50 Unsettling Photos That Look So Creepy, They Look Like Real-Life Nightmares
For a lot of people, looking at scary photos is a great way to entertain themselves. And if this is your way of passing time, why not try a subreddit called Oddly Terrifying?
The community, which has about 2 million members, is where people post stuff that's unsettling to see. Who would ever thought that Jim Carrey's Grinch face with no makeup can look menacing?
There's even a photo of a mosquito passing by a lens at the very right time to make the photo look like the Earth is under the attack of giant aliens. Although these pictures are indeed scary, people are still amazed with morbid curiosity.
According to experts, people have felt such interest at some point in their lives. It can be triggered by the scenes we've seen and the thing's we've heard.
We keep telling ourselves not to look at such scary things. But our curiosity gets the better of us—and we just want to learn more about them.
The results of these threats have a lasting effect on our minds and impact our behavior in response to these scary situations. It's the very reason why a lot of people have morbid curiosity.
Today, we're looking at the best 50 pictures recently shared on the subreddit. Are you prepared to look at some real-life nightmare?
1. Monstrous lemon
Adeilen2. Looks like a demon possession
Toxic_deadeye3. Jim Carey makes the Grinch face without any makeup on
SupCJ4. The real reason why you shouldn't use the panorama option to take pictures of your dog
reddit.com5. Rubber gloves that look like they're about to pull to you the depths
jfrchen12076. A morning dew-covered lady bug looks like a different creature.
Goopacity7. Guarana fruit looking like an Old Testament Angel
#47 The Guarana Fruit Looks Like An Angel From The Old Testament
cinzalunar
8. Why Doc? Just why?
fallinaditch
9. Scarier than the Addams family
beastmodekyler
10. A camera attached to a furniture screw.
gorbrom2
11. A root system of a calathea plant. It may be healthy but it looks scary
#50 This Root System Of My Calathea Plant. These Root Nodules Mean It's Very Healthy, But It's Unnerving To Look At
touchinbutt2butt
12. You can't count the number of birds in Rome.
JereNess
13. One redditor regrets doing this
fudgebringer
14. When a nest of praying mantis hatches on a door
emoats83
15. Warning: Stay away from these caves!
Akephalos_Agares
16. Layers of the skin: Cake version
Midwest-md
17. It's not a man wearing an animal costume. It's a sun bear.
WhyIsLife12
18. Squid kites are scary
Peen_Weinerstien
19. Pregnant dog X-ray.
huckleberry-finn6
20. Guy takes a pee, girlfriends take a picture of him. The result is eerie.
#45 Went Camping With My Girlfriend. I Woke Up To Pee And She Took This Photo Of Me
Gaap321
21. Snapdragon flowers the faces of death when they die.
ICantTyping
22. What will become of us all
Poey221
23. A giant had in the middle of a forest
maybebaby23
24. Birds that look like they're chasing you
_Empy
25. An urchin quartz that looks like it came out of a nightmare
a_single_crouton
26. Aliens finally invading the planet? Nope, it's just a mosquito passing by a lens.
ThePhantom1994
27. Cabbages looking like alien eggs.
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28. Spiky contacts for the dead
mali1321
29. Redditor says they're sleep paralysis demons, but in truth, they're Danish special forces.
Reverend_Giggles
30. Japanese artist creates figures made of driftwood
ltJustMe
31. This harpy eagle has a strange face
iNonEntity
32. This Jesus lamp will give you nightmares.
tiptoeSwell536
33. Portland vs. Fallout 4. The latter's air is cleaner.
H-9000
34. What babies look like during an MRI scan of a pregnant mother
KiWi_pEnCiL36
35. The creepy legs of a manatee.
Youriclinton
36. It feels like something is about to happen if frogs gather like this.
Effideau
37. Not all kangaroos are cute. Some are scary.
arcanophile
38. A scenery that looks like it came out of the movie, Vivarium.
Financial-Grand2209
39. An interesting yet scary Christmas tradition
ddoniolvalcroze
40. This is the cork-lid trapdoor spider. So if you happen upon what looks like an ancient coin, better leave it alone.
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41. Fellow kids must be scared
Master1718
42. Dried stingrays look like monsters
NeuroticNurse
43. Don't look at a flock of sheep in the night.
Antscannabis
44. Hermit crab decides this broken doll head is its new head. Creepy!
MostlyKelp
45. The sneaky design of a grandma's couch
korgscrew
46. Scary potato
arcanophile
47. Stumbling upon a Ku Klux Klan meeting
guialbusbnbsfdsf
48. Spider infestation on a tent
memezzer
49. If this were your driveway, what would you do?
Sweatyrando
50. Boy builds an army of cicada skins
m0llief*ckitch
A lot of people get entertained by scary things because it satisfies their curiosity about the dark side of the human mind.
People don't really have the chance to experience alien invasions or any other scary situations. It's no wonder why we're fascinated with things that can potentially happen, even if they're unnerving.
