Depending on where you live or how you live, basements can be cold, dark, and rarely visited
places. Perhaps a place where you store your disused items, or even a place where you dare
not visit. And, while some basements are too spooky for day to day life, their creepiness
does make for some great horror movies. From The Silence of the Lambs, to Don’t Breathe.
However, that’s just fiction, right? Well, not always, some unfortunate souls have encountered
many dark things when exploring their basements, so today on Top 5 Scary Videos, I’m going
to be counting down our list of the Top 5 Scary Things Found In People's Basements.
Before we begin though, be sure to stick around until the end of the video where I’ll be
responding to some of your comments, and with that, let’s jump in.
5 Duffel Bag One of the many stories hailing from reddit,
this user tells of the time they were sharing a house with some friends, and on one particular
night, they decided to explore the basement, considering they hadn’t been down there
since they had moved in. The user describes a small, dirt crawlspace in the basement,
so one of the men decided to grab a flashlight and check it out. However, soon after the
men yelled out, after discovering something quite concerning.The man emerged carrying
a duffel bag which contained items that would send chills down most sane person’s spine,
but not mine, never mind, I don’t understand the concept of fear. Anyway, the bag contained
a hunting knife, two black ski masks, and one single black leather glove. The group
called the police immediately, but for some strange reason they couldn’t do anything
with the evidence, so the group decided to burn everything except for the hunting knife,
which the user states that he still possesses. If it were me I would have burned that as
well, you never know who may return one day looking for that knife.
4 Pet Gator A Michigan reptile expert has some advice
for you animal lovers out there: Do not get a pet alligator. Perior. Because, it will
get bigger, and when it does, it will bite you, and then try to eat you. According to
reports, a man in Michigan owned an illegal pet alligator, which he kept in the basement
of his home. Yeah, you heard me correctly. The basement of his home. The gator was apparently
kept in a cage, away from the outside world, and even far away from light. Worse still,
the man stated that he would often let the gator out into the backyard, to play I guess?
I don’t know. Thankfully though, the gator was taken off his hands when a mechanic, who
was fixing something in the basement, took pictures of the illegal pet, and called animal
control. The gator was thus released back into the wild, with the man being charged
for owning an illegal pet. However, this wasn’t the only case of a person owning a gator,
which is baffling to me. According to reports, pet gators are on the rise in Michigan, with
at least six of the scaly creatures being spotted on the loose, popping up in lakes,
parks, and backyards. On one occasion, a man was seen lassoing their neighbor’s pet gator
when they found it tromping across their year after it made an escape. The owner of the
gator named Puff took it back home, before stating: “It’s hard for people to understand.
People judging me don’t know about alligators. They make good pets.” Sure, Jan.
3 Secret Bunker So, this point should be prefaced by saying,
whenever a homeowner passes away, real estate agents sell the house as is, with all the
contents still inside. Which, to me, is absolutely horrific. And, on one particular occasion
this happened, however, the new homeowner was thrilled to receive some new goods and
furniture and headed to the basement to survey the rest of his loot. However, when he got
to the bottom of the stairs, he found an odd sheet of plywood attached to the wall. He
went to remove it, but discovered something truly harrowing, an entrance to a secret room.
The room was just 4x4 feet, but it was filled with the unthinkable. It contained several
gun cases and manuals, a giant safe, an assortment of ammo, and a hollowed-out grenade. The man
also discovered a chest containing money, but sadly it was all pennies, but beggars
can’t be choosers. Now, whether it was a doomsday bunker or something much darker,
we will never know. What do you guys think though?
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2 A Stranger Now, this one is just downright terrifying.
One ordinary day, a group of college students -- who had been living in a house for some
time -- discovered something oddly suspicious. The group discovered a secret room that was
quite clearly being lived in. Now, the entire house was being shared by 15 people, so it
was difficult to keep up with everyone in the house, with most of the boys just assuming
that the locked basement room was a maintenance closet that the landlord wanted to keep locked.
However, when maintenance workers knocked the door down, they discovered a bedroom complete
with framed photographs and textbooks. Creepier still, during the summer, one of the students
walked into the basement and encountered a man who said he had wondered when he was going
to meet the new residents of the house. And, when asked if he lived on the first floor,the
man skirted around the question. The group of students had the locks changed
that night and posted a note asking their uninvited houseguest to call them, which surprisingly
he did. A man named Jeremy ended up contacting the students before moving his belongings
out of the room. It actually turned out that Jeremy’s cousin had lived in the house the
year prior, which is how he got in, according to the housemates. The locks had never been
changed, rookie mistake. Talk about a dangerous situation, thankfully it wasn’t a lot worse.
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1 Doll Family In my opinion, there is nothing creepier than
a doll, actually sorry, I’m wrong, there is nothing creepier than a cluster of dolls,
let’s say a family of dolls, living beneath your house without you even knowing. Yeah,
sounds terrifying, right? Well, one Reddit User stumbled across one thing no one would
ever want to see, a family of dolls, in a basement, seemingly behind bars? A restaurant
in Phoenix was home to this horrific basement scene, with the person who discovered it,
descending down a long spiral staircase that led directly to the basement, and of course,
he would regret his decision immediately. The image itself shows a line of dolls sitting
along a wall at a makeshift table, as if they are about to eat dinner. However, upon further
observation you can clearly see that it is less of a dinner and more of a last supper,
with the doll in the middle looking strangely human and clearly depicting Jesus. It doesn’t
stop there though, there are also coins spread out across the table, with the scene surely
haunting the man to this day. https://static1.thecleverimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Screen-Shot-2017-10-26-at-11.42.34-PM.png?q=40&w=1000&h=584&fit=crop
(DOLLS) However, like all terrifying things, this
was not the only encounter with creepy dolls, https://static2.thecleverimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Screen-Shot-2017-10-24-at-4.59.04-PM.png?q=40&w=1000&h=586&fit=crop
this old lady doll was discovered in the basement of an estate sale. It’s incredibly frightening
to look at, and worse still, the doll has the body of an old woman, something you typically
don’t see on any doll, ever. Not to mention, the expression on the doll’s face is one
of anguish preventing you from looking at the picture for longer than a couple of seconds.
The Reddit user who discovered the doll stated that there was a name carved into the back
of the doll’s neck, suggesting it was the previous owner. Worse still, the doll was
discovered in a black box, tightly secured, suggesting someone didn’t want it to be
opened.
Well, there we have it! Do you guys agree with our list? Were there any creepy basement
stories that we missed? Leave us all your thoughts and feelings in the comments down
below and perhaps we can do a part 2. Before I go though, I just want to respond to a few
comments from one of our last videos, Top 5 Scary Horror Movies That Are Haunted.
Steven Belchamber said: “The Exorcist was haunted, by it’s horrible, horrible sequels…”
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Arno Coetzee said: “Lucy McPhee is now officially a mythical creature that is powered by fear.”
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Victor Valdez said: “You’re always staring into our souls! I’m sorry, you must be very
bored looking at mine.” ---
Kevin Kroger said: “Why did I watch this while eating breakfast, worst decision ever.”
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Red Comrade of Steel-1974 said: “Lucy McPhee, The Conjuring and Insidious are my favorite
horror movies. Would you like to watch these movies with me? Lol” ---
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