Finding anything that isn’t a delivery or something you agree with your family or friends to be left at your doorstep is chilling. Like, chills running down your spine.
It doesn’t really take an overthinking mind to immediately understand the potential for danger. Sure, it might be a glitter bomb, but it could also be something that used to be part of a bigger something. Like something that’s in this fine little listicle below.
Weird, creepy, cursed, whatever, if it’s something you didn’t expect, it might just make you uncomfortable enough to share about it online. We also talked to Michael Arterburn of Killer Bee Tactical about safety and security at the doorstep and in the home, so keep on scrolling!
#1 Someone Knocked On My Door And Left These Outside
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#2 A Guy Just Showed Up On Our Porch Covered In Blood. We Live Deep In The Woods
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#3 There Is A Door In The Ceiling Of Our School. No One Knows Where It Goes (Including Teachers And Janitors), No One Has Ever Used It. It Mysteriously Opened A Few Days Ago, And No One Knows How. You Can’t See Anything In It, It’s Just Darkness. No One Has An Explanation. Our School Is 98 Years Old
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Folks online have been sharing some of the most random—either alarming or not—things they’ve ever found on doorsteps.
Some of the creepier ones do include things like blood stains, lost strangers in the middle of the woods, chicken feet, and whatever this thing is.
In other less alarming cases, though, it was wet (and irrigated) t-shirts, totems and ankhs, and strangely placed doorsteps altogether.
In any case, weird indeed. In many, quite alarming.
#4 Why Does My Neighbor Have An Ankh, An Om And A White Noise Dvd On Their Apartment Door?
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#5 This Door In A Semi-Abandoned Wing Of A Factory
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#6 Found This Nailed Beside The Door Of A House I Delivered To
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Bored Panda got in touch with former domestic violence detective Michael Arterburn, better known online as Killer Bee Tactical, who after 23 years on the force retired and now creates safety and security focused content online.
Arterburn admits that some of the behaviors seen in this listicle are extremely odd to say the least. In cases such as mysterious blood stains, he’d definitely recommend contacting the authorities. “You can always make an incident report just to have a paper trail in case the unsolicited contact escalates, say if it is attached to stalking,” Arterburn elaborated.
#7 Got Home And Found Random Blood Splotches On My Door
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#8 Someone Typed This And Put It Under My Apartment Door. I Live In The Heart Of A Dirty Downtown But I’m Pretty Sure The Jeepers Creepers Monster Is Coming For Me. In A Very Polite Way. If Anyone Is Ants To Creep This Number For Me, Let Me Know
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#9 Someone Left This On My Boyfriend’s Car Door
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For context, things like chicken feet on doorsteps (or at any doors, for that matter) are often associated with witchcraft and superstition. They might be there because someone is trying to curse people.
Another seemingly frequent occurrence are various notes and scribbles, which can contain religious suggestions, conspiracies or random archaic scribbles hinting at a cult. Or it can be flat out creepy, like I have questions about your eyes. Needless to say, all of this is 100% crazy.
#10 Thoughts? Package Left On My Door Step When We Opened It Up This Is What We Found
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#11 Found This On The Balcony Door In Our Hotel Room
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#12 My 7yr Old Brother Has Been Making These Figures Out Of Mud & Leaving Them On Neighbors Door Steps. A Gift? A Curse? Idk Lol
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Considering this, I guess it’s PSA time: if, say, a package at your door is suspicious in any way, it’s best to call in professionals for that.
What’s suspicious? There are a number of factors that indicate this, but if you smell anything weird about it, the address is unfamiliar, there’s excessive wrapping or postage, or a “do not X-ray” sticker is on it, it’s leaking, or any other reason to think that the package is alarming, then it’s probably best to call the police to come check it out. Especially if you’re not awaiting a package.
#13 Someone Left Two Bottles Of Water With Red Tissue Paper And A Cashew In Them On My Doorstep
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#14 Found On My Door. Neighbor Playing A Prank On Me Or Giving Me A Strange Gift I Guess. It’s Creepy
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#15 Mysterious Cryptic Note Left At My Door
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All lethal substances aside, there are also things like brushing scams. A brushing scam is when you get a package that’s addressed to you, but you didn’t order it. It usually has a return to the sender label, which is in many cases an international third party retailer.
While you could get away with keeping all this random stuff, that’s what the sender wants you to do. Because that will allow them to have a positive review on their website with your name on it. A review they write themselves and “justify” it with your package. Thus boosting sales and seller reliability online.
#16 This Odd Box Of Sugar Cookies Showed Up At My Door. No Address, No Note Or Anything, Just Cookies In This Smoke Alarm Box
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#17 For The Second Time In 3 Days I Took Out This Crumpled Napkin In Doors To Our Housing Unit. Is It Some Preparation For Breaking In Or What?
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#18 In A Niche In The Ceiling Of My Flat Is This Sealed, Double-Bolted Door. The Letting Agent ‘Doesn’t Know’ What’s Up There
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There’s also the alarming fact that someone scraped the internet and got your personal information. And if they found it, whether by nefarious or not so nefarious means, this alone should be a wake up call to review online hygiene.
We previously interviewed Arterburn for another article which perfectly sums up just how much online hygiene and personal information awareness online are key, even in something as simple as uploading pictures. Since they contain meta tags, including location, it’s best to take screenshots of photographs and upload those instead. But, back to the topic at hand…
#19 Found These Outside The Door Of My Workplace On The Ground, They’re Only An Inch Tall, No One Knows How They Got There Or What They Mean. The Vial Has Little Fake Ladybugs In It…creepy. Good Or Bad Vibes?
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#20 I Woke Up Last Night And Saw This Face On My Closet Door
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#21 Came Home From Work Today To A Carton Of Eggs On Our Porch…we Don’t Have Grocery Delivery/Eat Brown Eggs
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So, are any of these creepy things left on people’s doorsteps actual threats? It’s hard to say without having any leads or suspects, not knowing if this is a recurring thing or not being aware if this is a thing in general.
“I don’t know if this is similar to things like zip ties left on cars, and the internet rumor is that’s how traffickers mark people for kidnapping, which is completely false, but perpetuated by pranksters,” explained Arterburn. Needless to say, if the doorstep owner thinks it’s a threat, the police ought to be informed.
#22 My Friend Found This On His Car Around 2am…what Does It Mean? (We Are College Students In Texas)
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#23 A Meat And Cheese Shrine We Found Yesterday Morning Outside The Front Door Of Where I Work
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#24 This Thing Placed Outside My Front Door
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And if any of this escalates, there are a number of things that could help push away the tide of crazy, creepy and flat out criminal.
“Doorbell cameras or any kind of security cameras with motion sensors and infrared are very useful,” explains Arterburn. “Motion sensor security lights are another option.”
“Speaking to your neighbors and letting them know what’s going on would also be prudent. Their surveillance can also be useful to ID suspects, if they have cameras up.”
#25 This Was Rolled Up And Taped Over A Doorjamb In Friend’s Apartment
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#26 I Work At A Dispensary And Someone Left This On Our Door With My Name On The Back
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#27 Someone Left This Pamphlet On My Doorstep
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Another good thing to have around are security systems. Arterburn explains that systems with window and door sensors are very useful to have just in case any of this escalates into a burglary or a breaking and entering situation.
Lastly, there’s also the option to have a dog around the house as a deterrent. Though, it is understandable that it might not be an option for everyone depending on whether people can afford to have one, whether the house has enough space for it and considering other animal health factors.
#28 Weird Ramblings Left Wedged Into Front Door Frame Of My Pet Care Business
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#29 Is Someone Trying To Break In, Or Are Kids Playing? Should I Be Worried?
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#30 My Wallet Went Missing For 3 Months, Then Appeared In My Hall And Today I Found This Lock Of Blonde Hair Inside
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Be sure to check out Killer Bee Tactical’s TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and other channels for more security and safety tips, useful guides, podcasts and more.
And if you liked this list and seriously need more spooks, you’re in luck as it’s Halloween season and spooks are everywhere, including in this Bored Panda article about spooky pet costumes.
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#31 I Found This Stuffed Under The Garage Door At Work
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#32 Someone Slid This Under My Apartment Door Today…
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#33 Card Left On The Door Of My Apartment This Morning
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#34 Neighbour Put This Under My Door This Morning
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#35 Chicken Feet Front Door…prank Or Protection? (Had Surgery The Other Night)
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#36 This Was On The Door Of A Restaurant
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#37 Weird Growth? In The Corner Behind My Front Door
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#38 Saw This On My Trip To Venice, There Was A Qr Code On The Front Door Saying It Will Show You The Truth With Barred Windows All Around The Building
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#39 Old Guy Puts A Shirt Outside His Apartment Door Down From Mine. I’ve Seen Him “Watering” And Sweeping It. It’s Been Months
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#40 My Friend Found This Symbol Outside Her Front Door
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#41 This Weird Cat Illuminati Sticker Someone Put On A Door Outside My Work
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#42 Somebody Left This Carolina Reaper In A Walmart Bag On Our Porch. Is This A Threat?
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#43 Found This Stuffed Into My Front Door Today
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#44 This Came Through My Door The Other Week
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#45 Found This Outside My Door On A Very Windy Day
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