That Guy

Some bit of strangeness last night. We were putting Ian to bed when he pointed to the mirror on our closet door and said, “That guy.” We asked him where That Guy was and he pointed to the mirror and said, “Right there.” His gaze never left the mirror and he kept repeating, “Right there. Right there. Right there.”
Jill thought he was pointing to the Batman statue I keep on my bookshelf. When she asked him if it was Batman he said “No.” I asked him what That Guy looked like and he said, “Teeth.” And then he said, “Gonna get you Daddy. That guy gonna get you.”
I got up off the bed and walked over to the mirror and asked him if That Guy was in the mirror and he said, “Yes.” He kept insisting that That Guy was right there and that he was going to get me. He also said, “Running store. Doctor.” (though “doctor” came out sounding like docker). Jill and I had been discussing going to Dr. Petty’s to get the paint and find the clings, so that’s what Ian may have been referring to when he said docker, but there’s no way Ian knew I was planning on running to the store for ice cream.
I asked Ian what That Guy’s name was and he said, “Jeff.” We questioned him a little longer. After a minute he started waving to the mirror saying, “Bye-bye guy. Bye-bye.”
This went on for a little bit and Jill was getting more and more uncomfortable. Then Ian said he had to go to the bathroom, so we took him. He knows that we will never deny him a potty trip if he requests one. We want nothing more than Ian to use the toilet.
When he was on the toilet, we heard a noise downstairs and Ian looked at us and said, “Uh-oh. Gonna get you.” Then he raised his finger to his lips and said, “Shhhhhh.”
Jill was really creeped out at this point. We plucked Ian from the toilet and set out to finish putting him to bed for the night. We dressed him and laid him back down. After a few minutes of fussing, he pointed to the space above the crib and said a final word for the night, “Ghost.” Then he placed his hands over his eyes and fell asleep. He’s never covered his eyes like that before falling asleep.