Phantom burglar / home intruder
I was babysitting for my younger sister and was asleep.
Anyway, she came to my room, crying and telling me there's someone downstairs. I'm immediately wide awake and I can hear the cupboards being opened and plates being moved around. You know what it's like in your house- you know exactly which cupboards are being opened. It was terrifying.
This went on for about 20 minutes. We were both shaking with fear. Then we heard the front door open and my parents returning from their night out. I looked out of my bedroom window to see the expected burglar running from the back door. Only the back door never opened. We both ran downstairs crying.
There was no one in the house. None of the kitchen cupboards were disturbed. Everything was completely normal.