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Let’s start with a random question of the day: when you think of toilets, what pops straight into your mind? If we would have to guess, we'd say that you picture a sparkling white porcelain throne or the perfect place to come up with brilliant new ideas. Or perhaps you think it's a mysterious device that transports you half an hour into the future in a flash? While descriptions may differ from person to person, we bet that the word "threatening" was the last thing on your mind.

But when it comes to these Twitter accounts, it captures the essence of what they’re all about. Aptly named 'Toilets With Threatening Auras', these pages that go by the handles @scarytoilet and @cursedbathrooms curate the best of spooky bathrooms found online. It's full of pictures of some of the most bizarre and straight-up terrifying lavatories from every corner of the world.

So if you have a passion for disturbing things, then this post might be right up your alley. We at Bored Panda have scoured the accounts and wrapped up a collection of pics that have true horror movie potential. Continue scrolling, hit upvote on the best of the worst, and be sure to check out Part 1 of this post right here!

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    "I'm sorry in advance for the nightmares," the creator of the @cursedbathrooms Twitter account writes in the description, and from the looks of it — they have a point. Ever since the page was created in January 2011, it never stopped sharing images of the wackiest and most bizarre lavatories that we pray never to step foot in.

    The other page in question, @scarytoilet, has only been active for a few years but has already gained a strong foothold on the platform. As of this writing, it has amassed over 236K users on Twitter and a staggering 584K followers on Facebook. The creator of these pages, a UK-based freelance filmmaker Phil Wilson, collects the weirdest toilets from around the world and offers one of the most perplexing galleries online where the pictures range from humorous to straight-up terrifying.

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    "I was having a night in with my nan and she started talking about her toilet and how she felt it was threatening," Phil told Vice about how he came up with the idea to start his project. "It just spiraled from there." He first started posting these baffling images to Facebook and created the Twitter account "once the original page took off." In the beginning, he scoured the internet and went down Google rabbit holes for extremely intimidating toilet photos. But later on, the pages accumulated enough of a following so he could mainly share new posts from fan-submitted images.

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    Lawrencium
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it just me, or did they all go into the restroom exclusively to pose..?

    Deson
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been to furry conventions myself (no fursuit but I have a friend who has a partial one). I'm pretty sure they did this just for yucks and giggles of it.

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    Emo Sloth
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean... as long as it's just harmless posing, I don't see the problem.

    David Henry
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ....okay so I once wondered just how bizarre a bathroom at a furry con was but I never expected nor wanted to actually *know*, universe. That was an excellent move.

    Darlie Klinginsmith
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The smell inside those costumes is probably worse than the bathroom itself. They usually go to hot-HUMID a*s Pittsburgh,PA USA in the dead middle of summer. So play that in your sensories!

    Jo Johannsen
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Taking a photo in a bathroom packed with patrons seems a bit of a faux pas? Or in this case, paw.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They look like a gang who would beat you up for something

    Celtic Pirate Queen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ewww. Plushie fetish aside - why would they not remove their gloves/hands to use the restroom?

    Bea Zio
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then they grab you with those paws when you pose for a picture

    Briana Landers
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They know what theyre doing i lowkey love that furries KNOW the make people uncomfortable and take full cursed image advantage of ot

    j miller
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who knew that all these various animals go while standing on two legs!?

    Florence
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not tryna be offensive or anything just asking a genuine question to people who wear fursuits: do they have holes to go pee or poop through of do you have to take the whole thing off to go

    Trinity
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That lion looks like he's explaining physics to the urinal. "Now, I KNOW I aimed near the hole, so why did you splash back and keep swirling around?! You're making me VERY frustrated!"

    Panda-riffic
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please tell me the costume rental company charges a cleaning fee???

    Chris D'Asta
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Worst Furry Convention ever. The banquet hall at the Marriott was booked so they opted for the optional Free Urinal Cakes Package.

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    Stardust
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Come pee here while I stare at you creepily and will murder you in your sleep”

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    Hannah Hudson-Lee
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's on the Forth Railway Bridge in Scotland. I've seen it from the train. I've never had the honor of parking my breakfast there though.

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    "I generally get about 200 messages a day, so it takes quite a lot of time to sift through it all," the creator of the page told Curbed. You see, Phil considers himself a pretty normal guy with an unusual hobby. He is grateful for all the support his community — "wonderfully odd people" — has given him, so he tries to respond to every comment his pages receive. But can you guess Phil’s biggest takeaway from running the account? "The internet’s a really weird place," he said, and we couldn’t agree more.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We wake up to another peaceful day only to see the most common species: toilutus commodus shitus. It coexists with humans and is rarely seen in the wild but when we do see them there, they are a beauty to behold

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    But looking through these puzzling pictures does beg the question, how does Phil know which photos capture the essence of a menacing toilet and which ones fall a bit short? Well, he mentioned to INSIDER that there are a few criteria to consider when deciding whether a loo has a threatening aura. "I look for one of two things; actual intimidation, like something derelict or unsettling you wouldn’t usually see associated with toilets," he explained. "Or something funny, which most of the content has become." When asked whether he has any ideas for the future of his project, he said, "At the moment I'm content with just providing a daily dose of toilet."

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    To learn more about this emerging trend of uneasy and disturbing images that seem to rule the internet, we previously reached out to Frank T. McAndrew, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at Knox College. "The 'cursed image' is an internet phenomenon," he told Bored Panda. "It is an image that is unsettling because there is something not quite right about it, but we often cannot pinpoint exactly why it is so disturbing." 

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    "It may combine things that should not go together (a cherry pie with a bleeding human face baked into it?) or it presents an object in a context where it does not belong," the professor continued. When asked why they make us feel uncomfortable, McAndrew explained that we humans dislike the feeling of uncertainty. "We like to make sense of the world around us, and things that defy our expectations or things that are difficult to categorize throw us off our game."

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    But as we can see from these two Twitter accounts, masses of people enjoy looking at creepy and ridiculously strange images while scrolling through their social media feeds. "People who are tolerant of ambiguity or open to new experiences may be drawn to them because they offer a pleasant diversion from normality and present us with a cognitive puzzle to solve," he noted and added that other people simply find them unpleasant.

    "We are programmed by evolution to intently focus on unexpected or unusual things in our environment. It is essential to determine if such things pose some sort of threat to us or not, and cursed images hijack the part of our brain that is responsible for protecting us," McAndrew concluded. 

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I cannot stress how much I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, incredibly, truly do not understand how people fetishize scat/urine. It makes my skin crawl and stomach sick even thinking about it

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    Stardust
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pissing for couples. A lovely way to show your wife that there’s no need to divorce at all. Couple toilets, availible at your local mall

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's always awkward passing Jerry from nextdoor when walking up to our apartment...

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is a camera? If so then the people watching from it must be having a blast or be uncomfortable

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    According to who does it ever smell nice? (Unless you eat scented soaps for dinner)

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve seen all these in my dreams. At least some variation of this is there in my dreams

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does the wall art move? If so then I’d like to move in this place

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Artist mixes form, function" reads the article headline. Art is art, but weird form for the function, just saying

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see this as some spaceship going in a mineshaft with a glass floor. Don’t ask me why

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Holy- you know what? I’m tired of saying this. Let’s just go home

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