When I was 6-7 years old, I went to my best friend's house (which was across a country road) to spend night with her. Just to mention that nobody was at home because her parents went to a wedding, so we're all alone in the house. Now, I don't remember what we were doing before but we both fall asleep with lights on... and in the middle of the night I just found myself sitting bolt upright in bed staring at 3 gnomes coming towards me with a really creepy sideways walk. They wore red pointy hats and funny clothes and had white beards, bulbous noses just like how garden gnomes are portrayed. They were about 4 feet tall so they weren't really that tiny. But let me tell you... they actually scared the hell out of me and didn't give me a good vibe at all.
Last thing I remember is that I tried to wake up my friend by shaking her and she didn't respond at all (like she was hypnotized or something). And I don't remember how I got out either, only that I was running back home in the middle of the night to tell my parents that I saw 3 little people. So yeah, sorry if my encounter creeps you out but I have no idea what it was even today. Everybody told me back then that it was just a dream, so I stopped thinking about it since I couldn't find any logical explanation :neutral:
PS. There isn't much difference between this photo and what I saw: