Sometimes, we snap pictures so perfect they make us wonder: should I be a professional photographer? But then, there are the photos that make us pause for very different reasons… the ones that send a shiver down your spine without warning.
From ghostly figures that weren’t visible in real life to creepy reflections and animals acting strangely human, these eerie captures are pure nightmare fuel. Whether you believe in the supernatural or not, these photos will leave you with far more questions than answers. Keep scrolling… if you dare.
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My Cat Used To Do This To My Downstairs Bathroom. She Died In November. I Live Alone
From the second she imprinted on your heart, she was never going to leave you ♥️
Strange Woman Caught On My Game Camera In My Yard. I Live Out In The Woods At The Top Of A Hill. I Should Mention The Ashes Of The Lady Who Lived Here Before Me Were Spread On The Property
An Example Of How Things Can Be Mistaken For Shadow Figures: In The 1st Pic Woah! Shadow Dude! 2nd Pic You Can See The Black Cat
She jumped from the desk to the bed as soon as I snapped the photo, causing her to look like a black mass. Shadow people are real, but often pics aren't what they seem!
While these eerie photos prove spooky moments can happen anywhere, there's just something different about the wild. Being out in nature can feel like stepping into a National Geographic documentary or the start of a horror movie. One minute you're soaking in the beauty of the stars, the next you're side-eyeing every rustle in the bushes, wondering if it's just the wind or something with claws. Nature has a way of being both magical and mildly terrifying, often at the same time.
But for some people, being in the wild isn’t just a rare weekend adventure. It’s their everyday grind. People like forest officers and wildlife photographers don’t just visit such corners, they live for them. One such person is Lokesh Tardalkar, a wildlife photographer and assistant professor at UPG College of Arts, Science & Commerce.
Finally Caught Our House Ghost. My Parents Have Lived In This House For 15 Years And Have Always Heard Someone Walking Upstairs (Day And Night) In The Master Bedroom To The Master Bath
We always make jokes when we hear the ghost walking saying “oh there they go again, needing to go to the bathroom” But just a few weeks ago we were all sitting downstairs (no one upstairs) and we here them walking then my mom got a notification on her camera upstairs that takes a picture when there is motion. And we finally caught this.
I Explore Abandoned Places And Never Ever Believed In Spirits. I Did This School In Japan And I Know I Was Alone. See Last Pics
"...Teachers and pupils left the school and never returned following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake [and tsunami - GA] which left 18,000 people dead..." - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13807781/Is-GHOST-haunting-abandoned-Japanese-school-Urban-explorer-claims-capture-photo-spectre-inside-building-left-2011-earthquake-disaster.html
Apparition Caught On Family Photo. Figure Was Not There In Real Life
Around a year ago I was hiking with my wife and kids in Bunya Mountains National Park in Queensland, Australia. It was the middle of winter, so not really the busy season in the park. We were around 2 hours into a 4 hour hike, and I saw some cool looking sunlight rays penetrating through the forest canopy, so tried to get a photo. At this stage of the hike, we had only passed one or two other groups, and had not seen anyone else for at least an hour. The day after our hike, I was looking through the photos with my kids, when my daughter asked "who's that?". I couldn't see anything in the area of the photograph she was pointing at, so zoomed in and my blood ran cold. This woman in a black dress was not there irl. We were walking directly to/past the point in the image where she appears and she was 100% not there. Her clothes look very old fashioned and out of place for the setting. Everyone that I have ever shown the photo to has the same chilled reaction. The worst was when I showed my boss and she looked sickened and asked which trail it was in the park. I told her and she looked pale. The year prior she has visited the park with her family and her 16 y.o. daughter had a panic attack at the same section of the same trail because she could "sense something bad watching us" and that there was "something evil there". This is apparently very out of character for her. I have no idea what I captured in this photo, but it still gives me a gnawing feeling in my gut whenever I look at it.
Lokesh’s voice immediately brings a sense of calm and curiosity. "When photography is your passion, nothing stops you from getting the perfect click," he says. “Good photographers don't mind going to the creepiest, scariest places to capture what their heart desires.” And no, he’s not exaggerating.
Think about it: the best wildlife shots aren’t taken next to a snack stall at a safari park, they’re snapped in dense forests, hidden swamps, and high-altitude jungles where your phone barely has a signal.
This Was A Message From One Of My Good Friends. My Mother Passed Away Almost 4 Years Ago
She knew her, but there is no way she would know my mom's nickname for my youngest son, who coincidentally is named after my Dad, also deceased.
I had a dream before my Great Aunt's funeral last year where a woman introduced herself to me. As it turns out, she was my Great Aunt's older daughter who passed away. In life, she went by her nickname, but in the dream it was her real name.
Alleged Witch In Mexico. Apparently In A Rural Town Deep In Mexico A Man Photographed A Witch. For Some Reason Mexico Has Some Of The Freakiest Encounters. Thoughts?
Someone Was Outside Our Window Last Night. This Is About 16ft Off The Ground
“In wildlife photography, people often spend a lot of time researching where they'll find a particular animal,” Lokesh explains. “And for specific ones like a Bengal tiger, you might have to go somewhere that’s not exactly touristy.” That’s putting it mildly.
“Capturing animals in their natural habitat requires that we become invisible,” he adds. That means long nights, uncomfortable positions, and a level of focus.
Can You Identify What This Face-Like Image Could Be? Photo Taken By A Family Friend
Cctv Security Image From Birmingham, UK
Came Home After Work To A Handprint On My New Mattress. Other Strange Happenings In My Place Recently As Well (I Live Alone)
Lokesh admits the journey is often extreme and uncomfortable. “We camp in forests and on mountains,” he says. “The best shots are taken at secluded spots. I remember once I had to capture a rare species and I had to go so deep into the forest, I didn’t see another human for two days.”
That might sound terrifying to some, but for Lokesh, it's just another Tuesday. Plus, those untouched, eerie places? That’s where nature whispers her most intimate secrets.
House Owner Wanted To Be In Photo
My Moms God Daughter Has Been Telling Us About How She Keeps Feeling A Presence In Her Apartment, How She Can See A Dark Figure Out Of The Corner Of Her Eye Often When Being Alone At Home
Well, she took a pic in her room and this is what she caught.
Girl In White Dress In My House. I'm Not The Type To Typically Believe In Paranormal Stuff. However, A Disturbance That I Heard Woke Me Just As I Was About To Fall Asleep
I went to investigate the noise and saw my treadmill was running. It didn't make sense because the treadmill requires a lanyard key to be reattached before it can even be started, which it was now. So, I checked my surveillance footage on my phone to make sure nobody was here, and I discovered this. As a result, I returned to my room, grabbed my pistol, and checked my house's rooms and garage to make sure nobody was there. I turned on the floodlights and looked outdoors but found nothing. I also looked at the time stamps and saw the light go off, and then, less than a minute later, she reappeared when my other camera detected motion.
Respect is a cornerstone of wildlife photography, and Lokesh takes that seriously. “We try our best to not disturb the animals. Photographers have to blend with the environment to avoid scaring them off,” he shares. Think camouflage, hushed steps, and total silence for hours.
“I had a colleague who dressed as a bush and stayed out in the rain for two days to capture the Great Hornbill.” Yes, you read that right—two days in pouring rain while pretending to be a bush. Dedication like this is what separates a casual snapper from a storytelling legend.
In The Process Of Buying A House. My Mom Took Photos Throughout The Whole House, And All The Photos Came Out Bad In One Specific Room. What Do Y’all Think?
Video Captured A Little Girl In The Middle Of The Night Roaming A Graveyard In New Mexico. Mother Suspects It's Her Late Daughter
By the people are buried their spirit is long gone. But I really can't explain this.
Photo From A Year After My Dad Died
I know there are always reasonable explanations but sometimes it's nice to just believe
“It can get scary in the depths of the forest. The extreme heat in deserts is also not favorable,” Lokesh says. Add to that wild animals, a lack of food, and a million ways to get lost, and you've got yourself a real adventure. But danger doesn’t deter those who are deeply drawn to nature’s raw beauty. There’s a thrill in the uncertainty—the unscripted drama of the wilderness.
Weird Figure Captured In The Middle Of The Woods. There Are No People That Could Be In The Woods At That Time And It Had To Be Moving To Set The Camera Off
This Appeared Randomly On My Girlfriends Car This Morning On Her Way Tp Work. I Count 6 Fingers
Little Girl In The Doorway
Lokesh believes one thing above all keeps them going: patience. “The secret is patience. We can't afford to rush it,” he says simply. That’s the golden rule when your subject could vanish into the woods in a blink. Days can pass without a single good frame, and that’s part of the job.
My Childhood House Has Always Had Some Creepy Stuff Going On, My Sister Was Dragged Out Of Bed By Her Feet Once, And My Dad Woke Up And Was Being Held Down Until He Was Able To Yell
After my parents got a divorce, my mother kept the house, and her brother (my uncle), moved in and many nights had a lot of the bad crowd over, they would steal, do illegal substances, etc. After a while, my mother and her new boyfriend started noticing my uncle was getting angrier and aggressive all the time, several times when only one person was home, they'd say they heard stomping-like footsteps in the house, and it would bang on their bedroom door. When my mother's boyfriend was at the house by himself one time, he was lying on the couch and felt really uneasy (the way he was lying on the couch, his feet were facing the TV and his head was to the hallway behind him), so he turned the camera on his phone and snapped a picture, and we saw what's been scaring us all these years in the hallway closet, they moved out shortly after.
Supposedly Taken In Bailey, Colorado In 2017
EMT Friend Saw This Two Night Ago Turning His Ambulance Around At The End Of A Rural Road. It Was Swaying & Eyes Were Glowing Without The Headlights. Central Kentucky
“But capturing the pic is worth it,” Lokesh says with a smile you can almost hear. The click of the shutter, the freeze of time, and the pride of knowing that you witnessed something wild and beautiful—it all makes sense in that one second. And that’s what keeps Lokesh and others like him going back again and again.
Rain, heat, fear, or fatigue—nothing beats the feeling of knowing you’ve captured something authentic. It’s not just about a photograph, it’s about connecting with nature, understanding your place in it, and bringing home stories that would otherwise never be told.
Bright Human Looking Thing Caught On Ring Camera. A Video From My GF Kitchen Their Ring Camera Picked Up. Camera Went Off At 1:33 Picked This Up. Nothing Of It Coming Or Going Just This
No one in the house. What could this be? camera glitch? Also, the video shows bright orbs floating around. I don't know how much I believe the spiritual stuff around the orbs but I'm just adding that in.
See that similar light on the back wall? A bright light came through an open window and illuminated a light colored object or two in a dark room. Since it wasn't enough to switch the camera mode from night to day, the lighted objects are overexposed on the display. I work in security and watch hundreds of cameras every day. These things are surprisingly common. Still creeps me out sometimes tho. That's what makes it fun.
I Work A Job Where I Have To Inspect Houses.. This Couple’s 5 Year Old Daughter Followed Me Upstairs To The Bonus Room And Said “He’s In There..” Door To The Attic
Friend Captured This On Baby Cam. Girl Woke Up Crying And When They Checked The Vid They Saw This
Wildlife photography truly feels like an adventure: one filled with patience, thrill, and the unexpected. But what’s even wilder is realizing that you don’t always need to be deep in a forest to witness something eerie. Sometimes, the strangest sights are caught right in your backyard or living room security cam. Whether it’s a shadowy figure in your hallway or a fox staring into your window, the uncanny can pop up anywhere. So… did any of these give you chills, too?
Edinburgh Photo Mystery. Unexplained Figure In Polaroid. We Were Posing For A Photo In Front Of The National Monument Of Scotland And Specifically Remember There Being No One Else Around
We asked a stranger to snap a picture of us with a polaroid camera. A few minutes later, when the photo developed, we were both shocked. In the picture, you can clearly see my girlfriend and me standing on the left side of the frame. But on the right, well, there's something else entirely. It's difficult to make out many details, thanks to the polaroid format, but there's definitely a figure standing right next to me, possibly even slightly in front. We can't explain it. We're certain no one was there when the photo was taken. This whole thing has us freaked out a bit.
"There was no one else around! Also, we asked someone else who was around to take our picture. From 100 feet away."
My Uncle Has A Trail Cam At My Old Grandparents House Which Are Both Dead And The House Is Abandoned. The Camera Takes 3 Pics Every Time A Motion Is Detected
This thing only appears in 1 out of 3 of the photos. No idea. Not saying is a ghost cause I don’t really believe them. Edited 2 be clearer.
Does Someone Have An Explanation. Look By The Driver Side (Right Side)
So earlier in the year I had a car accident. A 4x4 did an illegal u turn and t boned my car. I was driving and my partner was in the passenger seat. Once everyone was out and by the side of the road away from the accident I quickly wanted to grab some photos of the accident I took four pictures and I was very shaky when taking the pics and one came out the most clear. In the pic I have attached nobody was there when I took the photo but standing by the driver side door (where I was) looks to me like a man who actually reminds me of my grandfather who passed away when I was 12 and then people who knew him think it’s him too. May I add my accident happened right near a cemetery But yeah lemme know what you guys think.
I know I have someone watching over me. There's been too many times where something should have kìlled me and I'm still alive (3 car accidents - 2 cars totalled, deer involved and one incident of black ice), one choking incident, a fall off a tall slide when I was 6 (broken ankle), a bear incident at a boy Scout jamboree in Copper Harbor (was 5). So thank you to whomever is looking over my shoulder for keeping my dumbàss here x
My Uni Teacher Showed Me This Photo That Was Displayed In One Of Our Campus Buildings. There’s An Old Mine Near Our Uni Where The Photo Was Originally Taken. Can You See Him?
This Made Me A Believer. My Mom Took This Photo And Sent It To Me Thinking It Was Weird That The String Was Floating But Never Noticed The Figure In The Back
3 months after sending me this she calls me scared out of her mind and told me to look in the back and it genuinely hurts my head, she was home alone (I was on the phone with her when she took the photo too) the first image is the original, the second is an enhanced version. We recognize her as my passed aunt, you can even barely make out a whinnie the pooh on the right of her chest.
Pet Horse Passed Away. Pick Her Up On Our Trail Cam
This is the first time I've ever seen someone claim they've seen the ghost of a pet horse, so I guess that's something.
Old Pic A Security Camera Snapped In The Middle Of The Night In My Childhood Home
We moved out of that house almost 6 years ago now but had gotten this security camera for the living room just a couple of months beforehand. The camera was activated by movement and would take pictures when sensed. This was taken by the camera at around 3-4 AM, and it was only activated just once, so this is the only pic. It was definitely not me or any of my family. Firstly, if it was, the camera would had to have sensed movement and snapped pics when someone would have walked past the camera again to go back upstairs. As well as that, we all denied being downstairs at that time. The legs were way too skinny to be any of us, and the figure did not match anyone’s height. There were also no signs of a break-in or intruder, all windows/doors were locked and had alarm systems. It also always snapped a couple of pics when it sensed a person close by, and this thing seemed like it just appeared in that spot for one photo then completely disappeared.
I don't think the movement of a "ghost" would set off a motion camera.
Ghost Sighting At The Pirate House In Savannah, Ga. More Information In Comments
This Is A Photo Taken Back When Film Was The Only Option. It Is Of My Coworkers Great Great Grandma. It Was Taken By Her Grandfather As The Building Was Burning Down
She had been dead for years at the time. And the area she can be seen in was the kitchen.
This Photo Was Taken By My Home Inspector. This Was My To-Be Master Bedroom
Picture Of Child Ghost. My Dad Was Only Trying To Take A Picture Of Me And That Was Around 2015 When He Took It. We Only Noticed The Child Behind Around 4 Years After It Happened
As you can see, he doesn’t look like any other kids in the picture, his face looks skinny, and he looks old and angry at the same time. I wanted to share it because I’ve been thinking about it for a while. Did he die in the forest, or did he get lost? I’ll actually never know, but that’s the best ghost picture we caught.
I'm Thoroughly Freaked Out Right Now. My Mother Passed Several Years Ago, I Have Yet To Delete Her Number. I Just Recieved A Call From Her Phone Number And There Was Noone On The Other End
I tried several times to call it back, but it keeps telling me "call failed".
I Took This Almost A Year Ago And Just Noticed Over Last Weekend. Anyway, I Was Going To Show A Friend A Picture Of 3 Of My Favorites When They Were All Babies Last Weekend
This picture has actually been my cover photo on Facebook for a while now. At the time I noticed it, I'd had a few drinks and was also super sleepy. So I actually told my friend I couldn't find the picture when I noticed this in the background because it freaked me out, and I wanted to have another look in the morning after some well-needed sleep. I still saw it when I woke up. It's still in my cover photo. And when I showed it to a few people without saying what I saw, they also confirmed they see the same thing.
Op added much more: "There's this music thing (a Precious Moments figurine thingy that you wind up on the bottom and plays a song) on that dresser as well, and there's a blanket kinda acting as, like, a table cloth over the top of the dresser. This little figure plays music on its own pretty often, but just for short little moments, and I've always assumed it's because the blanket keeps it from sitting level on the dresser. But where the 'thing' seems to be 'looking' is right where that Previous Moments thing is.. I'm still legitimately freaked out over this lol. Idk how I never noticed it when I've looked at this picture A LOT of times since I took it almost a year ago, it's probably my FAVORITE snake picture.. To me it almost looks like a humanoid/ small child type figure. I'm also very well aware it could be a trick of the light."
Taken At Clayton House In Ft Smith. I Was The Only One In The Room When I Took This Picture
We were on a self-guided tour. My family was on the other half of the second floor, and I was exploring this room and took a pic of the fireplace since I thought it was cool. No one else was in the room with me, and other visitors were downstairs. Didn't realize what all was in the picture until we got back home and I started looking through the photo album.
Why did you "take a picture of the fireplace" but leave half of it out?
Almost Two Years Since These Photos, And My Family Is Still Spooked
I'm going to try and add as much detail from this day as I can remember. Please know that I may forget a couple things, but this occured when we were a month into having our preemie twins finally home and we were totally on autopilot.
My sister and her fiance (still bf status at the time) had come out to my parents' house with their kids to spend time with my family and the twins. Our parents' house is a normal meeting point since she and I both live an hour or more away from them in opposite directions. During their trip they decided to start clearing out the backyard weeds and overgrowth. They worked into the night when she finally took some photos of the progress and her fiance at work.
My parents have a decent sized fenced in yard. This was either the 13th or 14th of July 2023. When she took these photos, her and her fiance were the only people out back, none of the dogs were even out at the time. Everyone else was inside distracted with babies and noise. She took these with her phone and didn't realize what she captured until a later time when we all had parted ways and she immediately FaceTimed me and our mom.
I can try to gather more photos of the location during the day, night and different angles, but it will take a little because I obviously don't live there with them now. For my whole life and maybe longer, I'm not too sure, the picnic table had been in one spot and they moved it that day for the first time. She took the pictures thinking she was just getting her fiance and the table in it. HER FIANCE IS THE ONLY PERSON SHE COULD SEE and the light is just our patio light above the backdoor.
I will add that our dad has since put up a ring camera facing that area but nothing has caught our attention. My sister and I always talk about how that house makes us uneasy and we both have stories together and separate to add to it. Since living with my husband and kids in our house, I have never felt the unease I feel when I am at my parents house in certain rooms or alone.
*My sisters fiance is next to the picnic table in both photos bent over.
Really didn't need that long of an explanation for this photo. And the "ghost" is casting a shadow so...
Possible Ghost Capture Near My Childhood Home? (Circa 2015-2016)
I wanted to share a photo I came across on Facebook years ago. I didn’t know the individual who shared this initially, but it immediately caught my attention as it is very close to my childhood home, and there is a relevant story of tragedy that has always led me to believe this picture is pretty legit.
BACKSTORY: A young man (~25 if I’m remembering correctly?) had taken his own life in May 2015 from a bridge that is across the street from where this photo was taken.The young man was found early in the morning by a group of joggers. This bridge and trail path are also adjacent to an elementary school and a natural creek area. The young man worked at a nearby movie theater, and a small memorial with flowers, stuffed animals, and some candles at the bridge where the poor soul met his demise.
Might Be A Bug But It Looks Like Tinker Bell
Two Strange Creatures Caught On Video By Youtuber Who Explores Abandoned Places
What Is This? It's In The Backyard
I Had Gotten Door Dash And The Driver Sent Me The Picture Of My Food Like Usual. I Consider Myself To Be A Decently Logical Person, I Can Not Explain The Figure In My Door Window
I’ve looked in this doorway about 3 times prior to seeing this, and I’m having trouble finding something that could explain this. The place I live in has always had a weird vibe to it, it’s an old place, and I’ve lived here since before covid, so this is new to me. I’m coming here more to just spread light on the creepy dark figure in my door window and see if I’m not crazy.
This Is A Very Active Presence In The Shanghai Tunnels In Portland
There is this well known trick used by occultists while searching for ghosts. Go to a dark place where something horrific happened, or not: it's not like you can find an Indian graveyard if you live in Sweden. Take with you the shittiest camera you can find, with the worst lens available. Anything like 2005 Nikon D70 paired with an 50mm F/8 off Temu would do, but be aware that it will set you back a nifty $12 so budget accordingly. When you feel some weird feeling or you are just bored, point the camera toward the nearest person and shot a photo. Do not use a tripod or a flash, they scare the ghosts away!
Photo I Took On A Camp Out Back In Boy Scouts. A Buddy Noticed The Two Lights To The Right Of The Tree In The Picture. Nothing Happened On That Trip, But This Picture Had Us All Spooked
What Is This? Freaking Out. Caught This At 3:17 When I Was Asleep On The Couch. No Nobody Sleep Walks In The House And This Is The Only Motion Captured Photo The Camera Took
Seriously. Show me a picture that wasn't taken on a potato and I might entertain the supernatural.
Load More Replies...Yeah, gave up after the first few, saved myself most of that time.
Load More Replies...I'm curious why so many stories of "ghost encounters" include a bunch of extraneous details. Is it a rhetorical trick to lend credibility to the story? Like a verbal equivalent of a stage magician distracting the audience with their right hand while fishing out the hidden quarter with their left?
thats how people tell stories alot of the time, especialy when something they cant explain happened, they tell you whatever they do understand
Load More Replies...Seriously. Show me a picture that wasn't taken on a potato and I might entertain the supernatural.
Load More Replies...Yeah, gave up after the first few, saved myself most of that time.
Load More Replies...I'm curious why so many stories of "ghost encounters" include a bunch of extraneous details. Is it a rhetorical trick to lend credibility to the story? Like a verbal equivalent of a stage magician distracting the audience with their right hand while fishing out the hidden quarter with their left?
thats how people tell stories alot of the time, especialy when something they cant explain happened, they tell you whatever they do understand
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