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Eerie Things That People Found In Their New Homes And Just Had To Share Online (45 New Pics)
Interview With Expert
Moving into a new place can be beyond exciting. Especially if it’s your first home. You get to pick the furniture, assign the rooms, and plan decorations. There’s a reason we say, “Home is where the heart is” – we want to love our home and for it to be a safe haven after a long and exhausting day.
But what about the times you find some strange-looking items left by the previous tenants or owners? It can definitely sour the homemaking experience. From creepy dolls, clowns, ritualistic symbols, and a generally eerie atmosphere – the dwellers from this list have found all sorts of unsettling things upon moving in. So check them out, and don’t forget to upvote the most intriguing entries you like. Do you have a creepy house story yourself? Let us know in the comments!
Bored Panda spoke about mystical and strange things in homes with Sterling Moon. She's a tarot reader, psychic medium, folk magician, animal communicator, published author, podcaster, and educator. We chatted about haunted houses and what to know before moving into a new home.
More info: Sterling Moon | Talking to Spirits: A Modern Medium's Practical Advice for Spirit Communication | Instagram
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#1
I Bought A 200-Year-Old Flat And Found A Hidden Door Under The Stairs
So my flat is a "basement flat". There has been no mention of anything underneath me, verbally or on the deeds. We were curious about storage under the stairs and decided to take a look.
Javelina Poppers 1 year ago
We had some creepy and really unfriendly neighbors building a new home and we watched them doing some major excavating and laying iron beams on their own before the final concrete pad was poured. They sold and moved away years later and the new neighbors invited everyone over for a get acquainted party. My wife asked about the basement and they stared and said there was no basement in the house. This set off a hunt by 10 people and finally in the middle bedroom closet under the carpet was a steel trapdoor with a ladder leading to a roughly 20x20 room under the house that wasn't listed when the house sold or on county records.
Surenu 1 year ago
I wonder if the basement has another basement and that one has another and so on, and so on, and so on until it reaches the underworld or something
Kosh1k 1 year ago (edited)
Might be some case of not wanting to pay some property taxes on the room (they're sometimes calculated by area)? Or some other legal shadiness of the room not being up to code. At least my best guess for a non-creepy explanation.
Papa 1 year ago
That's similar to what I was thinking. They probably didn't have a permit for it, and it wasn't inspected and approved.
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CanadianDimes 1 year ago
Amazing! I often have dreams where I find a secret room (or rooms) in my flat. So cool to see it happening in real life. I'd be thrilled!
Bec 1 year ago
I have stress dreams where our basement is enormous and deep but there isn't a safe way to get up the stairs - ugh
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Some entries on this list might really creep you out, even if you don't consider yourself a believer. We rarely want to find a creepy doll in a cupboard or some (probably) satanic symbols on the floor. And while some people might not think anything of it and just laugh it off, others look at this kind of stuff pretty seriously.
Realtor writes about how people have found all sorts of creepy stuff in their homes. Bewitched skeletons, taxidermy nightmares, voodoo dolls, and mystery ashes. So it's not unusual to come across weird things in a new house. And some people even reach out to psychics or paranormal investigators to rid their homes of the bad vibes.
Although I'm a skeptic myself, I often enjoy reading paranormal stories. I'm probably operating on this kind of logic: just because it hasn't happened to me (yet) doesn't mean that it isn't true.
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#2
There's A House In My Attic
Finally went back up to get some good pictures. Just as creepy as I remember. They also left a toilet still working in the basement.
There is a hole leading to another attic but I can't get a ladder up there, unless I bring the ladder I used to enter the attic. But I really don't wanna close off my only escape route.
TheGoodBoi 1 year ago
Yes. I wouldn't be able to sleep without knowing every nook and cranny. Too fascinating as well as creepy
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Lyoness 1 year ago
What creeps me out is that it really looks like something for children to play in. I'm getting major Flowers in the Attic here.
Pursuing Peonies 1 year ago
In a less creepy way Behind the Attic Wall (but only based on what HTakeover said about it being there for not creepy purposes)
Load More Replies... HTakeover 1 year ago (edited)
So you have to go digging to find all of this, but it appears the house wasn't built in the attic, rather it's part of the original structure. The building was originally a 2-storey with a shop at the bottom and the owners lived in the section above it. Then a church was built, encapsulating the whole building. And the old church was either converted to a standard dwelling, or OP bought it in its church form. So it's also possible it was later used as a rectory.
Svenne O'Lotta 1 year ago
"instead of buying another ladder, I'm just gonna ignore this part of my house because that makes so much sense"
Shark_a 1 year ago
exactly - I don´t understand why would anyone leave it like this, even without knowing what is behind other walls. Just turn it down or renovate - it could be a wonderful new space.
Load More Replies... JoNo 1 year ago
Is this in France? It looks like it could be the attic where Blanche Monnier was locked away for 25 years (google her name for more details).
Victor 1 year ago
If I am thinking of the same person, I thought that only one room, the room she was locked in, was closed. The rest of the house was completely normal.
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Michele Clarke 1 year ago
Very cool, redo the whole thing, rent to out or use it as an apartment for your kids!
#3
Found This In The Storage Area Of The House We Bought 2 Years Ago
I was grabbing our coolers out of storage for the summer and found this above the garage. The table in the middle has a conch shell, a jar with a bundle of sage, and a vase of ashes. If anyone knows what this is please let me know…
The Alchemist 1 year ago
It the Norse Vegvisir symbol. "It itself means something like “way finder”; it is Vegr (way) and Visir (shower). It is an eight-pointed shape, with each point having a unique design. The "vegvísir" or "Viking Compass" aids navigation, ensuring one doesn't lose their way." It's for general protection and guidance. Being concerned about this is like being concerned about St Christopher.
Bored something 1 year ago
Bjork has a tattoo of it on her arm, since her Sugarcubes days I'm pretty sure.
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Svenne O'Lotta 1 year ago
A silicone scandi lived here. The vegvisir is from the 1800's and NOT an ancient viking symbol or whatever nonsense people have been trying to tell you. Love, a Danish person.
Is a haunted house always a bad thing? We get used to this idea from films, books, and television. A house that has spirits or some kind of supernatural energy within it is most often portrayed as threatening and unsafe. Tarot reader and medium Sterling Moon tells Bored Panda that this isn't always the case.
"Many people have had the experience of walking into a place and feeling an overwhelming sense of peace or belonging," she says. "Sometimes, that can be due to the presence of kind spirits who care about the space they or [a] residual good energy left by previous inhabitants."
#4
My House Doesn't Turn 100 For Five More Years, And I Don't Have A Creepy Basement, But I Do Have This Absolutely Terrifying Underground Bomb Shelter In My Backyard
I will eventually get around to posting about the house, as it is a super interesting property.
Until then, I figured I would show the most unique feature, the approximately 30x10 underground bomb shelter. It was built in 1961, and I have the original owner’s manual and bill of sale stored away. I will try to find those soon. Power no longer works, but the water still runs. This is located in Central Florida, making it even more rare. We don’t have many underground structures here.
RagDollLali 1 year ago
It's Florida, if a hurricane comes along it becomes a free swimming pool 😂
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TheGoodBoi 1 year ago
Enclave!...Ok it doesn't have windows or anything but it rhymes!
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Bike Angel 1 year ago
Quite possibly installed in preparation for any adverse aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis
Persephone 1 year ago
Very common in the cold war years for middle to upper class people in the US! Also good for tornadoes.
#5
Typewriter Made Of Teeth
neytjie 1 year ago
Formerly locked? So they opened a door they had no right to open and found some weird, probably entirely innocent stuff. I'd be worried more about what kind of guests they are than about the owner
Mrs.C 1 year ago
If I had an AirBnB, I'd probably hide weird c**p in "locked" rooms to see if my guests were going where they shouldn't be. Serves them right.
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Toni Epple 1 year ago
Is "(formerly) locked room" a euphemism for "we broke into a private room"?
Mike F 1 year ago
Apparently they didn't see the movie, you p**s her off, you pay dearly.
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#6
These Bare Footprints Outside My Living Room Window
Weren't there when we got home. Were there a couple of hours later. They clearly led up to the living room window, where we had been sitting and watching TV. Week 2 in our new home. Also, only the right foot.
Upstaged75 1 year ago
Maybe he was just looking for his lost shoe? And you should always close your curtains at night! Otherwise you're just inviting creepy peepers to stare in at you. ;)
Sterling Moon gives us some insights into how homeowners can know when there's a presence in their homes. "In general, the first inklings that a space is haunted will come through one's subtle senses," the medium explains. "A sense of being watched and invasive dreams are common. Other signs include hearing disembodied voices or strange noises, flickering lights, objects moving, things like that."
#7
My Husband Was Working In The Crawlspace Of Our 1901 Home And Almost Crawled Into This Uncovered Well
Stuff I found in my Victorian home/yard: A separate opening somewhere in the crawlspace (it’s a huge crawlspace); Old shower for the miners (it works); The stand with all the 50s stuff in; Painting left in the attic; All of the pieces that were cut off the legs for some reason.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago
Presumably the bits were trimmed off the legs so the furniture would sit flush against the wall.
Jasmijn 1 year ago
My family home is a 400 year old manor and in the scullery is a well in the floor that goes down pretty deep. For most of my childhood is was closed off with a wooden lid, until my dad’s friend suggested we made it into a feature. He and my dad installed lights shining down into the well and placed a glass plate over the top. It’s kind of creepy - especially after I watched The Ring as a teen.
Fuzzy bunny feet 1 year ago
I would clean the painting and hang it up in the main part of the house. Very cool
Laurie Ostergaard-Overbey 1 year ago
awwww isnt this where you take the painting to Antiques Roadshow and make a million bucks?
#8
My Friend Went To Visit A House For Rental, This Is What He Found In The Garden
whineygingercat 1 year ago
Everyone knows a house is not a home till you have a pet cemetary in the backyard
Javelina Poppers 1 year ago
I have 5 acres block fenced and the SE corner has become our family pet cemetary. Our kids and grandkids all bring their deceased pets to be buried there. Yeah, we're probably creepy, but we treat our loyal pets with respect.
Persephone 1 year ago
Exactly. I have no problem with this. You're not creepy btw; you didn't want to throw them in the trash, bc you loved them! Some people just don't care, and these people obviously did. I hope it is treated with respect.
Load More Replies... YetAnotherSarah 1 year ago
Looks like Lilly had a litter of 6 and lost 4. Snow had a litter and lost 4. Besides those, 10 pets (let's assume), of varying ages, including a marker made by, if not a child, at least a different person. There's a date of 1994 (presumably birth) on one. The picture's from 12 years ago. So 10 pets in a 16 year range, for a family, especially assuming guinea pigs etc, it just doesn't seem like a "oooh these people are weirdos!" thing.
Auntriarch 1 year ago
I have a flat engraved stone in my lawn for each of my boys. They will not be forgotten while I live.
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Hilary Mol 1 year ago
That's at LEAST 22 animals (counting the 8 "little spirits" across two crosses) from one house. They all look similar and are in the same handwriting. That's a LOT of pets for one household. Nope, nope, nope. Run away.
Krd 1 year ago
They could of been rescuing animals who had health issues. Like hospice for animals.
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#9
We Found This Mask Under Our Bedroom Floor. Now What?
My husband was pulling out the floorboards and found this mask.
It's very much a funeral mask, no doubt, It's a plaster cast and I'm sure the person must have been no longer alive (or at least unconscious) because one of the eyelids was very slightly open when the imprint of the face was made.
It's a middle-aged woman, it looks like she had no eyebrows but no other distinctive signs. Nothing is written on the cast, there's only a little hook at the back that looks like the mask could be mounted on a wall.
The house I live in is a classic Victorian house that was converted into flats a while ago. I don't know how it ended up under the floor. There wasn't anything specific next to it, only gravel and soil. The whole thing is very mysterious.
I don't know what to do with it. Would it be bad luck to sell it? I don't know how else to dispose of it. I'm not too keen on keeping it in the flat, it's super super creepy.
sofacushionfort 1 year ago
L’Inconnue de la Seine, a common curio long ago. https://cpreducatorsinc.com/cpr-doll-face/#:~:text=Peter%20Safar%20and%20Asmund%20Laerdal,kissed%20face”%20of%20all%20time.
Javelina Poppers 1 year ago
Oh yeah a death mask........now lets talk about that bricked up area in the basement.
Persephone 1 year ago
Her eyebrows probably came off with the mold. Give her a funeral on the property, show respect, and maybe she won't haunt you... bury her and let her move on!!
Sterling Moon advises not to jump to conclusions too fast. Sometimes, the explanations for weird things happening in your house can be very simple. "We always have to explore mundane reasons for any strange phenomenon that we experience, like making sure there aren't electrical problems and getting used to the normal noises of a new house," she emphasizes.
#10
I Just Moved Into A Place And The Garage Light Was Busted, So I Looked For A New Bulb In One Of The Cabinets
Ornery Owl 🦉 1 year ago
I literally just said Oh, HELL NO! out loud before seeing your comment.
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TTorrest Author 1 year ago
LOL yes we did this with a clown statue in my parents' attic when they moved out.
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Upstaged75 1 year ago
Hilarious. I'm totally going to prank the new owners like this the next time I move! :)
Ken Beattie 1 year ago
I wonder how many people selling their house do stuff like buying a creepy ventriloquists dummy to hide in a closet before they leave?
Nesbitt Liz 1 year ago
As soon as I saw that my brain went into oh s**t mode and I literally yelled out loud "Oh Hell No!!!!
#11
This Shelf In The Closet Of Our New Home Was An Upside-Down, Wooden Ouija Board
StPaul9 1 year ago
Ouija board, still a trademark of Parker Brothers, purveyors of fine toys. It's not ghosts, it's you tricking yourself when using it.
Joshua David 1 year ago
That looks like someone would want that and pay you good money for it. Looks ollllld.
Upstaged75 1 year ago
That's a really cool one - not like the cheap carboard ones sold as games. Looks like it's Egyptian themed. I'd frame it and hang it as art.
Ash 1 year ago
Fun fact: when "spirit boards" first came out in the early 20th century, they were considered romantic!! Because a young man and woman could sit in chairs with their knees touching and put the board on their laps and then put their hands on the planchet together! Oo la la!
Bored Trash Panda 1 year ago (edited)
Spirit boards have been around for a long time, the first recorded us of one was in 540b.c., used by Pythagoras. Also, the use of automatic writing methods with a spirit board has been documented as far back as 1100 AD in China. They didn't "come out" in the early 20th century. Elijah Bond (stupidly) patented and commercialized it in 1890.
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Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago
My parents bought a house owned by an artist. He used the some of his presumably rejected paintings on boards to build various things in the house. Waste not, want not..
#12
Creepy Find At The Final Inspection Of Our New Home
Averysleepypanda 1 year ago
Again, ones like these I think are just a prank by previous owners
CooperDooper81 1 year ago
Don't they try this trick in one of the first Paranormal Activity films? Lay out powder to see the thing's prints.
Leah Wilson-Walls 1 year ago
Looks like someone forgot they had foot powder in their shoes, took them off and walked over to tidy up or fix something there before leaving 🤷🏽♀️
james stevenson 1 year ago
oh, the feet. i thought it was that the logs in the fireplace look like someone sitting with their legs crossed and i was like "that's not scary"
We were curious to know whether previous inhabitants could leave any sort of energy behind them. "Absolutely," Starling Moon says. "It's like the feeling of walking into a room where two people have just had an argument and being able to feel the tension. There are also theories that certain building materials like quartz, limestone, and even brick are more likely to take on energetic imprints, which can enhance the residual activity," the medium adds.
#13
Found A Bulletproof Vest In A Box Hidden Inside My Wall
I was cleaning out my new apartment, wiping walls down, and patching up holes. When I cut into one of the walls, I looked inside for any signs of rodents or stuff and I noticed this small wooden box. It was screwed shut with 9 screws. When I opened it up, I found a pretty old bulletproof vest. I asked my landlord if it's his and he said that it must have belonged to a woman that lived there about 10 years ago that turned out to be a big criminal. The woman got arrested one night at that apartment because one of her guns misfired into the ceiling of where my landlord lives. When the police ransacked the apartment, they found 16 firearms, and stuff to make explosives. The woman is still in prison, too.
Thee8thsense 1 year ago
I bought a home once that was in rough shape. Opened a wall and a huge cache of ammo came cascading out at me.
Pieter LeGrande 1 year ago
Recommend the new owner find out when the lady gets released from prison. She may come back to recover anything else left hidden in the walls.
#14
So This Was In The Backyard Of My New Place
#15
Saw This During A Virtual Tour Of A House. What Are The Chances We Buy This House And A Week Later The Doll Is Back In That House?
TheGoodBoi 1 year ago
I mean I haven't extinguished the flamethrower from earlier if you want to give it a go...
Nesbitt Liz 1 year ago
I say pretty good chance and I'm pretty sure you'll be coming with a knife next time
There are some simple ways to get rid of something the previous inhabitants left, Sterling Moon says. "You can usually dispel residual hauntings through doing things that make you happy – singing, laughing, and bringing joy to the space. Regular thorough cleaning with the windows open also helps."
#16
I Recently Moved Into A New House. Today Was A Nice Day, So I Decided To Open The Window
Kirsten Kerkhof 1 year ago
If those are flies, you can vacuum them up and then just keep an eye on them returning. Over here we call them Cluster Flies and they are basically hibernating. By getting rid of them and then doing that for a number of years to come, they will go and find another place to stay. If they are not flies, find an industrial sized flame thrower.
Lyone Fein 1 year ago
Just call a pest control professional to come by and take a look around.
realenancy170 1 year ago
These look like carpenter ants. I had a horror show infestation once. Call an exterminator, there are more you can't see and they will just go in hiding if you spray.
Historyharlot93 1 year ago
This house and the one with the well are things that were in the Amityville Horror house. These things need to disclosed. Definitely the well. Poor guy could have fallen to his death.
#17
Friend Bought A House With A Doll In It. They Refuse To Remove It
Bozo B. Clown 1 year ago
I would not touch it if it meant my life. Absolutely not, that thing is just creepy
#18
I Moved Into A New House In A Rural Area Yesterday. Found This In The Backyard Today
Story: my wife and I bought a new home closer to my new job. We moved in yesterday and are unpacking. I was looking around the property for the main water shut-off (the first thing you should locate when moving into a new house) and I saw the corner of what appeared to be the cement housing of the main water shut-off poking out of the leaves. As I cleared them away I quickly realized the structure was very different from your typical housing for those types of shut-offs and there was no cover for it. Clearing more leaves I found this grave marker next to the housing. It was starting to rain so I snapped a quick photo with my phone to show my wife. I cleared more leaves away and there was a small cement box. Baby-sized. It was open on top, I assume the headstone used to rest there. Tomorrow I'm heading to the cemetery where the baby was supposedly buried to see if I could find out if it was just an old marker or if I had an infant grave for real.
Anagram margana 1 year ago (edited)
From Ancestry.com: JESSIE WAYNE BROWN - Birth - 18 Aug 1940 • Mississippi, USA; Death - 1 Apr 1941 • Mississippi, USA; Burial: Boonville, Mississippi. Parents were William Charlie Brown (1921--2003) and Annie Sue Smith Brown (1921-1988)
Rocky Horror Panda 1 year ago (edited)
Very cool! Wish we knew where OP lives. Boonville, MS? Wouldn't that be something?!
Load More Replies... Ash 1 year ago
In some parts of the US (like some parts of Kentucky, for instance), it's normal to bury family members in the yard. In many states it's legal to do so, and buying burial plots is crazy-expensive. This may have been a normal thing to do for an infant burial in that area.
SageHare37 1 year ago
Most, if not all, US states require documentation when a property is sold stating that human remains are on the site (potential owners have a right to know, plus prevention of graves being disturbed). Many states also have special paperwork if someone is known to have died on the premises. We had to sign acknowledgement that someone had died on the premises when we bought our property.
Load More Replies... Bec 1 year ago
I live in a college town and we had a recent news story about a stolen headstone that was found after some students moved out of an apartment 25 years ago, but at the time, they couldn't determine where it came from because the name wasn't in our countries records. They recently determined it belonged to another county and returned it.
Bec 1 year ago
https://www.wlfi.com/news/local/tombstone-found-in-lafayette-makes-way-back-to-attica/article_9cc8583e-93c1-11ee-b5d1-4fc1e49d94f1.html
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Anna Harding 1 year ago
Years ago babies that hadn’t yet been baptized couldn’t be buried in a cemetery. My mom’s family lost two children very young. They were buried outside the fence of the cemetery. My mom took us there a few years back.
Tarot reader and medium Sterling Moon also has some advice for people who are planning to move into a new home. She says it's important to get acquainted with the house itself, even if for just a few minutes. The best thing people can do to avoid getting a nasty surprise a week or a month later is to spend at least a few minutes in every room of the space, Sterling Moon says.
#19
Miniature Door That Leads To Extra Room Inside Of Basement Bedroom
Not really sure if this is a root cellar or a fallout shelter or just some kind of sub-basement?
Persephone 1 year ago
Not really creepy. Might have been a root cellar or for coal. Not uncommon.
Crybabyartist 1 year ago
Poured concrete walls say it's far too new to be either of those. It's a crawl space. And a nice not creepy modern one at that.
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The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago
If you’re in a major metro area, you could rent that out, as is, for a pretty penny.
#20
What A Lovely Start To Our Vacation
Reemerger 1 year ago
... and an upright cross. I like your optimistic outlook.
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Surenu 1 year ago
I suspect the power was out, hence the candles. With no response from the power company, the occupants of this home eventually had to take drastic measures, such as selling their souls for, well, power. Which, given electricity prices in my country at least, is a deal I would at least consider.
TheGoodBoi 1 year ago
On the bright side, I'm sure it smells lovely in there. Unless those are unscented...
#21
Just Bought A House, Then Found This In A Wall In Our Master Bedroom Bathroom. Why, Just Why
Mike F 1 year ago
If that was one of those dammed pull-cord talking ones, I'd bet the parents put it there because they were sick of the inane prattle all the time. I threw one out very secretly for that reason.
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JuniorCJ82 1 year ago
To creep you out when you move in and decide to redo the decor, why else?
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
Bozo looks like he's in pretty good shape. Clean him up a little and sell him on eBay, someone would probably love him.
Marie Dahme 1 year ago
This is the clown from the Poltergeist movie and this is how you stop it from dragging you under the bed.
Ideally, you should do it alone and really pay attention to how you feel. The expert on all things mystical suggests considering these questions: Do you feel peaceful, uneasy, or neutral? Do you get any messages in your mind? "Listen to your intuition, even if that means walking away from a place that checks all the boxes," the medium advises.
#22
There’s A Mirror Screwed Into The Ceiling Above The Toilet In My Airbnb
Nichole Harris 1 year ago
Oh I wouldn't worry.... It's there... You know it's there
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Tiggy Darling 1 year ago
Touch it. There should be a gap between your real and reflected fingers. If they 'touch' it's a 2 way mirror.
WindySwede 1 year ago
Depending on the type. Thought this was the way to find out, used it on last vacation 2020. But now I checked YT and found that this is not always the case! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5zUbvtj8NU
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#23
First Day In New Home
Kirsten Kerkhof 1 year ago
I have a black spider in my living room. He turns up every now and he eats bugs. He doesn't have a name. Suggestions?
Mike D 1 year ago
Peter or Peter Parker. If it is a jumping spider then Peter Parkour
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Ken Beattie 1 year ago
Hey Bob isn't scary! Bob just wants to eat flies and watch TV with you!
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#24
Room In My Girlfriend's Basement That She Has Never Been In
neytjie 1 year ago
Looks like due to safety issues it's no longer in use. The wooden support beam by the stairs shows damage and obviously there was a minor collapse at some point.
HTakeover 1 year ago
Check out the ceramic wiring knobs. That place has some expensive fixing up needed.
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Adele Maestranzi 1 year ago
I would be more concerned about that k**b and tube wiring. Dangerous stuff.
"Another thing to look for if you think your space might be haunted is how long other people tended to live there. If you have a home with an owner who lived there for 40 years and passed away, that could tell you something, as could a pattern of people moving out after a short period of time," Sterling Moon adds.
#25
Stayed At A Friend's House Whose Mom Collects Dolls And Has A Room Just For Them
Daddy’s Girl 1 year ago
My cousin has been collecting dolls and going to doll shows for many years
Pieter LeGrande 1 year ago
My wife's sister collects dolls too. Perfectly normal activity. And she is a great cook.
Load More Replies... Laurie Ostergaard-Overbey 1 year ago
well, i guess Crazy Doll Lady is better than Crazy CAT Lady
#26
My Parent's House Was Destroyed In A Tornado A Year And A Half Ago. When They Moved Back In Last Week And Started Unpacking, They Found This In A Box
They have never seen it before and have no idea where it came from, but now it sits on a shelf in their living room. My parents are Texas transplants originally from Massachusetts and my mom is really into witches having grown up very close to Salem, famous for the Salem witch trials. My grandmother even claims that we had an ancestor accused of being a witch and burned at the Stake in Salem. My mom thinks the doll is funny and doesn't want to get rid of it. Every time their dog barks she jokes "he probably senses the evil in that doll".
Karma Black 1 year ago
Witches weren't burned in Salem. They were hung, and one was pressed to death. They also weren't actually witches.
ArodTheHorrible 1 year ago
Thank you... "really into witches" that didn't exist.
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Jill Bussey 1 year ago
I would be very interested in finding an expert to look at this doll. Its costume is really unusual.
PeepPeep the duck 1 year ago
I’m Australian but it reminds me of the civil war drummer boy outfits from shows like Gumby, South Park etc (weirdly learnt alot of US stuff from Gumby as a kid 😂)
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Laurie Ostergaard-Overbey 1 year ago (edited)
lederhosen and all....another trip to Antiques Roadshow
Laura Williams 1 year ago
The women were just ones that didn't attend church every week or not well liked. They were accused of causing men to cheat. Gossip and other things that are stupid.
Adele Maestranzi 1 year ago
Geez, they always get the witch burning wrong!! That was a European thing; we did not do that here!
#27
So We're On Vacation, And This Is Our Bedroom Door
HTakeover 1 year ago
Dang kids, always coming in at night, needing a glass of water or wanting to hop in bed.
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Ąåřţđęşịɠŋȿ 1 year ago
a view from the inside, I'm assuming? Looks like they were expecting zombies
Laura Williams 1 year ago
Great nobody is getting in. Be thankful they aren't on the out side.
And what if the creepy things you found in your house have nothing to do with the paranormal? Home inspectors often find crazy things, too. One Nashville-based home inspector recounted to Reader’s Digest how he was going over a crawl space in a 70-year-old house.
He came across something straight out of Pet Sematary. It was a cat skeleton with its fur still intact. Turns out, the family thought the cat ran away years ago. At least now they knew the truth.
#28
Found These In My New House
Jesse 1 year ago
Wisdom teeth most likely. I still have mine, they're in a jar in the bathroom closet
Happy Homemaker 1 year ago
My friend is Native American. She said that it’s custom for her culture to bury her with everything, this includes her teeth and her hair. I think exceptions are made for other body parts that are removed surgically. When she gets teeth removed, the dentist gives them back to her. At first he was surprised when she asked for them back, but when she explained why, he understood and was happy to help. Her kids are more weirded out than anyone else. They don’t see why they have to put them in her coffin. 😂
#29
This Bedroom On Airbnb In A Place Called “Stabbin Cabin”. Sounds About Right
Pheebs 1 year ago
Dead Shed is probably a better description - all those things could kill you, if only from the rust. Plus, it looks like someone literally converted a garden shed. The walls aren’t even insulated.
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Laura Williams 1 year ago
Don't think you can stab with the saws too flexible. Others don't seem to get the job done. The wood plane absolutely couldn't stab any one. Odd yes but not eerie.
Brian Droste 1 year ago
2as tha5v4oom like a garage before. Looks like there is no insulation on the walls.
#30
My Mom Is Replacing The Carpet In Her Basement And Found A Message From The Previous Home Owners
Rachknits 1 year ago
It's 'murder' backwards and from the film 'the shining'
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Although dead animals may not be on the same disturbing level as ghosts, hardly anyone would like to find them in their new home. So let this list be a lesson to you, pandas – never forget to check your future home for creepy dolls and hoards of ants. And for now, let us know your similar story in the comments!
#31
Staying At My Mum's House When I Saw This Demon Spawn
Pieter LeGrande 1 year ago
Seems to have articulated joints. Given its size, I'd vote for ventriloquist's dummy.
Laura Williams 1 year ago
Tell mom to paint the mouth a sand color. Will look more like a monkey.
#32
Toured My Dream Rental Apartment, But Spotted Something Super Uncomfortable When Reviewing My Footage
Sathe Wesker 1 year ago
It’s a pentacle. A pentagram does not have the circle around it. Very commonly confused for one another. It also simple represents the elements (fire, earth, water, air and the top point representing spirit) the circle is to encompass them all as life goes full circle with these elements. Source; I wear one and have studied this stuff for years and am a Pagan.
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EarthGrowl 1 year ago
The Pentacle is used by some Earth based religions. It has nothing to do with Satan or evil. Earth based religions are growing fast. The people who use a Pentacle are probably better people than the typical MAGA Evangelical. My house is decorated with Pentacles, my trucks have Pentacles painted under the hoods. People should become accustomed to seeing them.
volcanic_larva3 1 year ago
they confuse it with a satanic symbol, but then again you never know if the drew it upside down
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Elena Witch 1 year ago
I would be more scared if it was a cross. Pagans and wicca never hurt me and my people, Christians did. And crosses are everywhere.
Lavern Defazio 1 year ago (edited)
Id be more worried about all them there books on those flimsy a** shelves.As for the pentacle..clearly a novice for messing up some good wood floors.
#33
Found This Under The Carpet At My New Place. Any Idea What It Is?
RagDollLali 1 year ago
Apparently this particular configuration is used for "summoning angels, demons, or spirits" depending on what you're looking for 🤷
Elena Witch 1 year ago
Contrary to what other have said that's not a Seal of Solomon proper. It clearly is a goethic summoning circle though. To read correctly I should see the whole of it and know where it's placed in the room, but it probably is related to angels, not demons. Or, you know, just gibberish and doodles of kids having spooky fun.
Laura Williams 1 year ago
Variety of uses a lot of occult stuff is. Ask owner to remove it. Conflicts with your personal beliefs. Whatever they are.
#34
I Found This In The Closet Of Our New House
I am not a religious person but it still freaked me out.
Celtic Pirate Queen 1 year ago
It looks like something carved for tourists in Mexico or South America. I'd clean it up, put the other arm back on (you can see the hand above on the shelf) and hang it up.
Laura Williams 1 year ago
That crucifix has seen better days. Maybe give to local catholic church if you don't want to keep it.
#35
I Moved Into A New Place And Found These Stapled To The Fence
neytjie 1 year ago
Not creepy. Chicken feet are normally associated with protection in witch craft. Or you have a neighbor having a laugh at your expense by scaring you
WindySwede 1 year ago
and quite rusty nails, must have been there some time.
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Bret Sander 1 year ago
Very common on the coast of South Carolina among the Gullah people. Usually has iron nails included and was gifted to us when we bought a home down there.
Vera Diblikova 1 year ago
If you live not in a rural area, chicken feet are hard to buy.Maybe in China town.
Laura Williams 1 year ago
I don't understand why so many people on the list are freaked out by so little.
#36
Moved Into A New Place And The Only Item The Past Tenants Left Behind Was This Toy Train In The Closet
Svenne O'Lotta 1 year ago
Oh no, a plastic train in a closet, whatever will we do? Religion has rotted your brains.
Winnie the Moo 1 year ago
Probably their kid playing there for the last time and forgot to take their train
Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago
Is it one that makes a noise? Parents were glad to “accidentally” leave it behind if so.
#37
This Painting At The Airbnb Cabin I Was Staying At
#38
Creepy Fireplace In The Basement
We just bought a home built in 1924 in an area known for its prohibition/rum running days (tunnels are not uncommon). In the basement, there’s a super spooky room with a solid concrete fireplace and no access to the original flue system (complete opposite sides of the house). It has knob and tube electrical from what looked like may have been sconces, and recessed lights above. There’s a crawlspace to the right with dirt/earth and miscellaneous. We haven’t done much more digging to see if anything’s hidden in the ceiling or not. Thoughts on what it is/was used for?
Nina 1 year ago
It's weird it's totally unconeccted though. Usually people don't change the location of the flue system in their house
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Philly Bob Squires 1 year ago (edited)
I had a house that the original part was built in 1690! It had a sub floor and a top floor. The sub floor had a hearth which was used for cooking and the general living space. The above ground floor had a fireplace and shutters on the windows. Radnor, PA. Apparently, they lived in the basement where it was cool in the summer, and they cooked... and the bedroom upstairs was cooled by opening shutters. In the winter, the fireplace was warmth for bedtime and again, the hearth below was warmth and cooking! An add on of 3 stories was built on it in 1899 and the final add on was in 1935! A gorgeous place that I had the pleasure to live in for 3 years to help preserve the place but alas, it was demolished by the township. Many friends and family KNEW it was haunted. 620 E Lancaster Ave, Radnor, PA! Michael Sembello recorded "Maniac" for Flashdance there!
Bubs (he/they) 1 year ago
just clean that place up and I bet that fireplace would look even more beautiful than it already does!
Celtic Pirate Queen 1 year ago
May have been an illegal drinking establishment during prohibition. Since that fireplace doesn't connect to a flue/chimney, it may have a hidden exit. Further exploration needed!
Vera Diblikova 1 year ago
I like to restore it for a elegant man´s cave with a fancy fireplace .
#39
Noticed This Tucked Near The Edge Of The Fence In My New Place. I Think I'm Keeping It There
Celtic Pirate Queen 1 year ago
It just looks like a broken piece of yard/fountain statuary to me.
Pursuing Peonies 1 year ago
Oh, hey, maybe that's the head of the weird concrete body we had near our fence that we also just left there cause....yeah
#40
These Garden Gnomes In The Place I'm Staying At
#41
Moved Into A New Place And Found This In The Freezer. Does Anyone Know What It Is?
Ka Se 1 year ago
Lower jar of a probably plant eating animal. It seems to have been quiet old considering the molars who seem to me very used up.
Fat Harry 1 year ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/1hg21j/moved_into_a_new_place_and_found_this_in_the/ The consensus seems to be it's a boar.
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Marla Moops 1 year ago
From projection of lower teeth, appears to be hog or wild hog. Deep projected teeth for rutting.
Persephone 1 year ago
Yes. Horses do not have teeth like that in that location.
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#42
I Think I Found A Grave In My Backyard
I moved into my house a few months ago and I'm suspicious that I found a gravestone in the yard. The house was built a little over 50 years ago, and in the back of the yard, I found this blank concrete slab. I would say it’s about 4x2 feet and is perfectly cut (not any kind of natural formation). It's also placed under a tree, which supports the idea that it's a grave. However, there's no writing or engravings. And if it's for an animal, I feel like the concrete slab is a little too big and excessive. On the other hand, I'm also thinking that maybe it's a marker for buried treasure. I'm genuinely intrigued as to what could be kept under there (mainly if it’s buried valuables). I won’t be quick to investigate, though. But I sure love a good mystery. What do you think is under there?
Gala Guiba Guerrero 1 year ago
I wouldn’t think it is a grave; under trees there are many growing roots which would displace caskets, plus digging would be super difficult, so not a common or logical place to bury.
Laura Williams 1 year ago
Dog kids Insisted the dog needed to be buried under the tree. Not fun.
Load More Replies... Captain Awesome 1 year ago (edited)
My folks have something like this in their backyard. It marks the burial of a cat we had growing up. What happened is one year we went on vacation and one of our cats snuck into the basement when my grandfather was over tending the pets. This cat got into the trash can to get at the empty pet food cans and got its head stuck. We tried burying the cat when we got home, but the dogs kept digging it up, so there's a concrete slab covering an old dead pet with it's head stuck in a tin can
Laura Williams 1 year ago
Biggest reason to bury and put concrete is scavenging.
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Marla Moops 1 year ago
Maybe layment of old shed, firewood stand? Could be covering old well or closed off septic ?
Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago
might have even just been a slab for "even ground" where someone placed a bench under the tree or something.
Summer Flores 1 year ago
We had something similar near our house (200yr old farmhouse). We dug deeper and discovered that paved slabs were commonly used to hold material stacks of bricks while building and then left there after construction was complete. This protected the yard from damage (I get the irony here) and they had a place to store material that didn't sink into the ground. Not sure if that's the case here but it looks exactly like ours and that's what a bricklayer told us.
#43
These Scratches On The Inside Of The Door To My Basement. It’s An Old House Too
Nina 1 year ago
Sudeways scratches though? Even if the stairs come up from the side, not sure they'd scratch like that
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Upstaged75 1 year ago
Our cat once got accidentally shut in a room and scratched the hell out of the door as well as ripped up the carpet. She was very pissed off! :)
PeepPeep the duck 1 year ago (edited)
I found a small room maybe the size of a small cupboard to hang clothes in a bedroom etc and I never noticed scratches like this until I hopped in to scare my roommate, when I shone the torch on the wall, you could see some a*s hole used to lock a dog in there - the room was a windowless home made grow room if you catch my drift
Pursuing Peonies 1 year ago
Oh. My. Gods. WTF is wrong with people 😳 😭 that poor dog.
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Creepy Finds At My New Place
Šimon Špaček 1 year ago
Two crosses and crowbar. Sounds somebody is preparing for hard exorcism.
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Stymied Egan 1 year ago
Is the back wall burnt? It may just be the picture. It also looks as if the wall to the right of the door may have been an outside wall?
Marla Moops 1 year ago
Some of that wood appears hand hewn. Some looks like old pine. Attic I assume?
#45
This Child's Handprint I Found Underneath Wallpaper In My New House
WindySwede 1 year ago
I have my handprints in the concrete my parents poured when I was just some years old. 🤷♂️
Vera Diblikova 1 year ago
Not only mine and my sister´s, but our dog´s a lot of from our kitty too.
Load More Replies... Vera Diblikova 1 year ago
I rememberr to made it in concrete floor in our cottage basement - it was a great fun - btw it was a dad´s idea.
Load More Replies... Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago (edited)
eh, it's pretty common to mark your name etc when redecorating with new wallpaper in a new home. Why not let the kids do a handprint?
Lavern Defazio 1 year ago
If it was a white hand print, then i would say Saruman, so i guess im stumped on this one.
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Natalie H 1 year ago
I have an acquaintance who leaves stuff like this when he moves out of a place, just to mess with people. 😂
Ash 1 year ago
Yeah, that's definitely what the "redrum" and possibly the pentagrams were for
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Miranda Veracruz de la Joya Cardenal 1 year ago
HUGE SPOILER ABOUT PARASITE IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT. A lot of these remind me to be aware if someone comes from the wall.
Natalie H 1 year ago
I have an acquaintance who leaves stuff like this when he moves out of a place, just to mess with people. 😂
Ash 1 year ago
Yeah, that's definitely what the "redrum" and possibly the pentagrams were for
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HUGE SPOILER ABOUT PARASITE IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT. A lot of these remind me to be aware if someone comes from the wall.
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