Strange Odor Coming From Vents Turns Out to Be Man's Worst Nightmare

The world is certainly a scary place—but for one author, even his own home wasn't safe from the nightmares. Horror writer Grady Hendrix documented an experience that would have made anyone run for the hills...

Horror Lover

Grady Hendrix is a horror author and screenwriter known for his bestselling novel Horrorstör, which has since been optioned for film. Despite Hendrix's love of all things macabre, he took to Twitter to discuss one chilling event that started it all. He was only nine years old when he became the protagonist of a horror story himself...

Too Close to Home

Hendrix documented a childhood encounter with something sinister. Initially, no one believed him. His friends and his family thought he had read one too many horror comics. At least, not until they saw it for themselves...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.