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Grim Encounters - A Haunting Tale of Friendship and Survival · Shallow Nights: Scary Bedtime Stories

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  My parents had very demanding jobs.
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  My mother and father ran a law firm and we had to travel a lot.
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  I had to get used to being pretty much alone.
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  I could never get used to having friends.
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  I knew I would only end up moving anyway.
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  I was also an only child, therefore life was pretty much a
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  sad thing for me. However, I will never forget a
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  strange encounter I had with my parents and I moved into a
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  trailer on the countryside of Mississippi.
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  It was pretty much desolate. Other than a few other houses
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  and trailers, the trailer was the best my parents could find.
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  We moved in the trailer next to an old man.
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  He looked as though he was in his late 80s.
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  He also seemed to live alone. I never saw anyone but him
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  outside. I don't think he had a wife,
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  kids, or even grandchildren. However, he did have a dog.
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  It was quite a strange dog though He appeared to be a black
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  German Shepherd. He had one of the most unique,
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  beautiful black coat of fur I had ever seen on any animal.
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  His fur could be compared to that of the night sky.
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  He was also quite large. He definitely had some Great
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  Dane in his bloodline. When you see this dog's black
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  coat and large size, he looks absolutely intimidating.
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  It was simply astounding. I'd honestly never seen a dog
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  quite like this. I went over to introduce myself
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  to the neighbor. Though he looked grumpy, the man
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  was very nice. He introduced himself as Mr.
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  Frank Gosalt, but he told me I could call him Frank.
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  I then asked what was the name of his dog.
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  His name was Grimm. Grimm simply glanced at me but
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  paid me no attention. As time passed, Frank and I had
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  become friends. He said it was nice to finally
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  have some company. I would regularly help Frank
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  with his chores around the house.
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  Afterwards, he would give me a little pay for my help.
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  With my father always working, Frank pretty much became my
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  father figure. It made me feel special.
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  Something was quite strange. Every time I visited Frank,
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  Grimm would be gone. Most of the time.
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  Frank explained that Grimm loved to explore the woods, but my gut
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  told me that wasn't the case. Occasionally I would come across
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  Grimm. His behavior was quite weird.
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  Sometimes he would just sit completely still, staring out
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  into the woods. He looked utterly focused.
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  I would try to play with Grimm, but he was never playful.
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  Whenever I tried to get him to play, he would just look at me
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  with a blank stare and continue to stare out into the woods.
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  His tail wouldn't even wag in the slightest.
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  He just didn't seem like a happy dog.
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  That was until about a month into staying in the trailer.
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  Apparently a man died late in the night.
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  Police said he was drunk and drove his car into a tree.
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  That day. I saw Grimm's tail wag.
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  He actually looked happy. I ran over to see if he would
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  happily greet me. After he noticed me, his tail
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  stopped wagging and he gave me a low growl.
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  It was like I was disturbing his happiness.
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  After that, I was determined to find out what was Grimm's deal.
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  The weirdest thing about Grimm was his behavior.
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  Every time someone in the neighborhood died, he would
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  either be gone or be happy. What was this dog's problem?
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  It was like he knew when people died.
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  This began to bother me. It actually began to disturb me.
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  I began to have nightmares about Grimm.
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  I had dreams of him at the drunk man's accident.
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  There was an old lady who lived about 3 miles away from us.
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  She'd suffered from a heart attack in sleep.
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  I had a nightmare that Grim had something to do with it.
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  One of my final nightmares was of Grim popping out of nowhere,
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  biting my throat out. Time passed and my parents and I
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  were getting ready to move again.
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  I told myself I would never try to make friends, but I'd made
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  such good friends with Frank, I just couldn't leave without
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  saying goodbye. Before I continue, I want to say
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  that I was one of the only survivors.
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  Remember that. You'll know what I mean at the
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  end. Anyway, I said my goodbyes to
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  Frank. He was sad that I was leaving.
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  I was pretty torn up about it as well.
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  However, I couldn't leave without knowing Grimm's issue.
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  I asked Frank where he got Grimm.
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  His face went pale for a moment. After a brief moment of
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  hesitation, he answered. I didn't find him, he found me.
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  My wife died a few years ago. After that, he just showed up.
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  I found that quite weird. Grimm just appeared after
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  Frank's wife died. He then asked him does he know
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  about Grimm's weird behavior. His answer will forever live in
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  my mind. I once thought Grimm was a
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  normal dog. I thought he was just some stray
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  that found his way to my door. Then I realized that wasn't
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  quite the case. You see, my boy Grimm isn't just
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  a normal dog. As a matter of fact, he isn't a
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  dog at all. I could not think of anything to
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  say. I was completely baffled.
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  I managed to ask one final question.
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  Then what is he? Frank looked at me with a face
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  of caution. I think.
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  I think he's death. I used to be curious where Grimm
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  would run off to, just like you. I once followed him and
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  discovered he was arriving at the scenes of upcoming death.
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  He would never be happy until someone died or was about to
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  die. I even believe he can be at
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  several places at once. It's best you leave now.
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  We don't want to upset him. Please.
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  With that being said, I left Frank's house and never saw him
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  again. My parents had finished packing
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  up. We were on our way to the
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  airport. I will never forget what I saw.
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  As we drove away, I looked out the back car window and saw
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  Grim. He was staring directly at me,
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  but this time he was wagging his tail.
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  He was happy to see me leave. At the airport we began to board
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  our plane. Remember when I said I was one
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  of the only survivors? As I boarded the plane I could
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  have sworn I spotted Grim at the airport for a second, but when I
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  took a second look there was nothing there.
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  I'm sure you can imagine what happened to that plane.
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  I lost both my parents in that crash.
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  I finally realized what Grim was.
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  This may seem far fetched, but maybe Grim is death.
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  That's why Grim is named Grim. He is the grim Reaper.
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  I have never been a spiritual person.
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  I do believe in Death though. Eventually it's coming for all
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  of us. However, I can confidently say I
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  cheated Death, and Death is a dog.
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  Death is a dog named Grimm.