Have You Seen The Thing With Red Eyes?

Okay okay so I used to have a dark figure much like this only with yellow eyes in different shapes and forms that shared my room at night with me. It followed me all the way to college to where I just gave up and accepted that I have to coexist with it. Found out that I wasn't the only one after telling my (real life) ghost story at a party one night. The morning after I did more research and came up with these figures being the true etymology of the word "nightmare" a sleep demon that feeds off of people's energy while they're sleeping and in turn gifts you horrific visuals when you're energy is being drained. Crazy stuff y'all.

That's so spooky! I hope you're doing okay now 💕

idk f you don't see this im a little freaked out

I am going to dm it t you on Instagram I made a painting of it

stop I literally have a hallucination that follows me that looks like this

Alanis Harris

More pls

This scares the piss out of me. Glad I'm reading all of these at 2am hahaha

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Shivers down my spine dude

That was just his mom's booty call wasn't it?

I actually thought this was kinda cute. How his mom is a creature that watches over him at night while he sleeps. I felt like she is protecting him from other monsters ♥️♥️

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not telling your kid that they're part bogeyman is just bad parenting.

Jeebus

o.o is all i have to say

Molly Karrick

Scary af !!!!

Frightening 😳

Alyssa Cleveland

That was terrifying! I am so thrilled to finally read it!

This is so good, I’ve had similar nightmares

P00hPlays

*Repressed Trama unlocked* I saw a figure simlar to this in my childhood. I was on my lower bunk and couldn't sleep one night. This was absolutely odd for elementary school me. Unsure what to do, I decided lean my head all the way back to look out the window (we just spent the day moving the bed to the middle of the room.) Instead of seeing glorious downtown New York City, there is a giant dark figure with red eyes. I dart my head down like "No Way! That couldn't be real!" & "Well maybe it thinks im still sleeping and just moved!" I thought I was so smooth, so stealthy. I gathered my courage to look up again but this time, I was going to pretend to yawn to signify I was still sleeping (I was 7). So I sneak another peek and there is still was. Giant ruby red eyes and a shape simlar to donkey kong...Looking straight at me. I was freaking out (internally). So I had a decision to make, 1. Run out the room & leave my cousin to his doom 2. Stay in the room & leave it up to fate. (Waking everyone up was not an option cause either every would get killed by it or worst, imma get in trouble.) So weighing the options in my mind, also remember my cousin beat me in a game earlier that day, I run out to the living room. Luckily, my older sister fell asleep on the couch, probably from waiting daria. Throwing the blanket and myself on the floor under her, I ball up to feel protected. After a moment of feeling safe I peek out down the hallway. Big ruby eyes stare back. I pull the cover back accepting my death. ...I feel a heavy hit on my side. The safety blanket being ripped off me. "Oh! I'm sorry" the sunlight hits my face. I've survived the night. My sister continues to run off to the bathroom. I thought to myself maybe it was just a dream. But...I am literally in a different room. Definitely never told people about this, thanks for the kick in the brain. Ill be terrified tonight.

I think this scary story has been the best with your style so far!! I’ve liked them all but it’s perfect as the retelling of a child nightmare

THAT’S SOME NIGHTMARE

Colleen Rose

**nervous laughter** What the fuck?!? 😅😰

I wish I could draw and storytell my nightmares like you 😍

This is terrifying but I need MORE

Kaitlyn Tavernelli

OMFG SO SCARY! I love it!!

This freaked me out. Two weeks ago my boyfriend and I saw a figure like this on the side of the road... no red eyes, but the body is eerily similar. Like we freaked out and can't logically explain it, but we both saw it and it was not a human or animal...

nobody does this like you. well done, sir!

Claire Nurc

Well now I will never sleep again -___-

"Mom, when will I get my Red Eyes like Daddy and you?" 🤔

Starry

WHY'D I READ THIS RIGHT BEFORE BED?????

Ashcroft Bird

Nope, nope, nope, nope.

Rosallora

Love this comic!! Also feeling some of the "His Face All Red" vibes strongly here!!! In like, the best way <3

Devils advocate: what if the shadow people protect us from the real dangers of the night. They are misty realm-traveling entities which use their darkness to trap monsters and demons and send them to a different world. However, they can’t control which world a demon is sent to, so they must keep a constant eye on their assigned person to protect- just in case a monster appears. 👻

I have a distinct memory of sleeping on the couch as a child (my bedroom was being painted and my parents were worried about fumes) and I saw a man in a top hat walk past the window! I just assumed he was a ghost but the top hat didn’t make sense for the area

Jenn R

Do i want to go down the rabbit hole of topics such as hat men and shadow people from the comments? Better now than bedtime... Delightfully creepy as ever Adam.

Scott Hutchinson

Isn’t that the truly scary part? That you can’t see them anymore?

Scott Hutchinson

Yes, please! Continue this story!

1(one) Andrei Filip

Nice af boiii

Kit Foreman

So glad I waited to read this until I was turning in for the night :|

When I was 12 I was forced to stay with this relief family for a weekend, I was sleeping in one of the girls bedroom, on the floor in a sleeping bag. I woke up because I felt something at my feet and saw a black shadow figure with red eyes staring at me. I was so scared I pulled the sleeping bag over my head, but I don't remember when I fell asleep again, I just remember waking up the next morning and it was gone. A few years later I read articles about shadow men/people, usually with hats, and remembered back to the incident. Later, a couple of years again I discussed shadow people with friends and one of them asked if it had a hat and I said no, but it had red eyes. And she went pale and said "that's not good", I was perplexed and got really uneasy, and I still think of it sometimes. I just hope I never see it again.

Perfect for me to have read right before bed. 😅

Patrick Dasher

Dude, the shadow people. I definitely saw them when I was a kid. Still terrifies me, though I don't ever see them any more

Shawna Lee

“Many who experience sleep paralysis also experience hypnagogic hallucinations: vivid images perceived in the transition from wakefulness to sleep, or the other way around. Spiders or insects crawling up the walls is a particularly common such vision, according to Alon Avidan, a professor of neurology at the University of California Los Angeles and director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center. So are human-shaped figures. These episodes are often accompanied by a profound sense of fear and anxiety, and a sense that something is trying to harm the sleeper.” https://qz.com/quartzy/1444843/what-is-sleep-paralysis/

Asteria Tsuki

I'm used to horror content, but for some reason the monster really made me uncomfortable, especially the one in the bed, you're so good at horror stories, sent shivers down my spine

Guess I'm never looking out a window at night again

There is a famous shadow person known as "The Hat Man." When I was younger I would see him outside when I would play. Just a shadow of a man with a top hat. When I finally got the internet I was on a site about ghost and someone has drew exactly what I saw when I was younger. It had a note that said" When I was younger I would see this, I'm 35 now." a few years later I was telling this story to a friend's boyfriend, he was like 6'7" and 400lbs. The color drained from his face and he got chills. Apparently his sister's snuck out one night and this shadow person was following them. When they snuck back into the window it said, "Next time your mine." fast forward on a deep dive, apparently it's a demon that targets children... Idk creepy, I know several people have seen him, friends and countless people on the internet.

Yup. Seen the same amorphous black fog in the shape of a man with red eyes before… last time it was at the foot of my bed…. Just watching…. waiting….

Keyo

*reads from under the duvet, where it's safe*

Holy shit! This is so terrifying.

Merelyflowers

I thought the same thing. Definitely think that the wallpaper choice here is no accident.

Kevin

When he sees his mom it gave huge "among the sleep vibes"

my bed is under a window why would you do this to me 😭

Loni

I love the wallpaper It reminds me of the story “the yellow wallpaper.”

Jesus Christ I should not have read this before bed

Why do I feel like I have had a similar thing happen to me??

theo

I need more lol.

Claire Kelly

Holy shit, this is terrifying. I felt my stomach drop when the eyes were up close. SO GOOD.

Lorraine Clarke

Terrifying, I love it

Just like in A Cabin in the Woods, morning light does not bring any relief.

I don't know what frightens me more, these wallpapers or the creature.

Mizukagejack

You should do a book of horror shorts, they are so good! Though I'm sure you are busy with many other things.

RayvenEyed

This was so good! The Crazy thing is, I have a memory of having a nightmare that there were three men with red eyes trying to break into the house and demanding me to let them in. 😖

This reminds me of the feeling I get when I go up stairs in the dark. Dunno why just have to outrun the dark.

Pamela W.

This reminds me of the thing that people see when they have sleep paralysis, just somehow even freakier

Kath

i really love your horror stories ♥️ you always leave me craving for more

Jerrica Lee

That is a terrifying nightmare!

Karurosu_San

Theres something eerie about the way you draw kids that make this comics much more creepy Keep going it’s great 💙

Andrés Vanoni

I had the same nightmare when i was a kid, but i was in my bed and the thing with red eyes was always in the hallway, never entering my room. Slept with my bedroom door closed ever since

Jen

You were dreaming about The Yellow Wallpaper again weren’t you Adam

jake edwar

More please

Literally just got up. Then i saw an email that you posted something on patreon. I clicked it so fast and wasn't disappointed. Great story!!! Great comic!!!

Naomi Hatchman

Your horror comics are the best! When I see there's a new one, I go "squee!"

nibe

😳😬

Who needs sleep anyway

Bowtie_King

Damn hahaha poor kid! And yes I have seen the thing with red eyes

Aaaaagh 😭

Megan

jesus CHRIST

Stephanie Goodner

Spooky. I love this!

Stephanie Goodner

Spooky. I love this!

Lucas Campos

His mom was smoking pot outside. That's why the red eyes 🤷‍♂️ She raises that child by herself, that's too much stress on her, okay??

Lauren Joanna

This genuinely creeped me out, nice one

Holy shit

Those sweat droplets on your face looked like corn niblets and reminded me of that corn ramen story of yours, just to add to the creepiness of it all!

Katin Johnson

Wait we all don't have creepy windows we get bad vibes from??

Sarah C Wilson

Goosebumps!

Robyn C.M.

You have an amazing talent for horror writing I love this style of comic for you!

Kas

Whelp, i know what I'm going to be dreaming about tonight!

Becky C

Amazing. This is so scary. But you are a great story teller!!! And amazing artist.

Aaron Olson

ADAM.

Ausjin H

Something scary or weird can just be something familiar viewed from a different angle

Justin Helm

She just wanted to keep her eyes on you! 🔴👄🔴

Rachel Weeks

that wallpaper is a nightmare

Now it’s going to be a nightmare I had 🙈

Frank Van Der Pauw Kraan

That’s a very creepy one! 😱

Ahhhh reminds me of Among The Sleep! Such a creepy game!!!!

Tao Bolton

I love your horror comics, would love to buy a book 💕

Loving all the horror pieces! So good!

Karoline Johansen

Thanks, I didn't need any sleep tonight. 😬

Kelly Broomhall

More horror please! It's the thing I enjoy from you the most like x100 <3

Jessica

Woof that panel with the red eyes right at the window 😱😱

oh wow it’s 5am and still dark where I’m from but I dunno why I still read it. *shivers* 🥲

bizarrekitties

Exactly my reaction at this post notification.

Amber Stone

So creepy.

Yellow wallpaper! Love it!

Ada MC

Mom and Dad, what are you up to?

bizarrekitties

Same!!

Yes MORE HORROR COMICS

Cynthia Zhang

Excellent as always. I would buy and read a whole book of adamtots horror comics

Sin Mineral

DAD???

Randell

Gah! So creepy!

eric

oh this lowkey happened to me once :( great comic tho

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