Have you ever had a strange feeling that something bad was about to happen? Many of us brush these moments off. We might think we know someone well enough to sense trouble, or that we’re just in tune with our bodies. But what if those feelings, those premonitions, predicted something truly terrifying? Something beyond our everyday understanding?
Sometimes, a gut feeling or a vivid dream can be a glimpse into a future event so shocking it’s hard to comprehend. This list dives into ten such instances where chilling predictions turned into horrifying realities, leaving us to wonder about the mysterious ways our minds can sometimes connect with the unknown.
10 Astonishing Predictions and Their Frightening Outcomes
1. Shadows of Fear Before the Storm
Evelina Onida was living in Illinois, far from her home city of Tacloban in the Philippines. In November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan was approaching Tacloban. Days before, Evelina experienced a strange premonition. At a party, she went to the cellar and felt an intense unease as shadows seemed to swirl around her. She fled, deeply unsettled.
With communication lines down after the typhoon, Evelina couldn’t immediately learn about her family. That terrible feeling, however, persisted. She was right to be worried. She later found out that her father, Salvador Onida, had drowned. The rest of her family had lost everything in the devastating storm. Her earlier sense of dread had foreshadowed a very real tragedy.
2. A Late-Night Ring and a Soldier’s Passing
In May 1982, Carol Kingston and her husband, John, were awakened at one in the morning by their doorbell. John found no one there. Carol’s mind immediately went to her brother, Steve, an SAS soldier stationed nearby. She couldn’t shake the feeling it was him.
The bell rang again, and again, no one was there. They decided to ignore it. The next morning, at ten, Carol’s father called with tragic news. Steve had died in a helicopter crash hours earlier. That same night, Carol’s eight-year-old son dreamt he saw Uncle Steve rising from water, arms outstretched, saying, “Don’t worry about me. I’m okay now.” The family later learned the helicopter had crashed into the South Atlantic Ocean, and Steve had drowned.
3. A Mother’s Intuition: “This child will bring me a terrible sorrow.”
When Sue Klebold gave birth to her son Dylan, an overwhelming sense of doom washed over her. A specific thought echoed in her mind: “This child will bring me a terrible sorrow.” When Dylan fell ill and needed surgery soon after, Sue wondered if her intuition had been trying to warn her about his health.
Years later, her premonition manifested in a horrifying way. On April 20, 1999, seventeen-year-old Dylan left home early, shouting a quick “Bye.” Sue felt something was wrong; he sounded “off.” She asked her husband to talk to Dylan after school. That chance never came. Dylan Klebold and his friend Eric Harris murdered 13 people and injured 24 at Columbine High School before taking their own lives. It later emerged they aimed to cause the most deaths in U.S. history, and their planned bombing could have killed over 600.
4. The Voice That Led to a Killer
On December 17, 1980, Etta Smith heard a news report about Melanie Uribe, a 31-year-old nurse missing for days. Suddenly, Etta heard a voice in her head saying, “She’s not in a house.” An image formed in her mind: a dirt path, a canyon, a curved road, and something white in the shrubbery.
Unable to ignore it, Etta went to the police, suggesting Lopez Canyon was the place from her vision. Worried they wouldn’t take her seriously, she and her daughter Tina drove to Lopez Canyon. A strong feeling of dread overcame Etta. Soon, Tina spotted something white – a body in nurse’s shoes. It was Melanie Uribe, raped and murdered. Etta became a suspect temporarily, but three men were later arrested, convicted, and sentenced to life for the crime.
5. A Young Producer’s Final Words: “I feel like something’s gonna happen.”
On September 20, 2009, 21-year-old hip-hop producer Kevin Robert Harris II hugged his mother, Katheryn, tightly. When she asked if something was wrong, he replied, “Everything’s just happening so fast. I feel like something’s gonna happen.” Katheryn tried to reassure him. His career was taking off; Ice Cube had bought one of his tracks, and big names like Rihanna and Britney Spears were rumored to want to work with him.
That evening, Kevin was in his car outside a music studio in Inglewood, California. Another car pulled up. He likely knew the occupants, as he opened his window. Shots rang out. Kevin was hit at close range and died shortly after at a hospital. His premonition of something bad happening came true, and his murder remains unsolved.
6. A Mother’s Fear: The Impending Doom
Debbie Turnbull was overjoyed when her son, Christopher, was born. Told she couldn’t conceive, she considered Chris her “miracle baby.” But her joy was soon clouded by an unshakeable feeling that her son would die young. As Chris grew, he survived two near-drowning incidents. Debbie started to think her fear was unfounded, especially since Chris was a strong swimmer and loved water.
Tragically, when Chris was 15, her premonition came true. While swimming at Capel Curig in Wales, he was pulled 30 feet down into a cold whirlpool beneath a waterfall. He drowned due to cold water shock and a minor heart attack. The last words Debbie heard from him were an emphatic “I love you, Mum,” when she dropped him off that morning.
7. An Inescapable Certainty from a Psychic’s Words
Susan Palmer was skeptical of psychics and fortune-telling. So, when a psychic predicted her husband would die when their son turned 13, she dismissed it. At the time, Susan didn’t even have a son. Eventually, she gave birth to a boy named Matthew.
Over the years, Susan and her husband often joked about the psychic’s prediction. However, their lighthearted jokes turned into a devastating reality. Susan’s husband passed away just three weeks after Matthew’s 13th birthday. Susan was left heartbroken and struggled to understand how the prediction could have come true. A year later, reflecting on it, she still had no explanation, only a sense of awe and discomfort at the unsettling accuracy.
8. When Nightmares Manifest in Reality
Amanda, a young woman from Washington State, had a terrifying nightmare. She saw herself and her husband in their baby’s room. The chandelier above the crib had crashed into it, crushing their child. Outside, a storm was raging. The clock read 4:35 am. Amanda woke up suddenly, a chill running through her.
She rushed to her baby’s room and found him sleeping peacefully. There was no storm outside. Still shaken, she took her baby back to her bed. Hours later, a loud crash woke Amanda and her husband. They ran to the baby’s room to find the chandelier had indeed fallen into the crib. As they stood in shock, they noticed a storm raging outside. Amanda looked at the clock: it was 4:35 am.
9. A Teacher’s Fearful Premonition: “I’m very fearful.”
Even in 1992, teacher Robert Brens harbored a deep fear about school safety. He confided in a fellow teacher, Robert Ledford, “I’m very fearful that one day one of these students might harm me or even kill me.” He even added, “And if someday this were ever to happen to me, please make sure that the death penalty is put on this person.”
Brens seemed to sense his tragic fate. On May 1, 1992, Eric Houston, a former student at Lindhurst High School who held a grudge against Brens for failing his class, came to the school armed. Brens was his first target. Houston shot and killed the teacher, then murdered three students and injured ten others. Eric Houston was later convicted and sentenced to death, currently remaining on death row.
10. A Soldier’s Dream: A Written Account of Doom
Private Jake Kovco had been in Iraq for only 14 days when he had a deeply disturbing dream. It troubled him so much that he wrote it in his journal: “I dreamt I was sitting in our room (here) by myself. And for some unknown reason, I pulled out my 9mm pistol and shot myself in the head!? I have no idea why, but it seemed I wanted to see what it felt like.”
He described the click of the hammer and how the sound dulled as the bullet entered, feeling it for seconds before going limp. He insisted he wasn’t suicidal but believed the dream was a premonition of being shot in the head. He ended the entry with a loving message to his wife and children. A month later, on April 21, 2006, Kovco was found dead in his Baghdad quarters from a gunshot to the head from his own pistol, the bullet exiting as described in his journal. Though two friends were present, they didn’t see the shooting. A military inquiry concluded he mishandled his pistol and accidentally shot himself.
Reflecting on Unexplained Premonitions
These stories are unsettling, to say the least. They make us question the limits of our perception and the strange ways the future sometimes makes itself known. Whether it’s a mother’s intuition, a chilling dream, or an unshakeable gut feeling, these premonitions offered a glimpse into terrifying realities. Coincidence, or something more? The answers remain elusive, leaving us with a profound sense of mystery about the human experience.
What do you think about these incredible stories? Have you ever experienced a premonition that came true? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below!
