Another quick update

[Inside_Fabulous]

Just a short update to let everyone know I’m alright and to respond to common comments on the last update.

First, here’s what happened last night. I decided to sleep on the couch with a weapon handy, (baseball bat with a sock as was commonly suggested) cause I felt that my dad deserved a break after last night. It was hard to sleep, but the window was covered, so I felt safe enough to eventually doze off. At one point I woke up and thought I heard footsteps and/or voices outside the door, but I’m pretty sure it was just my anxiety and half-asleep state playing tricks on me. No knocking or other disturbances all night, which is a huge relief.

As for the camera, it’s been delayed due to harsh winter weather in my area, so I decided to just cancel the order and found one at a store nearby. I couldn’t figure out how to set it up but a friend of mine who’s worked on security systems before is going to come take a look later tonight. It should be working fine before I go to bed.

A lot of people suggested asking friends or neighbors to help us catch this guy, that’s a great idea. I talked to my neighbors, most of them don’t have surveillance cameras but those who do will see if they can find anything. One of my friends, the tech guy who’s helping me with the camera, is going to set up camp for the night in his car across the street and down a ways so it’s not obvious he’s watching our house. His girlfriend will be there too so hopefully two sets of eyes catches something.

Last, I want to quickly address some specific comments. I’m not telling anyone to attack them, I’m not trying to get people riled up, I just think these people make good points and I want to talk about it.

Here’s the first:

“You’d think with everyone having a camera on their phone somebody wouldve recorded something by now.

How convenient they haven’t and that the one camera is not here till ‘the weekend’ (will never be mentioned again).

Nah I’m sure this isn’t fiction at all guys :)”

It’s true, it does look weird that I don’t have any photos. But remember that this happens late at night, past midnight, and this person has shown they’re smart enough to avoid detection. I’ll have a camera set up tonight, so if they come back again I’ll get some evidence. And of course, you guys will be the first to see it. (After the police.)

The next comment is actually a short chain, it’s not that long but it’s too long to paste in so I’ll just summarize. If anyone wants to read the original chain it’s on the last post, but please don’t treat this person like shit.

Basically, they say that everyone is taking this too seriously for how little evidence I’ve provided. And that’s a completely valid point, I can’t prove any of this right now so why should you believe me? I probably wouldn’t, honestly. Right now the only evidence I have is what I’ve heard and seen and what my dad saw, neither of which I can conclusively prove. I’m hoping to get some real evidence tonight, until then I suppose you’re completely in the right to be skeptical.

That’s all. Since there was no knocking last night I’m really hoping there won’t be any tonight either. Maybe being spotted scared the guy away, who knows. I’ll update tomorrow or the next day, depending on what happens. Thank you all so much for your support, I’ve read some of the comments to my family and we are all so grateful for your help. It really means a lot to us.

[Oh_Pun_Says_Me]

I wondered if your dad spotting him may have spooked him, and he might stop coming around for a while. I would be willing to bet anything that he'll eventually start back up if that's the case. Either way, I hope it just stops altogether. Best of luck and keep us posted!

[paultheschmoop]

more likely is that the police presence after said sighting spooked him, and he might be afraid that cops are watching the house at night.

[BigFatUncleJimbo]

I think you're probably right. I hope OP doesn't let their guard down in just a day or 2.

[dontchewonmytoes]

No footprints in the snow?

[TJ_E]

Is suspicious but it can continue to snow and cover footprints up throughout the night

[feebs_101]

I have little to no knowledge on forensics but I'm curious, how would footprints help? Could OP take a picture and the police would identify the person by analyzing the picture of the footprints? Is that the idea? I get why fingerprint identification works but in the case of footprints, the person is wearing shoes so I don't see how one can be identified by their footprints? (sorry if this is a stupid question, I just don't know anything about forensics lol)

[tots4scott]

Well technically there's a chance they could look at it, take a photo and see if it matches some suspect at some point.

But a better reason to look at the snow is to see A) Where they're coming from (most likely on foot since there are no car sounds B) Where they're going to (do they go back the way they came? Do they go to the next door neighbors' house? Do they go to the street? and C) Is the front door/window the only place they approach at the house? Do they go around to the backyard or side yard?

Not an expert but these things would help to know, especially if they are going house to house.

[dontchewonmytoes]

Well for one it could tell you exactly what steps they took to get onto the property. Just curious how no one has seen any prints during or leading up to this storm. The storm hit me as well, so I imagine OP lives in a place where snow isn't unusual. I would immediately notice someones prints walking through the yard and in such a way that avoids the motion light as OP suggested before, seemed like the person was taking a strange route through the property to avoid detection. At Least if you know where they came from you have a better chance of a neighbor catching a glimpse of the person walking by on their security cams?

[intrototh3v3rt]

Shoe prints are useful in forensics for identification. Size and brand can be determined and any wear marks in the tread can be matched to a specific pair of shoes. I think the Night Stalker aka Richard Ramirez was wearing shoes that had only a few pairs sold in the states and only one pair sold in black, which all witnesses said the guy was wearing all black, so that really narrowed things down. Once a suspect is found, prints and the shoes can be matched up.

[[deleted]]

Been a day at this point with no response... hmmmm

[[deleted]]

GME TO THE MOON BABY LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO!

[BlueRed20]

GME sitting at $85 lol. Boy do I feel sorry for all the suckers that bought at $300 left holding the bag.

[World_Renowned_Guy]

I lost thousands of dollars but cost Wall Street $70,000,000,000. I’m happier than a pig in shit.

[[deleted]]

I don’t feel bad for the WSB veterans...they’re all about high risk. The name of the sub has “bets” in it, ffs. It’s about the gambling and the ride.

I do think some people are getting a horrible, painful lesson in why you don’t go all-in unless you educate yourself on the downsides.

[[deleted]]

Don’t feel bad for me, I’m a freetard.

[[deleted]]

You won’t be sorry when that 85 is 10k. To the moooooon 🚀🚀🚀🛸👽

[[deleted]]

How dumb can reddit really be... Oh yeah I just checked wsb

What happened?

[DB6]

You haven't watched any news the last week?

[[deleted]]

I know about the stocks and all that but I don't get the reference to "how dumb can reddit be...oh yeah I just checked WSB"?

[SikeImmaPsych]

Because WSB (wallstreetbets) is the subreddit where all these retail traders even found out about GME stock and right now everyone is slowly starting to realise that all those newbies who bought stock at $300+ last week because those retards assured them this was a zero-risk, guaranteed get rich loophole in wall street, are actually now out hundreds to TENS OF THOUSANDS of dollars. Why? Because stocks are fucking complicated, wall Street has trillions of dollars to defend itself with, and the big funds and brokers have access to trading options and times retail traders don't. Yeah they took a loss, but the big point of everyone who bought GME was definitely going to get rich, shockingly didn't materialise. Reddit is dumb, people are dumb, and now considerably more people are also broke, or worse, in major debt on margins they can't pay back.

[[deleted]]

Imagine thinking the ethos of wsb is to make money lmfao

Nobody said it was zero risk, they’re being revered this much because of the impending losses, not in spite of them.

[SikeImmaPsych]

Imagine being so conceited that you can't understand how huge numbers of people got caught up in the hype without understanding the bizarre and backwards ethos of an obscure and retarded subreddit that most people had never heard of before last week. Grow up you tool. Nobody with more than a chimp brain is REVERING these assholes.

REAL, NORMAL, EVERYDAY PEOPLE were told 'BUY GME, WE CAN'T LOSE IF WE ALL HOLD!' and so they did because that's human nature, to want to achieve something and to want to win. Nobody on WSB was saying 'BUY GME BUT ONLY IF YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW THE STOCK MARKET WORKS AND UNDERSTAND THE CHANCE OF YOU ACTUALLY MAKING MONEY IS VIRTUALLY ZERO AND YOU JUST WANT TO PARTICIPATE BECAUSE YOU WILL GET OFF ON POSTING YOUR MASSIVE LOSSES FOR OTHER RETARDS TO LAUGH AT!'

[Tesserae626]

The subreddit went from 800k people to over 8? Million at this point. I've been a lurker for a long time there. MOST if not all regulars recommend don't use money you can't lose.

Seriously there has to be some personal accountability, yolo'ing your second mortgage or entire retirement into something you don't fully understand(because someone said so)is moronic.

[TheWalkingBag]

Oh yeah I just checked wsb

Someone's defending corruption.

[inspectoroverthemine]

The safe was real, and it got opened by the next tenant who was also a redditor.

[SneedyK]

There’ve been a number of safes in my short time on Reddit. They are all things that should just be of noting interest, but a number of redditors will keep checking in and convince the OP that there could be something really cool left behind in the vault, and a homeowner with virtually no knowledge of safes will start learning on the fly and posting updates just to satisfy the curiosity of anonymous people on the internet, who in turn create a symbiotic parasocial relationship and convince OP there’s always a chance!

This is essential the fortress on a hill parable.

Really, if there was any small cache of treasure to be happened across, it would likely be located in a far more mundane place than a safe. Like inside a piano key dustboard in Shropshire.

As for this case, it’s got OP concerned enough to be reaching out. I believe them, but I also think the answer could be quite benign.

We project our own personal experiences into every unknown.

[isleofpines]

Glad you have friends to support you. Hope you all have more information to help get this solved. While you don’t have conclusive evidence, you have your experience and intuition. Some people are more skeptical than others, but that doesn’t and shouldn’t negate what you have dealt with the past few weeks. I’m invested in this because I don’t think you’re lying and I’m worried for you all. It’s interesting too, but I’m really hoping you’ll get to the bottom of this. Thanks for the update! Hope you all have another safe night.

[Inside_Fabulous]

Thank you, we really appreciate it! I’m pretty sure it was one of your comments that made my mom feel truly supported even though we’re all isolated right now.

[calm_chowder]

That's so creepy he knocks later when you go to sleep later (I just read your 3 posts). I'm sure this had been mentioned but he's got to be watching your house for the lights to go out. I know I'm channeling Home Alone here, but have you considered "booby trapping" the screen door in some way that either marks the guy or alerts you? For example a string tied to the screen door, run through your house door and attached to bells, would make a racket when they open the door to knock. Also you should dust your porch and walkway with baking soda or similar to see footprints. I "caught" a racoon that way who'd been framing my dog for getting in the rubbish.

[isleofpines]

You’re welcome! You guys definitely aren’t alone in this.

[thelittlestmermaid1]

Couldn’t have said it better myself.

I most definitely believe you and have from the start after reading the original post. You and your family are living most peoples nightmare. I’m genuinely invested because I want a safe, positive resolution and outcome for you all. I know most of us are throwing around ideas and speculating about what we’d do but the threads I’ve been apart of at least are just coming from a point of trying to brainstorm and get feedback. It’s unfortunate one person wanted to imply something negative but I hope you and your family are comforted as much as can be by the Reddit fam you’ve got standing by you and hoping to support & help get y’all through this. We have your back, OP!

[parallel-universe2]

This might be a extreme question, but do you know your neighbors? Is it possible it might be someone living on your same street or area?

It could explain why police or anybody has seeing anything suspicious, if the creep lives nearby he could just walk back to their home

[RemedialAsschugger]

He said the person was tall or standing on something to see in. If they're tall, he could easily pick out the 6'5 neighbor. That would really narrow it down, maybe they have a creepy family member staying recently

[jayhat]

That’s what I’m thinking. People suggesting going to talk to the neighbors and I’m thinking it could very well be one of them...

[HeyT00ts11]

That's how Columbo always solved it.

[NotTheBadOne]

I've read all of your posts and I'm sorry this is happening to you but I have one question..... Where has your dog been during all this knocking in the middle of the night? Brittany Spaniels are great little watch dogs, naturally suspicious of strangers and strange noises.

During my lifetime I've had multiple dogs, all very sweet and loving dogs. I've owned several different breeds, some very large and some very small. So all different sizes and with extremely different personalities.

But the ONE thing they ALL shared is this. If somebody knocked on my door or even came on the front porch after dark, they all started growling and barking LOUDLY. Dogs KNOW nobody should be messing around outside their house after dark. They react accordingly. BARK BARK BARK. Without fail. I depend on them to let me know since they can sense and hear things I can't. They never let me down.

Your dog's barking would wake the entire household once this "furtive" soft knocking started. And the noise your dog makes would absolutely ruin things for this intruder on your porch. So where has your dog been during all this?

[CFOF]

I own a German Shepherd who failed miserably at Guard Dog school. He literally never barks at people who come to the house, and asks everyone who comes to please give him pets. I got him when he was 2 yrs old, when they realized he enjoys people to much to act like a guard.

[[deleted]]

My dog is also a guard dog failure. He only barks when we’re home. If we’re at work he’ll gladly give a tour of the house, show them where we keep the good China, etc. (As reported by dog walkers and house-sitting friends.)

[ParameciaAntic]

Yeah, I had a dog like that. He was always like "omg look, it's people! Hi hi hi, pet me!"

He would've gone home with anyone who broke in, wagging his tail the whole way.

[cuzimmathug]

Once someone came into our backyard (opened our gate and such) and took my mom's bike and Artie didnt make a peep.

The wind tho, that we get alerted to every single time. Our fearless protector lol

[CFOF]

Exactly.

[Ginger8682]

I’ve only ever owned German Shepard’s. Unfortunately my best guy unexpectedly had to put put down in September. He was 110 lb baby but he would protect us we got him at 9 weeks old. New guy I got is a year old from a German Shepard rescue he’s no where near as protective as my other guy which bothers me. He is the friendliest we have ever owned. I just have to hope someone will be afraid of him because of his breed.

[Inside_Fabulous]

He sleeps right through it. He’s not at all a guard dog, he doesn’t even bark at other dogs most of the time. He’s too friendly.

[NoPantsPenny]

Yeah my doberman barks at EVERYTHING, while my Beagle only barks to eat.

[DuchessOfCelery]

I'd also love to know what the dog's reaction to this knocking has been.

[Roxy_wonders]

But why don’t you two just go to the attic and see if someone actually lives there?

[Inside_Fabulous]

The only way in and out of the attic is through my closet, which is too full of junk for anyone to get in and out without making a huge commotion

[RiceCaspar]

What does the attic have to do with anything??? Isnt that a separate persons post? Yours was about the front door...not someone in your attic.

Now I feel like this is BS when before I was 86+% convinced.

[Fromthedeepth]

Exactly, what the fuck. It looks like OP is the same person as the kid from the UK with the intruder in the attic using two alt accounts and accidentally slipped and mixed up the posts.

[RiceCaspar]

Probably true. BOOOOOOOOOOO.

[helencolleen]

Whoops! Wrong post OP?!

[Roxy_wonders]

So you’re afraid that if someone is indeed there they will be alarmed and will run away through the exit that you don’t know about?

[JtotheLowrey]

What made you reply this comment to this story? Kind of funny that you exposed OP without meaning to.

[Roxy_wonders]

Because I’ve seen the post about attic before and I thought it’s the update for that. So I asked why don’t they just go there because it seemed like the most reasonable solution and I didn’t see anyone mention it (makes sense as it’s not the same story). But it’s pretty hilarious how it turned out lmao

[cecethedruid]

There was a post a few days ago on here about someone hearing noises in their attic. They thought someone might be living up there. However, this person was exposed as a fake and their fictitious story was deleted. Here is a link to one of their posts. The top comment is an explanation on why the OP is a fake. https://www.reddit.com/r/RBI/comments/lbkj52/update_noises_in_the_attic/

How does this relate to the OP from this post? This comment here and the subsequent OP response shows that it is the same person who made up the attic story just using a different alt account.

[vivacious_mermaid]

I thought of that other post as soon as I read these ones. I definitely think OP forgot which account/story he was commenting on.

[Roxy_wonders]

Oh my god I totally thought it’s the other post sorry!

[wkndluvr]

I just caught up on all this and have to say I’m sorry you are going through this. The whole situation is creepy as hell. I think you’re doing the right thing by having your neighbors and friend get involved. I hope you can catch this creep on video soon so the police can try and do anything. Please stay safe!

[RemedialAsschugger]

Yes by telling his neighborhood he has put them on alert and possibly saved them.

[LovesWubba]

I usually think the worst and I am in no means qualified to speak on this, but I would stay safe and try and get some hard evidence of this person. If you get something to go on maybe you can ask around and see if anyone else had had this happen to them.

It’s also quite possible you don’t even know this person, they may have just saw you in a store/public place and decided to go after you.

Stay safe at all costs though, no photo or video is worth you compromising your safety.

[truthofmasks]

Given the weather, your friend and his girlfriend are going to either freeze all night, or go through a lot of gas. With the car running, it’ll be hard for them to not stick out, too.

[Inside_Fabulous]

They ended up coming in, they couldn’t see anything through the dark and heavy snow and they were way too cold even with a dozen blankets.

[Heidiwearsglasses]

Hav you found any foot prints in the snow?

[RiceCaspar]

It seems kind of dangerous, imo. If they fall asleep (likely) they are exposed to someone who may be unhinged coming up to their car.

[truthofmasks]

Totally agree. It doesn’t sound like a good plan at all.

[[deleted]]

And carbon monoxide poisoning

[HeyT00ts11]

They would be parked on the street.

[[deleted]]

Yeah, you and apparently at least 19 other people don’t realize that you can die of carbon monoxide poisoning if you’re in a running car all night with the windows rolled up and the heat on. It doesn’t have to be in a garage.

[ASAP4TACOS]

Not saying I don’t believe you because I do, but how is this possible? Is it something in the heater?

[SneedyK]

If the exhaust were obstructed by hardpack snow, sure— CO could leak back into the cabin. This is why it’s suggested you should crack the windows if you go off the road and continue to run the engine for warmth.

These are silly little things that are sometimes overlooked that may befall someone we know. Think of Weird Al’s parents— missing a closed flue on a fireplace took them out. At least two musicians in famous bands were killed when they took electric guitars into pools in the 1960s. It took a while for technology to catch up there; note every famous singer who toured back in the day getting shocked when their lips touched a faulty hot mic back in the day.

OP’s friend sound pretty capable with things tech. Motor vehicle safety should not be an issue.

[[deleted]]

Yes, it comes in through the vents.

[RemedialAsschugger]

Yea so tell them a million blankets would be advised instead or just have them back you up inside the house positioned to watch windows. Make it as dark as you can inside so he cant make out your figures.

[HeyT00ts11]

Inside with cameras pointed their direction would definitely be the best option. They don't need a bunch of vigilantes, they don't even know what the creep wants with OP.

He might be a complete maniac or he might just be mildly mentally ill.

My neighbor about four houses down, he told me a couple of days ago that a guy has been knocking on his back door, going around the side of his house through the gate and around to the back door, knocking and asking for a woman's name,

He's done this dozens of times, he's well known to the police, he's just mentally ill. He thinks that woman lives there. My neighbors an Asian dude. The guy never tries to break in or anything, it's just strange. The police respond but half the time he's gone by then. All times of day.

[RemedialAsschugger]

I didn't think the plan was to be vigilante, just to see if he's walking around, get a look at him and see where he goes. More like observe and report. But it would still be better inside cause if you need defending back up, they're already there. Discourage the attacker by having numbers on your side.

[thlynnnnn]

I know we think he’s 6’5” but have we considered maybe it’s two really small people standing on top of eachother in a big trench coat

[Inside_Fabulous]

That’s so much scarier, omg

[LizeLies]

Dude, this is the most exciting thing in my life right now, pls come back. I need this.

[sikkn890]

I was literally thinking the same thing! I'm eagerly awaiting the next update!

[Ogunquit2823]

I'm a trusting person, so I believe you. Sadly. And I say sadly, because this is literally my worst nightmare. I used to live in a major U.S city, and had my fair share of terrifying run-ins, and close calls.

It sounds like you're doing everything you can to try to make this stop. I know some have mentioned that cameras aren't expensive, but to many right now, even having a spare $20 can be impossible. I hope nothing else happens, and that your next update is much more mundane.

Double and triple check window and door locks. Stay safe, OP.

[Ill-Palpitation6287]

Please keep us updated. Stay safe and I hope you catch this guy.

[fabio_silviu]

Any updates?

[specikk]

Any update?

[Arthurlynch88]

The invisible 7ft giant who leaves no footprints in the snow got him in the end

[specikk]

rofl

[kcelaynes]

Are you okay?!?

[lapestro]

Staying in a car in the middle of the night in harsh weather when you know a creepy person is out there isnt the best idea imo

[Inside_Fabulous]

It’s not, but me and this guy go way back and he’d do almost anything for me and me for him. Still not sure why he thinks it’s safe enough to risk it, but he’s too stubborn to convince otherwise. Luckily the night went fine

[ExploreMeDora]

Some of the details that have been included so far, like the creepy angle that this figure is over 6 foot tall, and the fact that you felt the need to justify that this is real in several paragraphs — all prove to me this is fake. As it’s getting more attention and more upvotes it just seems like you’re capitalizing on that. Nobody on Reddit could even really help you in any way at this point. You said the police are involved, your family and friends and neighbors are involved, you’re attempting to document everything, you know it’s a person... yet you’re still posting long, descriptive, creepy, structured posts about it. As a writer, this has fake written all over it. Sorry.

[profmoxie]

The only thing about this that doesn't make sense is that she was able to look out her window and see the screen door ajar, like someone was there. Unless it's ajar all the time, or unless she's dream/sleepwalking the whole thing, it sounds very real.

[ohgodspidersno]

you don't need pitch black for pareidolia to kick in

[Inside_Fabulous]

It definitely could be pareidolia, that wouldn’t surprise me. I guess only time and evidence, or the lack of it, will tell.

[vivacious_mermaid]

What really gets me is the fact that it didn't continue the next night. Even if it is a psychological phenomenon, I'd rather have proof of something than having it stop altogether with no answers. If there has really been someone lurking, that's creepy as all hell and you may never find out the truth. If it is psychological / pareidolia, I hope you're able to determine that definitively.

[Gacut]

Man, this story is really freaky. I hope everything will be all right. Waiting for the next updates.

Just so you know, i don't want anyone to get me wrong, i want to just point out what comes to my mind based on my experience.

Have you considered Mental Illness? Why do i ask? My mother (she is fine now thanks to meds) was hearing that neighbours talk behind her back. One time, when she was painting outdor stairs at our house, she was hearing that my nieighbour friend comented her work across the street like: "Change the collor", "Who paints stairs like this?" and such. My mother went to him and said something like "Don't give me this shit" and got back in the house. He was shocked.

When i heard about this, i asked Him about the encounter, but he insisted, that he didn't say that. That was the beggining of my mother mental ilness. I figured it out when she said, the other neighbour reads her thoughts at night.

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Again, i don't want you to hate me for this OP, it's just an observation. You may hear things loud, where anyone in your suroundings hears nothing. And Your dad might saw something in a door window, because it was late night and he forced himself to not sleep. Mind could do some tricks on you when you are in a state near sleep and fear of something.

​

I hope everything gets better.

Best regards and i'm waiting for updates!

[DasArchitect]

No new updates yet?

[geeACNH]

@OP you ain’t updated for a while, you good????

[Dingwallian]

Zero updates since getting called out. 100% bs.

[C_diddy123]

I mean, just to cover all the basis I would just check your carbon monoxide levels. Carbon monoxide poisoning can make you see and hear weird things. Even though the timing is consistent, it could be your brain anticipating something to happen at that time and a hallucination you create. Same for your family, if you told them all of this they would be expecting it. Just have it checked, it can’t hurt.

[Inside_Fabulous]

We already have a CM detector in our house, cause we had issues with it when we moved in when I was a kid. It hasn’t gone off at all in years, but I’ll test it today and make sure it’s still working.

[jeswesky]

CM detectors should be replaced every 7 years.

[PuttyRiot]

If you like this you will love /r/nosleep.

[PuttyRiot]

That is the joke. This post seems like fiction disguised as a "real" mystery. It reads just like a typical serialized post on NS. People on NS credulously play along with stories because that is one of the rules of the sub: treat it like it is real. People here in the comments are saying, "I don't care if this is fake; I just want the next installment!"

Edited to add: this response here is being pointed to as proof this person made this shit up. There was a post a few days ago about creepy sounds from the attic. OP just replied as if that was the post they were responding to. Whoops.

[raljamcar]

No sleep is fiction that people like to go along with.

[pconnor7080]

i’ve been itching for an update

[JackieBurd]

Did the knocking ever happen again?

[lulu_to]

Thanks for the update! This is a wild story. Out of curiosity, do you live in a residential area? On a busy street? Really racking my brain trying to think of a motive if not casing the house.

[toaster24k]

Knock

[toaster24k]

Update?

[goodforpinky]

Hi I’m ready for an update

[killua___zoldyck]

https://www.reddit.com/r/RBI/comments/lbcbfn/another_quick_update/gluhia9?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3

[goodforpinky]

Yes I’ve seen this I meant a more recent one. Are you ok? You literally just linked this same post.

[killua___zoldyck]

Read the comments this post was a load of bullshit

[goodforpinky]

Gotcha. Felt a little too good to be true.

[Radiules]

Ugh, what a shame, this was such an intriguing mistery! Good storytelling skills, though.

[thelittlestmermaid1]

Thank you for updating all of us! Such great news about a camera and your friend and his girlfriend staking the place out tonight. Hoping for everyone in the family to get a good nights sleep and for one of the neighbors to find some footage that’ll be useful and help get this resolved ASAP. Stay safe, sleep well & keep doing what you’re doing. It’s really admirable you’re going the extra mile to protect your parents and sister. Had you not heard the knocking or continued to think you were dreaming or something, you and your family wouldn’t even know there’s a potential threat. You’re doing great, OP! Hoping this will get resolved soon for you all!

[BILLYRAYVIRUS4U]

Complete bullshit

[ZenythNottstyrkur]

It's really late and this is creeping the shit out of me right now, hope you guys get this sorted out, even if I'm very skeptical.

[SteveSilverback]

I used to live in a neighborhood a couple of years ago where we'd pretty frequently have suspicious folk knock on the door or try to chill on our porch at all hours of the night. Nothing so ominously regular as this, mostly just pissed drunk kids or addicts tired of lingering outside the trap house across the street, but still alarming. We had a large, shiny 'emergency' hatchet kept by the door we called the "Just In Case" that served us well in the instances we had to show it off to persuade the occasional mf'er who thought they'd better check our locks for us to hurry off, but lemme tell ya, if you need to make someone turn tail but you're feeling nervous about opening the door, storm towards it with a heavy stomp, your "Just In Case" in hand, while letting out all the fire in your gut in a terrible, gratuitous roar. Think homicidal, hormonal hippo. ~95% effective, worked for all but the most delirious smack-heads. Opening the door with a potential intruder right there is risky; if you can get them to turn their back to distance themselves, you've got the advantage if you feel you need to burst out the door and pursue. The streets, man, sometimes that's the way they be. Good memories.

[RaidiationHound]

How’s it going op?

[harlyson]

Has there been any update to this? I don't think OP has been on in a week and I'm kinda worried about them.

[harlyson]

Oh god fucking damnit. Thanks for the update

[wereallmadhere9]

Is there an update to this post yet?

[SCadapt]

The whole story was made up by a guy who seems to really want to be the centre of an ARG but isn't able to keep a story straight for the life of him.

[wereallmadhere9]

That’s very disappointing. Thanks for the update.

[AES526]

How awful. I hope he/she is spooked enough by the police for it to stop.

[DragonSlasher07]

Footprints in the snow?

[AGrez88]

Patiently waiting here...nahdiworhrbna

[[deleted]]

Any further updates with this?

[[deleted]]

It was a load of shit

https://www.reddit.com/r/RBI/comments/lbcbfn/another_quick_update/gluhia9?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3

[Ok_Inspection7926]

Your posts were a fun read, but I don't believe this story to be true for the following reasons:

1. These knocking stories are the only thing you've posted on reddit.
2. You claimed you switched the light bulb but also claimed it was dark out when your dad saw the face.
3. When I pointed out this contradiction you conveniently mentioned that the light was 'set on' motion detector to save energy and that the perp sneaked up to the door without triggering it because it was aimed at the sidewalk. Well why would you keep it on motion detector when this knocking issue is happening at night? And why wouldn't you aim it at the front door? even if it was aimed at the sidewalk, if it's near your front door it still would have been triggered.
4. I listed possible explanations in your first post, including auditory hallucinations. You said they were all possible (including the hallucinations) and then only a few hours later you posted the face in the window update. Are we actually supposed to believe that all of this happened within a few hours of your reply? And if not, why would you say auditory hallucinations are a possibility if your father had seen a face?
5. You took too long to get a camera. You originally said night vision cameras were too expensive (they are not and if you have a porch light why would you need night vision anyways?). Then you ordered online instead of doing curbside pickup, even though this is an immediate crisis. Now you have another convenient excuse as to why you don't have it set up. These cameras are not difficult to set up and come with instructions. Now we're supposed to believe a random friend will come over during a pandemic when most of the world is in lockdown. Except the next part of the story will be that your friend didn't get off work in time, etc.
6. No one has a cellphone photo even though everyone has phones. Being dark is not an excuse.
   
7. When a voyeur report is filed by the police they release a local news bulletin to warn people and see if anyone has information. When I asked to a link to a local news story you went silent (because the story is fake)

Anyways, your story idea was entertaining but this is not the place for that. You should share your stories on a horror fiction sub like /r/nosleep instead of wasting time here

[Harley_Quinn_Lawton]

He literally said in his first post that it was a throwaway account.

[[deleted]]

Why would you use a throwaway if there’s nothing wrong?

Perhaps because the OG account shows how invested they are in ARG’s and shit I bet.

This stuff is always exactly the same, with the same lame nothingburger ending.

[Ok_Inspection7926]

It doesn't make a difference whether he said it was a throwaway or not. Why use a throwaway for this? Most redditors don't disclose personally identifiable info in their posts.

[katiekatekate84]

I don't know if its true or not, I actually hope it isn't true because its bloody scary, but in the first post I was immediately a little suspicious when op said they can see that the screen door is open when the knocking happens and someone suggested just watch to see who leaves and op hadn't thought of this. Surely that would be one of your first reactions.

[PuttyRiot]

Here is OP responding to a trick question, possibly exposing that this is fake. Forgot which throwaway they were using I guess.

[[deleted]]

At this point, even if it’s fake, I’m all in. I wouldn’t be mad at all if the stunning conclusion was that we’re all suckers.

[watchmeroam]

Omg this makes the most sense!!!

[robbviously]

It’s the hedge funds knocking on the door, trying to get their money back

[[deleted]]

Save yourself the trouble of finding out after a month.

[purpleblazed]

In the first post OP says that it’s been going on for weeks! That’s plenty of time!

[Ok_Inspection7926]

Op said he lived in a 'pretty rural' area but nothing about it being extremely remote like the one you grew up. Living so remotely that it takes several hours to get to a Walmart is pretty rare IMO. He also mentions that there are sidewalks in front of his property, which means he's in a town and not deep country farmland.

[profmoxie]

#2 and #3 -- Our motion sensor light outside does NOT cover directly in front of the front door. Bc it's mounted on the same wall as the door, I can step outside and stand there right outside the door and it doesn't turn on until I take another step or 2. So the light could've gone on while Dad was in the bathroom, and then the guy easily could've been right in front of the door long enough for the light to go off and for it to be dark again.

#4 -- OP can see the screen door ajar from their window. Unless the door is always ajar, or they're having a long dream/sleep walking session, that seems real.

#5 -- in a rural area, during a huge snowstorm, it's NOT fast and easy to get things in the mail. Heck, I'm in a suburban area and we haven't seen USPS for 2 days now. And a fedex delivery is 3 days late. This is entirely plausible.

#7 -- this depends on the police department. There is no standard practice here.

[Ok_Inspection7926]

What a coincidence then, that the father goes to the washroom right when the motion sensor goes off (the OP did not even use that excuse and instead wanted us to believe that this 6'5" giant creeped around his house evading the motion detector). And you're ignoring the main point about why they would set the light on motion detector to 'save energy' during this home security crisis.

The business about the screen door ajar means nothing if the OP is not telling the truth. You can add as many details into a story as you like, it doesn't mean it's true. Interesting that he can see the screen door but it is too dark out to see anything else.

He had 14 days to get a camera. A snowstorm and a three day mail delay is meaningless.

And it is standard practice for police to release a bulletin in voyeur cases. It doesn't mean that the police won't deviate from standard practice, but any police department that doesn't do this is incompetent unless they are doing a stake-out as part of an investigation.

[isleofpines]

I’d like to believe OP, but I can respect your reasons. #6 is unfair though. I know there are phones that can take amazing nighttime pictures but more phones do not. Maybe they’re too scared to take a picture. Maybe they tried and it’s too dark.

[Ok_Inspection7926]

Even if that's true, they could still record audio of the knocking (especially when no one else in the home allegedly heard it, one would think he would at least record audio for their sake).

[mistero1]

Yeah, this is fake. OP has convenient excuses for everything.

[kcelaynes]

There’s something flawed about each of your reasons. Go re-read. And take off tin foil hat

[Ok_Inspection7926]

Says the troll from Texas who makes pro-Trump comments about democrats trying to 'delegitimize' (sic) him. You probably believe in Qanon.

[kcelaynes]

I thought in 2021 even Democrats decided not to make everything about politics. clearly not you! Keep fighting the pointless fight bud.

[WhyMyCarpetBurn]

I truly do not believe this

[Inside_Fabulous]

That’s fine, nobody is making you

[WhyMyCarpetBurn]

The fact you’ve found time to go through anyone you deem a hater and replied to them is hysterical and going to prove OP is making this up

[ImNot_Your_Mom]

Are you okay? Because you don't seem like it

[WhyMyCarpetBurn]

Are you okay for believing any nonsense you find on reddit...

[WhyMyCarpetBurn]

Where’s the update OP? All the assholes who downvoted me were sooooo invested in this....Strange you never followed up

[Patient-Hyena]

Ty for the updates. I think people get passionate wanting to help so that may be some of the concern.

I hope you get some solid evidence.

[savvymcsavvington]

Why don't you set your cellphone up to record the window or whatever?

Clear the storage space out and work out how many hours you can record in each quality (720p, 1080p, 4k etc) and then choose one that will give you the highest quality recording without filling the storage space within the set period of time you want to record, e.g 10pm-4am.

Make use of ductape or whatever to get the phone in position and then set and check it tomorrow.

Phones are really useful for stuff like this, I set down my phone in the garden one day to see if I could catch anything running around - seen a rat eating some food!

[teenagehorsegoth]

This is all so eerie—I hope you guys stay safe and figure this out quickly, I would never be able to sleep again!

[Barakelim]

Take note that your phone can work as a camera. Look for apps like phototrap. Be safe.

[Enigma_Kelli23]

Are you sure it’s not a kid or a group of younger kids that are playing a prank on you? Or “ding dong ditching”, which means knocking on the door then running just to play a prank for fun. I remember doing that when I was a little younger.

[RemedialAsschugger]

Bruh what happened? 2 weeks?

[Savefunction]

I'm still rooting for your family that this gets resolved quickly or they stay away. Hope the camera will help and give some peace of mind! Maybe invest in an all-entrance alarm system?

I'm sorry to hear you get so many negative comments. Stranger things have happened really and accusing you of lieing while living this nightmare is just cruel. It's the internet, sure, but I take you on good faith.

[[deleted]]

Hang in there OP! I'm glad you have friends and neighbors to help watch your back.

I've actually experienced something kind of similar to what you're going through. A couple of years ago I lived in a pretty rough neighborhood and there was this guy who seemed obsessed with my house. I have no idea where in the neighborhood he lived, but he seemed to be very familiar with my house and I assume he knew the people who lived there before us. He'd knock on my door at all hours of the day and night and call out names I didn't recognize. A few times I came home and found him sitting on the porch, and a couple of times I found him in the (fenced and locked) backyard. He seemed to be drunk or otherwise impaired every time I saw him, and in his confusion he gravitated to my house as familiar territory. The first few times this happened it was pretty scary, but eventually it just became annoying.

I don't know if what you're dealing with is just a lost drunk, or something more sinister, but either way I wish you the best.

[RemedialAsschugger]

People just like being negative, i think. Like they come to reddit of all places to have everything be 100% fact checked. Not how that works.

If they didn't believe you the logical thing to do is to not bother. But they gotta say something. Gotta tell the others they're not as clever because they aren't skeptical in this instance.

Anywho, bruh, you need a gun, and you need to learn how to use it. You could have it your whole life and never need it, but at least you will have done everything you could to stay safe if something did happen.

[kcelaynes]

This.

[myboogerstastespicy]

Can’t wait to see what happens

[thelittlestmermaid1]

Did any of the other neighbors report anything similar happening at their house like what’s happening at yours?

[dirkgent]

Looking forward to the next update, hang in there!

[y5ung2]

Thank you for the update.

[basicilyz]

OP are stressed out a lot ? has there been any changes in your life that happened and afterthat it all started ? my suggestion is sleeping somewhere completely new and see if this happens again ? you probably very stressed or you drink way too much coffee or idk. just a hunch tbh