A woman has left TikTok users baffled after sharing a 'creepy' discovery she made while hiking in an American national park. The footage, posted by user Tiffany, shows what appears to be a human-like face lurking in a dark cave opening at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in Idaho.
In the video, Tiffany zooms in on a dark crevice beneath a rock formation. As the camera adjusts to the low light, a pale face with dark eyes and a sinister smile becomes visible. The blurriness of the image has sparked a debate among viewers, who cannot agree whether it is a person, an animal, or just a trick of the light on a rock.
Thousands of comments flooded the post, with theories ranging from a bear to the Babadook, a monster from a 2014 horror film. One user joked: 'Why the literal babadook chilling in a hole.' Another found the idea of a mountain lion more comforting. Some suggested it could be a mask left by a prankster, while one viewer claimed to have photographed the same phenomenon on a previous visit.
The national park, named for its lunar-like landscape of lava flows and cinder cones, has many natural nooks and caves that could conceal such shapes. However, neither Tiffany nor her viewers have been able to confirm what exactly was hiding under the rock.
