We Asked, “What is the Scariest Thing You’ve Ever Seen?”—Here Are Your Creepiest Stories

Spooky season is upon us 🎃

Whether it was a glimpse of the supernatural, a movie that made you sick to your stomach, a close encounter with danger or something straight-up unexplainable, we’ve all had a freaky experience or two.

To celebrate the release of Smile, the latest horror flick on the block, we asked you to tell us in 25 words or less: what is the scariest thing you have EVER seen?

20 lucky (or traumatised) people are walking away with tickets to Smile for their entries that shocked and engrossed the Student Edge Team. But FYI, one was a little too scary to post.

Beware: spooky things ahead.

When I was babysitting my nephew I heard a noise and looked into the monitor and an adult shadowy face was smiling back at me. - (Megan, TAS).

Whilst exploring a very haunted abandoned house in the middle of nowhere, my ghost radar picked up the word "Leave." and a door slammed shut. – (Ashleigh, WA).

One of the Killer Clowns from like 2016 in person with a knife. – (Sophie, QLD).

Walking around only for a massive sinkhole to suddenly form underneath a random pedestrian. – (Rhiannon, NSW).

Driving at night. Saw a young girl standing in the middle of the roundabout. I asked my friend if she saw her, she said no. - (Shanae, NSW).

My mum's face when she comes home and finds out I haven't defrosted the chicken that I was meant to do hours ago. - (Christie, VIC).

I woke up hearing a male voice saying hello and to see a man at the end of my bed but he wasn’t really there. - (Sabina, QLD).

Went camping and saw a whistling spider the size of my face outside the tent. Decided to chill inside for a while haha. – (Constantinos, WA).

Checking my roster just before going to sleep at 2am thinking I’m on the afternoon shift, however I was supposed to start at 5am. – (Christopher, NSW).

Honestly not that scary, but the dread I felt opening my maths exam and not knowing how to do anything. – (Valerie, VIC).

Locking my front door before I go to bed, only to see it swing wide open as I turn my back to it. – (Anita, NSW).

Everything seemed to indicate a normal day. Yes people were studying, but that wasn’t weird. I walked into class, desks separated, test papers arranged. Panic. – (Geneve, WA).

A shadow in the dark that leaped from the top of my dresser and started heading towards my bed, until I hid under the covers. – (Rachel, VIC).

Someone falling off a bridge and literally hanging by one hand before someone was able to run over and lift them up. – (Lydia, QLD).

The scariest thing i have ever seen is while rock climbing at camp, i saw some figure sprinting on all fours, it looked like human. – (Andrew, NSW).

The scariest thing I have ever seen was a weird half-human looking creature on the side of the road at night. Still think about it. – (Saskia, QLD).

I once saw a massive pregnant brown snake in my tidy tray at school. Still traumatised. – (Eirini, NT).

[Saw a] ghost in a dream as a kid, then about 10 years later my cousin told me the same dream she had in the same spot. – (Rachel, WA).

The rising cost of house prices as well as cost of living. What's scarier than inflation? – (Alicia, WA).

Winners will be contacted within the next few days via email. Stay up to date with the latest comps at Student Edge!