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A picture has appeared under my bed. Neither me or DH think it's ours. Wtf?

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WTFthatsweird · 14/07/2019 07:49

We're moving house. DH said to me, what do you want to do with the pictures under the bed?
I had no idea what he was on about. I never put pictures under the bed.

Sure enough, 7am this morning he drags out two dusty old frames from under the bed. I've never seen them in my life. One of them had a charcoal drawing of a woman called Rachel.
I've never clapped eyes on it before.

DH says they aren't his. He thinks I've lost my marbles and have a shit memory.

But I swear I've never seen them before. The picture was made in '92. I was 10.

How the fuck did they get there?!

When I moved in 5 years ago there were no pictures here. No other adults have stayed here and I know he kids wouldn't come up with massive frames with glass and a picture of a naked woman.

How did this happen?!

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Ellabella989 · 14/07/2019 08:18

From reading your updates the only logical explanation then is that they belong to your DH. Has he been to a life drawing class secretly? Maybe he knows he can’t get them out the house to dispose of without you or the kids seeing so he’s decided to pretend he knows nothing about them instead

Soola · 14/07/2019 08:19

m.imdb.com/title/tt0164181/?ref_=m_nmfmd_act_49

Rachel was murdered in your home and the pictures were in the attic along with her mummified body.

Now that you are moving this is her desperate attempt to get you to look in the attic for more pictures and discover her remains and lay her to rest.

DuckbilledSplatterPuff · 14/07/2019 08:20

Is Rachel your DH's Cousin?

SoupDragon · 14/07/2019 08:21

No parent or other adult has bought them in and stored them under the bed to my or my husbands knowledge.

To your knowledge. Or memory.

However, obviously they've not just appeared there.

LauderSyme · 14/07/2019 08:21

I think John Lynton shouldn't give up the day job.

Why is your DH refusing to believe you? That's a bit shit.

Soola · 14/07/2019 08:22

The film I tried to link to is Stir of echoes where the murdered girl sends messages to Kevin Bacon.

The murdered girl is Rachel and the op is Kevin Bacon and I claim my ten pounds.

SummerHouse · 14/07/2019 08:23

Test DHs reaction when you ask him to draw you like one of his Rachels.

winecigsandchoc · 14/07/2019 08:23

John lives in your attic and uses discarded fag ends as his only available drawing medium. “Rachel” is actually op drawn whilst she sleeps from Johns perch at the end of the bed. He left them there are as a present and will be angry to learn you don’t appreciate them.

CameraTime · 14/07/2019 08:25

This is the kind of situation where my DH would deny all knowledge, claim it had to have been me, almost make me believe it WAS me and my memory's going... and then remember he'd put them there a couple of years ago after his sister asked him to store them for her, or something.

bevelino · 14/07/2019 08:32

Does this count as a woo?

IamaBluebird · 14/07/2019 08:32

I can't see a naked Rachel just a funny looking slipper. That's no help at all I know.

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WTFthatsweird · 14/07/2019 08:33

However, obviously they've not just appeared there.
Quite!

Why is your DH refusing to believe you? That's a bit shit.
Because I have been known to have a terrible memory.
But THIS I would remember. Plus I would never bring massive sheets of glass into this house. We're a clumsy, heavy handed family and glass is not a good thing!

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LillithsFamiliar · 14/07/2019 08:34

draw you like one of his Rachels This made me Grin

OP did your DH seem overly invested in whether you thought the 'artist' was good or not?

Have you taken it out of the frame? There may be some clues behind the picture eg receipt, scribble note with instructions on how to break Rachel's curse , etc

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WTFthatsweird · 14/07/2019 08:34

Does this count as a woo?

No this counts a freaky because someone - an adult - has stashed their Rachel pic in my home under my bed and I didn't know about it.
What the actual fuckery?

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WTFthatsweird · 14/07/2019 08:36

That made me laugh out loud

"Drawer me like one of your Rachel's."

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WTFthatsweird · 14/07/2019 08:36

*draw!

Fuck sake

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chickenflicking · 14/07/2019 08:37

I can't see a naked Rachel just a funny looking slipper. That's no help at all I know.

I thought exactly this! I've literally turned it every direction to try and see Rachel! Perhaps only the 'chosen' can see her.

LoafofSellotape · 14/07/2019 08:39

Were they covered in dust, how often do you hoover under the bed?

rslsys · 14/07/2019 08:39

^ This

Tooner · 14/07/2019 08:41

I feel sorry for Poor Rachel, she is a funny shape and looks like she has a horse arse and tail😂

LokiCat · 14/07/2019 08:41

Omg this is hilarious yet so creepy at the same time!
OP are you sure DH isn't playing a prank on you, as he was aware of them? When did he first notice them?

ScarlettDarling · 14/07/2019 08:43

Rachel doesn't even look like a person to me, just random wavy lines. Little wonder John Lyton hid the pictures under your bed, you'd not be hanging them on any wall!

Zaphodsotherhead · 14/07/2019 08:45

I think the key question is - how old was your DH in '92?

When I first saw them I thought they looked like a GCSE student's exam artwork. Are there any stickers on which might indicate that they'd been for sale?

Otherwise you've just got a mad artist living in your attic. Don't worry, happens to the best ofus.

Strugglingonagain · 14/07/2019 08:45

Ooooh this is spooky. I think it must have been your husband, but why I've no idea!