Fictional horror stories — whether they come in books or movies — rely on artistic devices to creep us out. But real-life terror doesn't need a droning score or sudden jump scares. The mere fact that a person has actually experienced something horrifying implies that it could also happen to us — and that's what makes it hard to shake. One Reddit post asked platform users to name the creepiest verified pieces of found footage they've ever stumbled upon, and their answers remind us that some nightmares strike while you're still awake.

I'm going to go with the man they found alive in a sunken tugboat 3 days after it capsized.

Omayra Sanchez's picture, when she was slowly dying, in Colombia, after the 1985 eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. There's something about these dark eyes, and

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