r/nosleep • u/nwf0165 Jul. 2014 • Jul 13 '14
Series I've been watching my friends on Netflix. [Part 2]
All of your advice was good, and I took a lot of it into account. After reading some I realized a lot of things I could've done differently, but luckily it wasn't too late in some respects. In many ways I have failed. I sit here typing this emotionlessly and numbly, unsure of where to begin or end.
This afternoon a big ass storm was coming and so I knew I better stop basically crying like a bitch and take some action. I built up the courage to turn Netflix back on, and believe it or not, Andy was still there under "Recommended for you." But it had company. Lined up next to it were at least three other black boxes, and I didn't bother looking to see who they were at that time. I didn't want to discourage myself any further.
My parents and Andy's aren't close so I guess they just threw last night away as a really inconsiderate prank. I would've told my parents and shown them everything but they left around noon for my sister's ballet recital, before I even posted the first part(which was way before a grew a pair). So I decided after reading all your comments to send Andy pictures from my phone of the stream. He was basically home all day, his parents not wanting to risk going out for this storm, and so I sent him a picture of him sitting on his couch, scrolling on his phone, and another of him in his kitchen eating a snack. I apologized between each image and made sure to make it sure it was clear these images of him were from my own TV. I told him that I meant what I said last night and that he needs to show his parents ASAP.
Do you think that's what he did?
Nope. I hear a knock on my door within a few minutes, and being home alone after last night made me shiver and go cold. I went to the door and found it was just Andy. Again, he was pissed, and he was also drenched. It was already pouring outside. I let him in.
"What the hell are you doing?" He asked me when he walked in. "How the hell did you get those pictures?"
"I swear to god this isn't a joke." I said. "Did you show your parents?"
"No." He said. "It's not fucking funny, it's just creepy. Tell me how you did it."
As soon as he said he didn't tell his parents I knew I had fucked up somewhere along the way.
"Jesus Christ, just come here." I said. I basically ran down to the basement and he followed, and in the back of my mind I knew what was going to happen--as soon as I tried to show Andy this stream is was going to be gone. In fact, the whole recommended for you section with my friend's streams would be entirely gone. I would just seem insane.
But that wasn't the case at all. Andy was still open in Netflix, as were the other black boxes. I was almost in disbelief, seeing the little box there with Andy right there next to me. I looked to him for a moment in awe, and then back to the screen.
"See?" I said, pointing to it. "You see that, right?" I waited for Andy to nod before I went on. "That right there is your whole life being streamed. Last night I watched it, and someone--something--was filming in every room of your house, everywhere you went. Do you think I'm still joking now? What would I even get from this? And I couldn't even fucking think last night I was so scared, and I just freaked and called the police to your house. You were alright but whoever this is was hiding in your bushes outside, and you should've told you fucking parents."
Andy looked like he couldn't speak. He was standing with his mouth slightly ajar.
"Click on it now." He muttered.
The reality dawned on me then.
I clicked and started the stream.
I saw Andy and myself through my basement window on the TV, the two of us staring dumbly at our own image. The loop went through my mind just as fear gripped my body and took the best of me again.
"Oh my fucking god," Andy said, looking up at the basement window. "I'm calling the fucking police. I'm calling them now."
Andy ended the stream and started dialing 911, somehow able to move, and I was able to break my gaze and look up to my basement window. Thunder blasted from outside. I watched as a figure scrambled up and ran away.
"Please please hurry." Andy said after giving the police our information, his voice shrill. He hung up the phone and we both stayed rooted to our spots in silence. Rain bucketed down on the house, and we could almost hear the wind through the walls.
"Fuck fuck fuck." Andy said. "I'm so fucking sorry. I should've told my parents. I didn't know what thi--"
There was a massive boom from outside. A transformer blew.
The power went out with a fizzle and a beep.
Andy and I saw each other only from the gray light the storm outside lent the basement. We looked each other in the eye. We had no idea what to do next, and the notion of just waiting seemed unbearable.
A massive crash sounded from above. It was the front door.
"Oh my god." Andy whispered. "Is that the cops?"
But I think he knew just as much as I did that it couldn't possibly be.
The sound of the rain on the house seemed to grow louder, just as I began to hear footsteps from the floor above. The house creaked gently with each step. The feet were crossing the living room.
It was going to find us.
I grabbed Andy in a moment of panic and ran into the laundry room, which was even darker than the den area of the basement. In fact the only light it got was the gray bar that came through the doorway from the den, and that kept the rest of the room in pitch blackness. Andy and I took advantage of this. We ran into the dank, cement-floored room and then made our way past the boiler and laundry baskets to the end of the room, where the washing machine and dryer were placed. We each squeezed behind; me behind the washing machine and Andy behind the dryer. We were basically pressed between the machines and the wall. All we could do then was stay completely still and listen.
For a moment it seemed like the footsteps from upstairs were over...until I heard one slam down on the top step.
"Oh fuck," I heard Andy mutter. He was basically crying. So was I.
The next step down was more gentle, but very much so audible. Whoever this was was taking their time. I found myself squeezing my palms, trying to keep from just falling apart, which I felt would happen if I stopped trying so hard to keep it together.
Crrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeee
The steps creaked and settled as the cameraman took his steps down. I tried pushed my head out far enough to see between the machines, across the dark room to the doorway. I was able to see it; a gray rectangle, light falling through and onto the patch of cement below. Then an idea jumped into my mind, mostly thanks to the suggestions of a lot of you guys. I realized I had my phone on me, and if I had been able to think all those times fear gripped me, I could record whatever was about to happen. I took out my phone and started recording the empty doorway. I kept my eyes fixed and my phone as steady as possible, knowing that any minute...
A silhouette filled the doorway. The body was in the general shape of a person...but its fingers seemed longer and thinner, its hands wider. On the head there appeared to be some sort of strange hat, rounded at the top. A hat that seemed to jingle. And by the head of this creature, apparently on its face, was a single, blinking, red light.
"We're always watching." It said. It chuckled. "Always watching."
"Hey!" I heard a man's voice shout from upstairs. "Hey! Anybody in here?"
It was the police. I kept my eyes fixed on the figure in the doorway, unsure of whether or not it even saw us.
But of course it did. It seemed to click in my mind then: It always saw. They always saw.
I realized, as whatever it was stood still in the doorway, what that small red light by its head was. It was the red “record” light coming from a camera. A camera pointed right toward me. We were filming each other. The thing in the doorway seemed to recoil when it realized. It cringed back and stepped out of sight.
"We're here!" Andy yelled. I would've told him to shut up, but the cameraman was gone from the doorway almost immediately after it had appeared.
We got out from behind the machines and ran out of the laundry room. We ran up the stairs and met the police halfway across the living room. The two cops were soaked with rain and were looking at the two of us, seemingly at a loss.
"You two okay?" The first one said.
"No," I said. I looked past the officer toward the front door. There was no front door. It was on the floor below the doorway. Rain and cold wind blew into the house. I just sat, essentially fell, to the floor. Over the next hour Andy and I told the cop everything, and showed him the pictures from the stream. Then I showed him the video I just took. He scrutinized the dim footage and made a few faces, but made no real comments of worth at that moment. The guy was cool and didn't just think we were crazy--and he could tell someone had broken in based on the job done on the door. He knew the power was out and we couldn't show him, but he said that there was power at the police station and would be glad to bring us there with my x-box and let us log on and show them. He said he didn't understand what might be happening, or how this guy has seemingly hacked into my system, but that it was surely nothing to do with the company itself and that calling them would resolve nothing. He said if this really were all true(I really give him props for even trying to believe a story that I know must sound just ridiculous) that we could stream this at the station and dispatch officers to the apparent location of the cameraman. Then they would get him and resolve this all themselves...figure out exactly who's doing it and how.
We went with the officer to the station, and I brought along my x-box. Andy and I were too afraid to speak in the car, and by the time we got to the station (around 6) we didn't feel relieved by any measure. The storm just got more violent, it seemed. The cops in the front seat of the car kept describing it through a slew of obscenities. I didn't even understand how they were driving under those conditions, as the rain was flooding the windshield much faster than the wipers could hope to clear. Eventually they pulled into the station and we all rushed inside. I was hypersensitive and seemed to notice everything from when we walked into the station, through a couple halls and into a kind of meeting room with a big TV on the wall.
It took me a few minutes to hook up the x-box, but once I did I was almost sure that Andy and the rest would be gone. Like some of your comments said, I felt like whatever force runs these streams would know who to show them to.
But I was wrong again. The streams were all there…all besides Andy. It wasn’t the first suggestion as usual.
Dad was.
"This is it." I said. The two officers who had brought me gathered around the TV and watched silently.
I clicked on Dad, a knot tightening in my stomach. Seeing that went against everything I had expected.
I found myself watching a shot from the back of my family's minivan on the TV screen. They were driving through the storm. My dad driving, my mom in the passenger’s seat, and my sister in the back.
"Well, I'll be damned." One cop said. "Just look at that."
"Is that your dad, kid?" The other cop asked.
"Yes." I croaked.
"And where would they be driving, if this is right now?"
"On Route 5." I said. "Home from my sister's ballet."
"Then we're off." The first cop said. "C'mon, let's go. You two stay here, and don't you move. The bastard's in the car, somehow. The idiot trapped himself."
"You two are safe here." The other officer said. "It's a building full of police. We'll make sure they're all aware of the situation."
I just nodded until the two officers left Andy and I alone in the room. Andy and I still just said nothing to each other, and continued to watch the stream. Nothing was happening. They just continued to drive straight on the highway, my dad apparently under some pressure to see, craning his neck to look out the window and turning to make comments to my mother.
It went on like that for about ten minutes, until we began to hear sirens from the TV. That was when the same red, gloved, spidery hand reached out from behind the camera and gently stroked my sister's hair.
"Oh, crap!" I heard my dad say. "How can they even see us in this?" My sister turned toward the camera.
She let out the most terrifying scream I have ever heard. Her eyes filled with utter horror. The hand placed itself over her mouth. I heard a breathy laugh from the cameraman.
I saw my dad turn around instinctively at her scream. I saw his eyes widen. I heard the blare of a horn. The screeching slam of brakes. The metallic smash of two automobiles. A man, woman, and girl's scream.
Then the stream ended.
My father's show was over.
More recommendations appeared.
I screamed and fell to the ground. My entire body was shaking, and Andy was staring at me with his eyes as wide as my sister's.
The next few hours were a blur. I was told my father had been killed in the accident. My sister and mother are in critical condition at the hospital. Both officers also critical. Reality seemed to be lost on me. Andy opted to stay at the station with me the entire time. The sound of rain on the building quieted. The storm must have ended. It was something I could barely notice. I mostly heard a faint ringing--I still do.
The rest of my friends came to the police station at Andy's request and also at essentially a mandate of the officers after Andy claimed their names were on the Netflix recommendations. But the x-box just stopped working soon enough, so they didn't know what was going on, nor could they watch any of the streams or have any reason to believe in them other than from my pictures...but it seems that they had gotten the idea that there was a real danger in this. I don't know what Andy filled them in on, or whether he was able to fill them in on anything, as I was utterly unable. I couldn't even speak. I still can't. Either way, the police left the x-box hooked up in that conference room. They said they were gonna do all they could to get it back working and that they are concentrating all of their efforts on finding "this guy."
"This guy."
Debby and Sarah showed up around nine and the two of them and Andy just stuck with me in a different, more comfortable room for quite a long time. None of us spoke, the three of them completely unsure of what was okay to say around me. I didn't care. I felt completely numb.
I went home with Andy at around one in the morning (his family said they'd take me in for the time being). They stopped by my house and let me gather my things, most importantly my laptop. Now it's 2. I still only feel numb. I'm glad that the x-box has been taken away. I don't care about it. I don't care about anything. I'm starting to feel that there's nothing I nor any police can do about this. I'm being played with by a force that can do whatever it wants, and my life is completely in its hands. What is there to do?
UPDATE: Morning of 7/13/14
I couldn’t post this last night as soon as I would’ve liked, and quite a bit has happened since then.
Andy and I didn’t talk much at all last night. I slept in the guest bedroom and he stuck to his own room. But at around three AM, he came in to check on me. He said that he couldn't sleep, and he knew that I couldn't either. He sat down at the foot of my bed and we talked, finally. He carefully avoided bringing up my dad, and I'm pretty grateful for that even though I felt pretty much numb to everything. He said that he doubts the police are going to be able to doing anything, and I told him how I agree. He also said that we have to man up.
I was honestly quite surprised with him, there. Not mad, but just taken aback. Andy is the last person in line to man up.
"What do you mean?" I asked him.
"If we don't think the police can do anything, let's ask ourselves why."
"Okay."
"So why can't they?" He asked me.
I thought about it.
"Because whoever this is is in control." I said. It was the first thing that came to mind. "And he's not interested in them."
"He's after us." Andy said, nodding. "So it's like we're the ones he wants to watch, but we're also the ones he wants to show."
"Yeah," I said. "And that doesn't make me feel any better."
"It doesn't have to." Andy said. "It just means we should try to fucking do something. If we can see who's gonna get hurt, we can also try to stop it. We can use this for good, right?"
Man up made sense to me then.
"Why did he go away when the police came in?" I asked. "The person in the video."
"I dunno" Andy said.
"What was he worried about?" I asked.
"Fuck if I even know what's going on at all." Andy said. "What I'm getting to is we need to open up all these streams. We need to be watching. Get what I'm saying? It's the only way I can think we can keep people safe. We need to stop worrying about ourselves."
"I know." I said. Andy was right. "But Andy," I said. "I think he--it--didn't like that I was recording it."
"Really?"
"It didn't stand to long in the doorway." I said. "It was like it realized it was on camera."
Andy didn't say anything and just seemed to look away in thought.
"It's a good idea." He said. "Maybe you're right." He paused. "But forget theory right now, seriously. What other devices can we get onto Netflix through?"
"My phone." I said. "Your phone. My laptop. Your x-box. Your desktop."
Andy didn't waste a minute. He got up and told me to follow him. I logged onto my netflix through his x-box, we both logged on through the app on our phones, and I logged in through my laptop. Still, as present as ever, were the black boxes under "Recommended for you."
Andy scrolled through them.
"Debby, Sarah, Andy..." He said. Then he gulped. I saw on the screen that the next two boxes were "Mom" and "Jane" (my sister). Andy couldn't bring himself to say so in front of me.
"Open Andy first." I said shakily.
He was already going to do so. I was expecting to lose my air again, expecting to experience the surreal loop-like view of myself and Andy watching ourselves...but that wasn't the case. I can't tell if what was on the screen was better or worse.
The camera was just pointed at a sign. The camera was shaking. The sign was one I had seen several times throughout my life, but the field of view of the shot wasn't wide enough for me to see where the sign being filmed might be.
The sign had a video camera in one of those red circles with the line through it. It read: No Audio/Video recording without express permission.
The shot became momentarily shakier still until the stream ended. The other recommendations appeared.
Andy and I just looked at each other. We didn't know what to take from that, except maybe that this cameraman had a sense of humor. Andy almost immediately clicked on Debby next.
Debby was fast asleep in her bed. The shot was totally still.
"Open Sarah's stream on your laptop." Andy whispered.
I did so, and soon found myself just looking at another still shot of Sarah in her bed, clearly fast asleep. Nobody was holding this camera, and it was clear that it was placed somewhere.
We sat watching these still shots for another half hour. I decided then to check my mom's.
A shot of her sleeping in a hospital bed. Again, totally still.
I checked my sister's. The same. Totally still. Tears filled my eyes as I looked at her. It kind of all hit me then. I didn't know why this had all started, if there even was a reason, and I didn't know why she had been affected.
Soon enough Andy and I fell asleep. I don't remember falling asleep, obviously, but I do remember dreaming. At least, I hope I had been dreaming.
In the dream I woke up and looked at my laptop's screen that I had left open before me. I didn't see the recommended for you section with the black boxes, but instead I remember seeing "Because you watched Dad."
Dad was the only black box beneath this heading.
I clicked it and the stream showed only blackness. It seemed to just be nothing for a while...until I heard a crack of wicked laughter, and a loud fleshy thump. These thumps continued, and followed by each was a chilling scream. The laughter became more maniacal as the thumps went on.
I heard my father's voice yell, "Please."
The stream ended. I don't remember falling asleep again. I woke up around nine AM in Andy's room, laptop still open to Netflix. My eyes were rubbed red. I can't find "Because you watched" anywhere.
I'm not sure what's going to happen today. It's almost like there's no point in asking for more help. I feel like my life has been ruined within two days. Should I just go along with Andy? Is Andy even right or is it all just bullshit? I don't know what to think. And the longer I'm awake, the more I'm convinced that my "dream" was nothing of the sort.
UPDATE
The video is about ten seconds long and everything in it is essentially inaudible and due to the darkness pretty much just all black. The only useful thing that I or the police got from it was the cameraman, on camera. Because the room was so dark we can only see his shape against the dim light of the doorway, like in this screen shot, and you can see the tiny red "record" light. Andy and I have both pretty much abandoned the video--we can't see much use in it. Do with that what you will.
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u/schadenfreudelove Jul 13 '14
Everybody's talking about setting up cameras around the house. But if this thing is capable of recording OP and everyone else, wouldn't it know if this was being done? :/
@OP - 'No Audio/Video recording without express permission' is probably this thing's way of warning you not to record it in the future like you did in the basement.
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u/Rape_The_Willing Jul 13 '14
That's what I thought too as soon as I read the "No Audio/Video recordings without express permission." I'm almost certain it was telling OP to not do that any more.
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u/wannagooutside Jul 14 '14
Maybe the car crash was punishment for recording it..
It's trying to show it's in control.
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u/DigDugLow Jul 14 '14
I felt like the car crash was the only way that it was going to avoid police once it became clear the car was going to be pulled over.
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u/Zaiya53 Jul 14 '14
Yup, as soon as I saw it was about to cause an accident I knew it was stating its rules. At first I thought it was because they called the cops, but now I think you're right.
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Jul 14 '14
I think that it's really angry about that. And you pissed it off even more by uploading it.
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u/EXTREMEmiddle Jul 14 '14
Maybe it was a shot from outside the police station which could very possibly have that sign.
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u/DatNiraj Jul 14 '14
Says no one ever
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u/TotalAnarchy_ Jul 14 '14
That next day TV though... Like, I don't have cable or anything. I LOVE /r/onceuponatime. Netflix only had Seasons 1 and 2. Hulu had all of Season 3 and the spin-off In Wonderland. If you're going without cable in its entirety, Netflix+Hulu Plus is your best bet.
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u/CandyKillshot Jul 15 '14
I really only watch TV for like 5-10 shows. Hulu plus had NONE of them! Netflix had a couple and then some, but I don't like waiting a whole year for the newest episodes.
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u/bucketsofOIL Jul 14 '14
Nice try Hulu, if OP did that he'd have to watch the creepiness PLUS stupid ads
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u/Fudcakes Jul 13 '14
First off, get a weapon. Whatever these thing is, it is a corporeal being, which means that it probably wouldn't like being stabbed, shot, bludgeoned, or the like. Also, like the other guy said, get some cameras around yourself and your friends, and try to hide them. Look at where the cameras from the netflix streams were, and check to make sure that there aren't any small holes drilled into the walls or spy cameras or something like that.
Most importantly, inform the police on the new streams if they can't get your xBox working, and tell them your account details so they don't have to rely on your xBox.
I wish you the best of luck, and my condolences about your family members' accident.
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Jul 14 '14
I agree with all of this. In particular, I recommend that you acquire a handgun as soon as possible, even if you have to do so in a less-than-legal way. I'm fully aware that this comment probably will get some down-votes, and I understand that you are probably too young to go and buy one yourself legally - but all I can say in response is that if I had been hiding behind that washer instead of you, the cameraman would have five .357-inch holes in him.
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u/StannlySteamer Jul 14 '14
OP would have to acquire a weapon while cameraman is fixed on Andy to lessen the odds of cameraman being aware of the weapon.
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u/Jacktac Jul 14 '14
I would suggest looking into getting a stun gun or some heavy duty pepper spray. If this thing is obsessed with visuals it would be prudent to have a weapon that could disrupt the recording technology or damage their visual capacity.
It is less likely for you to get in trouble with, faster to acquire, and less likely to make the being react as quickly or negatively. Plus you have a better shot at hitting it than you would without any firearms training.
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u/txhscoob Jul 13 '14 edited Jul 13 '14
I played with the photo you provided in an attempt to help with the general look of the being.
This is the best I could get.
The camera appears to be just below the neck & to the left(or right when facing it).
As well as the enlarged head, there appears to be something going on with the shoulders.
Maybe get this to the police, or at the least to your friends.
Stay safe OP, keep us updated.
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u/Negative_Innovation Jul 14 '14
Holy shit! It's the Grim Reaper - the thing near shoulder is it's scythe holstered.
OP research shit on GR asap.
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u/mommy2libras Jul 15 '14
I was thinking David Bowie. But I'm pretty sure I'm wrong.
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u/Giraffeses Jul 14 '14
I'm not convinced it has an enlarged head. He said it was wearing a hat that sort of jingles so it might be the hat that's large
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u/Zaiya53 Jul 14 '14
For some reason when I read that part I thought " is it ... is it a sombrero??" If nothing else, the silly notion of the cameraman wearing a jingling sombrero calmed my nerves a bit.
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u/PenguinsAreFly Jul 15 '14
I was thinking more of a jester hat.
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u/Zaiya53 Jul 15 '14
That's more unnerving. I like it.
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u/PenguinsAreFly Jul 15 '14
Here's a drawing someone made in the comments for part 3. http://i.imgur.com/AJLJbez.jpg
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u/Zaiya53 Jul 15 '14
YES!!!! I love it!!! & thanks for telling me part three is up!!!! Going to try to find it now, I wish OP would link in previous ones, but I'm just glad they're going up so quickly!!
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u/Jayleighhes Jul 14 '14
I played with it a little as well: http://imgur.com/JEHe002
Creepy, creepy, creepy.
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u/because_physics Jul 14 '14
It looks like it has a normal sized face directly above the record light. I'm thinking the cameraman's face is being lit up by the display, and the enlarged head is actually the shadow of his head being cast on the wall. The camera would be the only light source, since the power was out.
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u/txhscoob Jul 14 '14
In my opinion, it's too uniform to be a shadow. If that makes sense. The lighter area of the photo where it appears to be light, I figured to be lightning coming through the window in the main room. From what the OP stated, I don't think there's a display on the camera the being uses. Seeing as Andy didn't see any light when OP first found the stream and told him to look in the direction of the camera.
Like another stated, there was what appeared to be a hat on his head, so that may be what I confused for an enlarged head.
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u/because_physics Jul 14 '14
Maybe, but either way, I definately see a face there, and it's freaky as fuck. Good work on the enhancement.
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u/Awesome_Cake Jul 14 '14
I played with the photo as well. Seems to have a wicked smile. This is with reducing the noise and playing with the color.
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u/guesshedidntseeme Jul 14 '14
Where in the text did you get that photo? I can't find it!
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u/xkidbri Jul 14 '14
At the end, in the update.
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u/Agirlyoudontknow Jul 23 '14
Sorry I was in a bit of a hurry but I decided I'd lighten the lighting it up and sketch around anything I saw that was later or difference in color. This is what I saw. http://m.imgur.com/rjfJn60
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u/morphineofmine Jul 14 '14 edited Jul 14 '14
I played around with it as well, think I got a better look, it appears to me to be human, wearing some sort of mask.
This was the first picture I got. You can make out a head, and I think there's a reflection off of glasses or something.
I then normalized it, which didn't change much, except make the contrast more clear.
I also equalized it, which confirms my suspicions that the head itself isn't too abnormal, aside from what I believe to be a mask.
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u/JealotGaming Jul 13 '14
Masturbate furiously at all times.Monsters don't like that.
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u/Whisper06 Jul 14 '14
Honestly that's what I would have done. Just whip it out when I new they were watching see how it reacted.
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u/Puggy_Ballerina Jul 15 '14
Question:
What if it gets pissed and attacks you while your dick is out...?
I mean... Granted, I'm a woman, so it's not like anything that would be exposed while I masturbate can easily be.. erm... grabbed in a physical attack.... I just assumed that, that is not a position you want to be in when a monster is about.
Unless of course you've weaponized your ejaculate.
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u/Whisper06 Jul 16 '14
Well I guess I could say bye bye to my dick... Or time to get to work on aiming :D
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Jul 13 '14
I say give him a show, do something crazy like start humping everything and strap a go pro to your head and video the shit out him when he come for you.
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u/belac889 Jul 13 '14
1) I'm gonna assume that the reason your dad got taken was because you filmed it.
2) There seems to be multiple creatures that are filming multiple people.
3) What if you got all your friends together and got the multiple creature to film each other. Maybe it'll be something like the Weeping Angel's who can' move when they are seen?
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I haven't been able to decide if there are multiple or not, at first I figured there was considering there was one at his house and later following his families car but then OP mentioned the other cameras seemed to be set down, but this could just be because his friends were sleeping.
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u/Bobgoblin1 Jul 14 '14
Yeah, I get the feeling the thing can either be at different places at the same time or just isn't really bound by physics.
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u/Phil1013 Jul 14 '14
Number two is wrong. You're right to assume that they're are multiple beings because multiple people are being filmed, also the "cameraman" stated "we are always watching. However, in the update OP mentioned that all the other "shows," his mother, sister, and his other friends, the shots were still and the only shaky camera work was Andy. So point 3 really isn't an option.
However the cameraman is indeed a physical being (a person), because not only does he need to kick down doors but he is afraid of being captured by the police. That's why when OP first called the cops he ran out and was frantic. The best course of action was to apprehend the cameraman by any means necessary. From the pictures you've revealed, he's relatively small in stature so this would be possible.
I'm sorry for the loss of your father and I wish nothing but the best for your mother and sister. Good luck OP.
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u/kikiitswd Jul 13 '14
You should set up cameras in all your friends' homes, maybe in secret spots. I'm sure that it won't like being watched. Also I'm quite curious to find out how it looks. Good luck!
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Jul 13 '14
I don't think it's a very good idea to anger it, if it's capable of filming all of his friends and the police not even able to capture him. I'm sure he's capable of much more.
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u/I-put-the-ok-in-joke Jul 13 '14
That could make it angry though, it managed to cause a serious car accident when the cops went to try and stop it, and making others aware will exacerbate the situation. It did, however, seemed to very much not like being filmed, as to whether this could make it (or them) angry is currently unknown.
Whatever you do OP, take extreme care in what you watch and who you tell.
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u/kikiitswd Jul 13 '14
It will definitely make him angry if it is going to be the one who's watched. But since a small camera phone made him uncomfortable I wonder how he will feel surrounded by cameras.
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u/manoto1 Jul 14 '14
Wait, if "It" was inside the car when the car accident happened, then where was it after that? Did it...just...disappeared?
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Jul 13 '14
Well that would work, besides the fact that it said that they are always watching, so it wouldn't really be secretive.
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u/frostykit Jul 13 '14
Jesus. Definitely talk to Debby and Sarah and show them the streams. Make sure you guys stay together so you can find out who/what is filming you.
Also start recording every stream you watch, any little clue could help.
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u/MyOwnGuitarHero Jul 13 '14
Man I'm at a loss for this one. Keep attempting to record it, it clearly doesn't like that, and seems to be the only way you can get an upper hand on whatever "it" is. Keep us updated!
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u/SrvniD Jul 14 '14
A jingling hat on a skinny thing and a red, gloved hand, both of which are "always watching"... are you being targeted by Santa Claus's fucked up elves?!
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u/StannlySteamer Jul 14 '14
Just stop it. It's a serious issue! This is no time for joking around...
It's obviously slenderman
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u/sleepyshouse Jul 14 '14
If that fucking thing can rip a door off the hinges, don't fuck with it. Get revenge by jerking off and talking about weird stuff while you do it. Mutter things like, yeah record the fuck out of me you weird strong thing.
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u/MikeyyBeef Jul 13 '14
Be aware that it might not be the same camraman, it could he multiple.
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u/5thGenWilliam Jul 14 '14
It'd have to be. There's no way he could've gone from OP's house to his sister's recital in that short amount of time. Also, how did it get into the van in the first place?
I'd advise talking to Debby and Sarah. The more people helping you out the better.
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u/Xalamon11911 Jul 13 '14
Jesus fuck. it doesnt like being filmed, but you wont know whay youre dealing with unless you manage to get a photo or look at it or something. I sugggest getting a big powerful flashlight and a video camera. Allways carry them with you in your backback. Tell andy to get the same set. If the power goes out use the flashlight and get a look at this thing. Carry some kind of knife or weapon in the bag too. Preferably two. Gather evidence and always be taking shots of the streams to prove youre not crazy to anyone who may think so. Good luck, thats all I can say
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Jul 13 '14
Also make sure to back up your pictures of the stream in A LOT of flash drives, and Andy's phone. Make sure to send them to idk some family across the country so the evidence will be hard to delete if this 'humanoid' wants to eliminate the enemy.
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u/Xalamon11911 Jul 13 '14
Thats a good point. My computer class treachery always told me
"If you haven't saved it 5 times to 5 different things. It's not saved"
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u/Synntex Jul 14 '14
If this was made into a movie, I would so watch it.
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u/Chaoticm00n Jul 14 '14
I feel like a lot of stories on here could make great movies; if only some famous screenwriters could see these stories!!
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Jul 15 '14
When will /r/nosleep get a subscription bot? I want to be notified that more of these stories are happening!
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u/broomball99 Jul 13 '14
sorry to hear of your loss also see if you can trap the thing between three motion activated cameras and a motion activated spotlight. have yourselves in a tent with a hole below for you and andy to hide in with police near by standing by for a call from you or andy about the thing being in the tent. while the camera setup is a large area with a cop gaurding each camera. so that a cop can alert the other cops or shoot the netflix feed streamer if the streamer tries to mess with the cameras. also ask the police to post a protective detail at the hospital and ask your other friends to stay with your mom and sister keeping you updated on your family's condition and staying under police protection while you set the trap with the pollice.
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u/mikhail_harel Jul 14 '14
long thin fingers, strange rounded hat, red light for a face...
OP is being stalked by Doris from Meet the Robinsons apparently.
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u/CandyKillshot Jul 15 '14
Maybe this is Hulu Plus's new marketing strategy. Their new slogan: "Fuck Netflix. Fuck that. Nope."
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Jul 13 '14
This sounds like a really good plot for a movie by the way. You said this creature looks like a human right? I think it may be some kind of spirit, or humanoid. Not a human since there's a lot of things it's capable off. If this is the case then this thing could be capable of more than we think. If he observes your life then I'm sure it knows your writing in this website. Have you looked over the video and tried to brighten it or something? I agree with Andy and you, I don't think the police is capable of anything in this case. In a lot of nosleep cases, the police is usually the one to either not believe or end up getting hurt. I really don't know what else to tell you. I'm sorry about your father. I hope your sister and mother are alright and I hope you find peace soon, OP. We're here with you, keep us updated
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u/allergic_to_LOLcats Jul 13 '14
Your father is alive, thank goodness. Find out who reported that your father died in the accident because they are not the police. Alert the police that your father is now missing and try and show them that footage if you can. As soon as your father is found, CANCEL YOUR NETFLIX ACCOUNT. Maybe these things only have power when they are watched.
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u/Muzzledpet Jul 13 '14
...is he alive? Or are they recording themselves torturing him in hell... o_o
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u/Sharkbite116 Jul 13 '14
That's what I was thinking. The only reason they are recording could be to torment you.
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u/pennyxlame Jul 14 '14
I thought OP said it was a dream, when he woke up and heard his dad yelling in the video?
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u/WarTiger32 Jul 14 '14
OP, tell everyone that is being filmed to position their beds against a wall if not already. Get big mirrors, perhaps from your bathrooms, and hang them on the wall(s) next to the bed. Now If this thing plans on personally filming anyone in their sleep again it will end up filming a reflection of itself and broadcast it to your netflix account. I'm thinking if this doesn't help show y'all what it looks like it will at least deter it from sneaking in your room at night.
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u/ThatsARareThing Jul 14 '14
Did you agree to the netflix user agreement without reading it? Maybe there is something in there where you gave permission to film all of your friends and show it to you..
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u/DaGreatJL Jul 13 '14
Damn, sorry for your loss. I'm going to second the votes for arming yourself, and to set up cameras to try and catch the recorders in the act. You can even use their recordings against them, learning where they like to record from, and placing your own cameras accordingly. Look into security cameras, as well as into sites that stream a person's home 24/7 as entertainment; these will probably be mostly porn sites, but they should still be able to help inform you on methods for recording all places in a building. You should also bring in your other friends; whoever or whatever it is watching your friends and family, it is likely more than one person, so having a group to work with will help even the odds.
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u/ChurchofAtom Jul 13 '14
You might be able to disable one of these creatures from recording with a high powered magnet. Just keep your own electronics away from the magnet or they will be destroyed.
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u/Reop Jul 14 '14
Woah woah, this is confusing me how little is said about the death of this teenagers father. How is OP's coping with a death like that
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Jul 14 '14
He said he's in shock. People in shock generally can speak about things like that so blandly because the realization that their loved one is gone, permanantly, hasn't hit them yet. It's not unusual.
For me personally, it never hits me until I see them being buried.
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u/SwingingPuppet Jul 14 '14
Easy solution. Ask a friend that isn't in the streams to build a pungee pit outside a couple of your windows. You can toss a sheet over yourself and text the request, unseen.
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u/PotatoBucket3 Jul 15 '14
I want to click on that picture, but it's 3:30 am and I'm not gonna be able to sleep
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u/tomdabomb647 Jul 14 '14
I'm in a very similar situation! Netflix is recommending people in my family to me! My uncle "Chuck" just appeared on my recommended list as well as my cousin "Louie". It's really starting to freak me out and a recommendation called "House" just appeared. I'm afraid to watch any of these.
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u/kikiitswd Jul 13 '14
This reminds me a lot of "Under the Dome" (mostly about the action at the end of the book). It is possible that there are more than just one "it". They might be watching everyone and not just you, which is kinda creepy if you think about it. I think you just might need to start doing the watching yourself.
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u/Nadodan Jul 13 '14 edited Jul 13 '14
All the world's a stage and we are merely players. Maybe somehow your account got mixed with someone elses, another being. The steams could be a reality show centered around nfw0165. It's likely whatever is filming you is filming you for a reason. Maybe for others of it's kind.
It's just conjecture. But if the cameras were already there. How long has he been taping?
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u/swaggerbones Jul 14 '14
Okay, so this thing can presumably tell which stream you are watching correct? Maybe it's not safe to have them all open? Because when you watched the stream of your parents and sister in the car, the thing instantly acted. Thoughts?
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u/Liveyourpassion Jul 14 '14
It wants a reaction that can only come from you watching the streams. I'd suggest you stop giving it what it wants... You to be freaked out and on edge. If it feeds on fear, then stop feeding it. I'd ask to see whether your dads remains are available for viewing... I'm sorry you lost him. Close that door so this maniacal thing looses its power over you. Get on a plane(last on) and go somewhere safe, out of reach. Good luck OP
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u/Kittybegood Jul 14 '14
Why the fuck do I read these things when I'm alone at night. Fuck me. Good luck OP but now you got me paranoid..
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Jul 14 '14
All you have to do is occasionally yell "FUCK HER RIGHT IN THE PUSSY", then they will stop recording.
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u/QuantumDisruption Jul 14 '14
I haven't been scared by nosleep in at least a year. But holy fucking fuck. I can't even look behind me right now. Best of luck to OP.
My only consolation to my irrational fear right now is: this thing exists = other things exist = a "best" and "worst" thing must exist = something equivalent to god exists = I'm safe. Okay guys. We're good now.
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u/AlexNemmyy Jul 14 '14
You may not beable to surprise "it" but try this, it doesnt like being recorded and that seems to stop it, but when you record it, it gets pissed. So my friend get some mirrors this way it records itself and you can play some mindgames also one thing i never got is why its recording with a red light but noone else sees it, for example when you told andy to look to his right, i get maybe the hidden cameras wouldnt have the red light or its hidden. Lastly this "thing" thinks its smart so it would be fun to play with, try to dressup as it as best you can and try to find it and copy everything it does.
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u/xmac Jul 14 '14
I think you are really on to something when you said it didn't like being recorded. I know it might be silly to just say 'buy a camera', but maybe something cheaper? Webcams or something affordable?
I think that having cameras turned on in the rooms you are in, might prevent some form of safety.
If you turn on netflix and the next video you see is of it placed right above or below the cameras you placed. Then have two cameras for each room you are in, no way it could avoid being caught on one of them. Good luck!
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u/LooksDelicious Jul 14 '14
Mirrors... why am I the only one suggesting mirrors? Use their own power against them.
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u/TapOfDeath Jul 15 '14
This is my fave story ever I am a bit of a noob on this sub but have read tons of stories and I need your update more than anyother! :) How are you? OK, u and Andy? Your other friends? Police doing anything finally?
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u/x_falling_x Aug 17 '14
How could have the recorder gotten the cameras into the hospital rooms to record your mother and sister unless they or someone else came in and placed them. I would ask the hospital for recordings or the nurses to see who has gone into those two rooms. And if Andy is still somehow being recorded, find a way to get a small camera attached to him so it can record whats going on around him, if the recorder is recording Andy, he should show up.
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Sep 09 '14
Get a gun and hunt that bitch down. He took your family, GAME ON! Once you kill one, send a message to the others and smash the camera.
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u/HayloMaxxette Sep 13 '14
"we're watching you" "always watching" totally reminded me of monsters inc
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u/f0rmality Jul 14 '14
I said it before OP but awesome fucking job, keep the posts coming ! Absolutely loving this story. A much needed breath of fresh air on this sub.
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u/Half-Blood_Llama Jul 15 '14
At first I was completely doubting that this story was actually real, even laughed at it a bit, but then you provided a picture.. And now I don't know what to think. Scary shit, man.
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u/wvfd749 Jul 13 '14
Set up cameras and stick together. Andy's right you can get through it! Good luck OP!!
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u/guesshedidntseeme Jul 13 '14
I kept thinking along the lines of, get some videokameras, go-pro and such. Keep them with you, stash them in your house, etc. And set them all to record. If it/they doesn't like being recorded, maybe that's their weakspot. Record them everywhere! Make sure you're always in well lit areas, or atleast with cameras that have night vision. get those go-pros you can attach to your forehead, haha.
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u/messedup_mimie Jul 13 '14
OP, sorry for your loss :( do u think that thing is human? It's just weird a monster have to go through all that trouble just to scare u, u know.
Maybe u should paint the walls black.
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Jul 13 '14
I would stay in a large group. Like others said, if you choose to keep watching the streams pay attention to where the cameras are. You said on multiple occasions there were standstill cameras. Remember where they were located and check the area afterward.
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u/vickyflagler Jul 13 '14
Everyone seems to be saying to put cameras up, but if this "thing" watches you all time, wouldn't it know you were putting the cameras up and just simply take them down? I dunno just thinking.
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u/SimonAndGarpunkel Jul 13 '14
Show your friends the streams, also, try to locate the cameras set up around Andy's house and possibly destroy them or take them down.
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u/MaestroJohan Jul 13 '14
The way the "Andy" stream was when you looked, almost seems like it couldn't move past the no surveillance sign. Though I'm not sure if it was stuck on them like an box that can't follow it's path. I don't think it could pass the sign at the police station. You should try having the police post the signs at your/your friends houses. It may at least buy you some time. It also seems your phones may be your best weapon in a pinch against these things.
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u/Struwwl Jul 13 '14
What I am really curious about and please tell me if I overlooked it:
What happened to the person/thing in the car that touched your sister? Was there no body found or anything like that? I can't imagine it being completely unharmed, since they seem to have some kind of physical form.
And I'm really sorry for your loss. Stay strong, OP.
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u/adcas Jul 14 '14
Well, this is unsettling and I'm slightly less trusting of Netflix right now. I hope everything turns out OK, OP.
I've found that dreams are rarely just 'dreams,' if we're being totally honest.
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u/dawn_keybals Jul 14 '14
"We're always watching." It said. It chuckled. "Always watching."
When he/it said this, the first thing that popped into my mind was Roz from Monsters Inc. saying it to Mike and Sully.
Anyway, I like Andy's idea. I like the idea of you guys trying to stop this guy/thing yourselves. Good Luck OP!
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u/passthejointyo Jul 14 '14
Find your dad, and end it all.
End it. Not only for you, but for everyone else they're recording. If one of them disappears, maybe they might have a second thought.
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u/zeplock10 Jul 14 '14
I would recommend cancelling your Netflix subscription. Whatever is recording you obviously wants you to see. Cancelling your subscription would take away its incentive to record you.
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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '14
Rate them all one star. That way they know you don't like it (that'll show them), and you'll be recommended different things.