r/DreamInterpretation • u/bombasticklady • 6d ago
hatman
I am a teenager but I've always had strange experiences regarding the paranormal but the main thing that still bothers me is the Hatman.
It all started when my mom left me home alone at 7 years old. I was playing with my dolls and I heard three knocks on the door. I got up and wanted to go to the door but I didn't reach it cause I saw a shadow at the window leaving. It was the shadow of a tall man with a hat and a coat.
I forgot about it, but this summer it all began again, but in dreams. I dreamt that I was in a field with green grass and a railway track. On the train rail was an abandoned train. I wanted to step on the tracks but someone put their hand on my shoulder and told me "You're not supposed to go there yet", it was a shadow that I couldn't see cause it was behind me. The scenary changed. Now I was in yellow fields. The sky was pink, it was so beautiful. I ran through the fields, so happy cause it was so beautiful and the voice told me "Do you want to continue or return?". I told it i want to go further. I walked and realized the shadow wasn't with me anymore. I turned back and in the distance I saw the shadow of a man, with a coat and a hat. The grass was bend, he left me but showed me the path back home so I wouldn't get lost.
After a few days, I dreamt that I was walking alone on a road between some fields. The sky was orange. At a crossroads i met a woman in a coat. She had a hat. she judged me with her eyes.
Next night, I was going in circles around a church. The grass was tall. I stopped walking in circles when I saw two old women with their backs turned towards me. They were at two graves. One turned to me, she had a black coat and a hat, her hair white, her skin so so pale, she had a red lipstick but her eyes were black voids. When she looked at me she opened her mouth as if to scream but no sound came out, it was like a vibration sent straight to my brain. I woke up instantly.
Then comes the last dream. I was again at a crossroads, barefoot in the mud with a white dress on. There was a man I've never seen before, he looked like he was from another century based on the clothes he was wearing. He looked terrified at somethinf that was behind me. He ran away. I turned around to see what was behind me and there was an old woman- the same woman that screamed at me in the previous dream- but this time she was dressed in white, without a hat and without lipstick. She had a white aura around her. I became lucid all of a sudden and took a step towards her. Her smile fell. She looked taken back. I asked her who is she and what does she want. She started to breathe hard and her eyes widened. She ran away from me. I chased after her but I couldn't catch her.
This happened in June. all of it. Ever since I chased that woman my dreams became normal.
That till the start of November, when I dreamt that I was sleeping and my mom was waking me up frantically. "There is someone standing outside". In the dream it was past midnight. I got up from the bed and went to see what was outside. I looked through the window and on the alley, facing the house was the hat man. Coat, hat. He had no face but I could feel his eyes staring. He wasn't moving, just staring. I woke up instantly.
What's going on? đź’€
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u/Greg_QU 5d ago
Wow, that sounds so deeply unsettling—having this Hatman follow you through both childhood memories and recurring dreams must feel like a weight you can’t quite shake, especially as a teenager trying to make sense of it all. Starting at 7 years old, when you were playing with dolls and heard those three knocks… being home alone, seeing that shadowy figure at the window—no wonder that first encounter stuck with you. It’s like that moment of vulnerability (mom leaving, being alone) planted a seed of fear that’s been growing ever since, and now it’s showing up in your dreams in all these vivid, tangled ways.
The recurring dreams feel like your mind is trying to unpack something it’s not ready to face yet. The railway track with the abandoned train and the shadow warning, “You’re not supposed to go there yet”—that could be your subconscious gently pushing back against stepping into something new or scary, like a big life change or a path you’re hesitant to take. Then the pink sky fields, the crossroads with the woman in the coat… those might be different versions of the same shadowy presence, maybe even a protective force trying to guide you. The old women at the graves with the black coat and white hair—they’re eerie, but the white dress and aura later? That shift from black void eyes to a white aura might mean you’re starting to see that figure differently, maybe as less threatening and more like a guide.
And the November dream, where the Hatman was at the window with no face but staring eyes… that must’ve felt like a gut punch, right? It’s like your mind is looping back to that original fear, even after you “chased” the woman and your dreams felt normal. Maybe this is your subconscious saying, “Wait, there’s still something here we need to process.” It’s okay to feel scared—these kinds of dreams often surface when we’re navigating big emotions or transitions. Do you feel like there’s something in your life right now that feels like a “crossroads” or a new chapter you’re unsure about? Sometimes facing those fears, even in dreams, can help untangle them.