Curiosities
2 days ago
Talana P.
There are moments inlife when everything feels normal— until itdoesn’t. One second you’re laughing with friends, walking down aquiet street, orenjoying apeaceful night... and the next, your instincts are screaming run.
- Iwent for arun and saw anold woman sitting alone inthe park, asking for myhelp. Something felt off, andI had this gut feeling toget away, fast. SoImade upanexcuse and walked off.
When Iwent home, Iheard onthe news that the police were looking for anold woman who matched the description ofthe ladyI had seen.
- Wehad just set upcamp when all ofasudden people from higher upwere fleeing down and everyone was inapanic. There was aforest fire rapidly descending towardus. The counselors basically threw what they could back inthe vans and wrangled up ~15 kids and gotus out. @ notesm/ Reddit
- Iwas 20ft deep inaslit trench with mybuddy repairing drainage, the banksman was repeatedly wandering off (unqualified 16yr old) andI saw the soil shifting. Told mybuddy out now!
Weemerge and are arguing with the boss who wantedus back inasthe trench collapsed with tones ofsoil and rubble. @ Uhtredr/ Reddit
- Hiking inthe mountains, the sun was setting, and weheard this low, guttural growl that just vibrated through the trees. Noidea what itwas, but the hair onmyneck stoodup, and webooked itdown that trail faster thanI thought possible. @ d***bebe/ Reddit
- 2AM orso, driving inanunlit road. There was aguy laying onthe road perpendicular tothe road. The person driving slowed down and started totake off his seat belt, tomove the person off the road.
Something felt off, soI told him not tostop and drive around. The guy wasn’t there anymore onthe way back. @ blind-octopus/ Reddit
- Lived inMaine. Went into the grocery store for afew items and saw this....very very very off looking individual walk down the ice cream aisle where Iwas. Igot aninsanely weird and panicked feeling, and told mygirlfriend that weneeded toleave immediately.
Itmade nosense atall, but wequickly went through self-checkout and left. @ LadyofHorror/ Reddit
- When Iwas11, wewere atthe beach and the day was good but not exactly sunny, there was arain forecast but only for later inthe day. Far away inthe horizonI saw ablack line inthe sky, Icounted afew minutes and looked again.
The black line was now athick black bar, acouple ofminutes later itwas the darkest storm cloud I’ve ever seen. Iwent tomyparents and said the “weneed toleave now” line and pointed atthe cloud, right whenI pointed wecould see the flashes oflightning inthe black cloud. @ Flyinpotatoman/ Reddit
- Myoldest was only1, andI was visibly pregnant. Traveling with husband and in-laws. Wewalk into this Italian place and there’s just one well-dressed older guy sitting atthe front.
Some other middle-aged guy, says nicely, “Can Ihelp you?” And wesay we’re here for dinner. Heseatsus. Tellsus they have nomenus but can whipus upsomething good ifwewant. They serveus the food (which was pretty good).
Atthe end, myfather-in-law asks how much, and the guy way lowballs and says like $50 for the five ofus. But only cash. The whole thing was sostrange. @ why_no_names_left_/ Reddit
- Atthe beach with mylittle brother and dad. Wewandered into the ocean.
Asweare hanging out inthe water, suddenly afish jumps out ofthe water right nearus. Wechuckle. Then another fish jumps out ofthe water even closer tous. Then athird.
Asmydad andI looked atthe water, avery large shadow swam between mydad andme. Afin broke the water surface aroundus and another fish jumped betweenus. @ SithVelociraptor/ Reddit
- Hiking with mynow-husband ona10,000+ year old Indian trail. Wecame toapond that was eerily quiet, andI felt atwinge inmygut that itwasn’t asafe place tobe. HethoughtI was crazy whenI told him itwas too quiet and not tostand close tothe water’s edge.
Isoon started hearing alligator calls and across the water was ahuge gator coming right forus. Itold him toget out now. @ steffie-flies/ Reddit
- Was chilling inthe back yard inSan Diego with mywife and 2-year-old daughter. All ofasuddenI hear mywife scream and yell “get inthe house now!” Suddenly Iheard aloud buzzing sound and started seeing bees everywhere. @ Sanc7/ Reddit
- I stepped onto an empty subway car without thinking, only realizing as the doors shut that everyone in the next car was pressed to the windows, watching me. At the far end of the car, a man stood completely still, staring. I tried the door to the next car — locked. The train lurched forward, and the man slowly began to move.
Luckily, we got to the next stop before he could get close to me. And I ran out of the car.
It’s easy tofeel safe inour routines... until life remindsus how quickly everything can change. These stories are more than just scares— they’re raw, real moments where instinct took over and survival kickedin.
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