9 Stories That Prove Babysitting Can Be the Scariest Job on the Planet

7. Watching Grandpa Go on Safari

Okay, here’s another one from Angelapolis, a poor soul with too many terrifying babysitter stories to count. As a high schooler, she was asked to look after her 90-year-old (and increasingly senile) grandpa. Things started off well enough until the guy started screaming at children who weren’t there. When Angelapolis tried to explain that there was no one running through the house, grandpa responded by grabbing a shotgun and prowling the house in search of the specters. Fortunately, no shots were fired, but no high school kid wants to watch their dad’s dad go crazy at the drop of a hat.