The archive
Glitch in the Matrix Stories
A glitch is the moment reality seems to stutter: the same stranger twice in a row, ten minutes that never happened, keys that reappear exactly where you already looked. These are the moments people could not explain.
The common kinds of glitch
Missing or extra time. Repeating scenes and déjà vu that goes on too long. Objects vanishing and returning. People or places that seem to change between one visit and the next. Most glitch stories fit one of these — and the ones that don't are often the strangest.
Glitch or ghost?
Ghost stories usually involve a presence. Glitches involve the world itself behaving wrongly, with nobody there. Many encounters sit in between, which is why they are kept together in the archive.
Tell yours
Write down exactly what you saw and what you checked afterwards. The ordinary details are what make a glitch believable.
Read glitch in the matrix stories
The Whistling Man
The first time I encountered the whistling man, I was shopping with a friend. I heard a strange whistle several times while walking through the aisles of a toy store. At first I as
Friend turned almost school shooter
I had been friends with a boy since middle school. He was socially awkward and often seemed strange, but I had known him for a long time. He came out as pansexual and told me that
After School Nightmare
As a teenager, I usually walked home from school using a wooded shortcut. The path was used often enough to be recognizable, but sometimes I was alone. One afternoon I noticed a ma
My stalker disappeared after three horrifying years
When I was a teenager, I was home alone one day when a white car stopped near our mailbox. A person remained inside for several minutes without getting out, then drove away. I assu
Poker Face
I was at a friend's house, safe in warm suburbia. We were drinking and chatting, but I had too much to drink. My friend had an abrupt bedtime, so I left early, still intoxicated. I
I survived a mass shooting at a movie theater
The first time it happened, there was a cup of coffee and a crack in the ceiling that moved like a living thing. I had always believed reality was dependable: walls stayed where th
A Different Ride
Something weird happened to me; more scary in a what could have been kind of way, so not on the same scale as the poor people in the comments. I was 17 years old (male) and walking
What happend to our WhiteBoard?
The other night, my wife took our child out for several hours. In that time I wrapped up work, then left to get dinner around 4:30pm. Got home around 6:30, played with our dog and
The Nurse (New Jersey 90's)
n the 1990s, a nurse in New Jersey killed hundreds of hospital patients. Sometimes he would sneak into patient's rooms at night and inject them with fatal medication doses. Other t
The Maid
One of my friends family growing up had a beach house and I'd get invited every now and then. They had $ and the house was massive, pretty cool place too. They even had a full time
2:43 AM Doorbell
The first time my doorbell rang at 2:43 in the morning, I was awake. I was watching something on my laptop when I heard it. One ring. Then silence. I checked the camera on my phone
The Security Camera Caught Me Leaving Twice
The police thought I was covering for someone. I couldn't blame them. If I heard this story from someone else, I probably wouldn't believe it either. I installed a security camera
The Call That Came From My Old Number
I received a call from my own phone number three years after I changed it. At first, I thought it was just a glitch. My contact information had been messed up before, and sometimes
The Door in my Apartment
The first time I noticed the door, I thought it was just a mistake. I was renting an old apartment on the third floor of a building that had been around since the 1960s. It wasn’t
Red Tears
I still remember the first time I heard about Hollow Pines. At the time, I thought it was just another local rumor. My sister Amy was always fascinated by abandoned places and old