zoomed up closely to the shroud, my TV started to glitch, and the picture was stuck on the shroud. The audio froze, and then I heard a man’s voice saying, ‘Don’t look’ in a really unnatural deep voice. It felt like it was right behind me.”
“I whipped my head around, and there was nobody there.
I have lived alone since my wife passed. My daughter and grandchild come over on occasion, but this night I was alone. I live in rural Ireland, and whilst not my first rodeo with ghosts, etc, this experience felt unnatural. I don’t know why. The TV went back to normal a couple of seconds after I heard ‘don’t look.’ I managed to hunt down the documentary and combed it for these words.
Still don’t know where it came from. For some reason it really frightened me. I went to bed a little shaken up, if I’m honest. If I see anything about the Shroud of Turin advertised or in news articles, I get a shiver. The voice sounded extremely deep. I’ve never heard a voice like it. Big baritone voice. I don’t know. I’m getting the shivers typing this, and I’ve seen some stuff in my lifetime on this earth.”
8.”My first husband and I were separated. I dreamed one night he arrived at our home and knocked on the door. When I opened the door, he looked extremely tired and a sunken version of himself. Even though he didn’t say it, he was asking forgiveness with his eyes. Of course, I forgave him and welcomed him inside. Our favorite thing to do was to lie in bed and talk for hours, so we lay in the bed and began our conversation about nonsense stuff. As we were talking, the window at the foot of our bed was glowing a bright, warm light (not blinding but comforting).”
“As we continued to talk, the light became brighter and brighter until it engulfed us both in its warmth. I woke up and couldn’t get back to sleep.
About an hour later, my husband’s mother called me hysterical and told me that my husband had been murdered an hour before. I realized then that he had come to see me to ask for forgiveness before he passed over. He was addicted to drugs and hid it from me for years, which caused our separation. He was in a bad location, and a person there took his life. But I take comfort knowing I was with him when he passed.”
—Falconfairy42
9.”I was out with my ex-roommate on a night drive. We liked to go driving and get lost in the country sometimes and just jam out to music and talk. We lived in central Illinois, so it was pretty much just open land and cornfields. It was super dark, though, so we couldn’t see too much beyond the sides of the road and what was in front of us. My roomie was driving, and at this point we had the music off. She suddenly stopped mid-sentence. I had been looking at my phone, so I looked up at her when she got quiet. Her eyes were wide and her brow furrowed. I looked up at the road. On the left side, there was a man just ominously staring into the darkness.”
“Not even half a block later, there was another, doing the same thing. And another. About 10 seconds pass, and we see another man, facing the road but still on the left side, staring into our headlights with this blank, almost psychotic expression.
My blood ran cold, and I couldn’t explain why. It was so unsettling, even though they were just people standing out there.
After passing all of them, my roommate suddenly says, ‘What the FUCK was that??’ I said I had no idea, but I wanted to go home.
I’m sure there’s some plausible explanation, but that night still makes me shudder for some unforeseen reason. My roomie was creeped out too. There weren’t any houses out there, just fields with a few patches of trees. No farm equipment, no mailboxes, cars, or driveways. Just empty darkness and fields.
Twilight zone shit, I swear.”
—KipBoutaDip
10.”My friends and I went exploring in the caves in Lilydale as teenagers. They were and still are rumored to be haunted. But no one knew it at that time. We were about halfway in when this happened. We were telling stories and laughing, and could hear this faint clinking noise up ahead. My friends were curious, so we decided to go further. As we went deeper and deeper in the cave, we saw a light up ahead and could not make out where it was coming from. We started to see a figure, but it wasn’t moving.”
“We slowly approached the figure, and it appeared to be an old man mining wearing dirty overalls, a dirty white shirt, and a dirty yellowish hat. His sleeves were rolled up, and he had a long beard.
One of my friends yelled out, ‘Boo,’ and he turned towards us and started running after us. It appeared he was about 50 to 60 years old, but he didn’t move like a man. It took us a good 10 minutes to get back to the car, and we sped our way home.
About a mile past the caves, we saw the same man on the side of the road. We were all screaming, trying to figure out how he got ahead of us without a vehicle. We have only talked about that night a couple of times, but we are all convinced we saw a ghost or supernatural being.”
—archameidus
11.”My partner and I had some guy decide he was going to try to intentionally ram our car in a parking lot. We thankfully escaped unharmed after a terrifying chase, but we never figured out why he zeroed in on us. We were just minding our own business, trying to leave the lot. We still occasionally rehash it years later, but it makes no sense at all.”
12.”This happened to me when I was about 14. No one believes me, and I obviously can’t prove it, but I know. I was babysitting two girls, one five and a baby in a crib. They were in the same room. It was a Victorian-style house with a third floor for the main room. I was watching TV and heard the baby crying. I waited and didn’t hear her again, so I figured she went back to sleep. A bit later, I heard her again, and I went upstairs to check on her.”
“She was sound asleep, and I remember being surprised cause I figured she would be restless. I was standing over the crib, and I heard the baby crying again, from the third floor. I was terrified, ran downstairs, and sat really, really close to the TV so I couldn’t hear anything but the TV. It was summer, no wind, they had no pets, which is what everyone told me that was what I heard. Nope. I heard a baby crying. From an empty floor.”
—Imperfectyourenot
13.”I lived briefly in a rental home, which was owned by a church in a small Florida town, and which was built in 1908. Every night around 8 o’clock, I heard dragging, shuffling footsteps coming from the kitchen. If I walked into the kitchen, they would stop, and if I turned my head to look into the kitchen from the den, they would pause and continue the very moment I looked away again. This lasted for five minutes or so each and every night.”
—dirtybirdsriseup
14.”When I was a teen, I was in the living room around 3 a.m. Just chilling on my laptop on the couch. Two years before, my uncle had passed away in the room above the living room I was currently sitting in. I swear it was like all of a sudden, every window upstairs had been opened from the way the wind suddenly blew around and sounded. And then I remember hearing one loud THUD directly above me in the room upstairs.”
“It sounded like a chair was picked up and then slammed back down or something. I was frozen for a solid minute before I booked it up the stairs and into my room on the opposite end of the house.
My uncle passed away in a not-so-peaceful way. It felt like he was having one last bout of anger before he finally left the house forever.”
—slyzard94
15.”When I was around 13 or 14 years old, I was spending the summer at my grandparents’ home in rural Guatemala. I guess my grandfather was going through something and was dealing with it the only way he knew, getting drunk. It was my first time seeing him like that, so I followed my mom’s lead in dealing with him. She gave me his stash of mostly empty bottles and told me to pour them out in the little grove between my grandparents’ home and my uncle’s home. I go as far in as possible and start pouring them out, when I suddenly hear some shuffling.”
“I looked up and to my right, there was a beaten and bloodied man, dressed in rags, sitting against a tree. There was a swarm of flies on him, and he smelled like dead fish, but all he said in a quiet voice was ‘help.’ Of course, I stumbled back and was scared. I dropped the bottles because at that point, it didn’t matter anymore. I ran to the house and told my mom. She didn’t believe me at first, but I guess I looked scared enough that she sent her brother and a few other men to go check.
My uncle came back and said they didn’t find anyone, and I went with him a second time to the same spot, but it was empty. The ground that man sat on was the only patch of dirt that looked fresh, but the only thing that was proof it was the same spot was the stash of bottles I had dropped there.
No explanation to this day.”
—crispyc00kie
16.”When my gran was 10, her dad died in a train accident, leaving her and her mother to care for her much younger brother. A few years later, her brother had come out of his bedroom in the middle of the night, terrified. He said that there was a man at the end of his bed. My gran and her mum checked his room thoroughly and didn’t find anything there. They all went back to bed. A few minutes later, he complained again, saying that the man was still there.”
“Once more, they checked the room and found nothing. My gran’s mum asked him what the man was doing. He said he was just smiling. She asked him to describe what the man looked like. Keep in mind that he was very little, around 2 or 3, I think, when his dad died, and he would have forgotten what he looked like by this point. As he was describing the man, my gran and her mum were beginning to get scared. He was describing his dad.”
—noahthequeerfish
17.”The house I live in is pretty old, and we have heard a lot of strange things here. Bangs, crashes, and things moving/falling are fairly normal, but one night I awoke to find myself in the middle of a bad case of sleep paralysis. I was lying flat on my back, and there was a huge shadow person leaning over me and pushing down on my chest. I tried to scream, but no sound would come out, and I couldn’t move anything except my eyes to wake my husband. It was terrifying, but once I broke the spell and woke up, I realised it was simply a nightmare and felt better.”
“In the morning, when my husband woke up, he said to me while wide-eyed, ‘I know how this is gonna sound, but last night I woke up to a huge shadow person looming over your side of the bed. I could see its hands gripping the bottom of the frame on your side. It took me a couple of seconds to realise what I was looking at, and when I shot up in bed, it just disappeared.’
I had not at that moment told him about my experience. We still talk about that 10 years later, from time to time. It was so profoundly strange.”
18.”I had a vivid dream about running frantically along a beach promenade, screaming to other people to run and trying desperately to cling to the benches, and huge waves crashed over us and receded. Then, getting up and sprinting again to the next point of safety where we could cling to something. When I woke up, I didn’t recall the dream immediately, but walked into the living room where my parents were watching breaking news about the tsunami in Japan, and it struck me so intensely that I’d just seen something exactly like that, and the dream came rushing back.”
—Kumbaynah
19.”In my last house, I used to hear someone whispering my name at night upstairs. I never noticed for a while because I would have a headset on, but when I took it off, I would hear it every now and then. The sound was so close it felt like it was inside my head. Then I started hearing it in my son’s room when I would feed him at night. It freaked me out for a while, but I chalked it up to lack of sleep as a new dad.”
“One night, my wife came downstairs from feeding our son and asked, ‘Were you calling me? I thought I heard you whispering from the stairs.’ I never said a word about it to her prior to this. It continued for both of us until we moved out. It never escalated, so we just called it our little ghost.”
—CamoMeatball
20.”I think I was in college (about 20 years ago), and I was staying at my parents for the weekend. They live in an apartment building. It was in the middle of the night, around 1–2 a.m., when suddenly we heard loud scratches and bangs on the entrance door. They were so loud that we all got up and gathered in the hallway to see what was happening. My father looked through the door sight, and there was nothing there.”
“He then started to beat loudly on the door to make it stop. After a few seconds more, everything went silent. No footsteps, no sound, and when looking through the door sight, there was nothing there. Of course, we didn’t open the door because we were all very shocked by everything that happened.
In the morning, when we got up, we almost believed it was all a dream until we opened the door and saw some deep, big scratches on the outside part of the door (the door was made of wood).
To this day, I still don’t know what that was. There are no dogs in the building, and even if it was, it should’ve been a very large dog to leave those marks on the door. Also, such a big dog would bark, or at least you would hear its paws when walking outside your door.”
—no_addiction
21.”I was talking to my roommate while her boyfriend was on the balcony smoking. My back was to the TV. Mid-sentence, she stopped talking and began to stammer. I thought she was having a stroke at first. She pointed behind me, and I turned. An orb of blueish white energy was rising above the TV.”
“I stared at it for maybe 3 seconds before it erupted in a bunch of lines tracing along my living room wall. We ran out of our apartment with haste. Her boyfriend was still on the balcony, and we were trying to tell him to jump or climb down. He refused and walked into the living room and said nothing was wrong. I still have no idea what happened.”
—Occupiedlock
22.And finally, “When I was a kid, my sister (3 years older than me) was convinced she had magical powers. Almost every week, she was telling me she had some new power. ‘I have cat powers!’ ‘I can turn invisible!’ ‘I have spider powers!’ When I was 5, my sister and I went to a jungle gym play place. Her power at this time was that she could ‘disappear into thin air.’ I didn’t believe her. I asked her to prove it.”
“She said, ‘Oh no, you must not watch. When I disappear, I emit a very toxic form of light known as green flash. It will poison you if you see it!’ I said I still didn’t believe her.
She said she would go round the corner and disappear, and that I had to not watch, but that when she did, I would never be able to find her. And so she went round the corner. But here’s the thing. The ‘walls’ were netting. I could see her perfectly through the netting, which was 99% hole. She thought I couldn’t see her, but I could see her perfectly.
My eyes were locked onto her, not blinking, as she stood in the corridor around the corner.
And then… she fucking vanished.
She was there, and then she wasn’t.
I RAN to where she had been, and looked high and low around the area for her, and sure enough, she was NOWHERE to be seen. The corridor was a dead end, so there’s nowhere she could’ve run away, other than back down the corridor, which I would’ve seen. There were no other people in that corridor at this time, either. Nobody ran between us. I literally just saw her disappear into thin air.
I ran around the jungle gym trying to find her, and eventually found her in a COMPLETELY different part of it. When I asked her how she disappeared, she said, ‘See, I told you I have powers!’
To this day, I have absolutely no fucking CLUE how this happened. I can’t even begin to work out what happened or how she did this. She was totally motionless when she disappeared. She didn’t appear to move up, down, left, or right before vanishing. She was there, then she was gone. And I still have no fucking clue how.”
—FeelThePower999
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