The Rake

"I have experienced the greatest terror. I have experienced the greatest terror. I have experienced the greatest terror. I see his eyes when I close mine. They are hollow. Black. They saw me and pierced me. His wet hand. I will not sleep."

- A journal entry from 1880 detailing the Rake. "As I prepare to take my life, I feel it necessary to assuage any guilt or pain I have introduced through this act. It is not the fault of anyone other than him. For once I awoke and felt his presence. And once I awoke and saw his form. Once again I awoke and heard his voice, and looked into his eyes. I cannot sleep without fear of what I might next awake to experience. I cannot ever wake. Goodbye."

- 1964 suicide note.

The Rake is an internet meme and urban legend, popularly viewed as a disturbing, humanoid creature living in the northeastern United States. It is reported to stalk people for years, learning all it can about them, and even threatening them with information on their family, friends, and personal lives. It is fircely territorial, and though it usually only attacks when provoked, it has attacked out of malice many times.