The Man From the Gas Company Asked Which Room I Slept In

Basement window latch held open with gray duct tape in a dark cellar, fake utility worker story

This fake utility worker story happened to me in January of 2020, in Lansing, Michigan. A polite man with a clipboard asked to check my gas meter, and then he asked which bedroom I slept in. It was the most frightening scary experience of my life, and it started with a knock in broad daylight. … Read more

Dana, Shower 6 Is Ready

Dim truck stop shower hallway at night with a numbered door 6 left slightly open, truck stop horror story

This truck stop horror story happened during a wind closure on I-80 in Wyoming, when the speaker in the drivers’ lounge called my first name for a shower I never booked. I thought it was a mix-up until the third call came from somewhere it shouldn’t have. I’ve been called just about everything over a … Read more

The Note in My Rental’s House Binder Was Written by the Man Upstairs

Closed attic hatch in a dim hallway ceiling above an open house binder, hinting at someone living in my attic

I never once suspected someone living in my attic, because the house binder told me there was nothing up there. The note was friendly, neat and helpful, and it was written by the one person who needed me to believe it. When you take a six-month job in a city where you don’t know a … Read more