It's spooky season, y'all!! Let's gather around the metaphorical campfire and listen to some ghost stories! Redditor u/ValkyrieOfValyria asked users to share the scariest things they've seen in their own homes. Here are 17 of the most spine-tingling answers:

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"I woke up in the middle of the night and saw a little boy looking for something in my closet. It was dark, so I could only see the silhouette, and when I turned for literally a second to grab my phone, he was gone. I thought it was my girlfriend's nephew who was staying over that night, but when I called his name, he didn't answer. I then went to the living room to see him asleep and snoring under a blanket. I don't know who I saw."

— K1ng_N3ptune

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"I woke up with a start at 3:21 a.m. and saw a small ball of light pass through my bathroom door, making it creak as if someone had opened it. It hung there, like a bright marble, for a few seconds, then slowly turned and vanished into my closet.…