As with any adventure, there are risks to exploring abandoned places.

Some you might expect, like weak floors, unstable ceilings, and hazardous materials.

But if some encounters shared online and in the news are to be believed,

there are other dangers as well, some of which go far beyond logical reasoning,

from lurching shadow figures in an old hospital basement to faceless

humanoids lurking in deserted tunnels, here are some terrifying, unidentified life forms encountered

in abandoned places.

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You're listening. You're listening. You're listening. Be amazed. When Reddit user Hella Aaron went on vacation to Italy, the last thing he expected

was to return home with a thoroughly creepy experience under his belt.

But that's precisely what happened.

He and his cousin had been backpacking along the idyllic

Italian Riviera coastline when other backpackers told them of a secret beach hidden between

the neighboring villages of Vernazza and Corniglia. The fellows eagerly went in search of it,

and after scrambling down an overgrown hillside trail, which basically left them crawling through

spiky shrubs, they were delighted to finally reach the beautiful secret beach. After spending the rest

of the day lounging in the sun, the dark of night eventually began to creep in. When the time

came to find their way back, however, Aaron and his cousin were unable to relocate the safe

path up the overgrown trail. Luckily, Aaron remembered seeing a tunnel down by the beach. It was

hardly a luxurious alternative, given that it was pitch black, damp, and uninviting, but the

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