Very frightening and extremely intriguing, is the legend of doppelgangers, who prey on their human counterpart. So what is a doppelgänger? The term originated in Germany, meaning a "double walker", or “ghostly double” of a living person.

Although there is no evidence or solid proof, there are many theories. One theory is that everybody has a body double. Of each, one is good and one is exceptionally evil. Assuming you are the good one, the other one is probably evil, and can be just an apparition trapped in another time or dimension.

Legend has it that if you come face to face with your doppelganger, it’s an omen or warning of death — for both you and your twin. Because of this, if you see a replica of yourself, run for your life. If you keep seeing your doppelganger, chances are that your days are numbered, because you’ll soon see your demise.

There are many stories regarding encounters with doppelgangers, none of them pleasant. Often, a person does not actually see their own doppelganger, but someone else does. Can you be two places at once? No, but it’s a very strange feeling when someone who knows you very well insists that they saw you just thirty minutes ago — and you were nowhere in the vicinity.  So are there really doppelgangers or is it just a creepy urban legend? You’re not likely to believe it if you’ve never had an experience with one.