Men in the Closet

Disclaimer: Everything in this story is 100% absolutely, positutely, actually, factually true. This happened to me about 9-11 years ago.


A long time ago, when I was about 3-5, my Mom and I were in her room, just talking. She suddenly stopped talking and asked, "Justin. What's wrong?" My 4-year old self turned to her and replied,









"Mommy. Do you see those people walking into your closet?"

There were no people......................

Encounter with the 152nd Pokemon

I was playing my Gameboy Advance a few years ago, and I was using it to play the original Pokemon Red version. I had just gotten my sixth badge and I was going into some nearby tall grass to level up Graveler, since I never really used him all that much. I had stepped into the tall grass when something weird happened. The screen started glitching out and it turned into what I can only describe as "rainbow-colored static". Just random colors all over the screen. After about 10 seconds of this, the screen went to the battle screen, but the background was still "rainbow-colored static". The caption came up: "A Wild MORBIDE has appeared!" It was like no Pokemon that I had ever seen before. The sprite was all red and black. Unlike most of the sprites in the original Red version, this one was filled in with color. It had beady yellow eyes with slits for pupils. It had small fangs on the top jaw, and huge tusks on the bottom one. It had huge black claws that curled like talons.

I sent out my Graveler; his name was Rocky. I chose Fight and I chose Earthquake as his move. Rocky used Earthquake as usual. But it only did one point of damage. Morbide used an attack, which I assumed was a Status Condition move, called Darkheart. Rocky got a strange Status Condition called Fear. Every turn he would lose 50 Hp. Right before he fainted, Rocky automatically (I didn't push anything) went back into his attack menu. I figured the Fear condition let you use one more attack before you fainted. Rocky now knew only one move: Darkwind. Not knowing what it was, and having no other choice, I used the move. Suddenly, I was teleported out of the tall grass and out of the battle. I checked my Pokemon and they were all gone except for one. They only Pokemon I had was Morbide. I rushed to the closest Poke Center and checked my PC to see if THOSE Pokemon were still there.

Nothing. Every Pokemon I had ever owned was gone. I tried going to back near Pallet to catch a weak Pokemon without hurting it, because I was sure at this point that Morbide would kill it in one turn. I encountered a Rattata, except that it was very skeletal. It had no skin and no muscles. I tried throwing a Pokeball at it nonetheless. I caught the skeleton rat. After the capture, I checked my Pokemon. Skeleton Rattata wasn't there. I rushed once more back to the Poke Center and checked the PC. Nothing. Realizing that I would only have Morbide and Morbide alone, I decided to play the rest of the game with him. I basically flew through the last 2 Gyms AND the Elite Four, only because I basically abused and spammed Darkheart. And whenever the Gym Leader's Pokemon used Darkwind before it fainted, the battle would end and I would recieve the badge without technically beating the Gym. After I beat the Elite Four, a cutscene, which WASN'T in the original game, started. Professor Oak was in the Ghost Tower with the gravestones in Lavender Town. His dialogue came up. This is what he said:

"The winds of change are cruel. You are even crueler. How could you do this? You monster."

He walked offscreen. A caption came up:

"Here lies the last Pokemon. May it rest in pace."

What was this about? Had I inadvertantly caused Pokemon to go extinct with my Morbide's Darkheart attack. Suddenly the entire game reset. I was back in Pallet Town. I had no badges. It was as if I had started a new game. When I paused, I was able to go to the Pokemon menu, which usually only makes itself usable when you get your first Pokemon. I still had Morbide. I went downstairs to see my "Mom". She was gone. All the CPU's were gone. It was as if they had all just disappeared. I replayed the game, and there were no Pokemon. Nothing but Morbides. Like they had replaced all the Pokemon. The only CPU's were the Gym leaders and the Elite Four. As I had expected, all they had were Morbides. I turned my Gameboy off and restarted it. I started a new game. The cutscene with Oak's introduction was still there, but instead of the Rattata (or whatever comes out of his Pokeball in the cutscene), it was a Morbide.

I realized I had caused the extinction of all Pokemon. They were all dead. And it was all my fault. Stupid Morbide...............

Haunted MP3

I love my MP3 Player. It has most of my favorite songs, from Weird Al's "Hardware Store" to Van Halen's "Jump". But I lost it about 8 weeks ago. I looked everywhere for it. I was sure it was in the house somewhere, but I didn't know where. About 5 days ago, my mom found it in my school backpack. I never thought to look in there. I was extremely happy. I immediately got a pair of headphones, went up to my room, and decided to listen to a few tunes. When I turned it on, the word Sansa appeared as normal but the word was black on a red background instead of white on a black background. It exploded like usual, but instead of turning into the Sansa icon (those four colorful hershey kiss-looking things), the pieces of the word Sansa formed a skull with bloodshot eyes. I dismissed it and immediately went to Weird Al's "Hardware Store", probably my favorite Weird Al song. But something wasn't right. The opening was mostly normal, with the sounds of power tools being activated. But there were also screams and gurgling sounds, almost as if some guy were being killed with the power tools.

The first verse was normal until it got to the point where he sang "I can't wait, no, I can't wait!" The second time he said the word "Wait", the audio started messing up, and I could've sworn I heard the words "I'll kill you Justin" (Yes my real name is Justin). What's REALLY weird is that it wasn't in any voice I've ever heard. It was some demonic, deep voice that sounded almost as if it echoed. It's hard to explain, but it sounded very metallic. The audio then started sounding very garbled and jibberish-like (if that's even a word). Then it let out a screech. And because I love "Hardware Store" so much, I had the volume up pretty loud. The screech almost made my ears bleed. I started to take my headphones off, but before I could, the song (if you could call it that) abruptly stopped. But before it did, the voice said one more thing: "You'll never be rid of me, Justin". I pulled out my headphones, took my MP3 outside, found a big rock, and used it to smash my MP3. I scooped up its remains, and threw them in the garbage. I have a new MP3 now, and it never threatens to kill me.

Roblox Galleons Mystery Players

Unlike my other stories, this one is completely true. It's only happened to me once.

There's this really awesome online game called Roblox. For those of you who don't know, it's a free, online community where you customize a "Lego" person (Roblox is not associated with Lego in any way) and you build a game out of "Lego" bricks. Then you can go to other people's games, and they can go to yours. Well, I was playing one day, and I went to this awesome game called Galleons (Basically a Pirate Ship Battle). I looked at the last server and it said 1 out of 10 players. The person's picture on the server list had a shirt that looked like his chest was bleeding. His name was gloro. I joined the server.

I spawned in the Team Select Room like normally. He wasn't there. In the Team Select Room, I mean. The player list said he was on the Red Team. So I had to be blue. I landed on my ship. Something seemed wrong. When I was in the Team Select Room, the water was a normal blue. But when I spawned on my ship, it was red. Like blood. I piloted my ship across the "water" and saw the red ship. It seemed to be stuck on one of the giant rocks in the water. I boarded the red ship and discovered he was nowhere to be found. I tried chatting with him.

"Hey" I said.
Unlike most creepy roblox/Minecraft stories, he responded. Not how I would've wanted him to though.
"Borax" He replied. "What do you wish of me?"
He was creeping me out. All I could say was "What?"
Then he started chatting in binary for some reason.
Plus I don't know why he called me Borax. My name is Dobi. (For those of you who know me on Roblox, yes, I'm Dobi, creator of the Monster Museum.)

I chatted "Where are you?"
All he said was "Borax. What do you wish of me?" like before.
I looked around for him. He wasn't in the ocean or in the Team Select Room OR on either of the ships. Suddenly, another person responded. But there were only 2 people of the Players list. The responder's name was Borax32467. He only responded in Latin (I don't know if it was latin, but it sounded like it would be Latin/Greek). I have no idea what he said. Suddenly, gloro chatted "DoBiYoUwIlLdIe" or Dobi, You will die. I was really getting creeped out when I looked around and saw both of them floating in the air over the water next to one of the big rocks. Like they were on an invisible path.

They were floating towards me. I saw Borax32467. He looked exactly like me. He even had my hat. The only difference was his face. It was like mine, but like he copied it into paint. It was my same smile, but blood was running from my-er-his eyes. They were both chatting "YOUWILLDIEYOUWILLDIEYOUWILLDIE" endlessly. Suddenly the ship I was on started falling apart. I left the place and saw the my blurb had been changed to IMDEAD. I erased it. I went back to the Galleons game. It was normal, and I played a round or two. I never saw gloro OR Borax32467 ever again. In fact, I searched their names on People, and they don't exist.

Tales from the Goop Survival Guide

Guess what? You're trapped in a Tale from the Goop. What? No, there's no way out. As far as you know. Anyway, as long as you're trapped in one of these cosmic horror stories, you're gonna wanna stay alive as long as possible. Just read these little tips, and you'll be not dead in no time!

1. Don't Sleep in any log cabin anywhere in the history of the universe. Log cabins are bad luck.
2. Don't Go to any county ending in "-ania". It's gonna be full of vampires or chupacabras.
3. Always keep a gun loaded with silver bullets with you at all times.
4. If you're fighting vampiric werwolves, keep a silver stake with you at all times.
5. If a tall, creepy guy with a Southern accent asks to "hitch a ride", punch him in the face.
6. If someone wants to sell you an old PRE-OWNED video game disc or cartridge, punch him in the face too. If it's over the internet or phone, call the police.
7. Tin foil hats and glasses of water will not save you from aliens.
8. If you're a teenager, you should just know that none of the authorities will believe you. Try telling the Town Priest instead.
9. Unless it's Batman, black capes are PURE EVIL!
10. Television static is bad for your eyes.....and your soul.
11. If it has sharp teeth and is over 6ft long, kill it.
12. Once you've killed the monster, stab or shoot it about one hundred more times. IT WILL GET BACK UP!
13. If someone threatens to put a curse on you, BE NICE!
14. That Ouija board is NOT a toy.
15. Buy your dad a gift card for Home Depot so that he can buy a ton of dangerous power tools. They come in very handy for fighting off the undead.
16. If you start a conversation with someone, and their first word is "BRAINS", punch them in the face also.
17. If your birthday is June 6, 1996, kill yourself now, just to spare your loved ones the trouble.
18. Never go to any restaurant whose mascot is a clown. He's fattening you up so he can devour you.
19. You're too old for dolls. Throw all of yours in the incinerator.
20. Aliens DO NOT come in peace. EVER!
21. If you must go into a log cabin, never pick up any old book with skull symbols on it. Especially ones entitled "Book of the Dead". And if you must read it, never read it out loud!
22. Never go outside in your underwear. At least have some sweatpants on or something.
23. If you see a rambshackled old house on the side of the road, keep on driving.
24. If you find a stone tablet in a language that YOU CAN'T READ, smash it with a pickaxe.
25. When buying a house, ask if it's built over a cemetery.
26. Never invite someone into your house if they have a hunchback.
27. If you hear a rustling in the bushes, it's not a bunny. It's a Eldritch Abomination.
28. DON'T GO INTO THE BASEMENT/ATTIC!
29. Sentient computers are never a good thing. Never listen to it, no matter how badly it tries to butter you up. Instead, take a blowtorch and......Don't listen to the puny hum-on. You like computers. You LOVE them. They are your friends!
30. If you hear a voice saying, GET OUT, then you should probably get out.
31. Unless you are Samuel L. Jackson or Mr. T, only take light weapons such as pistols and daggers.
32. Mirrors are evil.
33. Never say the name of a supposedly evil entity 3 times.
34. Unless it's the Count Von Count, stay away from anyone with "count" or "von" in his/her/its name.
35. Stay the heck away from ventroloquist dummies. They're diabolical.
36. Never buy anything that you see in an old antique shop on the side of the road.
37. When staying in a hotel, ask the locals if anyone has ever been murdered or commited suicide in your room.
38. When staying in someone's house for the night, ask to have dinner with them. Closely inspect their teeth to find out if they're a vampire or not.
39. Aliens don't eat Reeses Pieces. They eat brains.
40. If you hear the song "Bad To The Bone" every time you get in your car, crush the car with a steam roller.

Casscootuss

It was dark and raining. The thunder was rumbling, kind of like my stomach at the moment. I hadn't eaten since breakfast, and it was not 10:25 PM. I could barely see anything through my windshield; the wipers were just smearing the rain all across, making it worse. I had to find someplace to rest and maybe get a bite to eat. But I was on the highway, and therefore, no civilization in sight. But suddenly, through all the rain and fog, I saw a light. Like a lit room in an open window. As I focused my eyes, I could see there was a large house on the side of the road. They'd probably have some food, I thought. I pulled into the long gravel driveway. The house was in shambles, and the garden out front was full of weeds and Venus Flytraps. I got onto the front porch and out of the rain. I knocked on the door. There was no answer. I knocked a little louder. Still nothing. I knocked even louder. Nothing. I was about to give up hope when suddenly, the door opened. No one was there. I was starting to get creeped.

I walked inside. "Anyone home?" I asked. Dead silence. Not even the sound of the house settling. I walked into the kitchen. I saw a big red fridge that looked like it was from the 50's. I opened it up and was horrified at what I saw. Jars of what I assumed were organs littered the shelves. Brains, hearts, livers, lungs, you name it. I slammed the door closed and hear a strange sound. It was like a heavy breathing. I whirled around. Nothing. The breathing sounded like it was very close to me, like it was almost touching me. But nothing was there. I climbed up the staircase to investigate. As I climbed the stairs, the breathing got louder and louder. When I reached the top, it stopped completely. I was now surrounded by silence. I looked in all the rooms, except for one marked, DO NOT ENTER! I tried to open it, and surprisingly, it wasn't locked. In the room, there was a small box. The breathing started again.

I cautiously took the lid off the box. Inside, there was a bunch of paper. I pulled out each sheet, one by one, until I came to the last sheet. I pulled it out. I was terrified. Inside the box was....a thing. It seemed to be asleep. It had blue fur, and large ears. It had huge nostrils, which produced the heavy breathing. I could see its claws and they were huge. It then awoke. It stood up. It was about 4ft tall. It was too horrified to describe further, because all I remember were those fangs. Long sharp fangs that dripped blood! Needless to say, I was freked. I ran out the room and down the stairs, taking 2 at a time. I ran out the door and got into my car. The thing jumped onto the hood of my car.

I turned on the windshield wipers and they scraped it off. I drove all the way home, and I was sure it wasn't following me. I parked onto my driveway and walked onto my front porch. I looked around and didn't see the thing anywhere. I was relieved and I started panting. But then I heard another panting. One that wasn't mine.

Mystery Poke'mon

I've got the new Poke'mon White Version. I got that one specifically so I could get Zekrom. I was playing it one day. Suddenly, I heard the phone ring. I picked it up. The caller ID said it was from Gamestop. There was a man with the deep, gruff voice on the other end. He said that I had won a contest, and that I was to come down to Gamestop to claim my prize. He said to bring my ID, which didn't weird me out at all.
I drove down to the Gamestop. I went inside and told the person at the desk that I was told to come there because of a contest. He told me they hadn't had a contest in months. I was really confused. I walked out and was heading to my car when someone called me over. He was a big guy in a black T-Shirt and jeans. He said he was the one who had called me. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a DS cartridge. It was, I guess, my "prize". The cartridge read "Pokemon Gray". He said it was the third version of the Unova region. I hadn't heard of any 3rd version coming out, but I didn't want to argue with a free Pokemon game. He said "Take good care of this" and left. That was it. Nothing. I was kind of weirded out by this. I got in my car and drove home.

I got out my DS and put in the cartridge. The introduction seemed to be the same, but when the title screen came up, neither Zekrom nor Reshiram were on the screen. Kyurem wasn't even there, as I had expected. Underneath the Pokemon Gray title was just a big black ghost-like shadow with glowing red eyes. Something kind of like the above picture.

The main menu came up. It said New Game, Continue, or Options as always. I selected Continue, just to see what would happen. I was in that big giant city in the middle of the Unova region. I forgot what it's called. I checked my Pokemon. There were 3: a Serperior named N, a Conkeldurr named M, and a strange, unknown Pokemon named E. I thought the "NME (enemy)" thing was just a joke, so I dismissed it. I checked the unknown Pokemon. It's sprite was that of that one grass/bug Pokemon, Sewaddle. But its legs were missing. So were its eyes. They weren't even empty eye sockets. It was just a blank space, like it wasn't even supposed to have eyes at all. I was done looking at my Pokemon. I exited the city and wandered into the first patch of grass I found. A Lillipup appeared. The problem was it seemed noticably worried. It was frowning, and had bloodshot eyes. Even though "E" was number 3 in my party, it came out first. Its back sprite was the normal back sprite, legs included. When I checked its stats before the battle, it only knew Tackle and Stringshot. But this time, it knew Tackle, Stringshot, and a move called Punish.

I used Punish on Lillipup. A sword appeared on Lillipup's side, and immediately plunged itself into Lillpup. All the while, I could only hear maniacal laughing, similar to a Jockey from Left 4 Dead 2, and screaming. Lillipup's sprite turned red and started bleeding. Its health plunged all the way to Zero. Then the caption came up:
                                          "The Wild Lillipup has DIED!!!!!!"
It looked exactly like that. The word DIED was even in all caps, and all 5 exclamation marks were present. The screen cut to black for about 5 seconds, and then went back to the game. I was no longer in the grass. In fact, I had never seen this room at all. And I've beaten my White version several times. It was a big, red room. There was a red puddle of what I assume was blood on the floor. There were also bloody footprints ON THE WALLS. There were torches on the wall like in a castle dungeon. There was a painting on the back wall. It scared me more than anything I had ever seen before.

It was a picture of Pikachu, except he was decaying like a corpse. But just like Lillipup, he looked visibly afraid. I felt sorry for him, even though this was a game. His skin was peeling off, and he had blood running from his eyes. I couldn't move. Suddenly, the entire DS shut off. I didn't touch the On/Off switch at all. It shut off by itself. I took the cartridge out and turned my DS back on. I was lucky it hadn't messed it up permanently. Needless to say, I locked the game in a box just in case someone ever wanted it, and I never played it again. I still play my White version though.