Three children's drawings with unsettling backstories are presented.
The first drawing was made by a six-year-old boy in 2012 and depicted a family dinner scene with an unrecognizable man in the background. The boy refused to explain who the man was, leading his older sister to investigate. She discovered her brother talking to someone in his room at night, and when she intervened, she found a man at the window, who fled when she screamed. The police were called, and the boy eventually revealed that the man would bring him snacks and toys.
The second drawing was made by an eight-year-old boy who had nightmares about a figure at the foot of his bed. He drew a picture of the figure, which resembled a monster. The parents moved his bed to a different room, but the boy continued to have nightmares.
The third drawing was a series of papers stapled together, created by an 11-year-old boy named Rocco. The story depicted his hatred for his new babysitter, Alyssa, and his desire to kill her. The drawings showed Rocco spying on Alyssa and planning to attack her with a kitchen knife. Alyssa discovered the drawings and found a knife on Rocco's nightstand. She informed the parents, who took Rocco's grandmother to take over and recommended that the parents seek help for their son.
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1. A six-year-old boy drew a picture of his family around the dinner table, but included a mysterious man sitting on the floor.
2. The boy's sister, Tracy, found the drawing and asked her brother about the man, but he refused to explain.
3. Tracy showed the drawing to their parents, who were not concerned.
4. Tracy noticed that her brother was talking to someone in his room, but when she entered, he was only playing with his toys.
5. Tracy found unusual candies in her brother's room that their mother had not bought.
6. When Tracy asked her brother about the candies, he ignored her and went back to playing.
7. Tracy took the candies, which angered her brother.
8. Tracy waited until their parents returned home to ask if they had bought the candies, but they had not.
9. The boy's parents were concerned about the mysterious candies and the boy's behavior.
10. The boy's parents grounded him until he would answer their questions, but he still refused to explain.
11. Tracy heard her brother talking to someone in his room again, and this time, she saw a man at the window.
12. Tracy screamed, and the man fled.
13. The police were called, and the boy eventually explained that his "friend" had told him not to tell anyone about him.
14. The boy said that his friend would come to his room with snacks and play with him.
15. The boy's parents were concerned and moved his bed to a different room.
16. A mother of two children, a six-year-old boy, and an eight-year-old girl, submitted a story about her son's strange behavior.
17. The boy would come to his parents' bedroom at night, crying that someone or something was in his room.
18. The boy would claim that a person or thing would come out of his closet and stand at the foot of his bed.
19. The boy's parents would check his room, but find nothing.
20. The boy eventually drew a picture of what he saw, which was a disturbing figure.
21. The parents moved the boy's bed to a different room, which seemed to solve the problem.
22. A babysitter, Alyssa, was hired to watch an 11-year-old boy named Rocco while his parents were away.
23. Rocco was quiet and kept to himself, only coming out of his room to get food or play video games.
24. Alyssa found a drawing of a handgun in Rocco's room, which was not alarming but showed his fixation on guns.
25. Alyssa found a stapled booklet of papers in Rocco's room, which appeared to be a story about her.
26. The story described Rocco's hatred for Alyssa and his desire to kill her.
27. The story included drawings of Rocco spying on Alyssa and planning to hurt her.
28. Alyssa found a kitchen knife on Rocco's bedside nightstand, which matched the drawing in the story.
29. Alyssa sent the pictures of the drawings and knife to Rocco's parents, who were concerned.
30. Rocco's parents had his grandmother take over, and Alyssa left the house, recommending that they seek help for Rocco.