The Scariest Phrogging Stories In The US
By Kirsty
1 year ago
1. What Exactly Is Phrogging?
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You might soon wish you'd never asked! Phrogging is when someone secretly moves into your home, and this could be sneaking through crawl spaces, attic spaces or even living under the bed. It's common for phroggers to move around the home and eat food while the homeowners are asleep, or out. It's nightmare fuel, but it's very real. So here are some of the scariest phrogging stories in the US...2. The Man With An Obsession Who Hid In A Wall Cavity
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17-year-old Daniel LaPlante was obsessed with a teen named Tina in his hometown of Massachusetts - so he decided to sneak into her family home and hide in her wall cavity beside the bathroom. He would make weird noises, change TV channels and eat food from their kitchen. He eventually took the family hostage, but fled - only to return and be arrested.3. But It Didn't End There: He Found Another Home While Out On Bail
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After being arrested and then released on bail, LaPlante decided to find another family home to torment. He snuck inside and later raped and killed a mother who was pregnant at the time, as well as murdering her two children. He was arrested (again) and given three life sentences.4. The Intruder Who Wanted To Perform Surgery On A Couple
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An Hawaiian couple returned home from a vacation to find that someone had been living there while they were gone - someone who had trashed their home, put bodily fluids everywhere and written disturbing messages about wanting to perform surgery on them - with knives laid out ready on the bed.5. The Stranger Sleeping In The Attic
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We've all heard weird noises in our home from time to time, thinking it's probably pipes or maybe mice or squirrels in the attic. For one man who decided to investigate these noises, he found more than he bargained for: a homeless man, asleep on a mattress. The man had managed to get inside through an outdoor staircase.6. The Man Living In The Basement
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What's the next creepiest place after an attic? The basement, of course! For one couple in Seattle, strange basement noises quickly turned into a nightmare when it was discovered a homeless man had moved in and had been stealing food from their kitchen while the couple was asleep.7. The Attic Dweller Who Snuck Down To Be With A 14-Year-Old Girl
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An 18-year-old man was living in a family's attic for a while before he was spotted by one of the residents at the top of the stairs. He had been moving back and forth through the crawl space to come into the bedroom of the 14-year-old girl living there, using a small door in her closet...8. Strange Noises From The Crawl Space
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Well, it is called a crawl space for a reason... and that's exactly what this home intruder used it for. A homeless man had been living under a family's home for weeks, waking their young child who claimed to hear strange noises in the middle of the night. The family had also been finding cigarette butts when no one in the family smoked... mystery solved.9. The Stalker Living In The Attic: And Filming While You Sleep
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A man who became obsessed with an OnlyFans model decided to find where she lived and move in - without her knowledge. He lived in the attic and would creep down in the middle of the night into the woman's bedroom to film her while she slept. He was eventually caught - and she got a restraining order, of course.10. The Man Who Broke Through A Duplex Wall To Sneak In
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What do you do if you can't get into someone's home the conventional way? You break down an existing wall, of course! A Florida woman woke to find a man's legs hanging down from her attic. Police later found that the man had climbed into his own attic and damaged the wall between in order to get into the woman's attic!11. The Family Of Seven Living In A Museum
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When police officers spotted a child alone outside a museum, further investigation found a family of seven - including the museum's janitor - secretly living in the building, and had been for months. But that wasn't all - police also found a weapon stash and drug paraphernalia.12. The Stalker Living In J-Lo's Pool House
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Phrogging can of course happen to celebrities, too - and maybe more likely seeing as they have more rooms to hide, and more reasons to be stalked. And that's what happened to Jennifer Lopez when it was discovered a man had been living in her pool house in the Hamptons - for weeks!13. The Man Who Got Through P Diddy's Unlocked Basement Door
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... And put on his clothes. The man not only managed to find a weak link in P Diddy's locked doors, but also then sweet-talked his way past security when he set off the alarm! He then proceeded to live in the rapper's home for a whole day while wearing his clothes and eating his food!14. But It Gets Worse - He'd Been Breaking In For 10 Years!
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His story doesn't end there - this particular phrogger didn't just get lucky one time. He'd apparently been breaking in and out of P Diddy's home for a duration of 10 years! He'd even been found drunk in Diddy's pool on another occasion. He was eventually charged!15. The Guy Planning A New Apartment Under The Mall
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When a man named Michael Townsend was forced out of his home to make way for a new supermarket, he decided to move into the mall - specifically, the unused space beneath it, where he planned to renovate a whole new apartment, including kitchen and bedrooms. He was later caught and charged!16. The Murderer Hiding In The Cubby Hole
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When a man decided to seek out his old friend for help, he instead decided to let himself into the house when nobody was home - and stay there. He found a cubby hole and made himself at home in the attic space. When he was later confronted by the homeowner, he killed him. The worst part? He went back to hide in the cubby hole, and the man's wife was still living in the house with the murderer for a while until he was found.17. Pamela Anderson's Pool House Visitor
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Another celeb dealing with a phrogger, Pamela Anderson began to notice clothes and food going missing from her home, until she found out there was a homeless woman living in her pool house! What's more, the woman was wearing Anderson's famous red bathing suit from Baywatch...18. The Ex In The Attic
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Most people would consider it bad enough for their ex to be constantly messaging them, but how about actually moving into your attic? When a woman from South Carolina heard weird noises from her attic, it turned out that her ex boyfriend from over 10 years ago had made himself at home, complete with cups he'd been using as a toilet - and air vents he'd been watching the family through...19. The Woman Living In A Closet For A Year
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Having a phrogger live in your home for even a day would be bad enough - but how about for a whole year? For one man, that was the real life horror story. A 58-year-old woman had been living in his spare closet, using his shower and eating his food. She'd also brought in her own mattress for a bed!20. The Woman Living Under George Michael's Floorboards
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When you have enough money to pay for expensive floorboards, you wouldn't expect them to make strange noises - but it turns out the noises under George Michael's floorboards were down to the woman living under them! Not only had she broken into his house, but she'd found his email to leave threatening messages, too.21. The Woman Who Claimed "Jimmy" Said She Could Live There
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When a man from Seattle returned to his home, he at first ignored the strange noises from the attic until the rummaging revealed a woman who had been living in his home for a few days. She locked herself in the office and said that Jimmy had told her she could live there - but there was no Jimmy. The woman managed to escape before the police arrived.22. The Ex-Boyfriend Hiding Under The Home's Insulation
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A woman in California began to notice some strange things in her home, including her phone going missing after putting it on charge. It turned out her ex boyfriend was living in her attic, hiding under some insulation. He had been there for a while, spying on her!23. The Secret Campus Roommate
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In an off-campus home that 9 roommates shared close to Ohio State University, strange things began to happen, like cupboard doors being left open. Eventually, it led them to question the mysterious locked door in the basement... which turned out to have a phrogger living behind it in a fully furnished room!24. The Stranger Living In An Old Woman's Crawlspace
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When a 73-year-old woman in Washington began to notice weird smells in her home, her back gate open after she'd closed it and problems with the heating, she called in a repairman for the house's troubles - only to find a phrogger had been living under her home, in the crawlspace, and had re-directed the heating to create his own cozy nest.25. The Stalker Who Hid Under The Bed
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Having a person obsessed with you hiding in your attic is terrifying enough - having them directly under the bed? Another nightmare entirely. A woman fell victim to a man who had become obsessed with her, copied her house keys and hid under the bed. He was later discovered by the woman's boyfriend, after 2 days of managing to stay under there.26. Creepy Footprints Leading To The Attic
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One family began to notice weird stuff happening around Christmas time, like things going missing, until they found actual footsteps leading to the attic. The police discovered a 21-year-old man who was wearing clothes belonging to both the mother of the family, and her daughter. He had been living up there.27. When Plaster Starts Falling From The Ceiling: Check The Attic!
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A woman was minding her own business in her home when she began to hear noises from the attic, and notice plaster falling from the ceiling. It's then that she discovered an ex-boyfriend living in her attic - and he'd cut a hole in the wall so that he could watch the woman in her bedroom.28. The Man Hiding Behind The Closet Door
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For this man, he thought he was safe because he lived in the woods away from people - for others, we know that living in the woods alone is horror movie potential in itself. This man returned home to find a stranger had been hiding behind his closet door. The man fled.29. The Strange Man Who Just Wanted To Eat This Family's Brownies
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After this family had cooked a particularly delicious batch of brownies and then left some on the side before leaving home for the day, it turns out a strange man who was in their home wanted to finish them off. He ignored any valuables and finished the food instead. They returned home to find him eating in their kitchen.30. The Boy Who Saw A Pair Of Eyes Watching Him From The Vent
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When a young boy was convinced someone was living in his family house, his parents were quick to dismiss it - kids say all sorts of things, right? But he knew his suspicions were true when he saw someone watching him from the air vent - right above his bed. The family didn't find anything on the first search after the kid raised the alarm - but later they found the intruder had actually died in the vents!31. And Now: The Scariest Real Haunted House Stories In The US! Ammons House, Indiana
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A woman named Latoya Ammons moved into a new home with her mother and children, only to experience one of the worst 'demon infestations' a few months later. Said to be worse than Amityville Horror. Her whole family became possessed, and members of the church, police and hospitals were all torn between thinking it was genuine, or thinking there was something wrong with them! They eventually moved, and the possession stopped.32. The Lemp Mansion, Missouri
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Known as one of the most haunted houses in America, these days it's a restaurant, inn and a ghost-loving tourist attraction. But its history is far darker. The home was built by William Lemp, a German immigrant who had a business selling beer in the US. But after one of his sons died tragically, William killed himself in the house, and then every other family member began dying. The reports of hauntings began when the home was later turned into a boarding house after the Lemp family no longer resided there.33. Kasha House of Kaimuki, Hawaii
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The mystery surrounding this house in Honolulu began when a woman living there called the police to say, "she's trying to kill my children!" When they got there, they actually saw the woman and her family being thrown around by nothing they could see. Years later, another occupant of the house claimed to have been attacked by unseen forces, a claim which the police also backed up!34. 1000 Lombard Street, California
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When the socialite resident of this particular apartment hosted an astrology themed party, she later thought the apartment might have been 'cursed' by a tarot reader who had been a guest there. There began to be strange happenings, including strange laughter, cold temperatures and footsteps. But she ran into more bad luck when the apartment caught fire, too.35. Ackley House, New York
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When the Ackley family occupied this house, they were very open about the huge amount of ghosts said to be walking its halls - though it's claimed they were friendly! The house soon gained attention and became a ghost tour must-see for tourists. When it came to sell the house, the Ackleys were actually taken to court by the new owners over the haunting, and the court even officially ruled the house as haunted!36. Chop-Chop House, Idaho
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Locals know this house as the Boise Murder House, but - as you might have already worked out - 'chop-chop' is also a reference to the grisly murder that happened in there. Two men killed another in the basement of the home, then chopped up his body to dump it. People have claimed the basement in particular is the most haunted spot, and there have been reports of other paranormal activity.37. Grey Gardens, New York
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This house was the product of many years of renovations and passing from hand to hand, until eventually, one of the most well known owners of the mansion kept it until her death after it had fallen into a state of disrepair. Her spirit is now said to haunt the house, most notably claimed by the new owner who bought it after her death.38. Mercer-Williams House, Georgia
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When a man named Jim Williams restored this home in Georgia, it set in motion a series of tragic events: an 11 year old boy fell off its roof to his death, Williams fatally shot another man in one of the rooms, and then later died himself in the same room. It's also claimed the home was originally built on top of unmarked graves.39. Jean Harlow House, California
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Named after the legendary Hollywood actress who lived there, this house was the location of her husband's suicide when he shot himself in the head. Jean moved out of the home afterwards, but died herself at the age of 26. The next person to buy the home was Jay Sebring, who was in a relationship with Sharon Tate at the time... who then left him for Roman Polanski only to be tragically killed later by Charles Manson's cult. Before she left him (and the house) she claimed paranormal experience when she slept there. Altogether... creepy.40. SK Pierce Mansion, Massachusetts
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After only a week of living in the house, the owner's wife passed away from an illness, and he later remarried and had more children with his new wife. Once he passed, the kids were left to argue over rights to the house, and when the youngest son was given it, he turned it into a boarding house which then saw its fair share of murders and tragic deaths, leading it to become a haunted hotspot!41. Mudhouse Mansion, Ohio
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This house always had a bad reputation, and it's actually been demolished now - but its ghost stories live on. There was always debate over who actually owned the house and what went on there, so much so that it spiralled into haunted legends and spooky tales, with the mansion shrouded in creepy mystery.42. 455A Sackett Street, New York
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The woman who grew up living in this creepy apartment claimed that she experienced a huge bag of nope during her time there, including personal struggles, family tragedies, bad energy and unexplained fires. But the most horrific of all was the body of a child that was discovered in the walls... after claims of a child ghost in the house.43. Myrtles Plantation, Louisiana
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This home was said to have been built on top of a burial ground, but it gets worse: around 12 different ghosts have been claimed in this particular property, including the ghost of a slave woman who then murdered the two daughters of her master, and was later hanged.44. Los Feliz Murder Mansion, California
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The name is a huge clue in properties like this, but it still draws attention - and tourists! This mansion was once the home of Dr Harold Peterson and his family, until one night, he murdered his wife in her sleep, tried to kill his three children, then drank acid to kill himself. The children luckily managed to escape. The house moved on to a new owner, who later sold it again, and people have claimed a 'creepy' vibe even just standing outside of it - as though urging them to run away...45. Merchant House Museum, New York
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The longest standing home from the 19th century in New York, this house is surrounded in ghostly stories. The last occupant died in the house, and visitors, staff at the museum and even people walking by have claimed to feel a weird, 'disembodied' experience. You can even take a ghost tour at the museum by candlelight, if you dare...46. Lizzie Borden House, Massachusetts
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Lizzie Borden is the name of a woman suspected of killing her father and stepmother with an axe in 1892, and while she was tried and found not guilty, people have claimed that her laughter can be heard in the house. Now a museum, it's said that the spirits of her murdered parents roam the grounds...47. Hotel Monte Vista, Arizona
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This hotel has a varied history in terms of what went on before it was a hotel... including a speakeasy and an opium den. These days, it's said to be overrun by paranormal activity, with some rooms and halls in particular being the most haunted. Guests have claimed experiences like a phantom bellboy, TVs changing channel and feeling a cold hand while they slept... But the creepiest thing? The sound of a baby crying in the basement.48. Hotel Cecil, California
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Hotel Cecil is particularly notorious due to its reputation of being 'cursed' - this is a rare building in that most people claim it to be cursed rather than directly haunted. It has a very violent history, with a huge list of all the bad stuff that's gone on there, including suicides and a woman murdering her newborn baby.49. The Crescent Hotel, Arkansas
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This creepy hotel's story begins with a man named Baker who bought the building to turn it into a 'hospital' with the power to cure cancer, while he posed as a doctor. People who were treated at the hospital died, understandably, before the truth came out about Baker and he fled - leaving the building to be turned into the hotel it is today, said to be haunted by a variety of ghosts, presumably the people who tragically died at the fake hospital.50. Mizpah Hotel, Nevada
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In a room on the fifth floor of this hotel, the legend goes that a woman was murdered - either by a jealous ex, or by her husband after he caught her cheating. Known as the Lady in Red, it's said she whispers in the ears of guests, and you can even stay in her room to experience the paranormal for yourself.What To Read Next
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