TIFU by ordered something off the dark web for a video and now I think I’m being watched…

Hey everyone,

So… I run a YouTube channel where I explore the weirdest stuff I can find online — mostly dark web stuff, creepy ARGs, sketchy websites, etc. It’s part internet mystery, part comedy. My audience loves it when I actually order the strange things I find (as long as it’s legal), so I take requests sometimes.

About a month ago, I came across this bizarre site called Get Gnomed. It looked ridiculous. The whole thing is styled like a prank delivery service that “sneaks gnomes onto your property without being seen.” The tone was half-whimsical, half… weirdly serious. Like “we will bypass your security and place a gnome in your life whether you want it or not.”

So for the laughs, I went overboard. I paid for the “Deluxe Swarm Package” — 10 gnomes. I thought it’d be funny to do a video where I “get overrun” by lawn gnomes in my condo.

That was the plan. At first.

The first night, one gnome showed up — fishing rod, red hat, a little cracked smile. Placed directly in front of my unit’s door. I thought: cool, here we go.

The next night, there were three. One outside, two inside my building — by the elevator and the stairwell. I live on the second floor, and this building has a secure front entrance. No idea how they got in.

The night after that, I found five more — in weird places. One perched on my AC unit, another in the laundry room of my building (with no note, just sitting upright like it belonged there). One on top of my car. Two facing each other on my balcony, which I always keep locked.

At this point I was nervous, but also fascinated. I filmed what I could. But then I started noticing things I couldn’t explain.

My camera battery kept draining to 0% overnight.

One of the gnomes moved positions on its own. I thought I was imagining it until I checked timestamped photos.

A neighbor said they saw someone “in a gray hoodie just standing” by my door at like 3 AM. I checked my camera — static.

And the weirdest part: I tried to throw the gnomes out. Like, really throw them away. Two came back.

I don’t feel safe in my place anymore. I’ve started hearing creaks at night. My cat (who’s normally chill) stares into corners and won’t go near the gnome I left by the fridge for content.

This was supposed to be a dumb, viral joke. But I think I might have let something in — and I don’t know how to stop it.

Has anyone heard of this service or had something similar happen? TLDR ordered dark web gnome service on myself they don’t know I ordered it on myself for a YouTube video