I feel like I have to tell someone because it's something that has been on my mind ever since I was a child. When I was around 6 years old, I would be afraid to sleep alone so every once in a while, i'd sleep in my sister's bed with her. Probably about once a year, we would both see a shadowy figure just outside the doorway, almost watching us. We felt that it was something that was watching out for us, which is pretty cool. We called him the man with the black hat. Eventually we didn't see it anymore. Never has this shadow ever set foot in any of our bedrooms, though it has taken a particular liking to my sisters bedroom. My sister moved out and her room is now mine. Recently, I decided to see if anyone has had similar things happen to them. I have surprisingly found a lot of similar cases, though all of them are particular to the shadow being of an evil presence. This surprised me. I felt like I shouldn't have read these things because it made me a little paranoid at night. The very night after reading different cases, I felt a similar presence to what we've seen in our childhood years, only this time its a feeling of fear. Like I should literally fear it. Now I realize the mind is a very strong thing, and we can fabricate things out of fear or paranoia. But what I saw will be forever with me. The room was pitch black of course and I was just beginning to fall asleep when I felt almost a cloud of despair come over me. I grabbed my phone and used the light to search around the room. I aimed it at the corner of the bedroom door by my feet and I saw a black cloud. I had the balls to quickly turn on the lights which was right by the doorway and for a brief second, (not a moment, but a second) I saw the black cloud dissolve. Well ill tell you ive never been so scared in my whole life. Ive only told my family about it because I have been afraid. This took a lot of courage to tell you guys so let me know if anyone has had a similar experience.