The 10 most chilling secret rooms people have found in their homes… including one which hid an unknown HOUSEMATE
If you hear things going bump in the night, you may want to double check that creepy floorboard or behind your bookcases
If you're convinced you can hear strange noises in your house, you may want to take a closer look.
Chilling images and clips reveal the real life horror felt by people who discovered secret rooms concealed behind their walls, many of which showed signs of recent occupants. From bunkers under the floorboards to bedroom peepholes, these tales will send shivers down your spine.
Student home squatter
A group of Ohio State University students convinced themselves that their house was haunted by a ghost after finding opened cupboards and hearing noises.
The reality was a lot more chilling. After an extensive search, they discovered a room in the basement behind a door they thought lead to a maintenance cupboard.
Here they found a double bed, student textbooks and photographs – all of which belonged to a housemate they never knew they had, called Jeremy.
The housemates quickly changed the locks and left a note for Jeremy informing him that he could no longer live there.
Unexplained video tapes
Reddit user LmbrJack shared jaw-dropping images of a small passageway he stumbled upon in his new home.
Crawling into the tiny space, he found an ominous-looking locked door which concealed the entrance to a small room containing a briefcase and safe.
Inside these items were money, watches and most terrifyingly, a series of video tapes, one of which was labelled ‘no no no no.’
The tapes were handed over to the police in a bid to solve the mystery.
Creepy bedroom peep holes
A pair of house-hunters were freaked out when they stumbled across something weird in the basement.
The potential buyer was looking round an unoccupied house in America when he went into the cellar and found ‘Joshua’s room.’
They include: “No watching Isaiah through the hole” and “No writing or drawing on the walls.” More scrawlings read: “Stop watching me.”
After coming up for air the house-hunter, who thankfully took his brother along for moral support, noticed weird holes in the stairs – peepholes from Joshua’s basement room.
He later posted the spooky pictures on Reddit.
Singer castle
Many would expect castles to be packed full of hidden passageways and rooms, but Singer Castle in New York takes the stereotype to a whole new level.
Secluded on an island, the ancient home features a painting that can be tipped back so people can be spied on from a secret passageway. There are also spying grates on the walls and it has its own dungeon.
Some of the castles paintings allow people to eavesdrop through on the other side
Ominous note
A couple who had purchased a house in 2005 realised there was more to their new pad than met the eye.
Jason and Kerri Brown started to do renovations on their new home, and to their surprise discovered a secret passageway behind a bookcase.
Inside they found a note saying ‘you found it!’ It went on to explain the real reason the previous occupants had left; the house’s black mould problem.
Heeding the warning in the note, the Browns packed up their belongings and sued the broker who had sold them the house.
Armed room
Noticing some unusual boards in the basement of his house, a man found a room he had never known about concealed in the house's foundations.
Inside, the space was lined with ammunition and some empty gun cases, leaving the man to wonder what had become of its owner.
There was even a grenade left behind, which was thankfully confirmed to be a dud.
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Student basement
Another student got a nasty surprise when he moved into a house in New Mexico purchased by his parents.
At night he would hear banging noises coming from under the floorboards.
Investigating further, he found a hidden door on the floor of the pantry, leading to a hidden basement.
Concealed beneath the floor was a desk, working lights and, creepily, a recently smoked cigarette.
Thankfully the hidden space had been vacated and its inhabitant never returned.
Religious hideaway
The Farlas family spent three years wondering what lay under a strange metal grid in their home, before finally deciding to investigate.
After a few drinks, they plucked up the courage to pull it up and discovered a mysterious brick room beneath their house.
What was most chilling about the room was a large stone symbol in the centre of the floor, which appeared to be a religious cross.
A local history expert commented that the mystery room could have used as a hideaway for persecuted Catholics.
Unwanted house guest
Bookcases are often used to conceal hidden rooms, but one anonymous family was not prepared for what they found behind theirs.
The secret entrance in the parent’s bedroom revealed a spiral staircase leading to a room which had all the signs of someone living there.
The family stashed sweet wrappers and items that had been taken from the house.
Terrified, the owners fled the house and the police confirmed the house was later boarded up.
Door on the floor
Reddit user DEMC7 shared an equally horrifying story of his discovery of a trap door in the floor of their new apartment.
Plucking up the courage to see where it led, they found a stone room complete with a bed and walls lined with graffiti markings.
Part of the floor had been dug up, prompting DEMC7 to ask whether something had been previously buried here.
If you fancy more spooky goings on have a look at this footage which seems to show a spirit opening a door, and read about the most haunted hotels in the UK.