When A New Yorker Removed Her Bathroom Mirror, She Uncovered Her Apartment’s Sinister Secret

In the bathroom of a New York City apartment, a woman is removing a mirror from the wall. She is convinced that it conceals a grim secret. But instead of running for cover, Samantha Hartsoe is going to step into the unknown. There’s a noise, but it’s her roommate giving her moral support. He’s not coming along, though. After all, something truly terrible could be lurking beyond that mirror...

At least the New Yorker wasn’t completely alone when she went behind the mirror. No, she shared the experience with an audience of millions on TikTok. And those followers joined the brave adventurer when she went through the hole in her wall – and discovered what lay behind.

Hartsoe’s quest to discover why a chilly draft was entering her bathroom had led her to dive into the dark. There was a freezing space concealed by that mirror, and she had to confront a haunting truth. Beyond the glass was not a bathroom wall at all.

Yes, when Hartsoe removed the mirror in her apartment, she quickly discovered that it was not backed by paint and plaster. Instead, there was a big square hatchway into the unknown! And when Hartsoe peered through the hole, she was stunned – and more than a little scared – by what stood before her.

Hartsoe captured her experience voyaging into the creepy space behind her mirror on video. And she uploaded a series of short films to TikTok, where they quickly went viral. The story begins with Hartsoe noticing that there’s something of a draft in the bathroom. It was even blowing the hair on her head.