27 Horrifying Things People Found At Thrift Stores And Garage Sales That I Sure Hope They Didn't Take Home

I love a good thrift shop, but if I found a used exorcism kit, I would "nope" out of there so hard.

Pre-pandemic, I was a huge thrifter. I just love the feeling of going to a thrift or secondhand shop, or even a garage sale, and sifting through the items to find some gems.

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But as every thrifter knows, every once in a while you find the exact opposite. AKA, something completely horrifying.

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Here are 27 absolutely terrifying thrift store finds that are definitely cursed.

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c.1940 Sedac electroshock therapy machine by Reitek used for the treatment of depression, mania, schizophrenia, etc. from ThriftStoreHauls

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My most cursed find to date. from ThriftStoreHauls

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Thrift store find - wedding clowns from WTFgaragesale

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Found in Iowa, and a little sad I left the soulless baby there from WTFgaragesale

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Lurking around Goodwill and found these hidden in the back corner. Not terrifying at all. from WTFgaragesale

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My nephew won this in a safe deposit box auction a few years ago. It was not by itself, there was a baby blanket with blood on it and all the rest in that lot were jewelry and coins. Not sure what went on but that person didn’t pay their rental fees. from WTFgaragesale

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The Fuel of Nightmares from WTFgaragesale

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Another creepy find. Can’t find much online about this and it had multiple notes like this in different languages. Maybe instead of Elf on the Shelf, it’s like Gremlin in the Kremlin? Either way it should be burned with fire. from ThriftStoreHauls

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Catch and release on these haunted twins at a Goodwill in Austin. Probably still there for anyone who enjoys being cursed from ThriftStoreHauls

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Not sure what this dude was doing hanging out with the trophies, but he definitely gave me bad vibes. $2.99 at Ohio Thrift from ThriftStoreHauls

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Well I don’t know how to say this but I bought a bedroom set at the local gallery and didn’t check the drawers, after moving it all up 3 flights of stairs I found photo albums, notes, cards, and this exorcism kit... from ThriftStoreHauls

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More Belgian thrift store creepiness... from ThriftStoreHauls

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Crying child Clowns with spanish poetry - too creepy to pass up from ThriftStoreHauls

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I couldn't resist buying this creepy drummer boy. $2 at Goodwill. from ThriftStoreHauls

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Creepy haul at a local Value Village from ThriftStoreHauls

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Some creepy doll parts I found in an antique store today. Gonna turn the arms into earrings! from ThriftStoreHauls

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Creepy porcelain doll I found staring at me from the shelves from ThriftStoreHauls

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The Stuff Nightmares are Made of from WTFgaragesale

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Couldn't resist buying this creepy antique store lamp from ThriftStoreHauls

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Found this super cool super creepy pinocchio for 4.99. from ThriftStoreHauls

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A creepy mask... for sleeping? from ThriftStoreHauls

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Creepy game found in my local Treasure Mart. from ThriftStoreHauls

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Speaking of coffins... "animal/child coffin" story in comments. from ThriftStoreHauls

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These have been sitting in my local Salvation Army since before COVID from ThriftStoreHauls

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The creepiest, likely oldest, doll I’ve ever found. from ThriftStoreHauls

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This horrific vintage Rushton plush bunny rabbit. Included in a mystery box lot of vintage plush for $2! from ThriftStoreHauls

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I took the picture, slowly backed away, and left. from ThriftStoreHauls

H/T r/WTFgaragesale and r/ThriftStoreHauls