Truth isn’t always what it seems. Sometimes, real-life stories are so strange they feel like horror plots or urban legends.

• The Bald Man: While camping as kids, my sister and I saw a bald man with a dog. He gave us a bad feeling. Later, he followed us, but we hid. That night, our mom showed us a post—he had tried to break into someone’s home.
• The Break-In: While watering a friend’s garden, I locked up and left. Within seconds, six men began pounding on the door and trying to break in.
• Taco Bell Robbery: At Taco Bell with my daughter, I saw a man leave with a shirt over his hand. Something felt off, so we left. Later, we saw he had robbed the place with a hidden gun.
• The Falling Branch: At a backyard pizza party, I suddenly told the kids to get inside. Moments later, a huge branch crashed onto the table where we’d just been sitting.
• The Shark Dive: While scuba diving in Asia, we felt like something was watching us. Then a massive white shark passed by in the distance—twice. The decompression stop was terrifying.