Like A Horror Movie
Although it started just like the beginning of a horror movie, it all happened to the Cristel family. They moved into what seemed like a normal house on a quiet street.
It wasn’t long before they noticed that two of the windows on the outside looked a little strange, but they shrugged it off. But when they finished an innocent renovation project, they could never have suspected to find this.
Oblivious
The Cristel family had had no inkling that there was something odd about their house, they had already lived in it for three years without any disturbing revelations.
In fact, the hidden room would have remained hidden if it wasn’t for the family’s matriarch. In 2020, the family sat down to discuss something rather important to them all…
A Request
While they had been renovating the house, daughter Abriana Cristel had a question.
Things had been getting more serious with her boyfriend, so she had asked if he could move in with them. Although her mother allowed it, she had just one request for her daughter’s boyfriend.
Improvements
Abriana’s mom wanted the wall of her closet taken down. It was a poor use of space and would make the room much larger if it was removed.
The task seemed simple enough -- all they had to worry about was a bit of a mess from the demolition. But nobody had stopped to think about what could be on the other side.
Caught On Camera
Abriana loved uploading videos onto TikTok. She recorded snippets of life in the Cristel household and posted them on the site throughout the day for fun.
But, while renovations were well underway, she accidentally recorded the moment the entire family got the most unsettling shock of their lives.
They Never Thought To Look
They say that hindsight is always 20/20. There had been evidence that there was something odd about the house while the Cristels had been living there, but they had never thought to delve deeper.
There were windows that could be seen from the outside of the house, but they were nowhere to be found on the inside…
A Strange Feature
Adriana’s TikTok followers questioned the strange feature at first, but they soon lost interest and became fixated on something else and never asked any more questions.
After all, the large family had lived in that house for three years already… what could go bump in the night when they had been living there for all that time?
Other Matters
Besides, the Cristels were far more concerned with Abriana’s boyfriend moving in at the time. Naturally, they wondered about having to share the house with someone they’d never lived with before.
They wondered what annoying habits he had, and if he would be a good housemate or not. But it was while they prepared for his arrival that they stumbled onto the secret the house had been keeping.
Something Behind
Abriana’s boyfriend got to work removing the closet wall they had decided to take down, something began to emerge from the other side.
At first, nobody knew exactly what to make of it. It definitely wasn’t what they had been expecting; they thought that all they would find behind there would be a small space and perhaps some wiring. They were very wrong.
Stepping Inside
After the boards had been pulled down, the family found something remarkable. Hidden behind the panel was an entire room!
Abriana and her mother stepped through the closet to get a better look. Luckily, Abriana had been recording the reveal for TikTok. But once they were inside the unfinished room, they saw no sign of the mysterious windows.
A Second Room
Through the first room, there was a second unoccupied room! It had been left unfinished during the construction of a bathroom, which was evident by a section for a fan in the ceiling.
Loose floorboards lay strewn about. And, there were the windows that could only be seen from the outside of the house!
Speculations
With all the natural light streaming in, Adriana didn’t feel frightened at all… despite what her panicked TikTok followers were saying.
Most of all, she felt curious. She walked around to get a closer look. She was half-expecting to come face-to-face with a squatter, but she pushed past her fears and continued on.
Questions
Through a series of videos, Abriana slowly revealed the secret room. The previous owners of the house had drawn measurements on the wall in pencil and had laid out where each appliance was supposed to go.
But why hadn’t the Cristel family not known about all this? And why were the rooms left unfinished?
Theories
Abriana’s avid followers had some theories. Many mentioned the similarities to certain moments in The Haunting of Hill House.
They also suggested that the secret rooms might have had something to do with a cult. But, for every believer, there was also a skeptic to weigh in on what they thought had happened there.
Logical Explanation
Some of the more level-headed followers saw a more logical and plausible side to the story. Sealing the extra rooms off would lower the taxes that the new homeowners would have to pay.
And, as a result, the home would sell much quicker. But, of course, Abriana couldn't be 100 percent sure.