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Mom discovers secret basement in her kitchen that's almost certainly a portal to hell

Nope.
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It sounds like the perfect start to a horror film, doesn't it?

SEE ALSO: Scientists have discovered spiders with tails because nightmares are real

One minute you're going about your business in the kitchen, maybe doing a spot of hoovering or something. And then the next minute, CLUNK -- the hoover catches something in the floor. A loose tile.

Flash forward five minutes and you're standing there looking into what is quite clearly the back entrance to the underworld.

Let's be honest: when has the phrase "secret basement" ever meant something good?

Soon that tweet had over 2,000 shares, and the theories about what may lie within the nightmarish hole were starting to flood in.

The best option at this stage would be to immediately seal the doorway, cover it back up as best you can and get that house on the market asap.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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