“I always dream of the same mall.” 

So begins a recent post on the popular subreddit r/The MallWorld. The subreddit was first created in 2021, and currently has 10,000 monthly visitors detailing their recurring dreams of eerie, often empty spaces. The description reads: “Have you been to one of these common dream locations?”

The post continued: “It has a very vintage feel to it. It always has warm amber lighting and wooden guardrails. It has 3 main floors, and one secret lower floor. The lower floor is usually kept pristine, a time capsule of the ’90s. The stores are closed, but the merchandise remains. It smells like my kindergarten class did.”

If this dream sounds familiar, you are not alone. The post is among thousands on Reddit and TikTok from people who say they also dream of the same space, collectively referred to as “The Mall World.”

But this is no ordinary shopping mall. While not always identical, many say their mall worlds share similarities. There are endless stairwells, forbidden floors, and........

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