Disclaimer: The following paranormal stories are recounted from various radio channels and podcasts. They are not the original experiences of Autoreyy but are shared for entertainment purposes only. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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Neenga thoonga porappa unga window-eh paarthurukingala? Daytime-le azhagana sceneries paarkavum sunshine-eh veetukulle eduthu vandhu pleasant aakura the same window nighttime-le adhukku opposite-ah maarudhu. Oru second kanne moodi therandha ange edhachum theriyumo apdingura oru fear-eh manasukulle varavekkidhu. Oru vele andha irrational fear unmaiyana?

L'homme Rouge (The Red Man)

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There was a man who watched me sleep. He has big eyes, romba protruding-ah eye sockets-eh vittu veliya vila pora madhiri irukkum. Skin ellam azhugi poyi red colour-le ennamo blood-le soak panni caramelised aana madhiri irukkum.

Naan avare first paarthadhu enakku 7 vayasa irundhappa. I was having a hard time sleeping that night aana en kanne naan moodiye vchirundhen. Cold air en skin mele paduradhu enakku feel aanichi. Anniki en blanket-eh amma laundry-kku potadhale edhuvum cover pannika illamedhan paduthirundhen.

Kaathu adikirappa window-le lesa thumping sound ketichi. Naandhan adhe seriya mooda marandhutten, but it's fine. Veetukku veliye irundha streetlight constantly sounds kuduthukute irundhichi. I need to sleep.

Living room-le lesa TV-oda sound ketukutu irundhichi. Amma couch-leye thoongitanga pola. I really need to sleep. Naan oru light sleeper, edhu venumnalum enne easy-ah eluppidum. I guess andha thumping sound ninnadhu enne elupirichinu nenaikiren.

Window-le kaathu adikkira sound ketkale. Oru vele amma naan thoongurappa vandhu window-eh close pannitanga pola. Naan kanne rub pannikite vere pakkam thirumbi paduthen. I noticed a shadow on my wall, and I quickly turned towards the window.

There he was, smiling. Adhu romba odd-ah irundhichi. En kai shake aaguradhu enakku feel aanichi. I waited for him to enter my room and hurt me. Aana avaru nagarave ille. Avaroda eyes blink pannavum ille, not even once.

Avaru vaaya thorandhu edhuvum pesavum ille. Naan romba bayandhen. Enakku epdi react pannanumnu theriyale. I was numb. Epdi thookam vandhichinu theriyale aana naan thoongiten.

There was a man who watched me sleep. Avaroda teeth ellame romba weird-ah irundhichi. It's like andha teeth ellame verevere person-oda madhiri irundhichi.

Avare naan second time paarthappa avaroda eyes innum bulging-ah irundhichi. Avaru almost paarkuradhukku vere oru person madhiriye irundharu. Adhu nadandhappa enakku 9 vayasu irukkum.

Amma enne school-kku poradhe stop pannitanga. Yen edhukkunu sonnadhille. Aana enakku ennamo naan mathavangale uneasy-ah aakurennu feel aanichi. En classmates avlova enkitte pesuradhille. Pesunalum oru distance maintain panranga.

Enakku idhellam usual-ah maaridichi, so I don't really get hurt or care about it. Amma enakku oru home tutor-eh erpaadu pannanga. Avaru every weekdays varuvaaru. His name is Dr. Fleece. Enakku avare romba pudikkum.

Naan stories solrappalam romva concentration-oda listen pannuvaru. Avarukku red man pathi kadhai ketkuradhu romba pudikkum. Oru afternoon, Dr. Fleece class mudinjonay amma enne kooptu anniki night naan en cousin kooda stay panna porennu sonnanga.

En cousin peru Yeda. Enne vida 2 2 vayasu kooda. She was the only person I considered my friend. Naan en things ellam pack panna pinnadi en amma enne Yeda veetle drop pannanga. Yedavoda bed-um en bed madhiri window-eh face panni irundhichi.

Naanga thoongave mani oru 11 aayirukkum. She was talking about her school, her friends and the boy he liked. Naan chumma enakku ellam purinja madhiri pretend panni oru fake story-eh uruvaaki Yedakitte sonnen. Naan homeschooling-le irukkennu amma solla vendamnu sonnanga.

Yedavoda neighbourhood romba amaidhiya irundhichi. It was not windy, and the streetlight was not broken. Yedavoda amma TV-eh 9:30 appave off pannitanga. Andha environment romba still-ah irundhichi. I was falling asleep.

Yedavoda kai en moonjile pattappa enakku mulippu vandhichi. Window-le oru silhouette paarthen. The red man is here. Andha smile romba wide-ah irundhichi. Ennale avaroda dark and dirty gums and teeth-eh paarka mudinjichi.

En chest-le oru padapadapu. Adhu fear-ah ille excitement-aanu solla theriyale. Epdinu nyabagam ille but naan apdiye thoongitten. Kannu mulichi paartha morning aachi. The red man was not there.

The same morning, naan excited-ah Dr. Fleece kitte red man pathi sonnen. Avarum unnippa enkitte ketaru. Red man minne vida ippo melinji irukkuradhum avaroda kannu innum apdiye irukkuradhayum sonnen.

Dr. Fleece enkitte red man-eh paarkurappa bayam illayanu ketaru. Adhukku naan thalaiye aatunen, but I doubted my answer. Red man-eh paarkurappa varra andha mixed feelings enakku kulappama irundhichi.

There was a man who watched me sleep. Naanum avare thirumbi paarpen. Red man blink pannavo nagaravo maataru. He was just there with his mouth wide open with a very wide grin for a normal human.

Dr. Fleece anniki oru periya thappu pannaru. Class mudinjadhum en ammakitte avaru red man pathi sollitaru. Adhukkaprom avaru teach panna varave ille. Naan wait pannen aana enakku disappointment mattumdhan kedaichichi.

He was my favourite teacher. Aana avaru varave ille. Naan avare scare panniten pola. Adhedhan naan ellathukum panren. One night en amma enkooda thoonga vandhanga.

Naan Dr. Fleece kudutha book-eh padichikitu irundhen. Appodhan amma room ulle vandhanga. For the first time, I saw her being scared. I think now she is scared of me too. Chores ellathayum mudichittu naan room-kku ponen.

En amma ennoda books eduthu paarthukutu irundhanga. She brought her own blanket and pillow. Konja neram kalichi naanga renduperum thoonga ready aanom. Naan thoongunadhu mattumdhan enakku nyabagam irundhichi.

I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. The red man was there. Ennaye blink panname paarthukutu irundharu. But something was different this time. Avaroda andha wide smile anniki ille. It was a different feeling.

Enakku ippo 11 vayasu. Enakku bayam ellam ille. Red man-oda company enakku palakkam aayidichi. It was a nice company. Andha fear fade aanadhale enakku rathriyile nalla thookam vara aarambichichi. He made me feel safe.

There was a man who watched me sleep. Nagaravo blink pannavo maataru. Avaru illame adutha 2 years pass aanichi. But I could always feel someone was watching over me. Amma innum enkoodayedhan thoonguranga, but I don't mind it.

Red man avangalayum watch pannuvaru. Darkness-le oru company nammalukku irukkuradhu enakku romba peaceful-ah feel aanichi. Oru naal enakku thirsty-ah feel pannichi so naan endhirichen. I saw the window with disappointment. My friend was not there.

Naan room-eh vittu veliyayi kitchen-kku nadandhu ponen. I reached the refrigerator and grabbed some cold water for myself. Naan apdiye ange irundha clock-eh paarthen. It was midnight. Naan konjam thanni eduthukutu en room-kku nadandhen.

Room-eh reach panrappa suddenly oru screaming sound. En kailendhu glass slip aayi keele vilundhu odainjichi. Naan room-kku odi poyi kadhave thorandhen. My mother was standing behind the bed trembling. Her eyes were fixed on the window.

The red man was there. Indha time paarka innum bloodier-ah irundharu. He had his typical bright smile. Aana idha time avaru paarka different-ah irundharu. He somehow looks like Dr. Fleece.

Adhe rotting skin, adhe protruding eyes aana andha mogam enakku nalla nyabagam irukku. Adhu paarka Dr. Fleece madhiriye irundhichi. Amma kathikitte irundhanga. Neighbours kitte kathi help ketukutu irundhanga.

Naan ammave calm aaka try pannen. Assuring her that the red man won't harm us. Aana ammave control pannave mudiyale. She called the police and ran out from the room leaving me with the red man.

"I'm sorry."

I muttered, en ammavoda behaviour konjam embarrassing-ah irundhichi. Aana red man romba understanding-ah enne paarthu smile pannikite irundharu. En amma thirumba vandhu enne iluthutu ponanga. My eyes were still on him. He was still there.

En amma enne hug panni onnumille ellam seri aayidumnu sonnanga. Enakku puriyale, edhukku avanga enne comfort panna try panranu. Ellame enakku OK-vadhane irukku.

Police seekrama ange vandhu investigation panna aarambichanga. En amma andha officer kooda pesikittu irundhanga. Naan bed pinnadi ninnu enna nadakudhunu paarthukutu irundhen.

Oru police uncle kaile gloves potukutu red man thalaile kai vecharu. My eyes grew wide, I was about to stop him. Amma enne angendhu iluthu en kanne close panna paarthanga. But it was too late.

Andha police red man-oda thalaiye angendhu edutharu. Avaroda thalaikku keele oru stick irundhichi. Turns out my friend was a severed head. Oru thalai ille 4 thalai in total. They were the ones who watched me while I slept.

Police uncle sonnaru, since 2006 indha area-le indha madhiri neraya reports vandhurukkam. Enne madhiri oru paiyanukkum red man irnudhirukkam. But his mother didn't believe him. 2 weeks munnadi avan kaanama poyitana.

En amma madhiriye avanoda ammavum oru single mother-dhan. Idhe ketonaye en amma broke down aayitanga. Naan angendhu adutha week-eh shift aayitom.

There wasn't a man who watched me sleep. Naan ivlo naala chinna vayasulendhu paarthadhum oru friend-ah nenaichum vetti vecha 4 thalaingaledhan. My friend doesn't exist at all.

Ippo enakku vayasu 14. Naan ippolam red man pathi nenaikiradhe ille. Ennoda pudhu school-le enakku neraya friends kedaichanga. They started talking to me because they recognised me from the news. Avangalukku red man pathi pesuradhu romba pudichirukku.

It was midnight in our new home. En amma TV off panra satham enakku ketichi. Ippolam enakku thookam varradhu konjam kashtama irundhichi. En therapist ennida earliest memories-eh recall panni try panna sonnaru.

Naan adhepathidhan few days-ah nenaichikitu irukken. Adhe veedu enakku 5 6 vayasu irukkum naan adhe jannal pakathule ninnu veliye paarthen. Red and blue light-oda siren satham ketichi. I remember feeling sad that day.

Ippo naan window-eh paartha ange verum meow mattumdhan irundhichi. Adhe disappointment-oda naan thoonga ponen. Adhe memories-eh recall pannikite konjam konjama apdiye thoonga aarambichiten.

I woke up abruptly. En kaal kitte ennamo eerama irundhichi. Naan kannu thorandhu paarthen. It was a child's head on my foot. En bedsheet rathathule soak aayi irundhichi.

Andha moonji sirikkara madhiri. The broad grin-eh hold panradhukku rendu cheeks-leyum oosiyum adhu kooda nool vechi fix aayi irundhichi. Adhu paarka konjam messy-ah irundhichi. Naan adhe fix panradhukku kaile eduthen.

There was a man who watched me sleep. Avaru manusan thalaiyellam vetti en window-le vecharu. Ippo avaru indha thalaiye inge vechittu poyirukkaru. Naan bayapadanum, aana bayapadale. I always liked the gifts. Oru kai en window-eh thattunichi.

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Make sure you close your windows before going to bed.

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-Mahish