When Sarah Thompson met Alex Carter, she thought she’d hit the jackpot. Charming, handsome, attentive – the kind of guy that rom-coms are based on. Friends were jealous, family were impressed, and Sarah was convinced she’d found “the one.”
But nothing could have prepared her for what came next.
It all started after they got engaged. What Sarah thought was romantic attention quickly turned into… well, something straight out of a horror movie.
“At first, I thought he was just quirky,” Sarah told us. “He had these little habits that seemed harmless. But then I started noticing things… weird things.”
Like the time she found a whole wall of masks in his closet. Not Halloween masks. Creepy, realistic masks of strangers’ faces. Or the moment she realized he’d been keeping a notebook detailing every single one of her daily routines – down to when she brushed her teeth.
“I tried to laugh it off,” she admits. “I thought, ‘Okay, maybe he’s just eccentric.’ But the more I looked, the more I realized… I was engaged to a full-on monster.”
The final straw? When Sarah stumbled upon a drawer full of fake IDs and passports – all in different names. And that’s when she discovered his terrifying secret: Alex wasn’t who he said he was. In fact, he wasn’t even from this city. Some would say he was a ghost, or a myth. Sarah isn’t taking any chances now.
“I broke up with him immediately,” she says. “I’m just glad I realized it before the wedding. I might have been marrying a nightmare.”
While Sarah’s story sounds like something straight out of a Netflix thriller, experts say it’s not unheard of. Psychologists warn that charming people can sometimes hide dangerous obsessions – and that it’s important to pay attention to red flags early on.
As for Sarah? She’s focusing on herself now, taking up pottery, hanging out with friends, and occasionally double-checking her locks.
One thing’s for sure: her fairy-tale romance ended, but the horror story is just a cautionary tale for the rest of us.
