Welcome to the Hatman Project
Hello. My name is Timothy M. Brown, Jr. and I am the site owner, administrator, and researcher for The Hat Man Project. The purpose of this site is to research the phenomenon that has come to be known as “The Hat Man.” Reports of The Hat Man and other shadow beings have been on the rise within the last several decades. It was due to my own experience with this being, as well as my awareness of other people’s sightings of The Hat Man that I decided to begin this research project.
I started this project in 2001, collecting what few stories I could find on the web at the time. Since that time, this site has received hundreds of stories from people all over the world. It has taken me the better part of 20 years to fully understand what this phenomenon is all about. And after years of research I have finally come a conclusion of who or what the Hatman is, why he is appearing now, why he is appearing to people all over the world, and what to do if you are (or have had) and encounter with him.
I am currently writing a book about the Hatman called The Hatman Revealed. In this book I plan to go into detail about the commonalities of the many hundreds of stories we’ve received over the years and what those commonalities reveal about this being and phenomenon. There will be no cost for this book, and I believe that this has become more of a mission of mine more than anything else. This information needs to get out there.
The aim of this website is to explore the stories of the many sightings that have been reported. This is the very first and only web site solely devoted to researching, collecting, and archiving information and stories relating to The Hat Man. As more stories are researched and collected they will be posted on this site regularly.
Have you seen the Hatman? If you or anyone you know has had this experience, we would love to hear from you and add your story to this site. If you have a sighting or an encounter you would like to tell, please post your story here to the right of this page. Once reviewed we will post it online and give others a chance to comment on it. We look forward to hearing from you. If you would like to reach out to us personally, you may do so by contacting us here.
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Here Are The Most Recent Hatman Stories
If you have a story of an ancounter with the Hatman or any shadow being, please feel free to write it in the story submission section above.
We read all the stories that come in, and with your permission, we would love to add it to the archive of stories here.
This Year I Saw Him Too!
My story is from Santiago, Chile. It happened this year, at the beginning of 2022. I saw him too! That night, I was with my daughter and my dog, there was a party somewhere nearby but we fell asleep with all that noise as background. So at one point during the night the quiet night woke me up… "oh, finally they stopped the party" I thought. And a ray of light entered the room, maybe a police car light or a final party flashing light, I don’t know. But that light was reflected on “something” in the bedroom door gap…
A Protector?
I've seen the 'Hat Man' quite a few times, for a small backstory I grew up in a highly abusive household but didn't think anything was abnormal about that until recently. I can remember a few times when I saw The Hat Man, once was when I was taking the bins to the end of the drive to be collected, and I looked down the road and there was a very tall figure standing there with a top hat on. It wasn't a human either, this figure had to have been at least 8 to 10ft tall and was darker
Hat Men
I had several experiences during the early years of my life with “Hat Men” not just one, but several at once. The first time I remember was when I was about three years old in 1972 or 1973. I woke in the middle of the night, paralyzed and unable to speak. As I woke I saw several tall, very skinny men walking into my room and standing close to the foot of my bed. However, they were facing my little baby brother’s bed. They didn’t have any facial features, kind of blurred out. They were all wearing black wide-brimmed lower
Friends, Foes and Felines
When: About 4 years ago Where: Southern Oregon while temporarily living with my family in my grandparents old farmhouse (while we helped renovate their property to sell it). Me: 31 year old woman (about 27 when this happened) The main event happened four years ago. But for some time before that, I had this small dark shadow with red eyes that would sometimes watch me while I slept. I moved around a lot and it seemed to follow me. I would wake up- or at least I would think I'd wake up, I honestly can't be too sure if I
The Hat Man in Chile
Hello, my name is Gabriel and I live in Chile. I am 15 years old and just woke up from the worst nightmare of my life about The Hatman, and it's not the first time. It started when I turned 7 years old, I would often dream about a scary dark man who wore a suit and hat, but whose face I could never see. Sometimes I would see other people's faces sort of illuminate around him but only for a few minutes. He would never speak to me, or move that I remember but the name "Hat Man" would
When The Hat Man Would Visit
When I was a kid, maybe 8 or so, I don't really remember the exact age, I saw The Hat Man in my room. He appeared to be sitting in a chair next to my bed. He had the brimmed hat and what seemed to be a trench coat. It was just a shadow of a person, with no real detail of the actual person just the clothing. It never made a sound or moved much. It would scare the shit out of me every time I saw it. It just sat there looking at me. Every once in a while,
Stranger Things in Russia…The Hat Man
I was living in Russia, and one night a friend called me and said that her friend was behaving strangely. So my boyfriend and I took a taxi to her apartment and when we arrived there were already 4 people there who all looked scared. My friend's friend (who was acting weird) sat tense and did not react, just called his girlfriend on the phone and ignored all of us. The other people were preparing to leave and my friend was begging me to stay. My friend had seen this creature before and told me about it, but I wasn't
The Hat Man in the Tree
I wish to remain anonymous, but I just want to point out that The Hat Man I saw when I was a kid wasn't just a nightmare or sleep paralysis. I experienced sleep paralysis when I was seven years old, and had non-stop nightmares about all the things you can imagine. But I never dreamt about those sleep paralysis demons; I've only seen them as shadows in the corner or crawling around my room when waking up from a dream. When I was around 12 or 13, I was riding my bike up and down my street and my house
Terrifying Moment!
One night in 1976, when I was 16 yrs. I was in bed and heard a neighbor start his motorcycle around 1:45 am. Suddenly, I heard a little kick on my bedroom door as if someone had walked in. Well, my mom was the neighborhood watchdog. Always looking out for everyone. I suddenly notice I did not see her. I called out "Ma!" I looked up and I saw a tall man with a black top hat and black trench coat looking right at me his arms straight down his sides. I could not move. I was frozen. I could
COMING SOON
The Hatman: His Identity Revealed
Have you seen the Hatman? Have you seen other shadow beings? If so what do they mean? What should be done about them? The Hatman: His Identity Revealed is the culmination of over 20 years of research into the Hatman phenomenon. After carefully reading, researching and experiencing the Hatman and other shadow beings over the last two decades, Timothy M. Brown, Jr. now offers his understanding of exactly who or what these beings are, in his new book The Hatman: His Identity Revealed.
There will be no cost for the book. If you are interested in receiving a copy as soon as it is released, click the button to the right. You will be added to our mailing list and you will be sent a copy of the book as soon as it is complete.
