Interaction when I was a child

To this day, I don't really know what to chalk this encounter up to. My nan had passed away about a year prior, it's possible it was her- possible it was something unpleasant or a total imagination but it felt VERY real.

I was around 6 years old, and my bedroom door was never closed when I was asleep, just pushed too. My bedroom also ran sort of side by side to the stairs, with the top stair being visible from my door way at a certain angle. For three nights in a row, I woke up extremely afraid in the middle of the night, I couldn't tell you what time but it was cold and dark, all I had was my little night light that was on. That's also what makes me convinced this was something real, it wasn't pitch black and my eyes playing tricks on me. I could see clearly. Something appeared at the top of the stairs and peaked in through my door, it never moved the door open but it was visible in the gap, a dark figure of some kind. It was as tall as the door. For three nights it appeared, so I reacted differently each night. The first night I was naturally terrified, I screamed and hid under my duvet until I either fell asleep or it went away, I don't remember which. The second night I tried to be brave and told it to leave and shouted profanities at it (whatever ones a 6 year old knew), but it ignored me so I hid again. The third night, I pleaded with it. I said it was scaring me to death and I just wanted to sleep and I could be friends if it left me alone. After that, I never saw it again and have never experienced the same thing.

I can vividly see it still to this day. AMA if you have any questions, it's still quite clear despite being 30 odd years ago. Freaks me out.

It never -did- anything but it just stood there and stared directly at me all 3 times. The door closed towards my pillow end of the bed, so it's possible I felt something watching me that's why I woke.