Viewers of The Watcher say the Netflix horror series has left them too scared to sleep

Netflix viewers have been sleeping with the light on or calling friends for impromptu sleepovers after watching the new horror series The Watcher. Based on a true story, The Watcher follows a family as they move into their dream house, only to be stalked out of it by a mysterious letter writer.

Despite a long investigation by police and private detectives, the culprit has never been caught. After five years of torment, the real-life family sold the house without ever finding the answers they so desperately craved.

Now, fans have taken to social media to admit their paranoia after watching the seven-part series. Many have confessed that they have found it difficult to sleep, fearing that they themselves are being stalked by The Watcher.

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"I'm into some pretty scary s**t but The Watcher might just be a little too much for me," said one. Another admitted: "Don’t watch The Watcher before you sleep, I’m paranoid as hell."

A third Tweet read: "Watched the first episode of The Watcher last night and I’m never going to sleep again." Another viewer said: "The Watcher makes me not wanna sleep alone."

"I did not know the watcher was gon be this scary. I got every light on [and] I'm bout to call my friends and see who fina come sleep over," added a fifth.

Many reasoned that they were especially freaked out once they learned that the show was based on a true story. One said: "I keep telling myself that The Watcher on Netflix isn’t real so I can go to sleep at night but the fact that this was a true story? WTF."

'The fact that The Watcher is based on a true story creeps me tf out,' added another person. 'Wow, a show or movie hasn't had me like this in years and