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ELI5: Is there any science behind why many people find the basements in their home to be creepy?
gpt
Probably a number of reasons.

*They're underground*. Underground is for permanent storage, death, graves, and the Underworld. Satan/bolrogs comes from the ground. Hell is down, not up. Generally, us as humans have historically always associated things underground as being malicious. 

*They're dark*. Basements are mostly completely dependent on artificial lighting. Humans don't like dark. Humans loose one of their senses in the dark and humans don't like not being aware of their surroundings. 

*It's a place in your home where you don't live*. Another feature of basements is that a lot of them are purely used for storage. Thus it probably isn't meant to be cosy or inviting. 

*Cold. Bugs. Damp*. These are all associated with basements and most humans don't like those things.