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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Dovahkiin_73 on 2026-04-01 13:34:30+00:00.
This was a few years back, I was living in a different state in an apartment. The walls are practically like paper. You could hear some parts of conversations and any other sounds. Especially from above. So one night, I was bored and couldn't sleep, so I decided to watch Silent Hill. (One of my favorite movies that helps me sleep sometimes. Strange, I know.)
When I watch a movie, I always put subtitles on, but I also tend to raise the volume. My room had plenty of space, and the distance between my bed and TV was warranted enough to have the volume a little high. The issue is that I had it higher than I imagined due to certain scenes that can be loud af than most of the film. For example, the scene with the grey children that Rose encounters. I forgot just how loud their screams and wails are and immediately went to turn down the volume. I decided to keep it to that volume and started to doze off.
I woke up from the sound of pounding at the door and saw flashing lights from my window. I start to freak out, wondering what the hell was going on and hurry to answer it. I was dumbfounded when there were two officers at the door, and a few people were at the staircase and another standing outside. I asked what was wrong, and apparently, someone called the police because they believed there was a child in danger! When the police explained, I went 'oh fuck!' and told them that I was actually watching a movie with the volume on too loud. After clearing up the misunderstanding, the police also informed others about it since their arrival and relentlessly pounding at the door caused curious neighbors to come and see what was up. Thankfully, I wasn't in any trouble, but I was told to make sure my volume wasn't loud when watching movies. At that point, I felt like such a dumbass and was embarrassed by this experience.
Lesson learned: Don't have the volume on loud when watching horror movies.
TL;DR: Police were called on me cause someone thought a child was dying. I explained it was from the grey children scene from Silent Hill but had the volume on too loud.