My Maid Of Honour Read The Groom's Texts To Me An Hour Before The Ceremony Certified True by readers
She did not want to. She said, "You will hate me for this and I have decided I can live with that."
Top Unsolved Mysteries and Real Life Stories, Rated by Readers
Ranking here is earned one vote at a time. These entries convinced the most readers that they really took place — which makes them either the best evidence on the site or the best writing. Decide for yourself which.
What you are looking at is a leaderboard of real life stories: the top unsolved mysteries our readers refused to explain away, plus the everyday accounts that turned out to be stranger than the paranormal ones. Nothing here was picked by an editor — the order is the jury's, and it changes as new verdicts come in.
* Artwork: AI illustrations based on the authors' accounts.
The Baby Laughed At The Empty Doorway For Eleven Minutes And I Timed It Certified True by readers
I timed it because I did not know what else to do with my hands. Eleven minutes. Proper belly laughs. At a doorway.
The Girl I Babysat Drew Our Street And Put A House Where There Is No House Certified True by readers
Between number 14 and number 16 there is a garage. In her drawing there is a house, with a red door, and a woman in the window.
The Previous Owner Left A Note In The Meter Cupboard: "HE ONLY WATCHES" Certified True by readers
Laminated. Cable-tied to the pipe. Next to the stopcock instructions, in the same handwriting, like any other bit of household advice.
The Twins Would Only Answer To Each Other's Names And They Were Not Joking Certified True by readers
It lasted six weeks. Their mother thought it was a game. On the last night, one of them cried and said, "I want to go back."
The Boy Asked Me Not To Sit In The Green Chair Because It Was Occupied Certified True by readers
He was four. He said "occupied", which is not a four-year-old word, and he said it the way a hotel receptionist says it.
The Babysitter Left A Note That Said "The Man In The Hat Is Not Yours, Is He?" Certified True by readers
We came home at midnight. She was on the doorstep with her coat on, the door locked behind her, and our children asleep upstairs.
My Daughter And I Have Been Having The Same Dream, And She Is Four Certified True by readers
A field, a gate, and a horse that will not look at you. She described it before I ever said a word about it.
A Wrong Number Sent Me Their Family Christmas Photo For Six Years Certified True by readers
I told them in year one. They kept sending it. Last year the photo had an empty chair, and I cried at a bus stop.
A Woman With My Sister's Face Held The Lift For Me Two Years After The Funeral Certified True by readers
She did not speak. She pressed the button for my floor without being asked. And she was a stranger, and she was not.
Every Tenant Of Flat 3 Has Drawn The Same Man In The Same Corner Certified True by readers
The landlord keeps the drawings. Four tenants, twenty years, four sheets of paper, one man in a wide-brimmed hat.
I Dreamed The Same Ward, The Same Bed, And The Same Nurse For Six Years Certified True by readers
When I was finally admitted, in an emergency, in another city, the nurse looked at me and said, "You're very calm."
The Man In The Hat Stood At The Foot Of My Bed And Waited To Be Introduced Certified True by readers
I was nine. I told my mother a man in a hat came at night. She went white and asked what kind of hat. I have never forgotten her face.
The Groom Butt-Dialled Me During The Vows And I Heard All Of It Certified True by readers
I was in a supermarket in another country. I stood in the frozen aisle for nine minutes listening to my best friend get married.
The Night Watchman Said The Chapel Bell Rings For Him, Not For The Dead Certified True by readers
One ring, at 03:00, twice a year. The rope is tied off. He has been told to ignore it. He does not ignore it.
Somebody Has Been Tidying My Mother's Grave For Eleven Years Certified True by readers
Fresh flowers. Weeds pulled. The glass jar washed. And nobody in my family does it, because there is nobody in my family left but me.
I Drunk-Texted My Boss "I Love You" And He Replied Like A Gentleman Certified True by readers
It was meant for my sister. It went to Derek, 58, in operations, who has a moustache and a fishing boat.
The Recurring Dream Changed One Detail And That Is How I Knew It Was Coming Certified True by readers
For eleven years the man in the dream carried an empty bucket. In March, the bucket was full. Nine days later my brother had his accident.
My Own Voice Left A Voicemail Telling Me Not To Take The Job Certified True by readers
Eleven seconds. My number. My voice. I still have the file and I have played it to eight people, and four of them will not talk about it now.
The Cat We Never Owned Sleeps On The End Of Our Bed Every Winter Certified True by readers
The dip in the duvet. The weight on the feet. The purring, which my wife heard first and which she did not tell me about for a year.
