A woman’s late-night laundry routine that feels more like a scene from a horror movie has struck a nerve with viewers across the platform.
In a TikTok video posted by user @hiitsmillzy, she walks viewers through her trip down to her building’s basement—baseball bat in hand—narrating each step as she descends into the dim, unfinished space where the washer and dryer are located.
“Y’all think your basement is scary?” she asks at the start of the video, before walking through a door at the bottom of a staircase and stepping into the darkness of the basement.
Exposed wires hang from the ceiling, random furniture is scattered across the concrete floor, and most of the room is unlit.
As she moves forward, she pauses to check corners, explaining that this is a nightly routine whenever she needs to do laundry.
To reach the machines, she has to cross a mostly empty room that she says she’s never fully explored, and points out a closed door she refuses to open and admits she has no idea what’s behind it.
“And then, I gotta do my laundry in hopes that no one’s behind me, and I gotta do it quick!” she explains.
The video ends with her rushing back up the stairs after unloading her laundry, reiterating that her basement tops any other scary setup.
She then invited viewers to show her “a basement that’s scarier than mine.”
Users React
TikTok users flocked to the comments to weigh in, with many saying they would avoid the basement entirely.
One declared, “Hard pass….I’ll hand-wash my clothes,” while another exclaimed, “Girl, this is the basement from The Conjuring, [what the f***].”
“Just buy new clothes every week,” one commenter joked, to which the OP replied, “I WAS FOR A WHILE! I have like 10 laundry baskets of clothes because I ran out of room in my closet.”
“The laundry mat would absolutely be getting my coins,” one contributor wrote. “That basement would never see me.”
Laundromat vs. Apartment Laundry: What It Really Costs
But doing laundry at a laundromat can add up quickly.
On average, washing a single load at a laundromat costs a few dollars, with dryers charging extra based on time, meaning weekly laundry can easily total $20 or more per month, according to Clean Right Laundromat.
Larger or urban laundromats often charge higher rates.
The LaundryPro explains that in rental apartments, laundry costs are less obvious but still present. Tenants typically pay through increased utility bills, covering water, electricity and detergent.
However, as this TikTok has shown, when the washing machine is in a creepy basement, tenants may well be prepared to pay more for peace of mind.
Newsweek hasreached out to @hiitsmillzy for comment via TikTok. We could not verify the details of the case.
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