Miranda Cosgrove Displays on Stalker Lighting Self on Hearth in Her Yard

Miranda Cosgrove‘s opening up about a scary experience with a stalker … talking about a man who once lit himself on fire in her front yard — i, she’s still scared of the house because of it.

During an interview with Bustle, Miranda opened up about the man who stalked her about eight years ago … before he ended up lighting himself on fire and shooting himself to death on her lawn.

She says this all happened right after he shot a woman who looked like the actress while she was driving outside her home … i, the whole incident left Cosgrove traumatized.

Naravno, Gadd’s show’s courted controversy recently … with a woman claiming she’s the real person behind the character Martha in the show — i, saying it didn’t go down as he claims.

In any case … seems like Miranda’s finally open to talking about the traumatic parts of her life — a really big step, ya gotta say.