Phrogging Real Footage Shocks Everyone 

Most people feel safest in their own homes. But what if someone was secretly living there without you knowing? There are thousands of cases out there, where homeowners share they found phroggers in their home. 

And today, we’re going to reveal all of these stories. 

The Honolulu Home Invasion — Brittany and James Campbell’s Nightmare

What started as a regular day turned into something out of a horror movie when Brittany and James Campbell returned home with their kids, only to find a stranger living inside.

  

On September 20, 2019, James and Brittany Campbell returned to their Honolulu home with their two young sons. Right away, something felt off. 

A strange bike was outside their house, and as James went to open the front door, someone on the other side tried to shut it. James, a U.S. Navy member, managed to push the door open and force the man out. The intruder was 23-year-old Ezequiel Zayas.

Police arrived quickly and arrested Zayas. But the real shock came when the Campbells looked inside their home. Everything had been torn apart. There were strange items laid out everywhere, like someone had been going through their things and trying to organize them in a weird, chaotic way. The couple also found creepy notes and disturbing messages left behind by Zayas.

Zayas had been using the family’s computers and had left behind written plans for bizarre surgeries. He wrote that he wanted to “transform” the family and turn them from “omnivores” into “Ezequiel’s.” 

When Brittany and James went to check their bedroom, they found several knives lying around and strange diary entries about them, as if Zayas had been watching them for a long time before secretly moving in.

“It felt like he violated us,” Brittany said. “He violated our home. He violated our family.”

Zayas was eventually charged and later pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary in 2023. Shockingly, while waiting for that trial, he also killed another inmate in jail. As part of a plea deal for multiple crimes, including the Campbell home invasion, Zayas will spend up to 20 years in prison.

The Closet Intruder — Maddie’s College Horror

A college dorm is supposed to be a place to study, sleep, and feel safe. But for one North Carolina student, her room became a hiding place for someone else — someone she didn’t even know was there. 

In 2019, a college student named Maddie was living in student housing near the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. For weeks, she noticed small things going missing—clothes, shoes, and even personal items. 

At first, she thought maybe her roommates had taken something by mistake. Then she started hearing strange noises, like rustling and rattling, coming from her closet. It felt like a haunting.

One day, the sounds were loud enough that she finally called out, asking who was there. To her shock, someone answered. A man said, “Oh, my name is Drew.” 

Maddie opened the closet door and found a 30-year-old man named Andrew Swofford inside. He was wearing her clothes, her socks, and even her shoes. He had a bag packed full of her things.

Maddie was terrified, but she stayed calm. She called her boyfriend while keeping Swofford talking so he wouldn’t panic or try to run. During the strange conversation, Swofford even tried on one of her hats, complimented her, and asked for a hug. 

Thankfully, he never touched her, and police arrived shortly after to arrest him.

No one could figure out exactly how Swofford got into the apartment, especially since the locks had been changed just two months earlier after Maddie and her roommates had found two other strangers in their living room. 

The Denver Spider-Man — A Chilling Tale from the Attic

Long before the word “phrogging” was even a thing, one of the most terrifying real-life cases took place in Denver. It involved a hidden intruder, a brutal murder, and a cramped attic that no one thought to check. 

On October 17, 1941, 73-year-old Philip Peters was alone in his Denver home. His wife was recovering in the hospital after a fall, and he was going about his evening when something unimaginable happened. A thin, sickly-looking man appeared in his home, rummaging through the kitchen. That man was Theodore Coneys.

The two men had once met through a local guitar club. Coneys had fallen on hard times and decided to break into Peters’ house, finding it empty. He crawled into a tiny attic space through a closet and began secretly living there. 

A few days later, Peters caught Coneys in the act, and Coneys responded by beating him to death with a cast-iron stove tool.

Neighbors found Peters’ body, but police were baffled. There was no sign of forced entry or escape. Months went by with no answers. After Peters’ death, his wife returned home, only to experience more strange activity—missing food, noises in the night, and things moved around. She believed the house was haunted and eventually moved out.

Even then, neighbors continued to report strange sounds and awful smells from the empty house. Finally, in July 1942, the police decided to watch the home overnight. What they saw shocked them. 

A man appeared inside. When they rushed in, he vanished—until they heard sounds coming from the attic. They pulled open the hatch and found two legs disappearing inside.

It was Theodore Coneys, alive and filthy, who had been living above them the whole time in a space barely large enough for a person to lie down. The smell was so bad that one officer vomited. Another said, “A man would have to be a spider to stand it long up there.” That’s how he got the name: the Denver Spider-Man.

Coneys was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. His story remains one of the earliest and creepiest phrogging cases in American history. 

Conclusion 

Phrogging isn’t just an urban legend — it’s real, and the footage proves it. These videos serve as chilling reminders that danger doesn’t always come from outside. 

Sometimes, it’s already inside the walls. If these clips left you unsettled, that’s the point. They reveal how fragile the sense of safety can be — and why awareness, vigilance, and secure home setups matter now more than ever.

FAQs 

How does phrogging happen?

Phrogging happens when someone sneaks onto your property and secretly lives there without your knowledge. It usually takes place in homes that have attics, basements, sheds, or unused rooms where the intruder can hide. Sometimes, phroggers even sneak into rental homes that are sitting empty between tenants.

How do you get rid of a phrogger?

If you suspect someone is secretly living in your home, don’t try to handle it on your own. Call the police right away and let them take care of it safely. Every state may have slightly different rules, but law enforcement is trained to deal with these situations the right way and can help make sure the person is removed legally.

What’s it called when someone secretly lives in your attic?

That situation is called “phrogging.” It’s when someone secretly moves into another person’s home, like a basement, attic, or even a crawl space, without the homeowner knowing. The name comes from the idea of someone “hopping” from place to place, like a frog.

How common is phrogging?

Phrogging isn’t very common, but it’s real. While rare, there have been enough true cases to raise awareness. Some of these stories have come to light through news reports and viral videos, reminding people to be alert and aware of anything strange happening in their home.