I saw the Hat Man when I was 19. I am now almost 37. I did not know until today that I wasn’t the only person to see a vision of the Hat man. My daughter found it on the internet so it’s been a very eerie day. I find it very strange that hundreds of people are seeing the same image. My experience with this hat man was when I was 19. I was drinking really badly at that time in my life. I was suffering from heartbreak and drowned myself in alcohol to kill the pain. One night I came home from partying and had a guy friend with me. I went to bed and something awoke me. It was like death awoke me. At the foot of my bed I saw a very tall black silhouette of a man. He had a hat, no face just black on the face ,either a trench coat or cape type jacket. He stared at me for what seemed a lifetime. I was hoping I was drunk or hoping it was a dream but I closed my eyes and it was still in my vision. I could hear and feel him breathing on me. His breathing was loud. I just screamed for him to go away and hoped my guy friend would wake up. I was also paralyzed. I could not move. I could shake but I couldn’t lift the blanket over my head. My guy friend never woke up. I shook in terror till it finally went away and I went to sleep.
The next morning I was totally freaked out. I wouldn’t sleep in that room and I moved out of that apartment. I felt ridiculous telling people what I saw. One of my friends called it the angel of death. I was abused as a kid and thought I was having some problems from that. I always felt it was real but it has been easier to just pretend it was my mind playing tricks but now I know it was real and I hope it never comes back. I think I see shadow people. I see blurs from the corner of my eyes and I always thought I seen a mouse. Now I wonder what the hat man is and what does he want from me. I feel it is an evil presence and it makes me feel bad that something like that had to come visit me. I don’t feel lucky to have seen him. I wish I had never seen him. I am almost 37 and I am still scared of the dark. It makes me feel ridiculous. I have had many dark times in my life and why he chose that dark time I do not know. I think maybe he feeds on fear. A lot of children see him and children are easily scared. I feel for all those who experience this. You are all in my prayers.