Hoo boy. Have I got a lot of those.
The highest point on Cape Cod is Scargo Tower. I was up on the hill beneath the tower, enjoying the view of a sunset over the two beaches visible from there, when I heard a high-pitched scream and a thud.
The door to the tower was locked. I found nothing around that could have made the sound. But it sure sounded like someone had thrown themselves off the tower.
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One summer, while working public access, I walked into the studio, ready to work on editing. The moment I stepped inside, I felt sick to my stomach. This was a place that was as familiar to me as home because I spent at least 10 hours a week there. But there was just this creeping sense of wrongness.
Turns out, they had allowed a local artist to showcase her work. This artist was either stoned or drunk, and every one of her works was just a long series of demonic possessions committed to canvas.
I hadn't even laid eyes on the pictures. I was just punched in the gut by the evil I felt from the pictures the moment I walked into the studio.
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Ever have a sleep paralysis moment where you just wake up and think there's something hovering over you? Usually the feeling passes after a while as you regain consciousness?
Well for me, it was different. I had this sensation of a fanged face, with glowing red eyes floating there.
There was nothing in the room, but I swear when I brought my fist up to protect myself, it hit something made of scaly flesh and bone. I even had the telltale markings on my fist when I woke up for real.
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I had a dream during the In Space Era of Power Rangers that predicted the next three series names. When asked half-way through that season what I thought the next one would be, without hesitation, I said "Lost Galaxy." This happened every year to Wild Force.
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My brother and I wound up in the same English 2 class with the same professor. His turn at the class was a year after mine. While covering the Telltale Heart, my brother speaks up "Poe was a sadist and a hack." The professor stopped, looked down at his class roster and said "Mister Boyle, I just had to be sure your brother wasn't here. That's exactly what he said a year ago." I never told him what I said in the class.
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Once, on a ski vacation, one of my brother's toys bounced across the floor and wound up in the fireplace as the fire roared. I didn't want him to cry, so I reached into the fire, rooted around for a bit and pulled out the toy, neither it or me worse for the wear.
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When I was about six, the family owned a cottage on the property with some really steep eaves. This led to sledding contests. Down one side led to the deck. Down the other side led to an even steeper hill through brambles and blackberry bushes. When it was my turn, I took off, and went straight ahead toward the chainlink fence of the tennis court. I closed my eyes awaiting an impact that never came. When I opened my eyes again, I was on the other side of the fence, inside the tennis court.
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I've seen the Aurora Borealis. When I was in Louisiana.
There's probably a lot more. Let me think some more.