The Trick-or-Treaters Kept Waving at the Upstairs Window

Dark upstairs window of a suburban house on Halloween night with a pale hand on the glass, scary babysitter stories

Most scary babysitter stories start with a phone call. Mine started with a seven-year-old in a dinosaur costume who came back from the sidewalk and asked me why the old man upstairs kept waving at her friends. Anyone who collects home alone scary stories knows the worst part is finding out you were never alone. … Read more