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Homeowners Reveal 43 Unsettling Discoveries In Their New Houses
Our homes are meant to be our safe spaces, where we unwind after a long day, eat, sleep, and take shelter from the chaos of the outside world. We make them our own and naturally assume we know every corner.
But for these people, that sense of comfort was shaken. One day, they stumbled upon something deeply disturbing hidden within their homes—so unsettling, they felt compelled to share it online.
Scroll down to see what they found. And maybe keep the lights on, just in case.
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I Was Looking For Something In The Attic When I Found This
Dinosaur Bone Found In The Basement Of My Friend’s 15th Century House In North-Eastern France
Realtor Was Just As Shocked As Me
Think I’m gonna name it Calcifer, there’s even a complimentary coal room!
Found This Inside The Wall In My Hallway. I've Lived In This House For All Of My 46 Years
Went Into My Attic Looking For A Water Leak Coming Into My Living Room And It Appears That I'm Also In Quarantine With This Whatever Monstrosity Left This Behind. Its Soft To The Touch
The Jar Room
When we bought our house, the basement had (and still has) the remains of a project belonging to local artist Tim Gallagher. The room contains 320 jars lining the walls, containing odd items collected from around the property/town.
Found A Hidden Room In Our Attic From WW2!
What’s The Weirdest Thing You’ve Found In A Crawl Space? I’ll Go First:
70 Lbs Of Beehive Hidden In The Ceiling Of An Urban Home
Found A Darkroom In A Sealed Off Section Of My 1890s Home
I Had To Go Into The Basement Yesterday And The Dirt Looked Like It Had Large Footprints In It. There's Only One Entrance And It's Inside The House
Psa: Check Your Walls With A UV Light
While Renovating My Grandmas House, I Found The Prosthetic Leg Of My Great Grandfather In The Attic
Found This Old Voodoo Statue In My Crawlspace
Just Moved In To A New Apartment. Found This In The Basement
Footprint Found On Wall
My house is a poor man’s Victorian, it was built in 1893 and once or twice a year for the last 6 years I’ve lived here I magic erase the door frames, switches, windowsills during a seasonal deep clean.
Last October I was deep cleaning my home and noticed a footprint about 8’ up the wall under the attic. I remembered my partner had been doing some attic work in spring and figured it must’ve been left over from that. When he came home I asked him to wipe it up, since it was pretty inconsiderate to leave for 6+ months without offering as he’s usually pretty meticulous.
“Hey can you wipe that footprint off the wall above your office?”
He looked at me confused, “What footprint?”
I walked him up the stairs and pointed it out and he looked at it and back at me and flatly said “Why would I have been in the attic without shoes?” Which is a very him response, as he’s very stoic and exceptionally more prepared for anything that I am.
He goes “Are you pranking me?”
I wasn’t. We have no clue where the footprint came from or why it would be bare 7’ up.
The Brother-In-Law Of A Friend Of Mine Is Remodeling A House To Sell
My husband and I went to look at it a few weeks back. There's an old dilapidated barn on the property. My friend found this in a corner, under some boards and dust.
Hair Cuttings
We found this in an old desk left in the basement of a rental we own. They seem to all be from the same person but why…?!
My House Has Portraits In The Crawl Space From The Original Owners In 1960 That Have Never Been Moved
Renovating A 100 Year Old House, Found What Looks Like A Samurai Sword Under A Section Of The House That Had A Dirt Floor. The Sheath Is Metal On The Outside And Wood Inside
Found In A House I Was Cleaning Out
These Scratches On The Inside Of The Door To My Basement. It’s An Old House Too
Tally Marks In An Old Attic Of An 1800’s New England Home
After An Earthquake, Saw This In An Old Attic
The Outside Of The Bathroom Door To The Apartment I Just Moved Into. Looks Like Left Handed Knife Strikes And They Do Go Through. They Did Give Me A Deal On The Place
Painting Found In The Bathroom Of A House We Rented
So My Parents Just Moved Into A New House And Found This On The Ceiling In One Of The Bedrooms. I Know Which Room I Won't Be Staying In
We Hired A Chimney Specialist Today And They Found This. They Said “Well, This Is A First”
This Was Found Under The Kitchen Sink At My Brother's House
Found In The Creek Behind My House
Strange Spoon Found In My GF’s Abandoned House
What The Heck Is This?
Family moved into an old house and found this hairball??? thing in the attic. it appears to be multiple hair colors and might be wrapped around something more solid on the inside but we are afraid of messing with it anymore than we already have. is this witchcraft or something?
My Bestie Recently Bought A House, And When She Checked Out The Attic This Was The Only Thing In There
Found This Creepy Doll In My Grandmothers Attic
Found This In The Closet Of Our New House
Found Some Nice Rocks Holding Up Our 1840s Farmhouse While Investigating Water Leaks In The Crawl Spaces
Child’s Drawing On The Wall At The Rent House I’m At
This 15 Year Old Stash Of Canned Food I Found In My Crawl Space From The House’s Previous Owner
Crawlspace Under My Bed
This Creepy Doll I Found In The Dumpster On My First Day In My New Apartment
This Symbol Appeared On All My Windows After Shower Fogged Up Apartment
Found A Creepy Message In Basement
We moved to this 100 year old house last year and I just noticed this message written on one of the floor joists in the corner of the unfinished part of the basement. Not sure what to make of it.
Recently Moved Into A New House And I Found This Drawing On The Walls In The Garage. Anyone Know What It Means?
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