Nothing says 'horror movie’ like waking up to see your little one, at the foot of your bed, in the dead of night, shrouded in darkness.

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It’s even worse if they say something totally off-the-cuff that freaks you out, make a sudden and strange movement unlike anything you’ve seen them do before… or in one disturbed parent’s case: start playing the recorder.

"When you wake up to a small child playing a woodwind instrument at your door in the dark.... no words can adequately summarise the sheer terror,” user yourdaughterkickedmydog wrote on Imgur, where the photo seemed all-too familiar for fellow mums and dads on the photo-sharing site.

"My 2-year-old son woke me up by whispering 2 inches from my face. When he says 'dad', it sounds like 'die'. Imagine that terrifying s***!!” shared one.

"Yup, I taught mine to play hide and seek, he rocks up to my bed at 2am and whispers, 'Found you daddy, NO MORE HIDING FOR YOU'," added another.

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One parent's story was quietly chilling: "My youngest has long, dark hair. She often stands silently over my bed in the middle of the night, to my absolute horror. She looks like a mini version of Samara from the Ring movies."

And then there's this one (which is actually pretty funny): "I woke up to one of mine standing in the hallway wearing a white blanket. Nearly s*** my pants."

All pretty creepy, we're sure you'll agree - but the thought of hazily awaking from slumber to the eerie, squeaky sound of a child’s dodgy recorder-playing?

That’s enough to leave us sleeping with one ear open, just in case ?

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Has your little one woken you up in a way that’s genuinely frightened you - even just for a moment? We’d love to hear ‘em in the comments below or over on Facebook

Images: Imgur/yourdaughterkickedmydog

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