50 Of The Weirdest Lavatories From Around The World, As Shared By “Toilets With Threatening Auras”
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 wonder how many tipsy ladies have done stuff to him, I mean, it looks like he's got lipstick on his forehead?
It looks like it got slammed in the seat. The face says I’m enjoying having pen1s crushed though.
Load More Replies...The 3 toilets have no water connection. I think they were just placed or stored there.
Uh, so only one of the toilets has a visible caulking line around the base. I assume it's connected. Maybe not the other two? In any case, WTF?
"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.
As a not super sober person ( two full glasses of Pinot Grigio) it looks weird as heck
Load More Replies...Rustic comfort, nice view, well ventilated. Would poop there again, 3 stars
Technically, this is classified as a "quarter bath" by real estate agents.
Having lived as a young child in a house with only an outside toilet, it is not good that so many places in the world still don't have fresh water and or indoor plumbing.
Yes especially in places where girls and women are kidnapped coming and going to the fields to use the bathroom.
Load More Replies...I'm sure my thighs would get stuck under and pinch me. Just adding to the horror of this place.
For our wxperience in many posts on BP, I guess they'll say "G'day mate"
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hi do you have moment to talk about out lord and savior jesus christ
"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.
Is it just me, or did they all go into the restroom exclusively to pose..?
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.
Load More Replies...“Come pee here while I stare at you creepily and will murder you in your sleep”
What were those lyrics from “Enter Sandman?” “Sleep with one eye open.”
Load More Replies...It's maybe for people who really dislike Lars? Now you can s**t on him, as you always wanted. Have no other explanation. Poor Lars
But that’s impossible! Who doesn’t love every member of Metallica?
Load More Replies...Yess, why Lars Ulrich? Who has this terrible taste, you or your friends?
At least make it realistic, y'know with something else attached? 😏
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.
Lol I've never heard "parking your breakfast" before. Funny as hell!
Load More Replies...The boat in the photo is the Queensferry Lifeboat, so I hope they dont pass below at the wrong moment. On the other hand, just imagine being sat on that lofty throne and aiming for some dark-hearted oligarch's megayacht.
Load More Replies...NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOOOO THHHHHAAAAANNNKKKK YOOOOOOUUUUUUU
Random, you are soooooo right. I would be scared.
Load More Replies...If it can be seen from the train and then everybody could be watching you use the restroom
I have enough performance anxiety in a public restroom that has doors. Would never be able to do my business here.
Load More Replies..."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.
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
"That beauty ends, however, once you see how it feeds and nourishes itself. But that's horror lite compared to reproduction..."
Load More Replies...Rustic comfort, perfectly ventilated, incredible view. 5 stars, would poop there permanently
This looks like it should be in one of those erectile dysfunction commercials... but for laxatives instead.
Side by side standalone toilets on a hillside with a 50-something couple seated and holding hands. Filmed from behind, of course, because pharmaceuticals are classy.
Load More Replies...It would be amazing to poop there; that view. Wouldn't even need to scroll on my phone.
Does no one else see the EYES ( center right above the remains of the tank? Actually it kinda looks like Batmans face
*must've 😁 I don't mean to be annoying, just letting you know
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Load More Replies...Could be from an Indiana Jones movie. "Run Indiana, the roll is getting closer!" 🏃♂️🧻
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."
Imagine being on the toilet and all of a sudden... you're fkn crowdsurfing
This toilet is a legend. It has been serving in many festivals and big bands' tours. Here fans are celebrating its 100th concert.
Toilet in kitchen is always a good idea. It lets you reach the loo really quickly after the foodpoisoning you got for having the toilet in the kitchen.
I've seen toilets in kitchens before and assumed it'S a poverty thing, but this is just insane. How do you not break an ankle in there??
"All apartments in this building come with their own private bath, and gas cooktop in the kitchen"
This is a recurrent nightmare of mine - needing to go and not having the privacy to do so.
I went to the house of my aunt's relatives.Their washroom+bathroom was big(I have seen bedrooms smaller than that) and they had two toilet seats beside each other.I felt weird using one of them and while being able to see the other one.
And the flooring is positively dizzying as well. I wouldn't know where to look!!!
You could have one heck of a water fight with the bidets on the wall.
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."
"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."
...after people sitting and getting "appendages" stuck in the grate maybe!
Load More Replies...I apologize to all the men here in advance for what I'm about to say... but y'all are gross. And I thought we were gross. (For clarification...we are, but you are worse. lol)
They had this in Stockholm central station many uears ago. Impossible to use without getting pee on your shoes. Not sure if it is still there.
Yes. It does indeed have instructions! But, WHY does it need them!?!?!
It ALMOST looks like it's actually a ride!! Look at the "railing" all the way to the right. And, the floor is curved like it's supposed to go AROUND...!!!!??? No! Just HELL'S NAA!!!
Do u ever just look at someone and wonder, WHAT IS GOING ON INSIDE THEIR HEAD (Literally who builds this🤦🏽)
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.
They certainly are, making the whole thing a very efficient recycling device and an infinite supply of food. Genius.
Load More Replies...There is likely a busted sewer line down there that is full of mushrooms.
Try scrubbing in the litter maybe ? Also, they don't mention how you are supposed to "bury it".
Load More Replies...Just to confirm, the plumbing works fine and I'll still not be able to wipe either way, but you would like me to s**t in a box?
Hey, when you have to come up with $25k to replace the septic system you never knew you had, you improvise for a few days while the bank works out the loan. (Wish I could say this was a joke.)
Former house i rented septic collapsed with a water table shift and took a few days to get someone out there. (Luckily landlord was paying otherwise it'd have been longer!) I used a bucket n the guys walked out to field. Gotta do what you gotta do!
Load More Replies...Who knew Harry Potter's muggle guardians builit him a private loo . . .
That's a lot of cruciatus curses then... or maybe floo powder backfired, or- Neville broke his rememberall! Oh no!
Load More Replies...I've seen these they're little toilet lights that you can put in your toilet and they supposedly sense you coming at night and light up so you don't have to turn on the bathroom light. They have them on wish
Actually if you look at the trap door looking piece against the stairs, it has a latch to let it down so you have a mini landing to walk to the toilet
Load More Replies...“Hey jerry where’s your toilet?” Oh it’s up stairs you just have to use the ramp. “Huh? Oh I see.”
"Moooom! Tell Sally to stop doing her Zoom calls on the stairs! I'm trying to poop here!"
You put the plank down and go in. Someone comes by and puts the plank back up. Now you're stuck.
Having live in London, none of these constructions surprise me, anymore.
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
Maybe I am naive but I thought it was a Halloween costume?
Load More Replies...Hand me some bleach, just regular bleach. I'll put it in my eyes and I'll drink it. I don't want to live in a world where *this* exists.
Agree with you. It makes no sense. Psychologists say that people sexually abused at a young age often begin ingesting waste materials. Sad.
You mean the Lion the Witch and the Water Closet.
Load More Replies...Could you imagine not knowing it's there and someone just walks out?!?
Compared to other kitchen/toilet combos, this one is almost luxurious.
The tilted walls are even more disturbing to me than the placement of it.
You can see the first step (white one) the slope, looks like a couple inches off. A real fixer-upper !! lol
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Load More Replies...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
Seriously some guy or girl designed this, then it went one level up and there the thought was 'yea baby this gonna sell big!' Next, the big Chief way up gave his approval and an external company was hired to first design the machinery to actually make it. This was then implemented in a factory. Hundreds of people were involved to set up the retailing network, logistics, advertising... It took months if not years from start to finish, and NO ONE PUSHED THE RED BUTTON TO ABORT THIS MISSION! Humanity scares me, that is the least I can say about this...
That was a MadTv skit. God I miss that show **I Nelson Mandela’d myself hard 😅
I read that as scared commode and it accurately represents my fear of narrow spaces.
Load More Replies...You beat me to it! My thoughts exactly!
Load More Replies...Was gonna say that XD. But i dont think you should sh¡t there…
Load More Replies...It's always awkward passing Jerry from nextdoor when walking up to our apartment...
"However, none could deny his indomitable spirit. We did wish he'd stop making direct eye contact."
Load More Replies...Positioning toilets like this was not uncommon in 19th century England. Gave new meaning to the word "landing".
When people say 'Jesus is watching you', I don't think that's what they mean...at least I hope not
As someone who lives in a Latino country, you can find tons of these everywhere you go. Especially if you're in your grandparent's house. If you want to see someone who took this very seriously, search up the late Walter Mercado's house. Place was full of Virgin Mary's. A great man as well, recommend watching his doc on Netflix "Mucho Mucho Amor"
Load More Replies...While it's weird,it's not overly creepy it seems to have privacy so that's a plus. Jesus statue aside,this might be the most normal bathroom on this list,the decor might be a bit much,but it's not too bad,it's nice to look at.
I thought the same thing. Hopefully it was already broken before they destroyed it
Load More Replies...When you don’t want the bros to steal your pizza and beer.
Load More Replies...Judging by some of the restrooms I've been in, some guys apparently routinely do that
Load More Replies...The only thing that would make this worse would be if the toilet was in the center of the room. Anyone who puts a toilet in the center of the room is a sociopath.
Atleast it is more or less wheelchair friendly, but I'd like to wash my hands after doing the deed
I hope you feel a bit better at your own pace. I’m here if you need someone to talk to
Load More Replies...Probably an abandoned business that had some kind of animatronics, like an amusement park or ChuckeeCheese
Load More Replies...It's not a camera, just a signal light for hitting the jackpot.
this should be the top comment. i laughed way too hard at this
Load More Replies...If that's a camera then whoever put that in should be arrested it's illegal to have cameras in toilets
I would purposely go get spray paint and spray/cover it. Or duct tape. Creepy
Idk if you're meaning to, but you're really selling these toilets
Load More Replies..."So the horror themed bathroom was admittedly cool, but the guy in the pigs mask watching me go was a bit much." "......guy in a pigs mask?"
"Soo.. two more and we're done. What would you say are your strengths and weakness?"
Some people have a kink watching others on the loo. So this could be the seating for paying customers.
Having been sleepy and wanting to not have to run to the bathroom during chunk blowing season, this looks more comfortable than resting on the cold bathroom ground.
Bathroom waiting lines usually wait outside. Or it also is a guest room with its own bathroom
Or at least make sure your camera is pointing high enough. They'll never know the difference.
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According to who does it ever smell nice? (Unless you eat scented soaps for dinner)
The bathroom has actally a big sliding door/wall (rails on the floor!) and ventilation.
Load More Replies...Maybe a trailer with a roll out? The transition into the toilet side makes me think so. Still it's not a great camper option.
What scares me is NOT the skulls, but, the weird pride that man has in there!!!
Holy f**k what kind of bad bit of potato did you eat???
Load More Replies...This is probably the worst toilet in Scotland
Load More Replies...Pretty much the only kind of bathrooms I can find when in my dreams, I need to pee and desperately looking for a decent place to go. Then I wake up and realize I was actually sleeping with a very full bladder. I dread the day when I actually relieve myself in one of these dreams. I'm sure I'll wake up in a wet bed.
This reminds me of "The worst toilet in Scotland" from 'Trainspotting'....
A abandoned house! Because you can see that everything’s broke in that toilet!
Seems like it'd be easier to make it going up the stairs. You'd need to break physics or go down backwards to do it going down. Those stairs do look like they're in a physics optional zone, though.
Did the cat start a fire to hide the evidence that they messed with the toilet paper?
Ikr. Poor baby should be in such a tight space
Load More Replies...I used to work at a Pet Store that had a Tortoise who was the mascot and was owned by the manager. We would let her wander around the store from time to time and she would like to hang out in the dog wash area because of the humidity in a similar position under the counters. She was quite happy there. I suspect this tortoise is doing the same.
At least they didnt release it in the everglades when it got too big . .
This tortoise is actually under nourished. You can say that by noticing those pyramidal shapes in its shell.
Someone PLEASE RESCUE THAT TORTOISE! PLEASE! PLEASE! OMG! NO! NO! NO!
A man that can’t feel nothing. Or a man made of rocks
Load More Replies...I’ve seen all these in my dreams. At least some variation of this is there in my dreams
I am also frequented by the toilet monster in my nightmares.I can't believe the number of times I got scared in my dreams because of dirty toilets!
Load More Replies...Ah yes. When I poop, I want a duck butt above me. Definitely not weird.
Tuner has it, that everyone that goes into the bathroom, never comes out....
"Artist mixes form, function" reads the article headline. Art is art, but weird form for the function, just saying
Just don’t pick the wrong one or you will be itchy
Load More Replies...I guess it would be considered a c**p shoot then lol
Load More Replies...The perfect bathroom for those who don't wanna be alone when they use the bathroom.
NOW We all know who took all of the TP at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic
So that's where all the toilet paper went to at the beginning of the pandemic.
Would cause elly books. But you would have something to read
You’re in the woods.Who’s going to see you, the bears?
Load More Replies...Can’t help but feel this toilet will suck out your soul through your a*****e
I see this as some spaceship going in a mineshaft with a glass floor. Don’t ask me why
"But father, I hate taking this sh**-ivator down to the mineshafts!"
Load More Replies...Are you having trouble staying regular? Are you afraid of heights? This should help.
This is what King Arthur was against when he created the round table.
It's a no smoking zone and each toilet has a plaque to tell you how to...
It looks like there'd be treasure in it. Like a chest at the end of the dungeon. The toilet at the end of the corridor.
Gravity bending around the bathroom.. it's awesome.
Load More Replies...Many years ago, I went to a toilet like this in an Amsterdam coffee shop. It was lit with a UV light and it made my pee look like white gloss paint! And, yes, I was stoned out of my mind.
Imagine waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, half awake.
Toilet Santa is judging you, toilet Santa looks into your very soul, toilet Santa sees all :D.
I agree. It's just old, and wouldn't be upsetting or uncomfortable to use.
Load More Replies...Yeah, this is from the movie Parasite. Not sure if it exists for real.
I don't know if that apartment itself is for real but it was modeled after real apartments that can be found in South Korean basements
Load More Replies...You have to p**s on the flag, so what doyou think?
Load More Replies...Yes, I have a hobby. It's kinda unusual. I collect toilets. It's a useful collection
Ah ah, this is when the legendary concert toilet passed out after taking too much p**s. That was on Hellfest 2012 if I remember correctly.
I’ve seen so many of these in my dreams that I don’t know if I should be concerned or not
I visited a very, very catholic friend who had crosses and religious statues in abundance all over the inside of the house & the garden too. I am protestant, so this was a wonderment to me. I took a p**s in a commode with an 18" tall virgin mary statue with outstretched arms standing on the commode lid. She had the most amazed look on her face. The host said I should have turned the statue around first when I mentioned this to him.
Having only lived in houses with one toilet, I'd just be thankful to have a second sometimes - any port in a storm will do.
I have wierd and very vivid dreams. And usually before I wake up because I have to pee I have crazy dreams trying to find a toilet but nothing is usable and then I wake up. These! These are the types of toilets in my dreams. I've seen worse in my dreams but seeing real life pictures of these haunt me. Am I actually awake right now looking at this?
I used to have dreams about horrible toilets and I believe they're related to something you need to do in real life but can't. Figure out what that is and resolve it and you will dream of a beautiful bathroom, fresh and clean and bright with natural sunlight. This happened for me and I hope it happens for you. Rid your psyche of whatever it is that is bothering you and those dark and unpleasant toilet-dreams will evaporate. Good luck 🌱
Load More Replies...Honestly, the ingenuity of some of these is impressive. Sometimes in big cities there’s just no space for a bathroom, but these people have found a way. I’d rather have a toilet in a stairway in my own apartment than share a bathroom with 15 other people. Like, the idea to build a cabinet around it so no one knows it’s there unless you want them to, how smart!
My great grandfather did not believe in indoor toilets. He found it disgusting to s**t where you eat.
I want to know what architecture school did these designers go to,to think any of those toilet designs were a good idea. I mean I hope they didn't expect people to actually use those toilets and they were just novelty joke toilets.
I’ve seen so many of these in my dreams that I don’t know if I should be concerned or not
I visited a very, very catholic friend who had crosses and religious statues in abundance all over the inside of the house & the garden too. I am protestant, so this was a wonderment to me. I took a p**s in a commode with an 18" tall virgin mary statue with outstretched arms standing on the commode lid. She had the most amazed look on her face. The host said I should have turned the statue around first when I mentioned this to him.
Having only lived in houses with one toilet, I'd just be thankful to have a second sometimes - any port in a storm will do.
I have wierd and very vivid dreams. And usually before I wake up because I have to pee I have crazy dreams trying to find a toilet but nothing is usable and then I wake up. These! These are the types of toilets in my dreams. I've seen worse in my dreams but seeing real life pictures of these haunt me. Am I actually awake right now looking at this?
I used to have dreams about horrible toilets and I believe they're related to something you need to do in real life but can't. Figure out what that is and resolve it and you will dream of a beautiful bathroom, fresh and clean and bright with natural sunlight. This happened for me and I hope it happens for you. Rid your psyche of whatever it is that is bothering you and those dark and unpleasant toilet-dreams will evaporate. Good luck 🌱
Load More Replies...Honestly, the ingenuity of some of these is impressive. Sometimes in big cities there’s just no space for a bathroom, but these people have found a way. I’d rather have a toilet in a stairway in my own apartment than share a bathroom with 15 other people. Like, the idea to build a cabinet around it so no one knows it’s there unless you want them to, how smart!
My great grandfather did not believe in indoor toilets. He found it disgusting to s**t where you eat.
I want to know what architecture school did these designers go to,to think any of those toilet designs were a good idea. I mean I hope they didn't expect people to actually use those toilets and they were just novelty joke toilets.
