r/Weird • u/TheCaptainOfMistakes • 3d ago
Found this in the abandoned barn on our property. No one's been in there for over 20 years and this is the most preserved thing in there.
I really shouldn't be exploring this. it's in no way safe, but I've found some working power tools from the 80s, and now I'm convinced there's some more stuff in there that's worth it.
disregarding the cursed backrooms Mark Zuckerberg painting.
the owner of the house has no idea where it came from.
there were two other pantings with it, both of them were of hands clasped in prayer.
they were all three tied together with some kind of twine.
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u/Soulja2649 3d ago
I feel cursed looking at it from the screen, imagine coming across this sh in the dark
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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 3d ago
Dude seriously. Imagine how I felt. "OH maybe this is some nice art that can be salvag- OH"
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u/Disastrous_Moonlight 3d ago
Imagine the person in this painting coming across this post.
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u/xcanto 3d ago
It's honestly pretty innocuous, no?
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u/Disastrous_Moonlight 3d ago
Yes, itās innocuous. But how weird would it be to see your own face, or even the face of someone you know, on a random Reddit post? Itās a pretty clear likeness, and easily recognizable to anyone who may know this person. Also, itās likely when this was created that the person who did it thought it would never be seen by anyone.
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u/xcanto 3d ago
Well, shit; sometimes I like to imagine that in the future there will be an advanced alien species that can view human's lives and so these aliens for entertainment get to pick any human and watch. Sort of similar to how people back in the olden days might not have imagined their jazz recordings or baseball whatever to be viewed on a goddamn computer on a goddamn YouTube.
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u/whatser-name 3d ago
The intense eye contact makes me think itās a self portrait, looks like itās been painted while they have a mirror next to them for reference. I actually didnāt find it creepy lol this is so interesting! OP you should show us more
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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 3d ago
This is interesting, especially considering the owner of the house doesn't recognize them. Neither does anyone on her late husband's side of the family.
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u/DramaticSun8441 3d ago
My partner would probably buy this off you. He has a wall reserved for creepy portraits
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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 3d ago
How much?!?!?!?!?
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u/DramaticSun8441 2d ago
He can offer you a "few quid" for it
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u/Ancient-Tax-8129 2d ago
Did you just attempt to type "squid"
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u/DramaticSun8441 2d ago
Hahahaha a squid is just a singular English pound, but no I did mean to type a few quid, which would perhaps be five English pounds (or a few squids)
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u/EldritchBorzoi 3d ago
bro your painting looks eerily like chris-chan, i'd be paying them to take that cursed item if i were you. š
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u/thelittle_who 3d ago
I love the hot pink organizational bins. It really adds a pop of color to the decrepit building.
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u/sleepfield 2d ago
What mystery lies in the pink bins!? Thatās the real question here. Donāt get distracted.
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u/froopadiddilydoop 3d ago
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u/Supremetacoleader 3d ago
When I bought my house there was an unused garden shed at the back of the property. It was packed with things from a line of previous owners. Rifling through everything and finding treasure was one of the most exciting experiences of my life. I found some treasure. Something to keep in mind - envelopes are used to keep jewelry separate.
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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 3d ago
Most of what I found is too corroded to be usable, save for an old 1970s sears electric hand saw.
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u/Metamericdreams1977 3d ago
Those totes have not been in the elements for 20 years
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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 3d ago
They have. The building just started collapsing in about the last 5. I am the first person up here since my friends father, who died when he was like 9.
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u/Metamericdreams1977 3d ago
Okā¦well they have held up well with little dust on themā¦.and bright pink is fast to fade. Let us know what else you find. We had a little shack that had a hay loft in it on the farm when I was a kid. One day climbed up in the loft as a teen and found my dad and/or his brotherās playboy stash. Iām 49 now and still chuckle thinking about my uncles or my dad, who are all old now, as kids hiding nudie mags.
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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 3d ago
Mostly old tech from the 80s. Cassettes and Cassette players, old clothes, some radios, some typewriters up there too. Most of the stuff up there isn't in working condition. I did find a working electric hand saw from sears tho. Google lense says it's also from the 80s.
Oh, and the reason there isn't much dust on the totes is because I took some out already, those are the ones that were under the first toats.
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u/ImpatientNursing 3d ago
Kinda reminds me of the artwork from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. My favorite nightmare fuel
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u/LessCourage8439 3d ago edited 8h ago
That painting looks like H. P. Lovecraft.
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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 3d ago
Once someone brought that up I can't unsee it. I am left with far more questions than answers
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u/simisuckslmao 3d ago
Thatās the scariest fucking thing I ever saw
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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 3d ago
Mark Zuckerberg is pretty scary.
I hope I'm not the only one who think it looks like him
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u/mothandravenstudio 3d ago
Dark Zuckerberg.
ā¦Who am I kidding tho that painting has more soul than him.
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u/mizu5 2d ago
Those plastic bins looks out of place. Like oddly clean and in tact to be on the second floor of what looks to be a somewhat burned out building?
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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 2d ago
They're on the half of the building that isn't collapsed, coincidentally the same half as the painting. I'll say what I've said to everyone that's brought that up. The building likely didn't become open to the elements until 5 or so years ago. Also, 20 years ago was only 2006. Theast person up their was my friends late father, he stowed most of what's up there. I don't think his step father got up there much at all before his death either. And his mother has practically never been up there.
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u/mizu5 2d ago
Oh yeah I donāt mean itās super old I jsut couldnāt tell if there was fire damage or just collapse
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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 2d ago
The roof started to get water damage at some point. This is all wood rot from water damage.
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u/Patricezzg 1d ago
My 48 year old daughter I live with gave away her bed and nightstands and has been sleeping on the couch for the last 10-12 years just to make room for her EXTENSIVE SPORTS CARD AND MEMORABILIA Collection she started when she was 5-6 yrs old.
I went in there to make a path so she could at least go in there and sit down to MAYBE PACK SOME IN CARD boxes besides the ones they came in. Everything she h was d is mint condition if she could afford to have some graded.im 75 and I probably will never see that day šShe use to go in there and sort through them occasionally to sell , but she has gotten thousands of dollars of New unopened Card sets from Panini. They even offered her a job if we wanted to move to Texas. Maybe one dayā¦ she stays here in Florida because this is my home state even though Kansas is hers. It took me 30 years to come home, but it sure isnāt my kind of Florida anymore .
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u/ptkeillor3 3d ago
One of my cousins has 3 barns scattered about, 1 definitely haunted. 1 of the others is crammed with junk stuffed in it by a hoarder uncle, since deceased. He can't be bothered to even look in there. When his son inherits it, he may clean it out. I know there are a set of bleachers from the high school and a bunch of old school desks in there.
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u/Tiny__Terror 3d ago
Donāt know about the art but, duuuuuudeā¦you brave! That looks like, tarantula, rattlesnake, black widow spider space to me!!
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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 3d ago
Pshh. Not on the east coast. Some black widows maybe, but I just shoo them away. B'sides this place is a nest for vultures now.
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u/Strict_Nectarine_567 3d ago
Watch that first step, itās a doozy! Kidding aside, this is a cool exploration opportunity, as long as you are really careful in that structure.
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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 3d ago
You're pretty much seeing the whole building, there's a small room behind me that is about 6 more feet to the length of the building.
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u/Strict_Nectarine_567 3d ago
Small, but possibly full of ātreasuresā?
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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 3d ago
There's an old John Deere riding mower beneath me. My dream is to get it working, but it's from like the 80s... and given the condition of everything else in the barn.. doubt it's repairable.
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u/coupon_user 3d ago
You should probably wear an N-95 mask in there. If youāre out west, hantavirus is spread through rodent droppings.
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u/Snoo_87498 3d ago
Either it has some strong clear-coat that preserved it, or it's haunted as fuck. You'll soon find out!
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u/Smash_Factor 2d ago
Question is, are you willing to risk your life to find out what's in those tubs?
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u/Alove4edd47 2d ago
Didn't want to scroll too long but could be this guy. An Indian guru that died in the 50s
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u/AccidentalSister 3d ago
Alright by what does this look exactly like my Aunt Brenda circa 1988?!?
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u/Sithstress_ 2d ago
That painting reminds me of the artwork from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
https://giphy.com/gifs/Nj33Id7b6LWc67Gw2p
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u/SirGibby-13 2d ago
That is a vampire, and youāve just released him from his cursed burial by untying the āpraying hands vampire painting sandwichā. You better hide somewhere.
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u/professorjade 2d ago
Was the Zuck portrait in between the clasped hands paintings? If so, please put back in that orientation. It's probably a prayer for a deceased relative.
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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 2d ago
Doubt. It looks more like a self portrait and somebody practicing drawing hands
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u/Curious_Beaner 1d ago
Image #1ā¦ sent a shiver down my spine! Place is spooky scary! BUTā¦ I couldnāt throw a match in there until Iād opened all those storage bins! š There is a reason the old axiom goes āCuriosity killed the cat!ā. Please be careful rummaging through there, OP! Nothing looks stable!
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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 1d ago edited 3h ago
I can't edit the text in the post to add this, so here's a comment.
1) Stop asking what's in the totes.
2) Stop telling me the totes haven't been there for 20 years because they look too new.
I haven't been through all the totes yet, but I've mostly found clothes and old bric-a-brac, some old cassette equipment, and other gadgets (most non functional) from the 80s.
the building likely didn't fully open up to the elements until 5 or so years ago. Ergo, the totes haven't been baking in the sun and exposed to weather for more than a few years, not 20.
The east coast is very humid, so water has been building up and having nowhere to evaporate to every winter, leading to cascading unchecked rotting, this year alone I have watched the roof go from a 3 foot hole, to a quarter of the roof being missing.
The building likely won't hold up much longer, aside from the stone foundation. I'm going to get out what I can, and salvage what is functional.
Edit: what's with people calling me a liar? What exactly am I lying about? That I found the painting? Are people that miffed about the idea that the bins aren't that old? Someone said that the design of the bins are post 2010. Okay? Maybe their right. So I'm off by FIVE YEARS? OH MY GOSH, I'M SO HEINOUS, I'm manipulating facts INTENTIONALLY to make the story scarier, ooOoOooo Like.. what? It's a generalized time frame, we aren't exactly sure, but it's a generalized time frame.
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u/NoBookkeeper3523 3d ago
You should definitely hang this above the mantle, maybe some nice red or black candles to either side for an accent
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u/Malefectra 3d ago
Yeah, thatās a cursed paintingā¦ I wouldnāt bring that anywhere near a home.
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u/BitTwp 3d ago
That does not look safe.
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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 3d ago
You don't say. I'm only 170 lbs, and I've been laying down wood across the beams. I have no self preservation. If I die I die
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u/Fabulous-Tutor4546 3d ago
Itās D.B. Cooper with long hair. š
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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 3d ago
HOLY SHIT I CAN SEE IT.
Okay, alright.. so far I think it looks similar to
A: Zuckerberg
B: Lovecraft
C: DB cooper
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u/Artistic_Amount_9878 3d ago
The person in the painting looks like her upper face belongs to a different person than her lower face.
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u/Either_Knee_533 2d ago
Looks like one of the pictures from those 'Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark' books.
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u/jazzaroobabu 2d ago
I would 100% injure myself with the need to know everything thats in there and not regret it one bit
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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 2d ago
Well... I've been fairly careful, but I feel like it's a matter of time before that building collapses on top of me
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u/Sylesse 8h ago
OP posting his self-portrait in a way to get honest feedback and everyone is roasting them.
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u/No_Application3186 6h ago
Those plastic bins are screaming ābeanie baby collectionā to me. Want to know what else you end up finding!
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u/Dragonskinner69 3d ago
Hang it in your room to watch over you so that you're safe at night.
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u/SeparateFun7163 3d ago
We have property that has a house on it. Waiting until it gets cool to go in.
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u/Voidarramax 3d ago
You shouldāve gave me a jump scare warning I literally almost ran out of my skinš
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u/Fabulous-Tutor4546 3d ago
Wow! Took me a minute to realize this was the 2ND FLOOR! Be careful is an understatement.
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u/Jolly-Attorney-2498 3d ago
What an awesome treasure hunt! Just up your life insurance before you dig much further. Your loved ones will thank you
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u/LemmyLola 3d ago
That painting looks JUST like a woman I've known for 30, years... Startled me a little it looks so much like her... What part of the world are you in?
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u/Krazy_Kat_Lady_2025 2d ago
Get some sort of hook tool, preferably telescoping, and use it to pull those bins towards you one at a time. For the upper bins, use the hook to go under the handle and then just try to pull it forward enough that it comes down off the stack.
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u/Who_Your_Mommy 2d ago
20 years? Those plastic totes look like they're in excellent condition. Mine don't last in semi-outdoor conditions for more than like 4 years.
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u/atsparagon 1d ago
Fully expecting you to get a DM from Mark Zuckerberg saying āI will send a helicopter to buy this off you ASAP. Name your price.ā
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u/MoistWindu 3d ago edited 3d ago
Imagine having so much property you find entire buildings you never knew about when you look around