Here Are The Creepiest ‘Oddly Terrifying’ Photos If You Don’t Feel Traumatized Enough (50 Pics)

The horror genre is having a serious comeback at the moment. True crime shows are more popular than ever, scary movies have never been as authentic and original (thank you Ari Aster, Jordan Peele and Robert Eggers!) Even officials from the U.S. military have admitted that UFOs are real. Well, more accurately, they said that the government is in possession of “inhuman” remains. That probably creeped us out even more.To celebrate this resurgence of all things creepy, we have prepared another list of unsettling photographs from ther/OddlyTerrifyingsubreddit. Whatever, I wasn’t planning on sleeping tonight anyway. Let’s scroll down and satisfy our morbid curiosity together, pandas! And to know more about why we’re so into recreational horror, read our interview with American Literature lecturerDr. Kevin Corstorphine.This post may includeaffiliate links.

To celebrate this resurgence of all things creepy, we have prepared another list of unsettling photographs from ther/OddlyTerrifyingsubreddit. Whatever, I wasn’t planning on sleeping tonight anyway. Let’s scroll down and satisfy our morbid curiosity together, pandas! And to know more about why we’re so into recreational horror, read our interview with American Literature lecturerDr. Kevin Corstorphine.

This post may includeaffiliate links.

Hidden Microphones

There’s certainly something to be said about why people actively seek out and are fans of horror. There seems to be something about scary things that draws people in. It can’t be just the fact that people like to be scared, right?Bored Pandaspoke about the specifics of horror withDr. Kevin Corstorphine, lecturer in American Literature at the University of Hull.Dr. Corstorphine says that one of the reasons we like horror is because of its soothing element. This might sound counterintuitive, but scary things might provide comfort to us. “Being scared is thrilling,” Corstorphine says, “but I think that most people who really enjoy horror and actively seek it out find an element of solace in it. Horror is unfortunately a part of life, and fiction lets us explore it and make sense of it somehow.”

Dr. Corstorphine says that one of the reasons we like horror is because of its soothing element. This might sound counterintuitive, but scary things might provide comfort to us. “Being scared is thrilling,” Corstorphine says, “but I think that most people who really enjoy horror and actively seek it out find an element of solace in it. Horror is unfortunately a part of life, and fiction lets us explore it and make sense of it somehow.”

Abdandoned House’s Porch Looks Like A Mouth With Fangs

A Tunnel Dug By The Giant Ground Sloth In Brazil (10,000 Years Ago)

Different types of media might scare and terrify us in different ways. An eerie song might unsettle us, a scary book can conjure up different creepy images in our minds. Film, of course, is more explicit, it leaves less to the imagination, and so does photography. Thus sometimes visual media is best at evoking a scare out of us.Dr. Corstorphine agrees: “Even though a film might have many components that work together, it’s interesting that images stick out so strongly for us: Regan’s possession inThe Exorcist, Carrie dripping with blood at the prom, or even some of the gruesome torture scenes from theSawfilms. The visual is definitely the element that stays with us and comes back even if we try to forget about it!”

Dr. Corstorphine agrees: “Even though a film might have many components that work together, it’s interesting that images stick out so strongly for us: Regan’s possession inThe Exorcist, Carrie dripping with blood at the prom, or even some of the gruesome torture scenes from theSawfilms. The visual is definitely the element that stays with us and comes back even if we try to forget about it!”

Dark Hedges Ireland

Subtropical Swamp In Louisiana, USA

Driving At Night With Astigmatism

However, horror is not always as explicit as it is in theSawfranchise. The photos in this list are proof that sometimes things scare or unsettle us even if they’re seemingly mundane. It’s the strangeness we find in ordinary things, what Freud calledunheimlich(the unhomely).

Sinkhole In Turkey

This Is A Single Shot And Not Two Pictures

My Dog Was Pretty Nervous About Heading Down This Trail For Some Reason

Dr. Corstorphine explains the uncanny: “[It’s] that weird mix of the familiar and strange, like when you wake up and just for a second, your dressing gown is a hooded figure standing in your bedroom. In visual art and film, I think this comes across frequently with the look in someone’s face, and the eyes in particular. It’s that sense that something is not quite right that’s so unsettling.”

Was Leaving My House At 6am And Found This In The Dew On The Front Steps

I can’t ever shake the feeling someone, or something, is going to jump out from one of these. Always hearing these weird whisper noises that I’m sure is the wind, but still makes your hair stand up.

My Job Is To Inspect Every Single One Of These Car, Night Time Hits Different

A Female Omothymus Spider Spotted In Malaysia

Dr. Corstorphine’s research interests include horror and Gothic fiction and he has written extensively on authors such as Bram Stoker, H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King. “I’m a big fan of theEvil Deadfilms, including the latest ones,” he shares his favorites. “It’s that mix of body horror, tension, and a bit of humor that works for me.”

Nasa’s James Webb Telescope Has Spotted A Giant ‘Question Mark’ Object In Deep Space

Lighthouse Perched On A Rock Pillar In The Westman Islands, Iceland

The Cork-Lid Trapdoor Spider. If You See What Looks Like An Ancient Coin Buried In Sand, Leave It Alone

Corstorphine is also aware that picking favorite pieces of horror (or any kind of) media is notably personal. “I think there’s a nostalgic element to horror films as well: they’re bound up with the experiences you’ve had watching them in a specific time and place,” the academic says.He also includes the video game franchiseSilent Hillamongst his favorites for its inventive visuals. For anyone interested in visual horror, he would also recommend the art of Clive Barker, the creator of theHellraiserfranchise.

He also includes the video game franchiseSilent Hillamongst his favorites for its inventive visuals. For anyone interested in visual horror, he would also recommend the art of Clive Barker, the creator of theHellraiserfranchise.

This farmer couple used silicon to create molds in the shape of their own feet. They then planted turnips using these molds. As the turnips grew, they filled the molds and took on the shape of their feet.

Vegetables Shaped Like Humans

Close-Up Of An Ant

This Monstrosity On The Bathroom Ceiling Of A Local Restaurant

Aarhus University in Denmark has a Recreational Fear Lab which studies the human fascination with all things frightening. Its director Matthias Clasen toldThe Washington Posthe and his team identified three broad types of horror genre enthusiasts. “Adrenaline junkies”, “white knucklers” and “dark copers”.

This Shark Has Seen Some Shit

Coal Miners Returning From The Depths After A Days Work, Belgium, Circa 1900

Brine Pools At The Bottom Of The Sea

The Sun Being Compared To A Lovecraftian Deity Is Terrifying

David And Louise Turpin Together With Their Children They Kept Imprisoned And Abused For Many Years

Chris Mccandless Note That Was Found In His Truck In The Middle Of Alaska

Two Prison Guards Posing For A Photo With Ed Kemper, Who Was 6’9 And 300lbs

Hong Kong Apartments

Wait… A Victim Of The What??

Lastly, “dark copers” are the closest to what Dr. Corstorphine described. Through frightening stimuli, they’re able to challenge themselves and challenge their fears in order to deal with their anxieties in the real world. The researchers at the Recreational Fear Lab found that horror fans are more resilient psychologically, as was proved in the beginning of the 2020 pandemic.

Partially Submerged Statue Of Shiva The Destroyer During The Flash Flood In Uttrakhand

Sinking Of Amoco Cadiz In Brittany 1978 Looks Like A Giant Whale Surfacing

A Nursing Home Flooding

Whether you’re an adrenaline seeker or just looking for how to survive in the world, horror is a great form of entertainment to enjoy. There’s no need to think that liking scary and unsettling things is somehow wrong. So don’t forget to upvote the bestterrifying photosfrom this list, pandas!

Saw The Full Mirror In My Hotel Room Randomly Shake And Discovered This Space In The Wall Behind It

Poor Matthew

Came Across This Abandoned Building In Vermont While Hiking In The Woods. There’s No Door And The Windows Have Been Boarded Up And Caged

Ferris Wheel On A Local Night Fair

What Rip Current Looks Like

Youtuber Dallmyd Vlogged Their Trip To The Same Submersible That Would Later Implode A Few Days Later. Their Trip Down The Titanic Was Cancelled Due To The Weather. This Is What The Inside Looked Like

Bear Paw Armor, Used By Warriors In Islamic, Indian, Persian & Pakistani Civilizations

Walked Outside To See What The Dog Was Barking At

I Was There… January 15, 2018

This Was New York City Earlier Today, Which Was Temporarily Ranked #1 For The Worst Air Quality In The World Due To The Wildfires In Canada

Friend Found This Outside Her Door With Some Damage At The Lock, What Would This Be?

House While Hiking In The Appalachian Trails. There Were No Paths Or Roads Going To This House

Abandoned Summer Camp Closed Due To A Child Drowning In The Lake. Sound Familiar ?

Ad About Work Accidents On A Colombian Magazine, Posted 30 May 2001

The Wreck Of The Titanic From Afar

This Is Jocelyn Wildenstein, The Wealthy Socialite Nicknamed “Bride Of Wildenstein” And “Catwoman” Because Of Her Extreme Plastic Surgery

The Vegas Msg Sphere

1 Am And My Cop Neighbor Is Doing This Through My Kitchen Window

Hiding In The School’s Communal Showers During A Code Yellow Turned Red (Few Months Ago)

Pyongyang, North Korea

This 9000-Year-Old Stone Mask Is The Oldest Mask In The World, And Was Found In The Judean Desert In Israel [3000x4000]

Underwater Tunnel Connecting Denmark And Sweden

Texas City Shares Photo Of Unidentified “Entity' Outside Zoo

Our Hr Team Just Received A Stapelia Flower As A Thank You From A Candidate. There’s A Note Warning Not To Touch It Because It Will Sting And Not To Smell It Because It Smells Like Rotten Flesh