On April 12, 2018, Facebook's live feature aired footage of a 27-year-old woman

cowering in fear as a man paced in the background.

"'Everybody want to be famous,' he said.

"'I'm going to make you famous,' he continued. That's when he ended the woman's life

live for the internet to see."

You're watching Darkness prevails, the best place to share your creepy stories with the world,

because this world is a strange one. Even after Facebook has been under massive public scrutiny

and outrage, due to taking and selling the data of its users, people are logging in and

signing up to Facebook in record numbers, according to the Washington Post,

but much more terrifying things can happen than simply having your information stolen.

Because sometimes using Facebook can cost you your life.

Enjoy these allegedly true stories of creepy Facebook encounters.

Number 1. My horrifying Facebook friend. Submitted by Kirin.

This is a story I haven't shared with many people. To this day, even my parents don't know

what happened. What I'm about to tell you is as true as I can state it, an experience that

still haunts my mind. I was 16 years old at the time, not a very happy 16-year-old.

I was bullied in school quite often, and I'd had my heart broken several times by guys who often

manipulated me. I had one best friend, someone I'm still friends with and close to to this very day.

In short, though, back then I was very alone. And to escape that, I turned to social media.

At the time, I mainly just browsed Omegal. Then Facebook, by creating a furry roleplay account,

I had just discovered the fandom, and it seemed nice and friendly to me, even if a lot of people

think it's cringy. I chatted with people and slowly made new friends. However, one day,

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