I had no idea The Hat Man was a thing until a few days ago. A friend and I were retelling ‘scary’ stories. When I retold the below story they informed me of The Hat Man.
I was 28 and it was 2007 when I saw The Hat Man (though I didn’t know who it was at the time). I was heavily pregnant and was regularly having vivid dreams. I awoke one night to the awful sensation something wasn’t right and I was being watched. I opened my eyes to see a shadowy figure, wearing a hat and trench coat, standing in my bedroom doorway.
I screamed and kicked my husband awake saying there was someone in our room. He awoke and shot out of bed so fast, but as he did the figure vanished. It was absolutely terrifying. I thought I was having a vivid pregnancy dream but my husband freaked out because he saw the same figure I was seeing!! We searched the house afterwards but there was no one there and no signs anyone had been there. We couldn’t explain this sighting up until now. That figure was real and horribly frightening.