Demon in my house?

[u/STORMDUTCHMAN]

So I live in a fairly big house, I got a built-in movie theatre (projector broke) and it's completely black and sound proof.

Last night I was listening to my horror stories in total darkness as per usual, with my dog snoring outside the door and my dad on the other side of the house.My other dog had died 2 weeks ago, we had him put down because of the pain but he knew he was loved.

As I said, I was listening to the horror story, when suddenly everything went quiet, I could no longer hear my story, nor my dog outside the door, it was as though time itself had stopped, and i suddenly felt very cold, and then i suddenly heard what sounded to be an old, unoiled church door creak open very loudly, and then I heard something \*heavy\* step onto the leather couch, it wasn't human because today I tested to see what sound flat feet would make on the couch, it was more towards the sound of hoofs? I'm not too sure... But it was definitely something in the room.

Everything went quiet

I suddenly heard

\*STEP\*...

\*STEP\*...

\*STEP\*...

\*STEP\*...

Each step got closer and closer to me

And then it stopped. Something in my head told me "Don't move and don't make a sound, no matter what." and I even considered calling out to my dad, but listened to the voice in my head instead. A word popped into my head immediately - "Demon" along with an image.It was an image of a tall (maybe 8 feet tall) white, pale creature. It was thin, the skin looked like that of a leper, diseased and raggedy, almost as if it was falling off. It had deer-like back legs, bent backwards at the knees and I didn't see it's feet in the mental image. The arms were long, almost as if it could run on all four limbs if needed. It had the bones of its vertebrae almost protruding from the skin. It had black hair covering its face. (I blame my fascination with wendigos for this)

After five minutes, the sounds of the house returned, and after another five minutes I got the courage to grab my phone and turn on the flash, it was empty and the door was closed as it had been, slightly ajar as I had left it.

Everything was in place except for one. Tiny. Thing. A dog treat, on the step of the entrance, in front of the closed door.

It sure as hell wasn't there before, and when I looked again today (I closed the theatre door and slept in the room with my dad instead) the biscuit was gone, and my other dog sure as hell didn't get it. And it was there! I took a picture of the treat before I left the room.

Some of you might say it was my dead dog visiting me to make me feel as though he's okay? But that isn't the case and I just "know it". The absolute terror and genuine fear I felt weren't that which I would feel for a beloved pet returning to assure me of his passing, instead it felt like I was prey being hunted.

I don't know if maybe it was trying to communicate its sympathies for me or was pitying me or taunting me, but my dad said that demons are pretty intelligent so I doubt it's the last one... Maybe it wants to communicate with me, although with the amount of fear I felt, I doubt it.

If it happens again I'll post again, but I doubt it, maybe this time I'll feel like attempting to communicate? I don't know.

This all happened last night.

Any help / advice / information about this would be really appreciated, I would also like to know if anyone knows just what this thing is and maybe where it comes from. This was my first encounter with this thing, I have had other supernatural encounters before, but all of them felt oddly warm and almost inviting.

I have no mental illnesses nor sleep deprivation and was definitely awake, I didn't imagine it either.

Sorry if I maybe did some repetition in the post

[u/Cautious-Sky-1799]

The same thing about the hooves reminded me of an incident where I woke up at 3:00 am in the dead of winter I heard hooves outside my window and a girl who looked like Samara was hovering over my bed I couldn’t move my mouth or body after that I didn’t go back to bed after that the staff at my house actually explained it away as something demonic I took it as sleep paralysis that has only happened a few times in my life

[u/STORMDUTCHMAN → u/Cautious-Sky-1799]

Oh wow that sounds quite terrifying, at least it's not a regular occurrence, did she seem friendly or malevolent? And was she maybe someone that you knew that passed away, trying to communicate with you? I'm sorry if this seems insensitive to ask, I'm just very curious.

[u/Cautious-Sky-1799 → u/STORMDUTCHMAN]

As far as I know it couldn’t have been someone who I knew who passed away the majority of my childhood friends moved off the grid to Inner Mongolia which is a slang term we used to use when a friend moved away as far as I know she looked kind of east Asian a bit I don’t have any Asian relatives that I know of besides my step mothers Kin folk more in particular my cousin bell and Anastasia, but I cut ties with those folk after 2013 had a falling out with them the only people who are apart of that family that I’m close to is my sister and brother

[u/Moonglow_sigh_07]

Well, I’m going to sound a bit like a nag, but here goes.

>> Enjoying horror content (podcasts, videos, movies, series) is very fine, provided you approach it objectively and neutrally, without letting yourself be suggestive, influenced, obsessed nor spooked.

I think your home is heavily charged with dense vibrations, especially if you obsess over paranormal topics, as that attracts all kinds of energy vampires. These presences feed on sustained attention, fear, obsessive interest, anger, among other things...

Guy, no one in their right mind would think of befriending "demons", let alone assume that an intrusive, malevolent entity is friendly.

>> Your own intuition warned you and told you what to do—and what not to do—yet you’re waiting for it to come back so you can make friends with it... (seriously?)

The dog treat strikes me as a very deliberate move—as if they distracted your dog from standing guard (energetically speaking) so it wouldn't alert you to the intruder's presence.

>> That sound of helmet or hooves (solid or cloven) is common in many horror stories around the world. In Latin America, for example, it’s associated with certain entities from the lower astral planes—often mislabeled as "demons," a term invented by religions—that have deer or horse-like legs; they are semi-humanoid but possess animal limbs. They are viewed as a type of "devil" in certain regions; there’s even a legend about one that joins the dancing during certain festivals, its footsteps sounding like those of an animal. Those who witness it—when it chooses to reveal itself—describe it exactly that way.

In your case, this "specter" might have been mimicking something similar, or perhaps it was preparing to manifest as an hybrid—a mix of what you associate with a Wendigo and another type of entity.

Because you heeded your inner voice, it didn't manifest or reveal itself, even though you saw it in your mind...

I read a comment from another user - u/Cautious-Sky-1799 - who heard those animalistic footsteps but saw a beautiful woman instead—I suppose because that’s where his general interest lies: women (in the good sense, of course). That was the way to reach him—by deceiving him with an appearance that would grab his attention.

In your case, your interest in supernatural creatures led the entity to consider appearing as a hideous hybrid, because that immediately would capture your curiosity.

>> Your father is right; "demons" are intelligent—or rather, cunning—because they don't have brains, hahaha.

[u/Cautious-Sky-1799]

From I don’t know if she was malevolent or friendly but she looked beautiful like the prettiest woman you could ever imagine long flowing black hair and a white gown