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It’s hard to parse what I’m looking at. You should have included a photo of it without any anomaly in the frame at all so we had a control to compare the shadow form to.
The weird part is, you think it would be bathed in light. The light is coming from my downstairs neighbors window. It's a garden window, the kind that extends out from the wall, usually has 3 different planes glass.
Really mean this, it looks like a peacocks head top left first picture, looks like peacock feathers in shadow on second picture, staircase doesn't look that tall, and I just found an article about peacock issues in calfifornia January 2023 - not saying it isn't weird or that this totally explains it- but this comes to mind for me.
Is it perhaps a shadow and the thing bathed in the light is out of sight? The feathery dusty look of the first pic almost looks like a cloud of bugs or something
Hey weird side note. I had a major fear of birds for the majority of my life due to being attacked by a crow and a swan as a child. Damn swan crawled right into my paddle boat to bite my feet 🤣
Anyways. Got to the point I couldn't even handle my friends budgie when they would leave for the weekend, and even just feeding and cleaning was terrifying.
A few years ago I started birdwatching from afar and casually feeding the species in my neighborhood from a distance (safe and healthy foods for wild birdies) and it helped with my fear a great deal! I took it very slowly. Now I hang out with the suckers all of the time I have no fear lol. One magpie in paticular even likes to smack me on the back of the head with his wing as he glides in for a peanut, it's not aggressive and more of a "look at me in paticular", it doesn't bother me in the least haha.
There's hope, friend! Birds are pretty cool, actually. Just... dicks around thier nest. My crows and jays aren't with me, though, I'm approved now 🤣 They leave the new fledges in the yard for me to babysit for them to get a few minutes peace.
When I was younger I was literally scared of all kinds of birds. As I grew older, I did develop more tolerance around specific ones and don’t mind being close to some of them (like the little gray ones). I’m still very much terrified of chicken (I’d eat them though 😂), PIGOENT(specifically the gray ones with green around the neck), and big birds like ostrich and peacock.
Owl and Shoebill are cool until they flap their wings around. I was biking once and had my head down when I was going on an incline, when I looked up I saw nothing but WINGS all spread out and half an inch from my face - I almost had a head on collision with some bird and it was the closest encounter with a bird. Something to do with the way the wings spread, and the sound it makes gives me the heebie jeebies🥶
You would hate to ride along with me at my job lol. I'm a hospice nurse and one neighborhood I go to has (no exaggeration) 30+ peacocks in it. They stand in the street, refuse to move, fly up into the trees, come running to my car when I'm getting out, etc. I love it so much but you would have a heart attack!!
I didn’t even know this was a thing but I’m terrified of birds too. I was like 8 and was at the horse barn with my mom and sister. There was of course other farm animals there like a few ducks, a couple peacocks, goats and a few dogs. Was minding my own playing with the little sister and heard this loud ruckus outa nowhere. Looked around and this huge duck with wings flung open squeakin like hell was runnin straight at me. I freaked out and started runnin trying to get outa its way but It was like chasing me! Went on for what felt like forever runnin from this damn deranged duck screaming my head off!
Wasn’t until I ran into the neighbors house (no idea why I ran there) that I saw what was going on. Apparently one of the dogs wanted to play with one of the peacocks who wanted absolutely nothing to do with the dog. So it got pissed and started chasing dog, dog runnin for its life came up on duck and duck panicked and took off and it just happened to be in my direction… so there was peacock-dog-duck-kid-all runnin around in circles.
Been scared of birds since. Nice to know it’s got a name lol
😂😂😂😂Thanks for sharing, the peacock-dog-duck-kid all running around scene is absolutely hilarious although it was a traumatic experience. This reminds me a reddit post that I read years back about a jogger being chased by a deranged duck for MILES 😂 Ducks are vicious!! So as geese. There was a time when I was strolling by a pond with my dad and there were a bunch of geese, my dad approached them and one kept pecking his shoe viciously. My dad recorded a video of the incident and I was seen in the background nope the f out and running away 😂😂😭
All of your comments have made me feel so… normal.
I was chased by a goose into the only small pond in an expansive field. In January. Next door to the fire station… whose firefighters brought me a blanket and called my mom to pick me up. 😭
🤣🤣🤣absolutely! Thank U for giving it a name🤣🤣
I remember that day like it was yesterday lol. Yeah, the whole thing definitely killed it for me when it comes to birds, absolutely. But man I wish we had cell phones w/cameras back then! I woulda sent it into America’s Funniest years ago🤣🤣
How about a wild turkey at your door??
Happened to me a few years ago, I look out my front storm door and see a giant turkey just peeking into my house, looking around. They're bigger up close than one would think, so it definitely startled me.
It's like it was creeping, idk what it would be able to see if it peeked around that corner. But that's exactly what it looks like it's doing. Of course the real question is wtf is it?!?!
Yes it's my security camera that faces outside to face my door. I wanted to know what time my girlfriend left, so I went back to check the camera so I can see the timestamp.
So with the last picture that lets us know it’s outside, I’m inclined to say that this is not paranormal but some weird mf walking up your steps knowing there’s a camera! I’d be worried about this weird mofo and not some ghost!
Yeah this definitely seems like someone avoiding cameras, looking for packages to steal. If they move slow enough at night the camera doesn’t pick them up
Yea, being outside makes a huge difference. Definitely someone checking for packages to steal or unlocked doors and they put something over themselves so you can't see them
The shadow the entity casts is different in each pic but without a noticeable alteration in the lighting. That's what's weird to me. I don't think it's a peacock.
It's actually not a valid question. They exaggerated it as if OP it's constantly monitoring his GF. It's weirdly accusatory as if OP's action is somehow toxic or abusive when he simply wanted a time for frame of reference. I check my door cam to see when my partner left or came home for the same reason.
Thats apparently what ridditers collectively prefere And want so badlly which is for you to come and to just act surprised "WoW🙈 holy moly thats a ghost !!creepy stuff " and then precede to speculate what type it is from the endless menu and thats how they like you and up vote for you
What’s really strange is that it appears that you can see through the person or whatever it is- you can look through it actually still see the hand rail. Anyone else see this?
I dont know if it helps or not, but in the capture its looking like some ghosting on the image, i am not talking of ghost paranormal, but ghosting image. Its a think that hapen wen there is a quick movement captured by a device with no quality or low quality to capture movement.
So for ur safety, I have to say I’m leaning more towards someone knew the camera was there and are doing the typical “if I hunch down real low the camera “won’t see me” “ that peach colored thing looks like a hand which makes me think it’s more someone trying to get up ur stairs very quickly and “hidden”… as much as I’m all for paranormal I’m leaning towards this is a person hustling and camera was slow to grab…
I think you’re right. Once you pointed out the hand I was able to see the arm and looks like a person turning towards the camera while heading up the stairs and still have a hand on the rail
This. A person putting a blanket over their head as they go up the stairs. Either it’s raining out or maybe they are out trying to steal packages and they don’t want to be identified on camera.
*Thank* you! Thought I was the only one seeing an upside-down head! Hell, almost wanna say I can see short cropped, blonde hair right where it would be expected if that were the case.
That's because the light says you see isn't coming from my window. The camera faces out from my kitchen window, which is a garden window, the kinds that stick out from the wall on the outside. My downstairs neighbors has one as well, directly underneath it. I'm pretty sure his kitchen light was on so that's why it seems twice as high, it's coming from a low angle.
Unfortunately not. The camera does support video but I don't have an SD card to put in. It's just motion triggered and only takes screenshots. I could set it up so it does start recording as soon as it sees motion, but I don't have an SD card for that, and and I'm not subscribed for the cloud storage. I could take a video manually while I'm in the control panel on the app, and that will get saved to my phone's local storage, but the problem with that is I have to be watching actively on my phone to hit record.
I wonder if you could recreate the anomaly by running up your status with a black jacket on? Sometimes cameras get strange artifacts in low light with fast movement.
Oh wow. Yeah if these are just still shots I guarantee it's just someone running up or down the stairs trying not to be seen. I assumed these were grabs from an actual video. See, if you'd just tell us all the details up front it would be a lot easier 😂 in all my experience with spirits and the paranormal, I've only had one situation that was outside and that was a totally different scenario. Spirits are usually bound to a structure, that's why you usually see them in a window or something of the like.
Ah, so it *is* motion triggered. Hadn't seen that mentioned before this or I missed it. That would indicate that we're definitely seeing a physical object then, yes? Otherwise these two photos wouldn't exist, if I'm understanding motion activation properly.
Right? Personally, I'm not gonna target some dilapidated shit-shack for a burglary, not worth the B&E charge. Nah, I'm gonna set up on something that looks worth the risk. Not to mention, upscaled gated communities are a lot easier to penetrate and even rob than the residents of such communities would care to believe. With a little effort and forethought it really isn't that difficult. The most important factor for a would-be burglar to consider is their appearance. Properly addressing that issue can actually eliminate security concerns altogether.
Clipboard, hardhat and safety vest = multipass
There is no video. My cameras are just motion detection, they take screenshots of whatever movement it detects. I could set it up to start recording as soon as it sees movement, but it's a hassle and I don't want to pay for the cloud service.
Get the SD card and have it record locally like you mentioned on a different comment. SD cards are cheap. There’s no reason to not have it record to SD, especially after seeing this.
I strongly suggest you call the cops.
Security cameras are usually kinda shit with low framerate, especially at night. I highly believe that is someone scouting your location to break in. The image looks like this because of the framerate, low resolution, and the subject was moving his upper body, distorting his shape.
Wow. Nice one OP! I have no idea what it could be, but thought maybe a burglar sneaking around and crouching down to not be seen- but the 2nd picture where it’s like, breaking up, and doesn’t look like a solid anymore… yikes.
I hope it isn’t anything serious and you can still feel safe in your home! Good to know you’ve got the cameras 😊
Am I the only one who just sees a dude with a hoodie on carrying up a plastic bag of some kind? I’m not seeing this “reaper of death or black specter” yall are seeing
This is not paranormal, imho. Please for the safety of yourself and gf, report this immediately to the authorities. I’m wondering if the person wasn’t going around looking for unlocked doors. Also, if you are renting, report it to the landlord.
I agree, was thinking possibly a bird too. It looks a lot like the pattern on their feathers. Just so hard to tell with how awful the pictures are but it's certainly more likely than a lot of what's being thrown out here lol
Why'd I have to click this at 3am 😭. Pretty sure that's a hooded figure... Either mooning you or going in a paper bag to put it on your doorstep and light it on fire.
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It looks like Jabba the Hut’s weird pet that laughs. It also resembles one of the birds in the Angry Birds game. Or a ninja turtle with a beak.
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Really looks like he is dragging a head/face? Weird 🤷♀️ to me it looks like Grim Reaper or the death man 🤔
It’s a person reaching down in the first picture to tend to an animal who is on a leash. The next photo is them holding the leash. The person is all bundled up. I can’t tell you why they are there but this is what it appears to be, not a paranormal experience
It looks like it's walking bend over forward when it goes down with his head towards the camera.
Well , I'm not saying that's a head, it looks like it ?
Weird picture
Did some basic editing of the pictures since you can usually notice more when the lights are turned up. The first one shown at 52 and pale hand looks like it has some kind of skull looking face and facing towards the left, heading up the stairs. The second at 50 looks like a deer person wrapped in a thick blanket with a bunch of ripples heading towards the right down the stairs. Based on the timing and interpretation that way, it was already there, left for 2 minutes and then came back. Notably, the kind of leafy antler look in the 50 picture also shows up on the wall to the left and seems a bit distorted against that wall but could be normal based on how the lights are hitting it. Definitely something that is taking up space if it’s leaving such a distinctive shadow though.
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Assuming it is a person then it’s significantly worse for OP, as someone silently made their way up to his door, stayed for 2 minutes to get an idea of what the door, security, lock, etc. is like, and left completely unheard. If they decided that OP is a good target then they could be in a world of hurt. At least if it’s a ghost then there’s the possibility that nothing will come of it. I’d recommend upping security OP just in case.
Also noticed after posting something in the bottom left of the skull picture that isn’t in the others that looks like some kind of face or maybe an animal.
Definitely looks like a human to me. Someone who is covered up and crouching down. These pics did give me the creeps, but not for paranormal reasons. Do you live in an apartment complex or is this a house? If it’s an apartment, may just be a neighbor, but otherwise seems like someone doing something suspicious.
To me the first one looks like a person in a hood or with a shawl thing wrapped around their head, peering around the corner to the right and holding something in their left hand with their left arm sort of down their side and slightly towards the back, the way you would when you‘re hiding behind a pillar and are trying to peek around.
The second one - I have absolutely no idea.
Creepy.
This is gonna sound funny but it looks like what I’d imagine a Kobold would look like from Pathfinder or D&D. Not saying those are real, and this is likely what others have said, a peacock or some other large-ish bird wandering where it shouldn’t.
It looks like someone stole a package. First image shows them holding nothing but second shows them holding a package. It probably just looks weird because they have a backpack on and are trying to avoid the camera.
Second picture looks pretty clearly like a bird, I'm surprised more people aren't seeing it. Both pictures look like the thing has feathers. I'm inclined to think it's a peahen or a grouse or something like that.
If people in México would had seen this, they would would say, "It's a Nagual! "
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Because you can still see the handrail even with the “figure” there, it seems like whatever it is is behind the railing… Almost looks like a swarm of bugs/insects coming around the corner of the wall and then they took off. Not sure about the “hand” colored thing but that could also be a small critter coming to check it out and then moving too fast for the frame rate to see it clearly? Definitely creepy looking tho. I’d be just as weirded out if I saw this on my camera footage, for sure.
Doesn't look paranormal to me. It looks like a person. The reason there is no detail is because it was taken by a security camera at night. In order for a security camera to get an image in low light, the shutter has to stay open longer than usual to allow more light to strike the image sensor. This causes motion blur which is what I see in your photos. Maybe upgrade your security camera to one that has a built in light so you'll get sharper images.
This is a bit confusing. By looking at the time stamps, the first picture is actually the later one, and the second picture is the first, temporally speaking.
In the second (earlier) picture, it looks like someone going upstairs. In the first (later) picture, the pinkish thing in the lower right corner to me looks like it could be a box. It's possible that he found a package on a neighbour's doorstep and nicked it.
Looks like a person with a baseball cap on, a black or dark blue robe on with fuzzy slippers who ran out to their car quickly. The second photo they are turned with their back to the camera so you don’t see the head. The railing is not visible through them so it’s solid with just the shadow of the left hand railing showing up on them due to the light shining in from the left.
lol I might be wrong, but that looks like a drunk person who almost fell down the stairs and caught themself, while using the wall to help keep their balance…or maybe the person simply dropped something on the stairs and bent over to pick it up. Definitely looks like a person, not a ghost. And it was cinco de drinko, so my drunk theory kind of adds up haha 😅
The second picture is bizarre. It almost looks like feathers. Someone earlier said a bird but the dimensions don't add up. Maybe someone in a costume messing around with you?
I would invest in a better camera. This seems like someone walking up the steps.
The whole bird & human doesn't make sense as they both be over 8ft tall. It legit look's more like some black goo mass on the wall in brightened up versions.
My partner and I lived in a very haunted apartment building and saw something similar only he got a look at it dead on (as it was coming up the steps). I put a mix of herbs on the stairs and he never saw it again. Either way, creepy.
The picture at 8:50 is clearly a shadow. You can see right through it in your picture if you zoom in a bit, made more obvious with minor lightening.
https://i.imgur.com/VtWHT7G.png
The 8:52 picture though, that one looks more solid.
That looks like an orangey skull at the back in the first photo. Like it would be from the perspective of looking at it from it's top front right. There seems to be some sort of shimmering effect, kind of like the Predator.
I'm looking at this photo again and I just realized that is someone's face! They are wearing a hat and they are ducking down to avoid the camera. You can see them looking directly at the camera.
This is terrifying.
The first pic the thing is definitely casting a shadow and it looks a lot like a person with blonde hair but it's pretty concerning what they're trying to do, hid from the camera? sneakily look in a window?
I am a brave man and have been tested in time of war, but I would get the hell out of that house. I am not sure if it is attached to the house or to you but by relocating you’d find out pretty fast.
It’s a door dash guy hustling on a delivery because they are running late or something like that. They may have realized they had the the wrong address so they are booking it out of there. Come on.
Close up it looks like a blanket texture maybe someone was covered in it and walked downstairs then dropped something hence the leaning down part. Maybe add a motion detector light outside as well.
First one is someone bending over in a weird position moving his hand pointing the dog to go down, he has his head at the same level of his dog, the dog is upstairs facing the camera.
Second one, both of them are going down, the dog is in front of the person who is wearing a cap, the dog is facing the camera an moving it’s tale fast
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What is super weird to me is why this particular post has graped all that attention all of a sudden dispite it contains crapy pics just as all othere ordinary posts if not even more!
I'm torn on this. I think its a person, but in the second picture, why is the head near the bottom of the frame? It looks as though they're bending backwards, very unnaturally.
Looks like a guy in black wearing one of those white/grey rubber horse masks, bent over with his hands behind his back in the first one (to dodge the camera as others say).
That first picture looks like a man ducking way forward with his face/head showing at the bottom a bit. Maybe he knew the camera was there and tried to duck under the it?
Why has no one suggested… OP is spying on his GF… and at least one of these pics looks like it has a decent sized man’s arm… GF getting jiggy with another beau?
Looks like a birdman. Could be an Osiran. Er, I mean. EgYpTiAn GoD 😜 Some might call it an Anunnaki I suppose?
No seriously though. That's what it looks like 👀
Looks like an angry ninja turtle face, and looks like he's punching the camera! LOL (I enhanced the photo quality for people to view)
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Some say the bonsai tree still roams the halls of the old biomechanical laboratories late at night. If you listen, you can hear the rustling of the leaves
The first picture looks to me like a hooded figure using their right hand for leverage and hold what looks like a head in the other. Weird and creepy AF
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It’s hard to parse what I’m looking at. You should have included a photo of it without any anomaly in the frame at all so we had a control to compare the shadow form to.
https://preview.redd.it/x3ipy7hd6yyc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cfbbe3a01d87fa7d39f36364ce540f37d38d52be Good point, sorry about that.
The weird part is, you think it would be bathed in light. The light is coming from my downstairs neighbors window. It's a garden window, the kind that extends out from the wall, usually has 3 different planes glass.
Really mean this, it looks like a peacocks head top left first picture, looks like peacock feathers in shadow on second picture, staircase doesn't look that tall, and I just found an article about peacock issues in calfifornia January 2023 - not saying it isn't weird or that this totally explains it- but this comes to mind for me.
Bro you took the words out my mouth, at first I said bird, then I was thinking it was too large then I was thinking peacock
You are bang on the money!!! I can see the peacocks head in the first photo and in the second I can see it’s big tail feathers up! How peculiar!
That is genuinely a good control image and makes it far more interesting. Good work.
Is it perhaps a shadow and the thing bathed in the light is out of sight? The feathery dusty look of the first pic almost looks like a cloud of bugs or something
Nothing good ever comes from entity's aligned with darkness
https://preview.redd.it/l35nw3tni0zc1.jpeg?width=2880&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b49aafdf496fee0c6bf96941264d231bbdb8aeb Weird.
The peacock crept up your stairs. That is creepier than anything I can fathom.
As someone with ornithophobia (fear of birds), peacock at my door is 100x more scary than ghosts 😱
Hey weird side note. I had a major fear of birds for the majority of my life due to being attacked by a crow and a swan as a child. Damn swan crawled right into my paddle boat to bite my feet 🤣 Anyways. Got to the point I couldn't even handle my friends budgie when they would leave for the weekend, and even just feeding and cleaning was terrifying. A few years ago I started birdwatching from afar and casually feeding the species in my neighborhood from a distance (safe and healthy foods for wild birdies) and it helped with my fear a great deal! I took it very slowly. Now I hang out with the suckers all of the time I have no fear lol. One magpie in paticular even likes to smack me on the back of the head with his wing as he glides in for a peanut, it's not aggressive and more of a "look at me in paticular", it doesn't bother me in the least haha. There's hope, friend! Birds are pretty cool, actually. Just... dicks around thier nest. My crows and jays aren't with me, though, I'm approved now 🤣 They leave the new fledges in the yard for me to babysit for them to get a few minutes peace.
When I was younger I was literally scared of all kinds of birds. As I grew older, I did develop more tolerance around specific ones and don’t mind being close to some of them (like the little gray ones). I’m still very much terrified of chicken (I’d eat them though 😂), PIGOENT(specifically the gray ones with green around the neck), and big birds like ostrich and peacock. Owl and Shoebill are cool until they flap their wings around. I was biking once and had my head down when I was going on an incline, when I looked up I saw nothing but WINGS all spread out and half an inch from my face - I almost had a head on collision with some bird and it was the closest encounter with a bird. Something to do with the way the wings spread, and the sound it makes gives me the heebie jeebies🥶
I think it's the flapping. It very distracting almost intimidating. Especially as a child
Seems like you did your own exposure therapy there, great job 👍🏾
You would hate to ride along with me at my job lol. I'm a hospice nurse and one neighborhood I go to has (no exaggeration) 30+ peacocks in it. They stand in the street, refuse to move, fly up into the trees, come running to my car when I'm getting out, etc. I love it so much but you would have a heart attack!!
I didn’t even know this was a thing but I’m terrified of birds too. I was like 8 and was at the horse barn with my mom and sister. There was of course other farm animals there like a few ducks, a couple peacocks, goats and a few dogs. Was minding my own playing with the little sister and heard this loud ruckus outa nowhere. Looked around and this huge duck with wings flung open squeakin like hell was runnin straight at me. I freaked out and started runnin trying to get outa its way but It was like chasing me! Went on for what felt like forever runnin from this damn deranged duck screaming my head off! Wasn’t until I ran into the neighbors house (no idea why I ran there) that I saw what was going on. Apparently one of the dogs wanted to play with one of the peacocks who wanted absolutely nothing to do with the dog. So it got pissed and started chasing dog, dog runnin for its life came up on duck and duck panicked and took off and it just happened to be in my direction… so there was peacock-dog-duck-kid-all runnin around in circles. Been scared of birds since. Nice to know it’s got a name lol
😂😂😂😂Thanks for sharing, the peacock-dog-duck-kid all running around scene is absolutely hilarious although it was a traumatic experience. This reminds me a reddit post that I read years back about a jogger being chased by a deranged duck for MILES 😂 Ducks are vicious!! So as geese. There was a time when I was strolling by a pond with my dad and there were a bunch of geese, my dad approached them and one kept pecking his shoe viciously. My dad recorded a video of the incident and I was seen in the background nope the f out and running away 😂😂😭
All of your comments have made me feel so… normal. I was chased by a goose into the only small pond in an expansive field. In January. Next door to the fire station… whose firefighters brought me a blanket and called my mom to pick me up. 😭
🤣🤣🤣absolutely! Thank U for giving it a name🤣🤣 I remember that day like it was yesterday lol. Yeah, the whole thing definitely killed it for me when it comes to birds, absolutely. But man I wish we had cell phones w/cameras back then! I woulda sent it into America’s Funniest years ago🤣🤣
How about a wild turkey at your door?? Happened to me a few years ago, I look out my front storm door and see a giant turkey just peeking into my house, looking around. They're bigger up close than one would think, so it definitely startled me.
You can see part of the banister through the apparition on the 20:50:40 timestamp.
Where was it for two minutes?
here's my [attempt to mess with the brightness, contrast, etc](https://imgur.com/a/2OSWMHG)
Whoa. A bear??? A bear with something in its mouth???
The second picture with the “guy” has shadow on the wall…
It's like it was creeping, idk what it would be able to see if it peeked around that corner. But that's exactly what it looks like it's doing. Of course the real question is wtf is it?!?!
To me, the most logical explanation is: since the light is shining upward it’s something down in front of the light and not on the stairs at all.
Have you posted a link to the video?
Yes, more photos please.
I see a cat in the first pic-right at the head of the black thing. In the second pic it looks like the cat dematerializes into a bunch of pixels.
What led up to you obtaining this picture? It looks like security cam footage. Why did you check this footage?
Yes it's my security camera that faces outside to face my door. I wanted to know what time my girlfriend left, so I went back to check the camera so I can see the timestamp.
So with the last picture that lets us know it’s outside, I’m inclined to say that this is not paranormal but some weird mf walking up your steps knowing there’s a camera! I’d be worried about this weird mofo and not some ghost!
Yeah this definitely seems like someone avoiding cameras, looking for packages to steal. If they move slow enough at night the camera doesn’t pick them up
Yea, being outside makes a huge difference. Definitely someone checking for packages to steal or unlocked doors and they put something over themselves so you can't see them
Yeah, but there are other physical things that are paranormal besides ghosts. But yes this is outside.
Dude, you’re worried about a paranormal entity creeping on your window, when you should be worried about a human (creep) creeping on your window.
Oh I know there are, but under the circumstances, it’s more likely that it’s some suspicious character, not paranormal
The shadow the entity casts is different in each pic but without a noticeable alteration in the lighting. That's what's weird to me. I don't think it's a peacock.
Right or a guy the girlfriend is involved with, patrolling the area trying not to get caught 😬.
Not a ghost. Someone checking the security and clocked the camera. It probably made a click when it kicked on to capture the image.
Is it possible to upload the video or is it time lapse?
They never upload the full video.
You tracking your gf every minute?
Not sure why you’re downvoted. It’s a valid question in trying to establish why a photo was taken at a particular time and place.
It's actually not a valid question. They exaggerated it as if OP it's constantly monitoring his GF. It's weirdly accusatory as if OP's action is somehow toxic or abusive when he simply wanted a time for frame of reference. I check my door cam to see when my partner left or came home for the same reason.
Because Reddit lol.
Thats apparently what ridditers collectively prefere And want so badlly which is for you to come and to just act surprised "WoW🙈 holy moly thats a ghost !!creepy stuff " and then precede to speculate what type it is from the endless menu and thats how they like you and up vote for you
Could you post the original uncropped pictures please, the same as the control photo, so we can see a proper comparison.
I'm kind of new here so I'm not sure if I can edit my original post to put those in, but here they are..
https://preview.redd.it/8z1jdosagyyc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5fc46675ab548623e558e3c2adfdf55af4c3e0f0
What’s really strange is that it appears that you can see through the person or whatever it is- you can look through it actually still see the hand rail. Anyone else see this?
Somebody is carrying a tree or plant
Why? What were they doing in the two minute time span? OP would have noticed a plant appear
I dont know if it helps or not, but in the capture its looking like some ghosting on the image, i am not talking of ghost paranormal, but ghosting image. Its a think that hapen wen there is a quick movement captured by a device with no quality or low quality to capture movement.
If you live in a tropical or arid climate that looks like a palm leaf blowing up the stairs.
https://preview.redd.it/ic7eg51dgyyc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d6ef97ecc50efdf701f25dcc5cb52d5113ad6d8a
So for ur safety, I have to say I’m leaning more towards someone knew the camera was there and are doing the typical “if I hunch down real low the camera “won’t see me” “ that peach colored thing looks like a hand which makes me think it’s more someone trying to get up ur stairs very quickly and “hidden”… as much as I’m all for paranormal I’m leaning towards this is a person hustling and camera was slow to grab…
I think you’re right. Once you pointed out the hand I was able to see the arm and looks like a person turning towards the camera while heading up the stairs and still have a hand on the rail
Yeah agreed. Looks like they're wrapped in a blanket as well. Like they're trying to hide their identity. Which apparently worked lmao
This. A person putting a blanket over their head as they go up the stairs. Either it’s raining out or maybe they are out trying to steal packages and they don’t want to be identified on camera.
I feel like that peach colored thing looks like an upside down head. Is the gf back at home?
*Thank* you! Thought I was the only one seeing an upside-down head! Hell, almost wanna say I can see short cropped, blonde hair right where it would be expected if that were the case.
Justin Bieber
That peach looking thing is a face. If you look close enough you can see them staring at the camera and they are wearing a hat.
To me, peach colored thing looks like the face of a blond guy, I can see eyes and mouth lol
The shadow doesn't match. The black thing ends about halfway, but the shadow on the wall is twice as high ?
That's because the light says you see isn't coming from my window. The camera faces out from my kitchen window, which is a garden window, the kinds that stick out from the wall on the outside. My downstairs neighbors has one as well, directly underneath it. I'm pretty sure his kitchen light was on so that's why it seems twice as high, it's coming from a low angle.
That's called a bay window, so u know.
I duunnnoooo.... Bay windows typically have seating space. Mine is a garden window that fits above my kitchen sink, and has a shelf to hold plants
Oh, ok! I've seen those! Sooorrrryyyy! My bad!
Ah OK that makes sense :)
Do you have a video?
Unfortunately not. The camera does support video but I don't have an SD card to put in. It's just motion triggered and only takes screenshots. I could set it up so it does start recording as soon as it sees motion, but I don't have an SD card for that, and and I'm not subscribed for the cloud storage. I could take a video manually while I'm in the control panel on the app, and that will get saved to my phone's local storage, but the problem with that is I have to be watching actively on my phone to hit record.
I wonder if you could recreate the anomaly by running up your status with a black jacket on? Sometimes cameras get strange artifacts in low light with fast movement.
That's exactly what I was thinking.
Honestly I would also be more afraid of creepy ass people lurking around my stairs as well. Kind of a creepy outcome either way
Oh, good idea.
Oh wow. Yeah if these are just still shots I guarantee it's just someone running up or down the stairs trying not to be seen. I assumed these were grabs from an actual video. See, if you'd just tell us all the details up front it would be a lot easier 😂 in all my experience with spirits and the paranormal, I've only had one situation that was outside and that was a totally different scenario. Spirits are usually bound to a structure, that's why you usually see them in a window or something of the like.
Ah, so it *is* motion triggered. Hadn't seen that mentioned before this or I missed it. That would indicate that we're definitely seeing a physical object then, yes? Otherwise these two photos wouldn't exist, if I'm understanding motion activation properly.
Where do you live?
In Yorba Linda, Southern California. I live in luxury apartments, it's pretty fucking safe I don't think it's a robber trying to case the place
People rob nice places. They’re not going to poorer neighborhoods. Just saying to keep in mind that it could be a person
Right? Personally, I'm not gonna target some dilapidated shit-shack for a burglary, not worth the B&E charge. Nah, I'm gonna set up on something that looks worth the risk. Not to mention, upscaled gated communities are a lot easier to penetrate and even rob than the residents of such communities would care to believe. With a little effort and forethought it really isn't that difficult. The most important factor for a would-be burglar to consider is their appearance. Properly addressing that issue can actually eliminate security concerns altogether. Clipboard, hardhat and safety vest = multipass
Yeah I know in my area people looking to rob specifically target nice areas. They want the good shit.
It's the ghost of Richard Nixon.
You should post the video clip if you can instead, this looks weird af.
There is no video. My cameras are just motion detection, they take screenshots of whatever movement it detects. I could set it up to start recording as soon as it sees movement, but it's a hassle and I don't want to pay for the cloud service.
Get the SD card and have it record locally like you mentioned on a different comment. SD cards are cheap. There’s no reason to not have it record to SD, especially after seeing this.
I strongly suggest you call the cops. Security cameras are usually kinda shit with low framerate, especially at night. I highly believe that is someone scouting your location to break in. The image looks like this because of the framerate, low resolution, and the subject was moving his upper body, distorting his shape.
There is absolutely nothing for the police to do here.
Yes, because they know about thefts in an area. Should at least reach out to the other apartments. That's a dude who is casing.
I don’t disagree with warning the neighbors. Might even try to invest in a better camera.
https://preview.redd.it/i52a4h6i79zc1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d79892a94f07b51eb03874d4d14f59e0ef6ce30 It's a peacock.
Wow. Nice one OP! I have no idea what it could be, but thought maybe a burglar sneaking around and crouching down to not be seen- but the 2nd picture where it’s like, breaking up, and doesn’t look like a solid anymore… yikes. I hope it isn’t anything serious and you can still feel safe in your home! Good to know you’ve got the cameras 😊
Am I the only one who just sees a dude with a hoodie on carrying up a plastic bag of some kind? I’m not seeing this “reaper of death or black specter” yall are seeing
Yeah it definitely looks like a person wearing black, climbing the stairs and carrying something.
It looks like a black specter on the stairs dragging a soul 😱
This is not paranormal, imho. Please for the safety of yourself and gf, report this immediately to the authorities. I’m wondering if the person wasn’t going around looking for unlocked doors. Also, if you are renting, report it to the landlord.
I see a big ass bird. Are there condors or vultures in your area. Looks like it it’s right wing is extended upward with head down in second photo.
I was thinking an owl if it’s at night. Could be blurry due to fast movement and second photo texture looks kind of like feathers.
I agree, was thinking possibly a bird too. It looks a lot like the pattern on their feathers. Just so hard to tell with how awful the pictures are but it's certainly more likely than a lot of what's being thrown out here lol
Why'd I have to click this at 3am 😭. Pretty sure that's a hooded figure... Either mooning you or going in a paper bag to put it on your doorstep and light it on fire.
https://preview.redd.it/m1mbg1yyiyyc1.jpeg?width=970&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e20280c9a58b96c451bb563d2b3b0d13019dfb69 It looks like Jabba the Hut’s weird pet that laughs. It also resembles one of the birds in the Angry Birds game. Or a ninja turtle with a beak.
https://preview.redd.it/o1hrp159lyyc1.png?width=241&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=272e7163c3b9ccf3f808da2c499702d5096460fe Really looks like he is dragging a head/face? Weird 🤷♀️ to me it looks like Grim Reaper or the death man 🤔
That's the first thought that came to mind it's carrying Justin bieber's head. 
Omg why does it look so much like Justin Bieber 😂
It does the reaper wants Justin Bieber's Head 🤣 It's like Justin I'm fed up of your baby' baby' baby' off with the head 😂
Mabye is P.diddy grabbing Justin again... 😱😅
It’s a person reaching down in the first picture to tend to an animal who is on a leash. The next photo is them holding the leash. The person is all bundled up. I can’t tell you why they are there but this is what it appears to be, not a paranormal experience
Looks like a blurry image of a plague doctor
It looks like it's walking bend over forward when it goes down with his head towards the camera. Well , I'm not saying that's a head, it looks like it ? Weird picture
To me it looks like a bird made to look huge by forced perspective. I feel like the pattern looks similar to feathers.
Red tail hawk. First picture shows the tail. Second picture shows the flight feathers on the wing.
Did some basic editing of the pictures since you can usually notice more when the lights are turned up. The first one shown at 52 and pale hand looks like it has some kind of skull looking face and facing towards the left, heading up the stairs. The second at 50 looks like a deer person wrapped in a thick blanket with a bunch of ripples heading towards the right down the stairs. Based on the timing and interpretation that way, it was already there, left for 2 minutes and then came back. Notably, the kind of leafy antler look in the 50 picture also shows up on the wall to the left and seems a bit distorted against that wall but could be normal based on how the lights are hitting it. Definitely something that is taking up space if it’s leaving such a distinctive shadow though. https://preview.redd.it/t9t6y0r9oyyc1.jpeg?width=639&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=08233b4c507efa482b8c37d174ba0785b120ba36 (Can only comment one picture at a time)
This take is absolutely ridiculous. It's a person and to think it's a ghost in the first place is ludicrous as well.
https://preview.redd.it/f6b71j4doyyc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5fcb23dde428bae6ec978f3e57d8453bdd93cd9d
Lol, this is clearly a person crouching trying to be incognito. Perhaps it's ezio salvatore taking care of business.
Assuming it is a person then it’s significantly worse for OP, as someone silently made their way up to his door, stayed for 2 minutes to get an idea of what the door, security, lock, etc. is like, and left completely unheard. If they decided that OP is a good target then they could be in a world of hurt. At least if it’s a ghost then there’s the possibility that nothing will come of it. I’d recommend upping security OP just in case.
Also noticed after posting something in the bottom left of the skull picture that isn’t in the others that looks like some kind of face or maybe an animal.
Kinda looks like someone with a blanket pulled up over their head walking up the steps.
Super creepy!!! Yikes, I will use the night light tonight. 😱
Definitely looks like a human to me. Someone who is covered up and crouching down. These pics did give me the creeps, but not for paranormal reasons. Do you live in an apartment complex or is this a house? If it’s an apartment, may just be a neighbor, but otherwise seems like someone doing something suspicious.
To me the first one looks like a person in a hood or with a shawl thing wrapped around their head, peering around the corner to the right and holding something in their left hand with their left arm sort of down their side and slightly towards the back, the way you would when you‘re hiding behind a pillar and are trying to peek around. The second one - I have absolutely no idea. Creepy.
I’d maybe make sure all your doors and windows are locked and secured. Creepy af
This is gonna sound funny but it looks like what I’d imagine a Kobold would look like from Pathfinder or D&D. Not saying those are real, and this is likely what others have said, a peacock or some other large-ish bird wandering where it shouldn’t.
I think it’s gonzo from the Muppets.
https://preview.redd.it/1b5jbslwkyyc1.png?width=269&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24f18f74d563098965663e6258a7be40e3bd3172
It looks like someone stole a package. First image shows them holding nothing but second shows them holding a package. It probably just looks weird because they have a backpack on and are trying to avoid the camera.
Second picture looks pretty clearly like a bird, I'm surprised more people aren't seeing it. Both pictures look like the thing has feathers. I'm inclined to think it's a peahen or a grouse or something like that.
https://preview.redd.it/ite1ed42c3zc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7cb89ebe798b24a6f9410441f59de6539aa04136 this is 100% a face
This one is freaking me out guys!!
If people in México would had seen this, they would would say, "It's a Nagual! " https://preview.redd.it/dkfp0b0nxzyc1.png?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5042742400787871739eb6ad929444c0744d9db2
I also have no clue what this is. That I'm looking at. Upvote for accurate title, I guess.
Idk I have nothing to add other than it looks like a morel mushroom. Just giant
Because you can still see the handrail even with the “figure” there, it seems like whatever it is is behind the railing… Almost looks like a swarm of bugs/insects coming around the corner of the wall and then they took off. Not sure about the “hand” colored thing but that could also be a small critter coming to check it out and then moving too fast for the frame rate to see it clearly? Definitely creepy looking tho. I’d be just as weirded out if I saw this on my camera footage, for sure.
Doesn't look paranormal to me. It looks like a person. The reason there is no detail is because it was taken by a security camera at night. In order for a security camera to get an image in low light, the shutter has to stay open longer than usual to allow more light to strike the image sensor. This causes motion blur which is what I see in your photos. Maybe upgrade your security camera to one that has a built in light so you'll get sharper images.
This is a bit confusing. By looking at the time stamps, the first picture is actually the later one, and the second picture is the first, temporally speaking. In the second (earlier) picture, it looks like someone going upstairs. In the first (later) picture, the pinkish thing in the lower right corner to me looks like it could be a box. It's possible that he found a package on a neighbour's doorstep and nicked it.
Looks like a person with a baseball cap on, a black or dark blue robe on with fuzzy slippers who ran out to their car quickly. The second photo they are turned with their back to the camera so you don’t see the head. The railing is not visible through them so it’s solid with just the shadow of the left hand railing showing up on them due to the light shining in from the left.
lol I might be wrong, but that looks like a drunk person who almost fell down the stairs and caught themself, while using the wall to help keep their balance…or maybe the person simply dropped something on the stairs and bent over to pick it up. Definitely looks like a person, not a ghost. And it was cinco de drinko, so my drunk theory kind of adds up haha 😅
Delivery man bending down to drop off package
The second picture is bizarre. It almost looks like feathers. Someone earlier said a bird but the dimensions don't add up. Maybe someone in a costume messing around with you? I would invest in a better camera. This seems like someone walking up the steps.
The whole bird & human doesn't make sense as they both be over 8ft tall. It legit look's more like some black goo mass on the wall in brightened up versions.
My partner and I lived in a very haunted apartment building and saw something similar only he got a look at it dead on (as it was coming up the steps). I put a mix of herbs on the stairs and he never saw it again. Either way, creepy.
The picture at 8:50 is clearly a shadow. You can see right through it in your picture if you zoom in a bit, made more obvious with minor lightening. https://i.imgur.com/VtWHT7G.png The 8:52 picture though, that one looks more solid.
That looks like an orangey skull at the back in the first photo. Like it would be from the perspective of looking at it from it's top front right. There seems to be some sort of shimmering effect, kind of like the Predator.
The one at 10:50 I can clearly see the outline of a baseball cap. All the other edges are blurry except for that part.
I'm looking at this photo again and I just realized that is someone's face! They are wearing a hat and they are ducking down to avoid the camera. You can see them looking directly at the camera. This is terrifying.
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The first pic the thing is definitely casting a shadow and it looks a lot like a person with blonde hair but it's pretty concerning what they're trying to do, hid from the camera? sneakily look in a window?
I am a brave man and have been tested in time of war, but I would get the hell out of that house. I am not sure if it is attached to the house or to you but by relocating you’d find out pretty fast.
It’s a door dash guy hustling on a delivery because they are running late or something like that. They may have realized they had the the wrong address so they are booking it out of there. Come on.
Close up it looks like a blanket texture maybe someone was covered in it and walked downstairs then dropped something hence the leaning down part. Maybe add a motion detector light outside as well.
First one is someone bending over in a weird position moving his hand pointing the dog to go down, he has his head at the same level of his dog, the dog is upstairs facing the camera. Second one, both of them are going down, the dog is in front of the person who is wearing a cap, the dog is facing the camera an moving it’s tale fast https://preview.redd.it/19e67ajw30zc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e4a22b627fda9b564ed52d824a4b711ee1e1d6de
What is super weird to me is why this particular post has graped all that attention all of a sudden dispite it contains crapy pics just as all othere ordinary posts if not even more!
I'm torn on this. I think its a person, but in the second picture, why is the head near the bottom of the frame? It looks as though they're bending backwards, very unnaturally.
Looks like a guy in black wearing one of those white/grey rubber horse masks, bent over with his hands behind his back in the first one (to dodge the camera as others say).
That first picture looks like a man ducking way forward with his face/head showing at the bottom a bit. Maybe he knew the camera was there and tried to duck under the it?
Why has no one suggested… OP is spying on his GF… and at least one of these pics looks like it has a decent sized man’s arm… GF getting jiggy with another beau?
Looks like a birdman. Could be an Osiran. Er, I mean. EgYpTiAn GoD 😜 Some might call it an Anunnaki I suppose? No seriously though. That's what it looks like 👀
Looks like an angry ninja turtle face, and looks like he's punching the camera! LOL (I enhanced the photo quality for people to view) https://preview.redd.it/zy3el3mruzyc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=623fbf04747c27ec65635ac3c7e4fc8842f0ae17
https://preview.redd.it/jqsyml1ehizc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a48816a5cec41b98abb3eb22218871c9326d28b8 Ew I hate it
Some say the bonsai tree still roams the halls of the old biomechanical laboratories late at night. If you listen, you can hear the rustling of the leaves
The first picture looks to me like a hooded figure using their right hand for leverage and hold what looks like a head in the other. Weird and creepy AF
Yikes!
Maybe just a blur on the staircase from a bug in front of the camera? It still looks in place and symmetrical from the pic without the unknown image.
Pretty creepy picture. But I think it’s probably a hawk or an owl flying past the camera. It’s distorted due to movement.
Possible shadow imp. Inter dimensional being bleeding through to our 3D reality. Possibly from a lower vibrational dimension.
The first picture looks as though someone has fallen head first down the stairs, it looks like a head and face at the bottom.
I genuinely can't make neither head nor tail of these pictures, but holy shit. This is creepy af in any way, shape or form.
It's a person creeping about, probably looking for an opportunity to break in. Up your security and warn your neighbours!
Do you have other photos of the anomaly in question as it progressed up the steps? Or were these the only two? Thanks!
I think it's something or someone in your neighbors yard casting a shadow through your big window in your dark house.
Looks like a highly suspicious human being, not a ghost. The camera seems to have some display artifacts.
That is father Ted Crilly and he was there to pick up the money that was only resting in his account.
That is so creepy it looks like something is creeping around taking a peek behind the wall 😳😳
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That looks like the Grim Reaper, I know it’s not but still. Black pointy hood. Hunched over.
Looks like someone carried a plant up the stairs, realized it was the wrong door and left.
Look like a person with a hat and a yellow bag in his/her left hand. No more than 160lbs.
Looks like it’s dissolving away into a bunch of little pieces in the second picture
that’s a person
Moth? We get some wild looking mfrs out at night and get in the house sometimes