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Creepy Things at Your GrandParent's House
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items Overall, you probably have fond memories visiting your grandparents' house. However, some things in there were a bit creepy. These things weren't even trying to be creepy, they just were for some reason…which made them even more creepy. Here's a list...
For some reason, grandparents always seem to have an assortment of creepy old dolls in their house that they think is “cute.” Unfortunately, they are usually in the same room where you have to sleep at night…often facing you. FUN TIMES!
Are these antique dolls worth anything? : r/Antiquedollcollecting
Theres a decent chance your grandparents had atleast one creepy mirror somewhere in their house. In most cases their house was full of them…several of which were in the spare bedroom you were staying in. JOY!
The History of Haunted Antique Mirrors
Your grandparents had some random creepy old stuff like this… (affiliate link)
Scarce 19th Century German Baby Girl Wearing Bonnet Head Vase - Hand Painted Creepy Face
Your grandparents house probably had atleast one creepy old photo somewhere in the house. It was usually a photo of a relative who passed away long before you were ever born and now they stare into your soul while you (try) to sleep in that creepy sp...
A collection of some vintage creepy photos
Grandparents houses always seemed to have a spare room with one of these in the corner. It's faceless features were unsettling to you. +1 if the mannequin was also wearing a bonnet. (affiliate link)
vintage mannequin with head no arms and stand sewing dressmakers waist torso
They always had wall decor of some girl wearing a bonnet for some reason and it was unsettling to you partly because you couldn't see her face. You would sometimes have nightmares of her turning towards you revealing a face with dark empty eye socket... (affiliate link)
Bonnet Girl Picture
The back of their property usually had something like this for some reason. And it always gave off a creepy vibe. It was an epic hide and seek spot though.
Haunted RV
They always had a relic like this somewhere in their house which you thought was neat…yet creeped you out at the same time for some reason. It also added a wierd hum to the room which added to the creepy vibe. (affiliate link)
Vintage Zenith TV Cabinet Stereo Console
Their house always had a vent fan in the bathroom or kitchen that always gave you the heebeejeebees. You've even had dreams of it sucking you up into it's jowls.
My bathroom still has the original exhaust fan from the 1960s.
That red light in their bathroom creeped you out for some reason. It felt as if it was watching your every move like HAL from the film 2001 Space Odyssey. It also gave the entire room an ominous glow- which was cool and creepy at the same time.
Who had a heat lamp in their bathroom when they were growing up?
Old people love creepy clown stuff for some reason and they usually had something like this in their homes. I love how they describe this monstrosity as “adorable”.(affiliate link)
Vintage Handmade CROCHETED Adorable Happy CLOWN DOLL,Whimsical Knitted Clown,Baby Shower Gift,Nursery Room Decor,Childs Room Clown Decor
Grandparents houses were usually full of antique porcelain figurines…and some of them were nightmare fuel. (affiliate link)
DAHL-JENSEN Denmark,"Skovshoved Girl Selling Fish" 1150 Porcelain People Figurine, Beautiful Detail, Brilliant colors Large 9 1/4"Copenhagen
This is one of those things that you thought was neat yet creeped you out for some reason. I think it was mostly the music these things made which caused most of the creepyness. (affiliate link)
Vintage Lador Limelight 1950's Beautiful Ballerina Music Box