You can only keep rabbits in Queensland if you're a magician using them in your act, or a scientist experimenting on them. We've got a rabbit-proof fence as well. They're not welcome here, due to destroying crops. Australians in general often don't like rabbits, but Queensland's actually outlawed them.

I've only read about the Leshy in books, so it was really cool to read about an encounter with one! Probably because I'm not stupid enough to go trespassing into random woods. Or cruel enough to kill a rabbit. (Actually, where I come from rabbits are illegal. So it's never been an issue for me anyhow, even if I didn't love animals so much.)

That's what I was thinking! Dude is getting hungry. Or hangry.

I'm so sorry for the loss of Bethany. I hope you're able to heal and move on. (And maybe look into burning some sage in your home to get rid of your mother's spirit. Or just move to another country, where it can't follow you.)

If you really want to stick it to your mother, you could buy flowers every week and take them to Bethany's grave, but not take any to your mother.

Oh good! Good thing you didn't have to resort to weapons, or that would've made it difficult explaining things to the police.

Are you in North America? I've heard of some creatures - the Wendigo and the Skinwalker come to mind - who can imitate human voices. But there's never any inflection; as you said, like it's being read from a script.

Do you have anything you can use as a weapon? A heavy hardcover book, something electric, something sharp? A hairdryer switched on and a bottle of water? Spray deodorant and a lighter?

Take care and good luck.

Look, I'm on your cat's side, because we had a tortoiseshell cat when I was growing up and I still miss having her around. She had to be put down in 2006, when I was 17 and she was 19. Of course, it could be that your cat was saving your life simply because you provide food and shelter; or the cat simply doesn't like strangers.

Out of context, this sounds creepy, but it's actually really comforting to me.

Honestly, laughing at them is a good reaction, since it throws them off guard. Unfortunately, it can also lead them to being more vicious as they get angry. You're lucky it simply made him clumsy this time.

I don't suppose you can share a link to the new post? Maybe Reddit can find the next person before they become a victim?

Also, though I'm sure the police have done this already, it would be interesting to go back to the first known victim. There's this thing in criminal investigation called murder mapping, used to work out where serial killers are most likely to live. The theory is that their first murder is committed closest to where they live, and as they grow more confident - continuing to kill without being caught - they choose places further away to kill their victims. You've found several cases already, so you have the locations. After all, this person is only human, not supernatural; they can't cover huge distances in a second.