'I found hidden door in my basement - even my dogs are too scared to go near it'

A man has been left terrified after finding a secret door in his cellar. Shortly after moving into his new home, he uncovered a "hidden basement room" - and he has been left feeling like he is in a "horror movie".

Although some would say that it would be simple enough to open it, the passageway to the door is blocked off by a large metal cabinet. And given that the man's dogs are too scared to approach the door, he has decided to leave it be, The Mirror reports.

Taking to Reddit to discuss his discovery, he said: "The previous owners of my new house blocked this hidden basement room off with a shelf - the door does not lead outside."

He shared an image of the concealed door, which he believes was deliberately shut off by those who lived in the home before him. Social media users urged him to try and open it so he could "solve the mystery".

But the homeowner remained steadfast in his belief that no good would come from opening it - having watched enough scary films to know it could end badly. He added: "My dogs won’t go near the door so I’m doubly not opening it.

"Horror movies have taught me that the questions posed are always scarier and more interesting than any answer I could get out of it, so that motherf****r is staying closed."

Some Redditors were unconvinced and were desperate for the man to take a chance and see what lay behind the door. One person replied: "This is absolute torture. How do you sleep at night knowing there's a door in your house that leads to the unknown? Round up a posse, live stream and open that s**t!"

Another user added: "Obviously go through the door! You've got to see what's back there!" A third commented: "Dude, you've got to open this door. Just make sure to live stream it. You know, just in case."

Someone else suggested: "Have you tried contacting the previous owners to ask then why they blocked the door? They surely must know something!"

Perhaps swayed by some of the comments, the man admitted that he would one day take the plunge and see what was behind the door. But for now, he was trusting the instincts of his dogs - even though that was going against how he would normally act.

He said: "It's truly against my nature to not open it but if my dogs don’t wanna go near it, I don’t wanna go near it. It’s probably nothing and I want it to be something so I want to keep that mystery alive!

"I’ll open it eventually I just don’t want it to be nothing. The mystery’s always cooler than the answer anyway."

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