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A terrifying picture captivates you like a horror movie you never signed up for, but still watch till the end with palms on your face hiding from the screen. You look once, you look twice and then think, “This is enough for me today,” only to realize you’d like to see some more. Thus, we’re going to give you some more scary scenes of unsettling images.
We've listed 50 terrifying images from the scary corner of Reddit known as ‘Oddly Terrifying.’ This community of 2M members has people sharing the weirdest, creepiest, and most unsettling pics of random moments and computer-generated images. These creepy pics promise to fire up your brain with some tingly sensations. So, scroll down through Bored Panda’s new batch of spooky pictures, upvote the ones that you find the creepiest, and frighten your friends by surprisingly sharing these disturbing images.
Image credit: mountainmorticia
The Fun Behind Unsettling Images
First things first, a terrifying picture isn't meant to be a horror scene. Unsettling images capture moments, and places from people in their daily lives that shift our reality’s perspective by evoking a disturbing, scary, or fearful emotion. The fun in oddly terrifying pictures lies in their paradox—although terrifying, it’s also impossible to look away and miss the fun of finding scary things hidden in pictures.
Many people love them, and if you’re one of them, you must read the expert’s insights. To find out what fascinates us about the unsettling photos and videos, Bored Panda spoke with Lisa Yaszek, a Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech, where she researches and teaches science fiction as a global language crossing centuries, continents, and cultures.
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#1
Corn Maze
#2
Best Cinema Ever
Nicole A 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure they'd hear me screaming in the next state over.
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Jyri Hakola 2 years ago
This just needs a one with a scuba-diving gear on performing practical jockes..
Michael Sanders 2 years ago
These used to be done in Austin and they did.
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Nubis Knight 2 years ago
YESSSS! Wanted to do something similar, looks great. I absolutly would visit. ^_^
Scarlett King 1 year ago
Someone in the audience starts to feel something chomping at it’s leg and sees a great white shark casually eating the woman’s leg screams and in a split second she realizes it was a dream
Milady Cynthia Marie 2 years ago
Ba-dunah-ba-dunah-ddunah. Dun-ah, dun-ah, dun-ah... AAAHHHHH!!!!!
RedKindaSus 2 years ago
*Sharks included with purchase of pool. You have been warned*, said the rental place.
Mary Rose Kent 2 years ago
I just assumed it was a creek…can’t say why, really
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Nicholas Rabinowitz 6 months ago
Ive heard they hire scuba divers to touch your legs under the water during the movie.
Glenn Christensen 1 year ago
Yeah, maybe not the best movie to watch in a lake. I hope this isn't in Florida where they have bull sharks in lakes like this.
Julian McCallum 2 years ago
THere better be someone there in scuba gear and is wearing a shark fin on their back
Wren Kaiser 2 years ago
SOMEONE PLZ TELL ME THEY HAVE SOME SORT OF ROBOT TO BRUSH AGAINST THE PEOPLES LEGS!!!! PLZZZZ
Lydia Dean-Melchior 2 years ago
It's a lake,so no sharks, but the gators are out tonight...(evil laugh hee hee)
KindredKiller 2 years ago
This seems super fun but with my luck I'd end up floating away lmao. That, and the fact that if anything touched my leg you'd be able to hear me scream 10 miles away XD
Harry pottsh 2 years ago
My sister and I did this bc her grandparents owned a beach house so we set up a projector outside and it was alot of fun
Louise Stange-Wahl 2 years ago
Think of the fun if they had an articulated working Bruce the shark at the back of the water and just pull it in and watch the fun!
Michelle A 2 years ago
Nooooooooo! I can't even watch that movie in a desert! That movie has always been so unsettling to me.
Suhaira tasni 2 years ago
I am having a feeling a shark is really in the water and is just waiting for the movie to finish :l
Brooke Weber 2 years ago
I've done this event. It's the only way I'll watch Jaws now. They even had divers that pulled someone's leg or popped out the water during scary moments
Mary Rose Kent 2 years ago
Wouldn’t you prefer to give birth in water you know hasn’t been peed into or had critters swimming in it?
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago
Imagine you're sitting in your inter-tube enjoying the moving and you feel something slimy glide past your leg
Mary Rose Kent 2 years ago
LLBK: It’s actually inner-tube because it’s inside the wheel
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Richard Hunt 2 years ago
While in the US NAVY ,we saw JAWS for 6 days straight because of bad weather so we couldn't get fresh supplies or movies !!
#3
This Is True Fear
#4
War Changes You
No you didn't 2 years ago
He was in another post recently, along with a bit of his story. Most of the four years he spent in a concentration camp.
Unsettling Images Fascinate Us. Why?
“It’s hard for us to look away from unsettling photos and videos because they challenge our usual ways of perceiving and cataloging the world, disrupting our sense of ordered reality and even suggesting that reality might be something other than we thought it was,” Lisa told us.
She explained that “these photos and videos tend to revolve around grotesque juxtapositions of things that should not be together; they are objects that defy science and rationality and disturb our sense of scientific category. More often than not, they focus on disgusting bodies that are monstrous fusions of things that should be kept apart.”
The professor added that while these monstrous bodies are usually individual ones, they often suggest a larger universe that is seriously out of kilter as well.
#5
I’m So Disturbed Yet Also Intrigued
#6
This Extremely Disturbing Face Swap
DUN DUN (she/her) 2 years ago
Nope I definitely didn't need to see this. Unsee juice, here I come
#7
Mahatma Gandhi's Statue After Some Prankster Added Red Lights To The Eyes Of It (San Francisco, 2019)
A Terrifying Picture Offers A Different Perspective
The professor states that it’s no surprise that humans are fascinated by oddly terrifying images and that there are whole online groups dedicated to sharing them. “Photos and videos are supposed to give us clear and accurate representations of reality; they assure us that we document and thus know the material world around us in methodical and consistent ways.”
But unsettling images can do the exact opposite, Lisa suggests. “They can undermine our faith in reality: either the camera does not lie, and it has captured some monstrous rip in our own reality, or it does lie, and we have to recognize that we cannot even trust our own technologies to accurately document the world around us! Either way, it’s disturbing.”
#8
This Statue With A Beehive For A Head
#9
This Abandoned Hospital Had A Visitor Last Night
#10
Amazing Halloween Costume
Why Do People Keep Looking at Creepy Pics?
So you may wonder why we keep looking at these photos —and disturbing art in general? Lisa has an illuminating explanation. “Grotesque imagery is part of every culture and goes back to the dawn of civilization. Today, we actively seek out terrifying experiences by looking at grotesque photos, watching horror movies, and even going on roller coasters,” she said and added that “as humans, we seek out these terrifying artistic and cultural experiences for at least two different reasons.”
“First, as designed experiences, terrifying art and culture give us a way to engage with things that are disturbing, uncanny, and even utterly monstrous from a safe distance. Our psychological and mental categories for understanding the world are temporarily turned upside down, but we’re not directly, physically threatened by the grotesqueries we are looking at or experiencing, and we know eventually everything will return to normal,” Lisa explained.
#11
Biblically Accurate Angel
#12
This Is What Running Birds Look Like
#13
The Black Crack, A 65-Foot-Deep Fissure Along A Trail In Canyonlands National Park In Utah
The Impact of Photos With Disturbing Backstories
Lisa argues that it leads us to a second important point. “It’s the pleasure that comes from looking at disturbing images: they give us an opportunity to exercise our minds and to play with reality ourselves. Suddenly, we become storytellers asking ourselves and each other: Where do these grotesque images come from? Who is behind them? How would I react if I encountered this object or situation in real life?”
The professor suggests that at their most provocative, horrifying images can even inspire real-world change: “And how do these images make me see my own reality differently? What do I need to do in my own world to make sure this never happens? Terrifying and grotesque events are part of the human experience, and encountering them first in safe artistic and cultural spaces provides us with excellent ways to prepare for them,” she concluded.
#14
Sears Tower During A Blackout
#15
Woke Up Scared Stiff Last Night When I Noticed A Victorian Ghost Floating At The End Of My Bed. Took Me A Few Minutes To Realise It Was My Clothes On The Door
Debbie Barnes 2 years ago
Oh my god.. This is why I don't have anything hanging from my doors or have dolls, whose eyes seem to always glow in the dark...
#16
280 Million Year Old Fossil Found In Western Australia, Photo By Tom Kapitany
#17
A British Tourist Filmed A 'Monitor Lizard' Coming Out From His/Her Toilet Bowl In Thailand
DUN DUN (she/her) 2 years ago
I feared snakes biting my ass; this is a very big fear upgrade. Thank you.
#18
A Whale Skeleton Found In The Hot Dunes Of Egypt
#19
Mother! I Request Your Soul!
#20
Was Playing Video Games When I Heard A Sounds To My Left. Looked Over And Saw This
SamanthaStillNotBoredPanda. 2 years ago
He just wants to talk to you about rising energy prices
#21
Fingers Without Nails
#22
Imagine Seeing One In The Middle Of The Road While Driving
#23
Pregnant With Triplets
#24
At Vezio's Castle In Italy There Are Lots Of These "Phantom" Like Statues
#25
Eye Injury Causes Man's Iris To Collapse
BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 2 years ago
...I didn't know the iris could collapse and now I'm completely freaked out
#26
Found This In My Apartment While Living In Japan. They Are Fast!
#27
The Tornado Showing Up Because Of The Lightning Strikes
DUN DUN (she/her) 2 years ago (edited)
And my father shouting about my driving faults in the adjacent seat
#28
A Webcam Appeared In The Bottom Of My Computer Screen After It Blue Screened
#29
A Creepy Standing Goat.
SamanthaStillNotBoredPanda. 2 years ago
That’s not creepy that’s cute ! I give it kisses , ere come ere I giz you kisses 💃
#30
The Remains Of This Caribou In Greenland
#31
Oh No
#32
My Daughter's Bat Morph Suit
#33
They Are Evolving
#34
This Jack O Lantern With Mold Growing From Inside
#35
Never Letting A Cat Touch Me Again
#36
A Doll Chillin In A Graveyard
#37
Just Wait When Night Falls...
#38
Found This In My Girlfriends Loft. She Only Moved In 3 Months Ago And Says She Has Never Been Up There. Guess What My Name Is...
#39
Found This In The Basement Of My New House
#40
Spacex Has Robot Dogs Patrolling Their Rocket Factory Now
#41
There Is A Mutation In Frogs Where Their Eyes Grow On The Inside Of Their Mouth.
Gelato Cat 2 years ago
That is a lie, the eyes don't grow from the inside of their mouth because of a MuTaTiOn, they can roll their eyeballs back in to the top of their mouth to clean then with their tongue if they get dirty and so it can help them swallow.
#42
This Corridor, Man… This Is Gonna Haunt Me On Dreams
#43
Man Goes In Narrow Underwater Cave
#44
All Of A Sudden You Hear Sirens
Izzy Curer 2 years ago (edited)
I'm guessing the floodplain of a dam? There are signs like this along the Susquehana south of Columbia PA
#45
The Ants Are Up To Something
#46
Pov: Polar Bear Is Trying To Eat You
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
The bastards look so cute and harmless, too. I have this horrible suicidal urge to start scratching his nose while saying stupid s**t like "aww, who's a Mister Cuddlebug? Yooou aRRGH!"
#47
One Of The Last Known Pictures Taken By The Hikers Of The Dyatlov Pass Incident (1959)
Brian Bennett 2 years ago
I saw all the pictures (was told) from the cameras at the Dyatlov pass - I never saw this!
#48
This Happens To My Hands At Cold Temperatures
#49
Well That's Not A Good Sign
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What do you think ?
Glittery Panda 2 years ago
Welp imma go wash my eyes out with bleach now. Thanks, bored panda!!
QueenSweetPotato 2 years ago
Just don't go blind (I almost did when my sister accidently sprayed cleaning product in my eyes lol)
Load More Replies... Dorothy Parker 2 years ago
Some very scary stuff, as stated. Not going to sleep. Nope nope nope.
Jo Choto 2 years ago
I looked at all the pictures and don't have a sense that they were creepy at all!
Yoga Kitty 2 years ago
Same, there was nothing that I would consider "oddly terrifying" - I think it is a very, very subjektive feeling.
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Laila Hernandez 2 years ago
not me actually trying to do this to prove i am not scared. I AM BTW
Chintan Shah 2 years ago
I clicked for the innocent lemon picture and couldn't make it through the entire list.. these are genuinely terrifying, not "oddly".. definitely not for the faint of heart!
Liam Morrisette 4 months ago
Man these suck they are all either Normal or just old images from years ago
WritingSatyr 2 years ago
How to gauge one's intelligence: Do they look at this post at 12am and genuinely wonder why they don't want to turn out the bedside lamp? They're probably a sleep-deprived idiot. I'm a sleep-deprived idiot.
Who Panda 420 2 years ago
Counted at least 6 posts I've seen recently in other BP posts. I'm sure there's newer creepy stuff but other than that the creepy ones are some of my fav posts! These, comedy, history/facts and art are my favs to look through.
Glittery Panda 2 years ago
Welp imma go wash my eyes out with bleach now. Thanks, bored panda!!
QueenSweetPotato 2 years ago
Just don't go blind (I almost did when my sister accidently sprayed cleaning product in my eyes lol)
Load More Replies... Dorothy Parker 2 years ago
Some very scary stuff, as stated. Not going to sleep. Nope nope nope.
Jo Choto 2 years ago
I looked at all the pictures and don't have a sense that they were creepy at all!
Yoga Kitty 2 years ago
Same, there was nothing that I would consider "oddly terrifying" - I think it is a very, very subjektive feeling.
Load More Replies... Laila Hernandez 2 years ago
not me actually trying to do this to prove i am not scared. I AM BTW
Chintan Shah 2 years ago
I clicked for the innocent lemon picture and couldn't make it through the entire list.. these are genuinely terrifying, not "oddly".. definitely not for the faint of heart!
Liam Morrisette 4 months ago
Man these suck they are all either Normal or just old images from years ago
WritingSatyr 2 years ago
How to gauge one's intelligence: Do they look at this post at 12am and genuinely wonder why they don't want to turn out the bedside lamp? They're probably a sleep-deprived idiot. I'm a sleep-deprived idiot.
Who Panda 420 2 years ago
Counted at least 6 posts I've seen recently in other BP posts. I'm sure there's newer creepy stuff but other than that the creepy ones are some of my fav posts! These, comedy, history/facts and art are my favs to look through.
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