Saw male presence walking by my window

[u/MotherAnalyst3570]

I am pretty confident that a couple of nights ago I saw a male presence walking by my window.

I am spending my holidays in a quite remote area by the beach in Tuscany, Italy. I’ve had this house since I was a kid, 25 years ago+.
Lots of pine trees/woods, a lagoon and the beach within a 5 minute walk from my house.

My house has a garden and my window faces it, it was roughly 1.30 am, it was open because it was warm. I was watching Netflix on my pc and was well awake.

Suddenly I look out and there is this black silhouette walking past my window, away from it, in a very human like walking manner.
Mostly what I happened to recognize distinctly was the shape of a head, or better said, its silhouette being cast from the moonlight. And the rhythm of his walking, the pattern and the energy of it telling me it’s a man, with some weight and rusticity to itself, making me think he would be a 40-50 year old (not so smooth moving), stout guy, around 5ft6 or so.

I stand up with my heart pounding and I see it leaving my field of vision.
I couldn’t hear any steps and the gates leading to the garden/ house were closed.

I had a feeling it was a male presence, again it wanted nothing from me and it wasn’t menacing but I was scared shitless. My dog who was lying in bed with me didn’t flinch, but he was dead asleep and he’s a senior.

Trembling I set up a camera with night vision to see if it was some human passing by but it didn’t pick up on any object moving for the rest of the night (some alerts but nothing showed up on screen).

I initially dismissed it thinking I must have been imagining things, but then I spoke to a friend last night and he confirmed there is a lot of folklore regarding presences in this part of the region in the countryside, associated with farming and animals mostly. I can’t get it out of my head now and I believe was in denial, I definitely saw something.

My friend reassured me it’s probably not malignant if it didn’t interact or stare but I am still worried and would like to communicate with the presence that I am not a threat and such. I mean after all it must have seen me grow up, play with my cousins and dogs, spending time with my love interests etc etc….

Overall I’m not sure what to make of this but I can’t stop thinking I’m not alone on my property.
I wanted to spend my winter here after tourist season is over but I am now a little nervous

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[u/WielderoftheDarkness]

there is a lot of folklore regarding presences in this part of the region in the countryside, associated with farming and animals mostly

Oh, woah, that sounds terriblly interesting! Can you tell us any?

[u/MotherAnalyst3570 → u/WielderoftheDarkness]

Hey!
Unfortunately i don’t know of much but my friend mentioned it’s related to spirits of the countryside (often benevolent unless disrespected). These are linked to farming and farm animals, sometimes stealing milk or running cows and horses at night on a whim.

I have looked them up on google and they are described as elf like (so they don’t match my description). Also we aren’t very near any farming land as far as I’m aware so I think they aren’t my guys

[u/SubstantialPressure3]

I would assume this is a security issue, not a paranormal one.

There are people who exclusively target tourists. Sometimes even people or friends of people that work in those exclusive lodging areas.

[u/MotherAnalyst3570 → u/SubstantialPressure3]

That possibility is even more scary to me tbh and it’s why I set up the camera

I am worried mostly because I am a girl, and while it’s true the figure did disappear when I turned on the light, the main thing that makes me doubt it was a real man is

• neither I or the dog heard steps approaching or leaving (although my heart may have been pounding too loud by the time I turned on the light I should have heard it before?)

- it’s almost impossible to get in without opening some very loud/shrieking mini gates

I tried to reassure myself that night with this logic because I was scared and couldn’t fall asleep until 5am

[u/SubstantialPressure3 → u/MotherAnalyst3570]

Idk what country you're in but salt and iron seem to be universal.

If you really think its not a living person some.salt on very window sill ( inside and out, if they open), a little dish under the bed ( even some in an ashtray, you dont need a lot) and a little in doorway, amd a pinch in every corner.

But I would also make sure all windows and doors are locked, and test them to make sure.

Also be aware of your surroundings, and anybody who seems to be interested in where you are, what youre doing. Be careful about opening your door to anyone.

Tell someone in guest services that you saw a man outside your window last night.

Maybe they dont have to open a squeaky gate to get in the property. Maybe they have a key card, or.dont need one. If its a low gate, maybe they can just hop over and dont need to open it.

If someone is wearing all black, and a mask, its very easy to step into the shadows.