Although many of us aren’t in the position where we can afford one, the process of hunting for a house can be a real nightmare.
Many houses look like lovely places to live, but new owners will often report getting tripped up by some major catch that the realtor “forgot” to tell them about.
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Whether it’s a structural problem with a hefty price tag, neighbors with the amazing energy to make noise all night, or an infestation that flew under everyone’s radar, there are a lot of potential problems to stay on top of before you sign the dotted line.
However, encountering some of these chilling sights would make that decision to pass a place up way easier.
The older a house is, the more likely it is to pick up some old fixtures that nobody bothered removing.
And while I never minded the “conference and training” sign on my basement door enough to get rid of it, who wouldn’t be instantly suspicious of a dark chamber called “the smile room?”
Do we want to know who was doing all the smiling?
If we think we’ve found some creepy stuff in our new house, it’s important to remember that the inspectors who came before us had it worse.
As this person said, walking through old houses in total darkness doesn’t usually bother them much, but it’s the perfect atmosphere to make a sight like this go from creepy to terrifying.
As important as it is to save the bees, that doesn’t mean a whole hive on them is a welcome sight in our homes.
I guess the upshot here is that whatever exterminator they call will have an easier time carrying the nest out with this guitar than they would detaching it from a wall.
Normally, having my TV mess up like this would enrage me, but this particular case gives me some new perspective.
I’d say I’d just be happy and relieved to wake up the next morning, but let’s not pretend I’m getting any sleep after this happens.
Although there are certainly creepier looking dolls than this one, it’s the backstory that makes this so worrying.
The uploader said their older sister owns it and ever since she’s got it, she’s been constantly talking to it.
Sometimes, she whispers instead.
Sometimes it’s not the house itself that’s the problem, but what happens to you while you’re in it.
This person reported feeling a negative vibe in their home for several months, which recently culminated into waking up with these mysterious claw marks on their back.
It’s unlikely that the answer to this mystery will be reassuring.
Pretty much everyone the uploader showed this teddy bear to thinks he’s creepy, but she said she loves him.
She said she’s always been drawn to the weird and unloved. As much as I wouldn’t want this in my house, it is nice to see Teddy found someone who wouldn’t immediately try to burn him.
So maybe she won’t be cursed?
Not only is this a majorly gross discovery on its own, but it’s also a bad sign for the house itself.
That’s because we’re looking at an absolutely massive termite mound.
Its material is apparently good for fertilizing lawns, but that’s all the owner will have left if there are as many termites in here as there seem to be.
Nothing like finding Nazi memorabilia in your grandparents’ attic…
I suppose it depends on your relationship with your grandparents whether you ask them about your discovery or just quietly put it back where you found it and never think bout it again.
I feel like I like spiders more than the average person, but I’m still not trying to be jumpscared by them.
There are just some places you neither expect nor want to see one of these crawling around and anything you use for cooking should be near the top of the list.
We’re pretty unlikely to find a scene like this outside of a medieval monastery’s catacombs, but it’s still pretty spine-chilling even in that setting.
Honestly, if somebody found this in their basement, I can’t imagine anyone blaming them for just packing up, running, and never looking back.
We all know that cocaine and other drugs used to be sold as medicine, but it’s disturbing to see it in person.
It’s unnerving how the bottle includes a warning about addiction and even clearly says it’s poison, yet it also describes the contents as “small, fluffy crystals.”
This sight can induce some major panic when you’re not expecting it, but it’s probably the smallest problem on this list.
Even if you suddenly see glowing eyes like this for the first time, it probably means a stray cat wandered into your house.
The uploader presented this with a warning: Never look in the yards of strangers.
Although the little pipe guy hovering over the flower pot seems kind of cute, the feelings dredged up by the one sobbing on the pail are a little less comforting.
When it gets dark and gloomy, even harmless stuff can look very creepy.
So before you call the police on hooded figures on your patio that look like this, try to remember whether you have umbrellas attached to the furniture back there first.
Surprisingly, that’s all we’re looking at here. A restaurant’s patio at night.
“Found this in the attic of the house I’m leasing for the school year.” — Hope_its_a_fart
I don’t even know what this is. Is it a puppet? An unfortunate art project? Whatever it is, I hope “clearly haunted” is listed as a legitimate reason to break you lease early.
Step aside all other creepy dolls, because this one is here to win the terrifying trophy.
Where is its FACE?!
This isn’t so much distressing or creepy as it is very, very weird.
I suppose I can see the sideways logic of trying to teach The Youth something by putting it into a medium The Youth engages with, but it just feels wrong.
Finding a 12-year-old’s gravestone in the attic is not something you expect.
But in this case, it’s even creepier because the person who discovered this immediately needed to share it with their friend whose name happened to be Josiah Ambrose.
This is a case of something totally normal becoming really creepy.
When putting items in clear bins for storage, perhaps avoid placing things with faces where they might be seen.
Unless you want to scare people, of course.
“Climbing thru attic of old building to go watch fireworks and stumble across this,” said Redditor beeswax49.
Please tell me this is an old, forgotten Halloween decoration. Please.
Speaking of things you hope are just for Halloween…
This was found in an abandoned hospital. The bones clearly aren’t real, but someone thought it would be funny to scare any urban explorer that came after them.
A face only a mother could love.
Old timey photographs are always kind of creepy, but whatever has happened to this kid’s eyes should not be allowed.
Yes, this is a mummified human hand still wearing a ring.
It was found in a wooden box alongside an old wedding photo, gold coins, and an old map.
All this new homeowner wanted to do was clear out the basement, but behind some plywood, they found a secret room.
Inside were a bunch of gun cases and a whole lot of ammo. Oddly, all of the cases were empty save a single air rifle.
You know, just a bit of a mold problem.
Apparently, this room was hidden behind a bookcase and a note was left for the new owners: “You found it.”
I’d be having a serious talk with the realtor about this one.
It’s unclear what this place was once used for, but it now carries a message that instantly makes the hairs on so many people’s necks stand up.
Granted, it kind of loses its bite if you don’t have any children, but it’s still hard not to worry about whoever left it there.
“Found this unsettling drawing in the stairway of my apartment complex.” — Cuddleywhiskers
I would recommend avoiding any children that may be living in your building.
This is small, but no less disturbing.
The person that found it attached to the fence thinks it’s a bottle opener, but that’s no excuse for how creepy it looks.
“I found this in a bathroom at a kids birthday party…” said GabeHerr0409.
The birthday party detail adds to the weirdness, but the homeowners just have a morbid sense of humor. Those are “hand soaps.”
Get it?
Maybe just turn around and go the other way.
When I moved into my current home, there was a rocking chair just sitting in the middle of the unfinished basement. It was the first thing to go to the curb.
So this basement door locks from the outside.
So what were they trying to keep in .
Even if it was just naughty children, that’s still distressing.
This is a prank, right? RIGHT?
The coordinates point to a spot at the Avon Park Air Force Range in Florida. The last update about it was four months ago after the local authorities were informed.
Sometimes normal things left in a closet turn into something terrible.
Redditor NotSkirtWeather was understandably freaked out, but after sharing with their parents, realized that it was actually an old picture of them as a kid.
Gone bad.
There was what could only be described as a cell in this person’s attic.
The window on the door was covered in metal grating and inside was just a cot, a shelf, and a tiny window.
Not weird AT ALL.
Usually when I say “kill it with fire” in response to a spider, I’m (mostly) joking.
But when said spider is giant and taken over by a parasitic mold, I mean it: Kill it with fire.
Although religious imagery can bring comfort to a lot of people, this probably isn’t the context most of them would like to see it in.
If the imprint of a crucifix was burned into the wall, that doesn’t say very reassuring things about what happened in this house.
In this case, it was a fire.
This list fell out of a book.
I mean, it’s just a list, but this may be the creepiest thing out of all of the stuff I’ve included.
Like, is it a kill count? A wish list?
