A man has left the internet horrified after he found a disturbing item while cleaning out his attic.
The man, named Quinn, shared a snap of the shocking discovery to Reddit under the subreddit entitled Weird, and it caught the attention of thousands of people across the globe.
In the post, he explained that he was clearing out some stuff from his home when he came across a doll that looked straight out of a horror movie.
It appeared to be some sort of monkey, but looked more like a monster thanks to its enormous eyes that had dark rings around them and big smile.
Its wiry white and beige fur stuck out in every direction, while its abnormally thin limbs were bent out of shape.
It also contained bizarre fur-less hands and feet and huge ears.
‘Found this weird looking thing while I was cleaning the attic,’ Quinn captioned a carousel of photos that showcased the terrifying discovery.
One image showed the creature sitting on his kitchen counter, while another featured it wearing a pink and green bow seemingly put on by Quinn.
A man named Quinn was clearing out some stuff from his attic when he came across a doll that looked straight out of a horror movie (stock image)
It appeared to be some sort of monkey, but looked more like a monster thanks to its enormous eyes that had dark rings around them and creepy smile
A third saw Quinn holding up the unnerving toy to the camera with a wary look on his face.
The post quickly went viral, gaining more than 30,000 likes, and hoards of users rushed to the comment section to share their horror.
‘That would scare the s**t out of me running into that in my crawl space,’ one user wrote.
‘Where there is one there are many. That just the one you found, man,’ warned another.
‘I probably would have screamed, fallen down, bonked my head, and probably be comatose before I died,’ joked someone else.
‘F**k that put it back,’ urged a different person.
‘I’m so sorry but I genuinely burst out laughing at this. You better put that thing back before it tries to kill you,’ read a fifth comment.
A sixth said, ‘[Quinn] be safe, you’ve touched the evil.’
Quinn shared a snap of the shocking discovery to Reddit under the subreddit entitled Weird, and it caught the attention of thousands of people across the globe
‘Found this weird looking thing while I was cleaning the attic,’ he captioned a carousel of photos that showcased the terrifying discovery
It turns out, the toy is a puppet made by an artist and LSU animation professor named Joe Nivens (seen), 36, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who said he sold it to a friend five years ago
‘And now it is loose in your house and not trapped in the attic! Sleep tight,’ penned a different concerned user.
While thousands were terrified, a few admitted that they thought it was cute and wanted one for themselves.
‘Why do I want one?’ asked one user.
‘Right it went from “there is a serial killer in that house” to “I got to have it” real quick,’ said someone else.
‘I’m kind of obsessed with it. I wish the previous owners of my house would have left weird s**t for me to find in my attic,’ joked a different person.
It turns out, the toy is a puppet made by an artist and LSU animation professor named Joe Nivens, 36, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who said he sold it to a friend five years ago.
‘I built that puppet in 2018 for a friend who commissioned it as a Christmas gift for his mom,’ he explained to the Daily Mail.
‘He thought it resembled her Australian Shepherd. The original design was actually inspired by my miniature Australia shepherd, Hedwig.
‘I built that puppet in 2018 for a friend who commissioned it as a Christmas gift for his mom,’ he explained to Daily Mail. ‘The original design was actually inspired by my Australia shepherd’
Joe explained that he ‘discovered the magic of puppet fabrication and stop motion animation’ when he was in high school, and has been making puppets ever since
He said he thinks the fear over his puppet is ‘valid,’ since he knows his toys are ‘both cute and creepy’
‘It was supposed to be weird. I was very inspired by shows like Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, CatDog, Ren & Stimpy, and Rugrats.
‘I do not know how the puppet ended up in the attic, but my guess is that my friend’s mother may have been afraid of it.
‘I’ve sold plenty of puppets and art dolls over the years. So, I would like to think that there are quite a few attics out there quietly haunted by my creations.’
Joe explained that he ‘discovered the magic of puppet fabrication and stop motion animation’ when he was in high school, and has been making puppets ever since.
‘I think it is hilarious,’ he added of the Reddit post and the internet’s reaction.
‘I love the comments screaming to burn it. I am just excited that people are having strong reactions to my work.’
He said he thinks the fear over his puppet is ‘valid,’ since he knows his toys are ‘both cute and creepy.’
‘I draw a lot of the inspiration for my work from Rushton rubber-face dolls and vintage tin toys,’ he explained.
‘I grew up surrounded by antiques and collectibles. My mom and grandma loved to collect antique figurines, banks, vases, etc.
‘As a kid, I’d spend a lot of time staring at them and imagining the stories behind them.’
