heavy breathing. Also in this version, when the operator says that the calls have been coming from the same house, the phone goes quiet, and when the operator asks if the babysitter is still there, all they get is the same scary noises, meaning that the babysitter has already been killed. The children are with the babysitter while watching television. The prowler starts phoning them, saying that he'll be with them in a decreasing amount of time. Then after they get the news that the calls are coming from inside the house, they hear a door upstairs opening and then the sound of footsteps heading towards the room where they are. This version can be found in the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books. Years later, the babysitter is now an adult and has a family of her own. One evening, she and her husband go to have dinner out while a babysitter looks after the children. The evening is going well until a waiter approaches their table and says that there is a phone call for her. She then answers the phone and hears "Did you check the children?". This is an ending that appears in some of the movie versions. The police inform one of the children that they found the prowler under the kid's bed holding a weapon. Use in film Foster's Release (1971) The Severed Arm (1973) Black Christmas (1974) O Anjo da Noite (1974) The Sitter (1977) When a Stranger Calls (1979) When a Stranger Calls Back (1993) Black Christmas (2006) When a Stranger Calls (2006) When a Killer Calls (2006) Amusement (2008) References External links The babysitter and the man upstairs at Snopes American legends Fiction about child care occupations Urban legends