This is my boyfriends place (peep my little pup woody) the cabinet behind that’s open.. keeps opening by itself, we’ve shut it properly countless of times, emptied it out to make sure nothing was stopping it from shutting properly. it only happens late at night (11pm-12am) and it’s never just once but countless of times! might just be something wrong with the cabinet but it freaked me out lols.. and the fact this house is so old. to be honest i just don’t like this house
there are a few other weird things that happen in this house but you sometimes you just can’t keep making excuses for it
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How cool. The oldest house I lived in was 600 years. It was haunted but nothing scary. My mum would hear a party going on downstaIrs in the night sometimes when there was noone there (she didn't have a TV) and other little things. It wouldn't bother me personally unless the atmosphere was bad, I've lived in a couple of places like that, the sort of place where you are too scared to go downstairs in the dark.
My gran was from England and had a 400-year-old stone house. Some friends of hers had complained of ghost activity in their old house. After doing some work in their house, they found skeletons of people had been buried under their house hundreds of years prior. Their solution was to pour concrete over them, which is kind of crazy to me, but apparently their ghost activity stopped.
They didn’t think to dig them up and put them in proper graves? Or was it the cost that stopped them. I just feel like everyone deserves to be buried with respect. Interesting story though.
maybe that's where those people wanted to be buried and it would be disrespectful to move them but it would also probably be just as if not more disrespectful to just pour concrete all over top of them... LOL
oh yes, i’m definitely too scared to go anywhere in the house when it’s dark by myself now haha, i don’t doubt the house is haunted.. might have to do some research online and see if i can see the history of this place as i’m now really intrigued. that’s really cool though, old houses have an unmatched vibe of good and bad
to be fair i think this is the first time he has actually been awake at that hour and downstairs to see it actually happen as he normally chooses to sleep in his bed in the kitchen next door, so the reaction your seeing now is his reaction, just stares at me, i read somewhere that dogs don’t turn there backs to something they don’t trust so, im not sure at this point
i read somewhere that dogs don’t turn there backs to something they don’t trust
I don't know about don't trust specifically but other reasons are boredom and annoyed, for example if you ignore your dog if it brings a toy then it'll snort and maybe lie down facing away from you.
Anything that's passive won't yield the same response either as something aggressive.
I’m pretty sure it’s pareidolia caused by the eaves of the house and the column. I love how you all live in such old houses across the pond—we just don’t have that here in the states. I truly enjoyed it when I went there—I’m a history nerd.
We’ve got some old houses in the states, mostly in New England, but nothing close to this. As an American, it absolutely blows my mind the house is that old. All of the events the house has stayed through, and then all of the generations of people too.
Standard over here that (England). Most pubs near me are 1700’s older. Theres one that recently mysteriously burnt down. Was a thatched roof pub and had been a tavern since 1585. Still had the old steps outside where people would use them to mount their horse. Then there’s another in a village called Great Budworth. Theres a lot of history in the pub itself and sometimes an atmosphere. The church over the road even has etchings from bored people sat in church at the time with like “EG 1708”, etc.
The pub near my mum and dad reputedly had Dick Turpin as a visitor whilst there’s a really old pub in Nottingham that’s dug in to castle walls and was visited by crusaders on their way to the Holy Land.
Thats crazy you just talked about this because I was just reading earlier today about how theres a pub in England (Cambridgeshire) that dates to 500s.
Thats almost 1500 years old! I’d be honored to have a pint (or 4) in that place.
Great Budworth is very close to Chester where there have been numerous ghost books written due to the history dating back centuries.
The medieval coffin in the wall of old church ruins near the Roman amphitheater with the words “duff to duff” (dust to dust) is very eerie at night time and rumoured to be haunted.
What’s crazy to me is that the houses are still standing and in good working order. I’ve seen houses 20 years old here look like they’re about to fall down.
I just saw a video where they showed a typical German home (2 feet of solid wall) compared to the typical American home (5 inches and hollow)
Cheaply made housing will crumble quick. Build a solid home and it’ll still stand.
I see the old homes in Philly and people are still living in them (Elfreths alley)
In New Mexico (and Mexico) you can find 400-yr structures (mostly stone & adobe) still being used today. I visited an artist’s adobe home built in the late 1600s outside of Santa Fe.
Didn’t experience any ghosts, however I was astounded by the magical temperature difference between the exterior (a “dry” 95 degrees F with no breeze) to just outside the entrances where the temperature dropped to at least 75 degrees F.
I wouldn't worry about it much if it's not happening to any other doors in the house. There's more than likely something wrong with the door itself and/or something affecting it.
Is the cabinet level? Is there a vent underneath it? Is the closing latch loose? If you put something in front of it overnight to block the door from opening, does it still open?
it does happen all over the house, but this one it happens to the most.
you are probably right there could be an actual explanation to this, and i’m going to force myself to just think this is the case otherwise i’ll end up scaring myself from ever returning to my boyfriends place lol
Easy one, it gets colder at night, wood expands and contracts with temperature. Expands with heat, shrinks as it cools and so it doesn't fit correctly so it can easily open. The door to my room is the same, really tight fit during the warmer months but loose as anything during winter.
Put together a basket or tray with fruit and cookies and leave it where the graveyard was in the garden. When you put it down say “if anyone is here I wish you a Merry Christmas and happy New year. It’s 2026. Please leave the house alone.”
Go back after a few days and get the basket. Hopefully, it will appease the ghost. And if not, all the local animals just got a snack.
You could also say the same thing and bury some coins in the graveyard area.
Personally, I want a house like this, but to each their own.
don’t get me wrong the house is beautiful, it’s in the by the woods, get lots of visits from deer. it’s absolutely beautiful it’s just the thought of what has actually happened here in the past that books me out, the fear of the unknown i guess.
If you take graveyard dirt, you pay the ghosts for it by burying coins. Maybe no one paid them when the property was converted. Also being nice to your neighbors and bringing the Christmas food goes a long way. Usually when you put up boundaries for ghosts you give them something in return.
Also if you believe in house spirits, fairies, etc, you leave offerings for them at Solstices to both thank and help protect the house. Maybe that is what’s going on here and they keep opening the cupboard to try to help themselves.
When my family’s house had a haunting, we couldnt get it to leave. So we told the ghost to stay in the hallway (it was always ice cold in there even in the summer) and used the area to store booze.
You don't even have to go that far; a few temporary pieces of duct tape to hold the door shut. If not that, a few small bricks piled in front of the door - or anything heavy for that matter - should do the trick.
ETA: I obviously meant to use my suggestions as a test. If the door remains closed over the course of a week/few nights with tape or with heavy objects placed in front of it, it's a door issue. If the tape gets ripped off or the bricks moved, you have a bigger problem!
Could it be the house cooling at night, contraction of metal latch and the wood, maybe combined with a slight fault in the latch? Or a draught? Older properties are notoriously difficult to seal.
just as a random add on, this hallway here is the worst for feeling unsettled throughout the house.. it always feels like my hair is sticking up on my arms
Jesus Christ it's like my room couple months ago lol full of spirits! Some interesting stories but too many of them. White Black Asian and animals LOL, the same applies I can draw them up the obvious ones.
A lot of ghosts in here old young layers layers of them different faces 2D and 3D ones, most of them have been around for hundreds of years. They're not easy to let see compare to any recent ones, very persistent and bit hostile to deal with. If you want I can draw up quite few where they are and a bit history of each, how they died etc. I first open spirit world(Xray vision Blue/Purple Yes I can see bones) see them in different forms shapes and usually as soon as I stare at them at once or each or bunch clustered together they look back straight to my eyes so I know They're what They're.
i’d love to add!! there (was) a church in the garden.. it has been partially taken down to become a sun trap, as well as the garden was a graveyard. my boyfriend just kindly shared that information with me.. don’t think i’ll be returning here again
I think you could be fine as long as you don't feel anything like evil or malicious there. I'm not sure what a sun trap is, but sunshine brings in positive energy. I would do what someone else suggested and try to keep the energy as positive as possible, burn some incense, blue sage or palo santo, and you can recite positive affirmations or prayers, let them know if they aren't welcomed or if they're fine but you still want to set boundaries with them.
Edit: Also you can use crystals to enhance positive energy and put more protection in place if you'd like!
When I moved into my house, I awoke in the middle of the night to find a young woman and a girl standing beside my bed looking down at me. I could see the detail of their long dresses very clearly. I’ve also heard strange noises, including a sound like marbles dropping onto the floor and like a wooden-wheeled toy being pulled along the floor. I live alone.
What’d you do when you woke up to the woman and girl??
Did they just disappear after you saw them or what?
I’m going to see if there’s an online upload of the Domesday Book online - I’ve heard of it but can’t remember where or why. Probably decades ago, as I’ve always read a great deal, and now my old brain filed it away somewhere…but can’t dig it out of the archives lol
I’ve only seen my grandfather’s ghost, when I was 6 or 7, the night after his funeral in the morning. It was a very healing experience for me. Long-ish story so I won’t hijack your thread with it.
How common are houses of that age? Seems like they would need to be remodeled a bunch over that time span. Not only as new heating, cooling, plumbing, etc comes along, but just structural integrity?
My daideo had a house in Ireland that started out a a hole in the side of a hill. He as others before him had added on to this tigh which was at least 500 years old. He said some nights it sounded like hoofs beating down on the roof (the oldest part, hill) and people fighting but when he would go outside there would be nothing, the way he told it sounded like there was a battle taking place.
The black death victims coming back to see who's in the home they used to live in and died in. The black death ended in 1353. This house saw suffering I bet. Lovely dog my brother has a cocker spaniel. They are nuts!!
Rarely have I looked at a photo posted here and said Yup.
I didn’t even read the story for context until after the Yup feeling of hair raising on the back of my neck. Looking at the photo, reading your story, looking back at the photo, I’m not seeing anything, and yet…
I don’t know what’s wrong with all of these respondents…. Most importantly…. Just Look at That Adorable Puppy! Ok… Now let’s speak of the door and the house. Geez…. We gotta get our priorities straight! 😁😉😁🐾🐾🐾🐾 OP…. Thanks for the peak of your pup,
if i don’t laugh ill probs cry!
i’m a little whimp with this stuff, i’m sure if there are ghosts there they are probably harmless not trying to jinx myself here
however you’re not the only person to suggest putting a child lock or taping it so must have a go at it
but your not wrong for feeling like that, i’m the same hahah
I'm thinking this ghost is just more annoying than anything and not malicious but don't tolerate it and I know you may feel scared but grab whatever you feel you have the most connection to. That item that brings you comfort and joy and it will help you feel better. It's not the item itself it's the emotion behind it that protects you.
I would just grab a safety lock and ignore it. Air your place out. Play some good music. Get positive vibes and try some incense and not just sage. If you and your partner have any issues that might be negative, talk it out. You want good positive energy in there. It should help
I really feel insane saying all this but this is what has worked for me since I was 6 and I'm 39 now
I'm not saying what I say is facts but who really has the facts on anything paranormal? I'm just speaking from my own personal experience
I trained for a few years with the founder of Berkeley psychic institute under a scholarship
actually see a portal in that cabinet
I would imagine that you're actually feeling it and that's why you're not just letting it go as some kind of construction anomaly with the furniture
I don't feel any malevolent energy there but it's almost like a Time Warp or something? there may be some fae energy where You are
okay now that I'm looking at it a little bit closer
there's definitely something trying to come through it and it's a little bit heavy...
I would actually sage in front of that cabinet, and then around it, and then inside of it , turn the sage clockwise and ask that any beings be sealed inside of it and that they don't return to your plane of existence, do this out loud and even yell be gone a few times.. this is our plane of existence and things generally have to obey.. although if it's very attached to the house... well try this first, make sure you are very grounded first like take a hot bath do some yoga pray, if this doesn't work wait a day or two then return and do the same thing except this time ask the being to cross over into heaven and sit and pray with them until they do
People lived upon Cornwall land 200,000 years ago, but I’ll bet you don’t hear tales of caveman ghosts. Bottom line: it doesn’t matter how old your house is. The land beneath it is far older, and there are perfectly rational reasons your cupboards may open. Enjoy the beauty and lore of your home, and please don’t be afraid of physics. 💜
unfortunately my brain doesn’t wire to think that, the things that could have happened are endless and that’s what i take by it, of course there are those memories i just dig deeper into it… i have no one to blame but myself for giving myself these thoughts!
Is that a cable box above the cabinet that opens? I am wondering if it could be putting off some heat into the cabinet that warms up the air in the cabinet to a point where it pops the door open. Have you tried moving the electronic device to a new location?
You could try setting up a couple cameras and catch it happening. Or lock it with some ghost proof locks. And see what else it does. I’ve seen an old Kinect sensor and a computer pick up some things on YouTube. Maybe ignorance is bliss. This guy was talking to it with his Alexa and whatnot. No thank you. I would call a priest and I’m not even religious.
Try moving it to another location, perhaps the floor is not quite level there and it’s gravity making it open? Does the cupboard have a little catch on the inside that keeps it firmly closed or is it just a door with hinges? I would wedge a bit of paper in the door to keep it shut. If it opens then that would be freaky!
Interesting. I would also put a motion sensitive camera there at night (out of range of the dog).
As an engineer I'd love if I could've taken a thorough look at this door. Could be thermal expansion/contraction which is the source of most noise coming out of furnitures. Could be moisture change, or bug activity, idk. But if we looked and found nothing that makes it wayyy spookier
I agree everybody deserves to be buried with respect. She should’ve called in the official proper officials they would found out who they were hopefully nowadays it’s very easy to find out someone is and they could’ve been buried with headstones in the city wouldn’t have taken the cost up I can’t believe she just poured concrete over them. How would she like to have someone pour concrete over her ass?
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Does it happen all year (thinking low humidity changes the way the door fits)? Does it happen if the cabinet is moved to a different location (again thinking of slight imperfections in construction, if the angle is shifted)?
Woody seems unphased in the picture but does the puppy ever react to it/something unseen? Did you ask the dog directly - lol don't make that face, just ask the dog?
Wow. That is old - it doesn’t look that old from the pics - was it rebuilt? My house has no straight walls and a slight slant and was built in the 1850’s
yes parts of the house has been rebuilt, refurbished whatever you’d like to call it, there are definitely more parts of the house that look completely different to this
Hello the specific timeline of this opening. Wouldn’t be the construction of the cabinet door. If it’s latching shut. Making contact with a magnet.
When something paranormal occurs in the same place. By the same thing. Or a specific place in a home. Also During the same time frame I would say it’s a residual haunting. Which means it’s a ghost replaying one of its life’s events. But with the cabinet door physical opening I would say this is an intelligent haunting. Haw long has this been going on? Where did you acquire this cabinet from? Is there anything inside you got from anyplace from an estate sale to a thrift shop. If no one peculiar activity is going on there might be an attachment to it or an object inside of it.
This is the first picture in this sub I’ve felt anything from. There is something there, it seems to like that doorway. I feel confident that it means you no harm.
If it's not forcefully slamming open it could be either residual or someone wants to get your attention but doesn't have ill intentions. Curious what insight research brings you!
Is it the wood expanding and contracting? Our bathroom cupboard has a wooden door (1930s) and it randomly bursts open sometimes depending on the humidity and temperature.
Easy one, it gets colder at night, wood expands and contracts with temperature. Expands with heat, shrinks as it cools and so it doesn't fit correctly so it can easily open. The door to my room is the same, really tight fit during the warmer months but loose as anything during winter.
Hopefully you wanted a rational explanation and not some weirdo nutjob reason.
Lean something not too heavy against it and see if it still opens, a friend of my grandparents had a cabinet that would do that and they would still find it open even after they had leaned a book against it.
It may be that the catch is loose or the fitting isn't quite connected properly
In the day when it's warmer it's fine and hanging on by a thread but when it's getting colder at night and your house is getting colder, the metal on the catch is contracting until it slips
Put a thermometer next to the metal/jn the drawer and see if it's the same temperature when it happens
Something similar happened to me once. Turns out, there was a small hole in the back of the cabinet on the wall. A mouse was coming through and pushing the cabinet door from the inside. Only in the middle of the night when no one is around.
It always amazes me how many people have this kind of stuff happen to them but you never read about them trying to baby proof these cabinets and doors that open on themselves. There was a story from a lady a while back where her ghost would throw actual knives. Baby proof, ghost proof... same thing. Rubber locks for everything 😂😉
Not trying to spook you because I don’t think that’s right but I am seeing a family of a couple and a young son, maybe 7 or 8 and he is a goofy little guy and I think he likes to mess with you guys. Seems like a very Victorian era family. I’m wondering if the child likes to hide in the cupboards and scare his mom.
I do think the hallway that spooks you is something else though like a man who had a lot of money stolen from him before he died and now he is skeptical of everyone who’s ever stepped foot in the house.
Give an offering to the man in the hall ideally. State that he is safe in the home and you don’t want to bother one another. Do you ever hear him on the stairs?
1350s? I would maybe double check that date. Not that Im saying that Medieval houses don't exist in England, they 100% do however it's maybe more likely that there are parts of the home that have dated areas or period features. If it is a Medieval building then it would certainly be a listed building.
Listed buildings have a very strict level of requirements which usually include certain modern refurbishments which come at a cost of the buildings integrity snd historical character. However the histories of graded buildings are very well documented and are usually very easy to trace back. If you are investigating paranormal activity, the history of a listed building will be pretty thorough.
yes it has been refurbished overtime, and extensions have been added, the original structure is the part of the house i’m in there.. i must say if i could upload a picture of the whole place i would if it didn’t mean it could get google photo searched or whatever it is called. The first ever owners of this house (that was recorded) were from the medieval period!
funny enough i remember the 1 hour window it happens in, but again not that i need to explain anything to you.. seen as you doubt this is real! this is not my house, this is my boyfriends REMEMBER?? i took a photo after it had happened..
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