22 Kids Who Spooked The Adults (And We Love It!)

So, my five-year-old was sleep-talking all grumpy-like. I gently woke her up to get her comfy and back to dreamland. She was saying "I don’t like you." I rubbed her arm, called her name, and she sat up! Gave her some water and asked if she wanted to sleep. She goes super clear, "Yeah, but I wish that strange baby over there would stop smiling." Then, right back to bed. And yep, now I’m the one needing comforting.

My almost-5-year-old chatterbox said something wild: before she was here, she said she picked me as her mommy because I was sad. She mentioned a 'baby' that got sick and how she wanted to make me happy. She even hopes that baby comes back so they can have a boy baby too. Spoiler: we never told her about the little boy we lost before she was born. Mind blown? Same.

My 5-year-old son loves bedtime prayers. We always ask the fairies to protect him. But two nights ago? He wanted me to call the 'deceased fairies' because they’d protect him from 'deceased things' that bother him when he sleeps. And get this, he said, "Most of them still have their skin." Yep, bedtime just got a whole lot spookier!

I woke up to the sound of this little creep munching on Pringles and watching us sleep from the foot of the bed. The snack thief strikes at night!

My 4-year-old son said his imaginary friend told him he can no longer look into mirrors because "they" would get him. The kid freaked out every time there was a mirror nearby. So yeah, we took all the mirrors out of the house for years. When I asked him about it later he just grinned and said, "They didn’t get me, right?" Nope. Still giving me the creeps.

At the grocery store, a tiny 3-year-old came up, grabbed my shirt, and said, "Hello, Sir, you know that tonight he's gonna come for you. You won't suffer much, trust me." Now I’m home alone freaking out. Thanks, kid.

My mom told me that as a baby through around age 5, whenever we drove past a cemetery I used to wake up and demand the music get louder because the 'voices were too loud' and I 'couldn't listen to that many at once.' I’m still creeped out thinking about it!

A few months ago, my fiancée saw an old man ghost leaning over us while we crashed at her sister’s basement. Fast forward to today, while watching Ghostbusters 2, my son said, 'There’s a ghost in this house, a man who fell off the roof. Now he’s grumpy and buried under the house.' Yep, time to move.

My kid wasn’t messing around at the school carnival - going full creepy mode on all the kids. Mission: accomplished.

Walking to my car, I overheard a little girl tell her grandma, 'You remind me of my friend, except you’re not buried in the backyard.' Wait, what?! That’s both creepy and hilarious.

I was cooking dinner when my 3-year-old petted our Yorkie, looked me dead in the eye, and said, 'Let’s cut off her ears.' Then he just walked away. And sometimes in the night, he just sits up, staring at me around 2 or 3 a.m. That’s spooky!

My kid drew a self-portrait, and let’s just say my wife needed therapy after seeing it. Yikes.

When my daughter was 4, she was chatting happily in grandma’s old room. Then she kissed a mirror and told me she was talking to 'Gramma' who’s 'in there.' She swears grandma lives in the mirror. Creep vibe mode: activated.

When my 5-year-old cousin was playing at grandma’s, she said, 'There’s a man coming up the stairs! But he has no legs.' Creepy, right? Then two weeks later, our double-amputee neighbor was found deceased. Talk about spooky coincidences.

Peeked over at my 5-year-old niece drawing and saw a sketch titled 'A Girl That Cries.' I dared not ask who she was. Stuff gets creepy real fast.

My niece lives with my parents but talks like she lived an entire different life as a boy. She mentions skydiving, getting shot, and crazy things like 'I'll take you out, I've done it before.' She denies it all if asked. Creepy? Totally.

My kid’s been telling us a gripping story for years: He and his 'uncle' were on a boat, got shot, and both died. He describes the scene like a pro and isn’t fazed. Plus, he’s obsessed with guns he never had before. Spooky? You bet.

Last week, my 4-year-old son pointed at my bedroom door and said, 'Who’s that guy?' There was no one else home besides us and a friend. Turned on the light, he suddenly looked confused and asked where the guy went, then repeated, 'Wait! Who IS that guy?' Needless to say, I slept with the lights on for a week.

Happy Halloween! Here’s my daughter, sneaking into our bedroom like a tiny ninja. Freaky and adorable all at once.

My nephew told his mom (my sister) that he’s happy she’s his mommy now and he likes her more than his last mommy. Also, he hopes she’ll be his mommy next time, too. Promise me you’ll be my mommy! That one hit right in the feels.

My little brother Jamie talked about having a different “mummy” before, remembered being our mum's brother once, and described being dead before being reborn. Around age 3 he pondered what happens when you die, thinking it’s dark forever. Now 6, he knows odd stuff. We wonder if maybe, just maybe, Jamie is Uncle Jamie reborn. Whoa.

My little brother told me about a girl with a hole in her face who ‘lives in the playroom.’ Lately, weird stuff happens - stuff flying, dogs barking at nothing, nightmares. The playroom door is closed every night but is open by morning. Help.

My 6-year-old usually a sweet kid randomly said, "Mommy, I’d never drink your blood. I only drink blood from dead people." Kid, what are you up to? Creepy vibes overload.

I’m a teacher and was peeling an orange for a kid when he asked if the peeler could peel skin off a person! First grade is wild.

I used to have nightmares about a young girl every night. Then one night my cousin stayed over and had a seizure. Somehow, my nightmare and her real-life suffering connected. The nightmares stopped after that. I like to think a ghost or angel gave me a premonition that saved her. Mind = blown.

My 5-year-old daughter was playing with Legos when she quietly asked, "Is it time to eat each other yet? If yes, I choose you." Uhhh, what?!

My 4-year-old son talks about an imaginary friend named Bobo. Recently, Bobo’s got gator teeth and skin, and he has a friend also named Bobo. Now my son says "The Bobos" come in hordes of sixteen! Glitter glue artwork for these pals in progress. Why the creepy name? Ah!

Asked my 3-year-old what he’d do if he had 6 of himself. Expected something cute, got: “I’d put them in the oven and melt them to make them go away.” Okay then...

My friend’s daughter cut off her braids and left them laid out on her mom’s bed like this. Spooky or adorable? You decide.

My 4-year-old cousin said a girl with a 'snake neck' sang to her as she was falling asleep. That’s it, I’m never sleeping again.

My grandpa died when my dad was 16, so we never met him. Somehow, I dreamed about him driving an old truck and once called him out in pictures before anyone told me who he was. Years later my niece pointed out my grandpa wanted purple flowers - his favorite color, though she didn’t know him. Spooky family vibes.

My little cousin and I were sliding on a bed when she suddenly hit her head hard on my desk. Without a tear, she looked me dead serious and said, "Now it’s your turn..." My sister and I died laughing while she kept her straight face. Creepy or hilarious? You decide.

My little brother’s third-grade self-portrait is... let’s just say it’s not exactly Pixar material. Bless his creative soul.

I was hanging out with my young cousin and he kept pointing to the closet door. When I asked what he was looking at, he said, "The man with the long fingers is staring at me and pointing." Quick exit, please!

My son said his great great grandfather visits him, floating and talking 'not with his mouth.' Then one night, my daughter saw a man in the laundry room. Both seem to have lost their ghostly pal now, but the memories linger. Spooky family haunts FTW!

My usually fearless 2-year-old suddenly refuses to step off the couch or into any other room unless carried. She clings, trembles, and constantly scans the floor and ceiling. Tried bribing with treats, but nope. Can’t figure out what she’s scared of... and honestly, it’s freaking me out.

Last night, as I read to my almost-5-year-old, she said, "Mommy, I think you have a ghost crawling on you." Raisedcto scream internally, smiled, and kept reading. Then I remembered I’d had a miscarriage before her. Sad? Freaked? Both.

Just three nights ago, my 9-year-old son and I talked about asking mommy when she got home, and he said, 'If she’s not here, who’s upstairs?' Alone in the house. Chill-inducing moment.

My 3-year-old niece was watching cartoons and suddenly looked at the window saying, 'Oh, the funny man is trying to get in.' Who? 'The funny man with the mask.' No one was there. Thanks for the nightmares!

I used to teach pre-K. One sweet girl was crying a lot lately. She told me her brother’s PopPop (grandfather) talks to her every night - even though her PopPop died before she was born. Spooky or sweet? You decide.

I teach special ed preschool. After my grandma passed away, one kid asked who was behind me. No one was there but he said 'lady.' Showed him photos and he pointed right at my grandma. Felt like she came to check on me. Comforting but spooky!

The more I look at this pic... yeah, nope. Total nightmare fuel.

Our Doberman Houndoom loves everyone, but when my daughter’s friend Sarah comes over, he flips out like it’s the apocalypse. He barely calms down and even tries to bite her hand once. Sarah just stands there smirking. Dog senses are serious, people.

Getting my 2.5-year-old ready for bed, she said she was a "bad baby" because bad babies start fires. Uh, no thanks - you start fires, you’re grounded for life.

While driving, a song about demons played, and my son talked about demons like squirrels. I told him they aren’t real, but he said, 'They keep trying to get inside me at night.' Now I’m spooked.

As a pre-K teacher, one boy showed me his Lego tower and said, "There’s a girl inside. No light. No air." Then grinned up at me. Not sure if I should be worried or amazed at his imagination.

I don’t talk to my dad’s side but my husband had a dream about my grandpa watching over me. Then my 2-year-old asked ‘Where Jim go?’ Turns out Jim was my dad’s grandpa who died before I was born. What?!

After moving from our old creepy house, my 3-year-old asked where her ghost friends 'Bella' and 'the man' went. Bella apparently died in her old room and the man only appeared in her closet at night. Glad we moved.

My almost-4-year-old looked at a cut on her shin and said, 'It looks like meat inside! Meat is tasty!' Uh-oh, veganism in the making?

Babysitting my cousin’s 5-year-old, who talks to his deceased grandpa 'Pops' like he’s still around. He even casually asks what ‘the man’ under the table is doing. Kids and their spooky pals.

At age 3, I remember waking up with no past memories but suddenly knowing everything - talking, walking, family. I called my aunt 'Mommy,' even though she raised me and wasn’t my real mom. Then I said, "Today is the day I woke up and am alive again." Spooky early consciousness!

My 2-year-old brought this oddly creepy drawing to my wife, proudly saying she 'ate its face.' Kids, man.