This looks like something out of a horror film. A video that was recorded by a Ring door camera shows a group of people wearing Halloween costumes approaching a woman’s door in Virginia. According to the woman, she initially thought it was joke until the group would not leave after she threatened to call 911. She then shared the group allegedly attempted to break in. Fox News provided more information on the attempted home invasion: Video shows a group dressed in sinister-looking Halloween masks allegedly attempting to break into a Virginia woman’s home in a terrifying encounter that left the family shaken. The three suspects appeared at the front door of an Alexandria home – located approximately 10 miles from Washington, D.C. – at around 10 p.m. Tuesday, WUSA9 reported. Shayla Whiteside was visiting her mother, the homeowner, when the incident took place. Whiteside’s younger brother and their family dog were also inside the home when the group arrived, according to Fox 5. “At first I thought it was just a Halloween joke, a little prank,” Whiteside told the outlet. “So I said, ‘Happy Halloween.’” However, Whiteside quickly realized the so-called “prank” was no laughing matter. The suspects – one clad in a clown mask, a second wearing a costume resembling Michael Myers from the “Halloween” movie series and the third dressed as an evil nun – can be heard yelling, “It’s your worst nightmare,” while standing outside Whiteside’s mother’s home. The group reportedly ignored Whiteside’s warnings that she was on the phone with 911 and authorities were en route to her mother’s home. “They kept, like, knocking on the door,” Whiteside said. “The knocks would get harder.” The suspects can later be heard yelling at Whiteside through the front door of her mother’s home, in a terrifying exchange that left the two women shaken. “It’s either you coming out or we’re coming in,” one suspect said, as another yelled, “Open the door!” The group then allegedly attempted to enter the home, WUSA9 reported. Watch here: Masked group try entering home, terrorizing homeowners for 12 minutes straight and flee before police arrive This is exactly why we have the 1st Amendment pic.twitter.com/XfhEEuTZIr — TaraBull (@TaraBull808) October 17, 2025 WUSA9 reported when when Shayla didn’t open the front door they moved to the backdoor: When they couldn’t get in through the front door, Shayla said they moved to the back of the house. “This whole thing they broke down, as you can tell,” she said, showing damage to the fence into their backyard. “They hopped up on here and went through there,” she explained showing the now damaged screen-in back porch. She said the masked individuals began hitting the back window. “They were just hitting the window,” Shayla recalled. “My heart dropped when they said that they were gonna take a chair and break down the door. That is just too much.” “It’s not even a joke gone wrong,” Shayla said. “They tried to enter into the home.” The ordeal lasted about 10 minutes, but Shayla says it left the entire family shaken up, especially her mother. “My dad recently just died, so it’s just like I’m just glad I was there,” she said. “But now she’s in fear. She don’t wanna stay there by herself.” Shayla said she’s grateful the situation didn’t escalate further. “It could have been bad,” she said. “Our Second Amendment right was not used and could have been, like being very transparent.” To the people responsible, Shayla had a message: “That was giving grown, grown-up activity,” she said. “The time frame alone, 10 o’clock at night to knock on someone’s door in costume is never OK. Halloween, not Halloween, it’s never OK.”