Supernatural Horror Stories by ANN GAIMAN

Author:ANN GAIMAN
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ghost stories, ghost stories true, paranormal, paranormal stories, unexplained paranormal, horror short stories, horror stories, true stories, true haunting, true ghost stories, supernatural, supernatural stories, haunted places, hannah j tidy, haunting, unexplained, unexplained mystery, unexplained phenomena, unsolved mysteries, unsolved cases
Publisher: Citrus Fields books
Published: 2020-02-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7: The Midnight Man

Somewhere around the early 2010s, a rule for a sleepover game was being spread around internet message boards. It is difficult to tell who the original author of the game is, or what its true origins are. The game is said to be based off an old pagan ritual reserved to punish those that have wronged pagan Gods. In reality, the game sounds more akin to an urban legend. There have been several sleepover games invented in the past used to cause fright. Perhaps most known among these is the Bloody Marry game. The player must repeat “Bloody Marry” for a set number of times in quick succession in front of a mirror. Evoking this name is said to conjure an evil female spirit. Some versions of the game involve the spirit manifesting in front of the player and those who stare for too long get scratched with her claws—or in some cases, killed.

The midnight man is also conjured by player actions, but the process is a little more complicated. First, all the lights inside the house must be turned off. When the hour strikes midnight or directly leading up to it, the player writes their full name on a piece of paper. They are then instructed to douse the paper with a few drops of their own blood. Next, the blood-soaked paper is placed just in front of the front door and a lit candle placed on top of it. The player must then knock on the door a total of twenty-two times, making sure that the hour is exactly 12:00 at the time of the final knock. To let the midnight man inside, the player blows out the candle, briefly opens the door and then promptly shuts it. That is when the fun begins.

The candle is relit, and the player must walk around the house avoiding the midnight man. Some accounts of people playing this game describe the midnight man as a real entity that hides in corners and meshes with the shadows. If the candle becomes unlit, the player needs to relight it at all costs. If they fail to do so, they must step in a circle of salt and remain there until the midnight man leaves. Usually, this happens at 3:33. However, if the player fails to both relight the candle and surround themselves with salt, the midnight man attacks. Hallucinations and panic attacks have been reported at this stage, even bodily harm and the possibility of death. The midnight man must be avoided at all cost. When the midnight man is near, you will know it either by a dramatic drop in temperature or the appearance of a shadowy feature. You may hear things like inaudible whispers. If it comes near you, the player is advised to run.

A Harmless Game

When I moved schools going into freshman year I was lucky enough to make friends with a rich girl. Her name was Annette, she was in the same year as me and had this pretty long flowing brown hair.

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