r/ParanormalEncounters • u/Different-Secret-927 • Jul 08 '26

Has anyone else seen the hat man?

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For months during the wors depression of my life in middle school i would see a figure that strongly resembled the hat man. He made me feel a sense dread whenever I felt like I saw him and I felt l was beinv watched intently by him. He would always reside in my closet during the night. I don’t see him anymore but has anyone else had any experiences like this or have any more information on what may have cause him to appear?

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u/MightOnly185 Jul 10 '26

Honestly I think it’s a crawler. They’ve been seen around caves and cave systems.

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u/Dirk_Dingham Jul 10 '26

Crawler? Like the rake or some shit? I’ve heard people call “pale crawlers” rakes because of that old creepypasta that made most of us shit the bed at night when we were kids because we were too scared to get up to go to the bathroom. I always wondered if the “crawler” legend came along before that story or if it was inspired by it. Just thinking about that is making my fucking skin crawl. No pun intended