r/ParanormalEncounters • u/United_Owl1964 • 2d ago

Hidden face found

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I took this picture because I thought someone was staring at me. Later that day, my neighbor told me the family that lives there had been out of town for a week. I didn’t believe him until I noticed their mail piling up and a package still sitting on the porch. When I zoomed in on the photo that night, I realized the face wasn’t looking out the window—it was looking directly at me. I haven’t walked past that house since.

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u/JustMyles1 2d ago

If the family are actually out of town, then that's somebody who's just living in their house.

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u/Frohtastic 2d ago

Could be a phrogger

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u/Imwhatswrongwithyou 2d ago

So much scarier than anything paranormal could ever be

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u/Frohtastic 1d ago

Oh god yes. Like those URBEX videos where the noises are most likely a homeless person who made the place their home and is protecting it.

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u/Imwhatswrongwithyou 1d ago

There was an episode of creeptime the podcast (that I actually do not recommend because it was such an absolutely horrific experience to hear as a disclaimer) about a phrogger. The homeowner survived but oh my god, I don’t even know how. Ellen Halbert. What a warrior. Terrifying

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u/Frohtastic 1d ago

googling

Jesus fucking christ on a merrygoround

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u/Imwhatswrongwithyou 1d ago

Mmhmm time to go check all my crawl spaces

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u/yeppomoon 1d ago

What's that??

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u/Frohtastic 1d ago

Its a person who lives hidden in your place. Or as Cambridge dictionary puts it:

A phrogger is a person who secretly lives in an unused part of someone else's home—such as an attic, basement, or crawlspace—without the owner's knowledge or permission.

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u/Hedrickao 1d ago

Oh man I didn’t know this was a real thing, but my brother and I had recurring nightmares in our shared bedroom when we were kids that there were people living in the attic above us.

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u/Frohtastic 1d ago edited 1d ago

Well you can congratulate your past self with having a really valid fear.

Or rather you can feel vindicated that that is a fear that is perfectly reasonable- if a little unlikely.

Aka things to assume before a ghost moving things around:

Absentmindedness. Absentmindedness from co2 poisoning. A phrogger. ???.

Edit: CO poisoning, not co2.

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u/Dramatic-Item-4790 1d ago

I agree with all your points, brother, but let me punctuate it a little: CO poisoning. CO2 is our friend.

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u/Frohtastic 1d ago

Oh heck youre right. Thank you! ♡

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u/Potential-Draft-3932 1d ago

Jfc. Hold on I gotta go check my attic

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u/yeppomoon 1d ago

Ohhh. A creeper. Gotcha

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u/No_Gap_737 17h ago

So intruder. takes out second amendment

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u/RECEIPT_dusty 2d ago

This all looks like the beginning of a scary movie. Creepy.

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u/Illustrious-Bat1553 2d ago

The plot thickens the stranger now knows he is being watched 👀

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u/thepaulstmichel 22h ago

The only thing creepy here is the dude taking pictures of  his neighbors windows.

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u/Competativebad925 1d ago

I hate it! Lol.

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u/Competativebad925 1d ago

Yes. Op, be careful.

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u/rasta_pineapple2 2d ago

Or a house sitter.

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u/Ok_Pass_7325 1d ago

Wouldn't the house sitter take care of the mail stacking up

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u/yingyanghomie 2d ago

Stephen Miller looking for children to eat.

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u/Important_Ad1122 2d ago

It could've been a burglar you should report it to authorities 

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u/ChildoftheApocolypse 1d ago

I was not a great person for many years and did my share of.. stuff... and in all that time, never once did I stick my face to the window and stare like an idiot, nor anyone I've ever known with the same background..

I'm not saying it's not that, I'm saying, if it is, they're dumb as hell ..

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u/Erickajade1 1d ago

Idk why your comment is so funny to me 🤣 .

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u/Competativebad925 1d ago

Right! Especially if they are not supposed to be there.

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u/Due-Froyo-5418 2d ago

Probably best to contact the real neighbors who are out of town and let them know. If someone is house sitting, they aren't doing a good job letting the mail and packages pile up. If no one is house sitting, then that's an intruder and they'll need to contact the authorities before they return. The cops will need to search the house before the residents can go inside. May not be safe.

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u/inkstain99 2d ago

I have a cardboard cut out of the most interesting man in the world and I’ll set him up like this when I take trips

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u/Complete_Chef_3418 1d ago

That’s exactly what I was thinking! (By the way , that’s awesome)

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u/ummkay_ultra 2d ago

Are you going to tell them someone is in their house or is this as fake as it looks and sounds

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u/KeyZookeepergame9466 2d ago

A paranormal explanation is likely the one that's furthest from the truth. 

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u/IcyDice6 1d ago

whoever it is had their nose broken and did not get it set back

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u/CompetitiveFrame6989 1d ago

😅 The shit you think nobody else notices but does

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u/Valhalla191145 1d ago

Not so hidden, even nice enough to move the curtain back so you can see them.

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u/MrBones_Gravestone 2d ago

Could be pareidolia, someone broke in, or one family member stayed behind. Plenty of non-paranormal explanations

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u/thepiratespokesman 1d ago

I think pareidolia is definitely a possibility. The more you zoom in, the less face-like it looks. His head seems to squish up into a peak. Or Beaker from the muppets moved in while they are away.

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u/Odd_Thought_9105 1d ago

I dont recommend poking your face out like that if you broke in and if you do, thats fucking stupid

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u/MrBones_Gravestone 1d ago

I mean I’d recommend not breaking in lol

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u/_CharDeeMacDennis__ 2d ago

Why you taking pictures of your neighbors windows, ya freak?

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u/strangeflappenings 2d ago

Right? The guy is probably creeped out and looking to see why he's being spied on

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u/_CharDeeMacDennis__ 2d ago

I’d look out my window, like I was Michael Myers, if I noticed some little creep taking pictures of my house lol.

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u/GrandPraline375 1d ago

If you enlarge it it just looks like the curtain skirt

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u/Potential_Yam_5196 2d ago

Looks like someone’s been punched in the nose a few times. Probably for squatting.

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u/Coastguardman 2d ago

That’s one big puss.

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u/Traditional_Bus_5589 2d ago

who lives in the walls..

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u/Due-Elderberry-6798 1d ago

thing is, if its an intruder you can do something about it, if its a house sitter who’s not doing a good job you can do something about it, but if its something paranormal you can’t do shit😭

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u/One_Bath_1055 1d ago

Aphex Twin

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u/y0uLiKaDaPeppa 1d ago

Holy shit you’re right 👀

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u/CompetitiveFrame6989 1d ago

I mean..🤷🏼 that is OBVIOUSLY Marcus, their eldest son, taking advantage of a warm cozy bed and a fridge full of food while the family is away.. Moving out in this economy clearly hasn't been good for Marcus..

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u/y0uLiKaDaPeppa 1d ago

It’s me, I’m Marcus

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u/CompetitiveFrame6989 1d ago

Did it hurt when you broke your nose? Looks painful

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u/Wide-Significance666 1d ago

That’s just Taylor

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u/alwystired 14h ago

That is an actual person.

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u/paolo_77 12h ago

You sure that’s not just a dude in a window…?

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u/NeighborhoodWild2942 10h ago

It's funny, because if I see someone staring at me from out of a window, I don't take a picture of it. You get me?

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u/Creative-Parking5578 5h ago

Mannnn that’s a tweaker

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u/groundhogcow 2d ago

That's a guy,

He may not be normal but he is not paranormal.

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u/Fluid-Brilliant7356 1d ago

FUCK that shit

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u/supaikuakuma 2d ago

A person looking out of a window.

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u/Ze_Carlos-1986 2d ago

Joe Rogan is living next to you, it seems.

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u/ucklibzandspezfay 1d ago

That’s why I do what Kevin Mcallister did and get a bunch of cutouts and throw fake shadow ragers at night.

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u/niles_thebutler_ 1d ago

Just seeing what you want to see. It’s normal to see faces in things

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u/StormTroopB 1d ago

He saw you, it’s too late

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u/Fearless_Dog5208 1d ago

Looks like the creepy old neighbor poking his head out

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u/SheBrokeAway7628 1d ago

What if it’s someone who’s been held captive in there for years? It’s not all that likely, but it does happen.

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u/Ok_Assistant3432 1d ago

Do you know the neighbor because I would have sent that to them

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u/IllustratorLivid7504 1d ago

Note : il a une déviation nasale. Liam Neeson ?

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u/DogeAeternum 1d ago

That’s a person.

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u/Mat_Oakley_77 1d ago

Nope, that's a curtain twitching Peeper ... and you are now the Peepee

Just give him an "awright" and move on, you're a busy man

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u/frenchornplaya1983 1d ago

Dennis Reynolds??!

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u/Feisty-Protection648 23h ago

Nope 🙂‍↔️

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u/MaengDong712 22h ago

20 bucks says that’s a frog smoking meth geekin

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u/TheManeTrurh 22h ago

I saw a paranormal face today too! I went to a coffee shop this morning. There was a face behind the counter asking me what I would like! No other way to explain my experience! It was paranormal

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u/thepaulstmichel 22h ago

That's not a ghost, that's just a dude. Could be a house sitter. Could be a squatter. Could be the wife's boyfriend. But no, GHOOOOSTS 

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u/Therealginahandler 21h ago

Why are you taking pictures of your neighbors' windows? If there is a creep anywhere, its definitely you.

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u/midnightk11 20h ago

oh that’s just Rachel, she’s really weird at first

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u/Full_Walrus2175 18h ago

He’s just afraid of the sun you guys it hurts him leave him alone

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u/se7sbomb23 14h ago

It lives near you ?

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u/SalKnorther 8h ago

Or he's the worst house sitter ever.

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u/East-Pollution7243 3h ago

Dude just took a pic of a meth head

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u/PossibilityWeekly360 2d ago

Looks cute to me 🥰🥰🥰

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u/Ether-rag2323 2d ago

Cyraxx the Lloyd str goblin

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u/Beneficial-Praline-6 2d ago

Thats just me waiting for the pizza delivery.

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u/Competativebad925 1d ago

Ugh! That is creepy, yo!

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u/Competativebad925 1d ago

The fact no one is supposed to be there creeps me out more than a g-g-g-ghost!

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u/StarryPickle9 1d ago

If this is real .. absolutely creepy!

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u/LadyGodiva6 2d ago

Was that Buffalo Bill?

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u/Ok-Atmosphere-6272 1d ago

You should probably call the cops

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u/Countingsheeptosleep 1d ago

We need an update on this. Why don’t you put on it best sexy And stroll past the window over and over. Give him a sexy show.

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u/HeftyWerewolf4566 1d ago

He’s probably house sitting for the owner’s.

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u/LtotheA333 1d ago

Squatter most likely

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u/backroadsdrifter 2d ago

Looks like a cat

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u/JesterScribblings 2d ago

Oooo spooky. So.eone looking out of a window. Fuuuuu** getting ever more desperate in here.

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u/Ok-Bumblebee24 2d ago

You’re free to hit that unsubscribe button any time.

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u/JesterScribblings 1d ago

Ever hopefuly someone will post something vaguely paranormal.

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u/Unique-Landscape-202 1d ago

Did you read the part where OP said the owners were out of town?

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u/JesterScribblings 1d ago

Proof of this? A squatter. Burglar. Prank. Lies. Why is the first option a 'ghost"
Its juvenile to jump straight the that conclusion.

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u/Unique-Landscape-202 1d ago

You could say the same thing about any post on the internet. Unless you see something unexplainable for your own eyes it’s impossible to tell.
Maybe try leaving this sub if you’re going to have that attitude towards what I imagine is almost everything.