The watcher in the hallway and the silent Crowd

"I was sitting in my living room late at night when I suddenly felt like someone was watching me. I looked toward the window, but there was nobody outside. Still, I couldn't shake the feeling. I closed the curtains and checked the other rooms. Everything looked normal, except the hallway light kept turning on by itself. Then I noticed a person standing at the end of the hallway. I couldn't see the face. I called out, but the person didn't move. I blinked, and suddenly I was outside. I was walking down a street with lots of people, but every person I passed was staring directly at me. Nobody spoke. They just watched. Then I saw the same figure standing across the street. I started walking toward it, but it kept getting farther away. I finally stopped and looked behind me. Everyone on the street was still watching. I woke up with the strange feeling that someone was still standing nearby."