Couple who bought Victorian flat make terrifying discovery under the stairs

A couple appear to have got more than they bargained for with their Victorian flat after making a shocking discovery under the stairs of their new .

Just in time for , spooky footage of the property was shared to by Dr Scary (@dr_scaryy) in a video that has since gone viral. The clip reveals a hole in their staircase leading to a sharp descent to a lower level of the building, with a wooden door at the bottom.

"Under the stairs we knocked it through and then you look through the hole and it is just a f***ing staircase," a caption for the clip reads. After making their way down, the door opens to a "secret room" and "endless tunnels" which it is claimed weren't mentioned by the previous owner or referenced on the deeds.

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WARNING: the video below contains explicit language that some viewers may find offensive.

The video goes on to showcase a series of derelict corridors and rooms, all of which appear to have suffered significant damage and contain piles of concrete rubble. However, plumbing on one of the walls suggests the space had been in use much more recently than Victorian times.

After exploring some more, the couple found an opening that appears to provide some sunlight and where the sounds of the road above are audible. "This is all underneath me – I'm not going to be able to sleep," admitted one of the residents.

"Just make the door secure and start renovating each room under you one at a time until you have a massive secured space you can use, no one needs to know," advised one user in response.

"It's haunted, get out now," penned a second in fear. "It's giving Blair Witch," agreed a third. "The flat's probably doubled in value since then," quipped a fourth person. "The scary part is they will now be taxing you on the extra rooms and/or buildings."

A fifth person offered an explanation behind the find, writing: "Tunnels or just connected basements. It’s not that uncommon in Victorian houses to have connected lifts and basements it’s only in recent years people have closed them off."

Whilst another added: "You had to get the coal or wood in and store it somewhere. Depending on the winters you need a lot. Also cellars were important until refrigerators. My grandparents farm house was built in the 1800’s and had coal and wood chutes. Hard to clean that up so many times they'd just block it off once gas was an option."