Imagine moving into your dream home only to discover that it might be haunted! That’s exactly what happened to Isa Machado and her family when they shifted into their new trailer-style home in Jacksonville, Florida. What started as a spooky mystery soon unraveled into a hilariously cute animal encounter that no one saw coming.

Shortly after settling in, the Machado family began hearing unsettling noises echoing through their new abode. From rattling in the kitchen to odd scratching sounds, Isa’s mom was convinced they had a ghostly guest. “We heard strange noises throughout the house,” Isa recounted when speaking to The Dodo. “Something was making noises, and we got scared because we could even hear them in the kitchen.” Imagine the chills running down their spines!

But then, the truth emerged in a way that was both shocking and adorable. One day, while Isa was in the bathroom, those eerie sounds returned, this time alarmingly close. “I was really scared, but I didn’t make a sound,” she recalled. It was at that moment that she caught a glimpse of the source: a tiny hand with pointy claws poking through the bathroom wall!

With a mix of fear and curiosity, Isa whipped out her camera and recorded the unexpected sight. What could have been a terrifying ghost encounter turned into a hilarious revelation when she shared the video with her family. “We thought it was so funny and sweet,” Isa laughed. Turns out, the hand didn’t belong to a ghost but to a raccoon! Talk about a plot twist!

But wait, it gets better! The family called animal control, only to find out that there wasn’t just one raccoon lurking in their crawlspace—there was an entire family! “It was literally an entire family,” Isa explained, noting that the crawlspace had been left unsealed, allowing the adorable intruders to come and go freely.

So, what started as a suspenseful Halloween-style scare morphed into a heartwarming tale of unexpected visitors. Instead of ghosts haunting their home, the Machado family now has a story to tell about their furry neighbors. Sometimes, the things that make us jump out of our skin can also make us smile. Who needs ghosts when you have raccoons?