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Here Are 38 Of The Most Unhinged Historical Photos Creepier Than Horror Movies
Whether it be Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat, photos almost overwhelmingly litter our lives these days. In all honesty, I really love how we can freeze our memories forever in these images. From paintings back in the day to digital pictures today, humans have come a long way.
Speaking of humans and photos, we have compiled the creepiest ones taken in history. Some of them are so unhinged that they will leave you questioning what was wrong with people back then. Make sure to turn the lights on before you scroll through this disturbing list of eerie photographs!
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#1
Bison Skull Pile
1892: Bison skulls await industrial processing at Michigan Carbon Works in Rogueville (a suburb of Detroit). Bones were processed to be used for glue, fertilizer, dye/tint/ink, or were burned to create "bone char," which was an important component for sugar refining.
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#2
Air Raid Precautions On The British Home Front: Mother And Baby In Gas Masks, C 1941
A mother cradles her newborn baby in bed, shortly after giving birth. The mother is wearing her civilian respirator, whilst the baby is encased in a baby gas helmet, which buckles up around the baby's bottom. The mother is demonstrating how the bellows on her baby's gas mask are pumped to supply the baby with air.
#3
Collection Of Masks Designed To Protect Doctors From The Plague
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 months ago
Imagine going up against a disease as horrible as the plague, with no actual idea what caused it, and being completely unable to help. They were very brave men.
#4
Nan De Gallant 9-Year-Old Cartoner, 4 Clark St., Eastport, Maine
Mother and two sisters work in a factory. One sister has made $7 in one day. During the rush season, the women begin work at 7 a.m., and at times work until midnight. Brother works on boats. The family comes from Perry, Maine, just for the summer months. Work is very irregular. Nan is already a spoiled child.
#5
Inger Jacobsen And Jackie Hein Bülow Jantzen, 1954
#7
1920s Circus Clown
#9
Rubber Beauty Masks, Worn To Remove Wrinkles And Blemishes, 1921
#10
Portrait Of A Man Who Received A Rhinoplasty After Losing His Nose In An Injury. The "Prosthetic" Nose, In The Case, Is One Of His Fingers
#11
Defense Of The Pioneers, 1937
#12
Creepy Woman Crawling Off The Couch
#13
Alone In An Old Japanese Department Store
#14
Yup'ik Shaman Exorcising Evil Spirits From A Sick Boy, Nushagak, Alaska, 1890s
#15
1921 Wrangel Island Expedition Team
The 1921 Wrangel Island Expedition team: Ada Blackjack, Allan Crawford, Lorne Knight, Fred Maurer, Milton Galle, and Victoria the cat.
#16
Friern Hospital, London: A Boy With Rotten Teeth. Photograph, 1890/1910
#17
The Mari Llwyd At Llangynwyd In Glamorgan, LED By Sianco'r Castell. The Photograph Was Taken By Frederic Evans Between 1904 And 1910
#18
A Full-Faced Swimming Mask Helped Protect Women’s Skin From The Sun, 1920s
RiceRiceBaby 929 2 months ago
I'd rather burn. This can't be comfortable. Plus a hindrance to seeing and breathing, no way
#19
A Tsam Mask Dance At Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, CA. 1925 [670x550]
![A Tsam Mask Dance At Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, CA. 1925 [670x550]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/6a2808d5c9656_q7xdx05apfx01__700.jpg "A Tsam Mask Dance At Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, CA. 1925 [670x550]")
#20
“Hidden Mother” Photo. Mothers Needed To Assist In Keeping Children Still Enough For The Long Exposure Necessary For A Successful Photo In Victorian Times
#21
Two Wax Department Store Mannequins Melt During A Heat Wave In London, 1929
#22
Kids In Masks, 1930s
#23
A Group Of Boys In The Churchyard
#24
Cabaret De L'enfer (Hell Cabaret) In Paris
That’s all I yam 2 months ago
"Cabaret de l'Enfer (The Cabaret of Hell) was a famous cabaret in Montmartre, founded in November 1892 by Antonin Alexander and demolished in 1950 to allow for the expansion of a Monoprix supermarket. The Cabaret de L'Enfer was the counterpart to The Cabaret du Ciel (The Cabaret of Heavens), another cabaret which shared the same address on the Boulevard de Clichy. Antonin Alexander was the creator, director, and host of the twin ventures." (Cabaret de L'Enfer, Wikipedia)
#25
Fatty Ice Day Guys From Alfta Parish, Hälsingland
#26
So, I Found This Picture In My History Book
Dave Walters 2 months ago
I would think this was much later than suggested as the round thing, atop the staff seems to be off a bicycle?
#27
Hamatsa Emerging From The Woods--Koskimo
Hamatsa shaman, three-quarter length portrait, seated on ground in front of tree, facing front, possessed by supernatural power after having spent several days in the woods as part of an initiation ritual.
#28
Disney Used To Be A Scary Place
#29
A Girl On A Horse Beside Santa Claus
#30
Dust Storm Approaching Stratford, Texas
#31
A Young Girl With A Strange Doll
#32
A Jumping Ceremony. 1920s
Felidae 2 months ago
The image depicts a traditional Tsam mask dance performed in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in the 1920s. These elaborate, centuries-old Buddhist rituals were performed by monks to purify the community, ward off evil spirits, and represent protective deities and spiritual figures.
#33
Men's Fashions. Creepy Mannequins
#34
Portrait Of Emily Of Stratford (Just Hours After She Died) And Carl Weber
#35
Added My Sister On Kik. This Was Her Picture. Anyone Know What It Is Because It Is Bothering Me
Googoo Gaga 2 months ago
I think they mean that the sister offered up this photo, but she knows nothing about it.
#36
A Child Standing On A Chair
#37
He Stairway To The Rampart, Pujini Citadel, Pemba
#38
View From The Wrecked Uss Trenton, With Uss Vandalia Sunk Alongside
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Michael Largey 2 months ago
If they're featuring especially scary and creepy photos, where are the pictures of the 2017 and 2025 inaugurations?
Bored Jellyfish 2 months ago (edited)
Ooh! The one with T. Rump stalking HC on stage during the 2016 presidential debate. THAT was freakin’ creepy!
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Michael Largey 2 months ago
If they're featuring especially scary and creepy photos, where are the pictures of the 2017 and 2025 inaugurations?
Bored Jellyfish 2 months ago (edited)
Ooh! The one with T. Rump stalking HC on stage during the 2016 presidential debate. THAT was freakin’ creepy!
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