<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Disturbing Ring camera video from a central Pennsylvania home in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/usa" rel="" target="_blank" title="US"><span>US</span></a><span> shows a mysterious stranger with a paper plate face appearing on the front verandah and leaving something behind.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I am the box demon, I leave this gift, this box, a gift for you," they say into the camera.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The "demon" is seen wearing a mask that appears to be made from a paper plate with eyes and a mouth drawn on it. Attached to the paper plate are multicolored petals like the petals of a flower.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/harvey-weinstein-retrial-disgraced-movie-mogul-appears-in-court-as-judge-weighs-key-rulings/d040ffab-92e3-45af-a9d0-fcc59747e687" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Weinstein in court as judge weighs key rulings for looming #MeToo retrial</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They then left an empty box on the porch.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The video was taken around 4am on Tuesday, March 11 local time on East 10th Avenue in Northern York Borough, the Northern York County Regional Police Department said in a news release.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The homeowner does not recognise the person. The homeowner does not know what the mask or the term 'Box Demon' was to represent," the release said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/box-demon-creepy-door-camera-video-captures-porch-intruder-us/4ff5ea5d-6221-4a2e-b3ab-d8c9d71b7191" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some social media commenters have speculated the "demon" looks like the character Dandy from the "Dandy's World" horror game on Roblox, an online platform where users can create, share and play other users' games.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/mclaurine-pinover-trump-official-tasked-with-defending-doge-cuts-filmed-fashion-videos-from-her-office/799b55d9-d519-4ef8-81ce-d87f1f214aa9" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Trump official caught posting fashion videos from DOGE office</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2025/03/12/09/46/today-in-history-march-13-what-happened-on-this-day"><img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/7t5X1BotWrZFOsNuAW9tYV1Yl5I=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F97a262cd-285a-459e-ad2d-d80b95c75ce6" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/7t5X1BotWrZFOsNuAW9tYV1Yl5I=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F97a262cd-285a-459e-ad2d-d80b95c75ce6 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/gwXiS_qBEeYD-FtaMQRG8E4m9hU=/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F97a262cd-285a-459e-ad2d-d80b95c75ce6 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">Coup announced on radio, 20 minutes before the attempt began</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2025/03/12/09/46/today-in-history-march-13-what-happened-on-this-day">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dandy also has a round face resembling a flower, with multicoloured petals around the outside.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police have since confirmed they have identified and spoken to the "Box Demon".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There are no public safety concerns," they said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The homeowner who had the box placed on her doorstep was made aware of the identification and does not wish to speak any further regarding this incident."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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