A man on TikTok has shared a disturbing discovery he made while cleaning the mirror in his bathroom: a TV, complete with power and a cable box, hidden in an alcove.
The concept of one-way mirrors is enough to make anyone paranoid. The idea that someone could be watching you from the other side while you’re at your most vulnerable is true nightmare fuel. For a man by the name of Matthew the nightmare has become a reality as there really was something behind his bathroom mirror.
Matthew claims that he was cleaning the wall-mounted mirror when he noticed that one of the metal clasps holding it to the wall was loose. He decided to take it down to investigate and was shocked by what he found.
That’s not supposed to be there
You might expect to find creepy stuff like this in a seedy hotel, but not in your own home. It’s safe to say Matthew probably wasn’t expecting to find a fully working TV behind his mirror. If horror movies have taught me anything it’s that stuff hidden behind one-way mirrors is never good news, it’s giving Candyman vibes.
It seems the TV was left there by whoever lived in the property before Matthew, although he seems pretty stumped as to what reason anyone could possibly have for putting all of this behind a bathroom mirror. He wonders if maybe whoever put it there wanted to watch the news while on the toilet, but that wouldn’t work as the toilet doesn’t face the mirror.
It’s pretty creepy that all this was behind Matthew’s mirror the entire time. Apparently he moved in in January but there was no mention of the mysterious TV behind the mirror. However, some on TikTok believe they know the real reason for it being there.
The theories
The most popular theory is that whoever set this up was trying to make their own DIY “Magic Mirror.” Essentially this would allow them to display things like weather and news updates through the mirror, you can actually see when Matthew puts the mirror back on that the image from the screen is still visible.
Others believed that the TV was there for more nefarious purposes. One person warmed Matthew to “start checking everything” including “smoke detectors, power outlets, [and] vents.” Another asked if there was any sign of a camera hidden in the little space.
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However, as creepy as it is it really doesn’t seem like it was there for any nefarious purpose. In a follow-up video Matthew confirms that there was no camera and decides to buy a universal remote and connect the TV up although he admits he doesn’t know how often he will be using it.
Obviously the best use of the mirror TV is to watch the entirety of The Lord of the Rings extended editions. Something tells me Matthew is going to be spending a lot more time in his bathroom from now on.
