You've probably already heard of the internet’s beloved corner of Reddit known as “Oddly Terrifying,” which is home to a whopping 2.5M members. The community is dedicated to sending chills down people’s spines by sharing images that are hard to look at, yet tempting to watch, in a strange way.
“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 Yaszek, a Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech, previously explained the phenomenon to Bored Panda.
This time we wrapped up the newest batch of oddly terrifying images, so pull your seat closer! After you’re done, more of the same goodness awaits in our previous features here and here.
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Tinkerbells Message "Dream" Casting A Contradicting Shadow
Looks Like The Tree Absorbed Someone
Anyone else randomly just thinking of Thalia Grace from the Percy Jackson books? You know, the pine tree?
Terrifying Water Bottles
While we may feel completely safe while watching uncanny images, glancing into weird and terrifying-looking objects, places, and people, encountering something odd and terrifying in reality is rather different. So in order to find out how terrifying experiences and events affect our personalities and behavior, as well as ways to build resilience to them, we spoke with Dennis Roberts, an American clinical psychologist based in Paris from the Paris Psychology Centre.
My Backyard During A Fog
This Rock Kinda Looks Like The Megalodon
Statue Was Invaded By Bee's And This Happend
Roberts explained that frightening experiences can be challenging for us, but it's important to remember that they don't really change who we are. “Sometimes people can experience events that are so overwhelming that they feel that they will never be the same again. And that's understandable,” he said.
According to Roberts, what really changes, though, is our sense of security in our environment. “Someone who has been in a severe car accident, for example, might say that they have trouble feeling safe in a car following the accident. Their personality hasn't changed, but their sense of safety in that environment is now different,” he explained.
Dall-E Generated Image Titled "Last Selfie On Earth"
Lovecraftian Clouds
This 800 Year Old Tree In Japan
It is perfectly normal to feel distress after any terrifying events. But you may wonder why some people get PTSD after these events and some don't. Roberts said that it’s hard to answer because we really aren't completely sure. “There seem to be some possible answers, but there is more research to be done. It might be a mix of previous experiences, underlying beliefs about ourselves and the world, and maybe even genetic predisposition.”
According to Roberts, “what matters is the idea that if someone feels that their reaction to a traumatic event has become problematic, perhaps they are having trouble sleeping because of nightmares, or they are experiencing intrusive memories, or they are having trouble with severe emotional reactions, then they should seek help.”
The Remains Of The Astronaut Vladimir Komarov, A Man Who Fell From Space, 1967
Aside from this picture, also terrifying is the last recorded transmission before his spacecraft fell to Earth.
Pulled Up The Carpets In Newly Purchased House To Find This
The Winchester probably used that house at some point to trap a demon. Feel protected.
A Close Up Look At A Longhorn Beetle's Face
The psychologist argues that there are good treatments available now, based on good research, and help is available. “If someone is in this position, perhaps a conversation with their primary care physician might be in order, or a talk with a psychologist or other mental health provider would be the best place to start,” Roberts said.
A Humbling Message Outside A Cemetery In The Middle Of The Woods
I See Your Empty Chair In A Storm Drain And Raise You This Clown I Saw While Geocaching After A 10 Minute Trek Underground
Someone has a sick sense of humour...I would laugh after I cleaned the mess out of my pants (ha ha).
Something Got Out
The flanges on the doors suggest the out-opening doors were forced inward?
Roberts argues that it's most important to acknowledge to ourselves that something frightening or overwhelming has happened, and to remind ourselves that it's ok to feel scared in those times. “I can accept that I was scared and it was a frightening experience. That sounds obvious, but a lot of people get themselves into mental health trouble by deciding that they can never let themselves think about what happened. A thought, a memory, is just that.”
What Has He Done
I'm guessing this was to prevent grave robbing, which was very common years ago. Edit: Just Googled these. Apparently they're called mortsafes and were common in Victorian Britain to prevent body snatchers. Back then medical schools and such would pay good money for a dead body for research so people would dig up and steal the bodies of recently dead people to sell. Like Burke and Hare, but they didn't rob graves but killed people to sell instead.
Dangerous Blanket
Cat: LET ME OUT HOOMAN THIS INSTANT, I HAVE HELD YOUR FINGER PRISONER
This Creepy Sign Somewhere In The Philippines
The psychologist reminds people who went through difficult things that “it isn't dangerous to remember, and if we make a big effort to avoid thinking about or remembering something, we are probably not going to get the results we want. It is often the struggle to control our thoughts and memories that makes things worse,” Roberts concluded.
Body Riddled With Parasites As A Result Of Eating Raw Pork For 10 Years
Trichinosis I guess. Though the patient having eaten raw pork for 10 years doesn't really make a difference. You just have to eat the wrong raw pork once to catch this little bugger and then the severity of the decease depends on how your body handles things. The worm larvae are encapsulated so they're protected from stomach acids and only come out after they've moved to the intestines.
What're The Chances My Neighbors House Has A Dead Body?
Daughter Made This For Me In School. I Love It But
This Is George. He Lives In My Bathroom And Eats Bugs
Wind Turbine After Being Hit By A Tornado In Texas
Alien Bedside Lamp
A Coworker Heard I Baked And Requested A Cherry Pie For A Friends Birthday. I Made Her This
The Ronald Mcdonald Statue In Front Of The Mcdonald’s In My Town
Last Night I Hear A Tapping And Snaps. Looked At The Window And..this Is On The Outside. Not The Inside.(I Am In A Two Story House, Second Floor. Under The Window Is A Roof Above The Front Door)
The Warning On Nuclear Waste Disposal Sites Designed To Be Read Hundreds Of Thousands Of Years Into The Future
I hope future generations will figure it out quicker than we were able to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Inside The Vatican
Just Found Out About Arboreal Salamanders And Their Teeth, Wouldn’t Expect It From What’s Basically A Gummy Lizard…
The Muscles On A Hairless Chimp
People Offering Prayers At The Yamuna River, India, Which Is Frothing From Industrial Waste
I Am Currently Working Construction At A New Amazon Fulfillment Center (650,000 Sq Ft). This Is The Fourth Of Fifth Floor. That Is Fog In The Background
Our Hr Team Just Received A Stapelia Flower As A Thank You From A Candidate. There's A Note Warning Not To Touch It Because It Will Sting And Not To Smell It Because It Smells Like Rotten Flesh
Did someone tell this candidate "Don't call us, we'll call you." Seems pretty aggressive?
I Live On Part Of An Old Rice And Cotton Plantation. I Know A Slave Cemetery Is Somewhere In The Area But No Records Survive Showing Precise Location. We Got A Ton Of Rain A Few Days Ago. This Was Uncovered By The Water After A Few Feet Of Erosion
Would a wooden coffin really survive this long in the ground? Or is that not what I'm seeing?
it depends on the soil conditions but i think it could, especially if this was later during the time that it was legal cuz remember, for a long time after the trade was illegalised "masters" didnt have to release slaves and children of slaves were also kept on the plantations so this could potentially be from the later 1800s, rather than the late 1700s.
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I'd honestly call someone about re-interring the remains somewhere they can be placed somewhere more fitting and respectful then on the land they were once forced to work to death on.
Nearest local university's anthropology and history departments
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Did they bury slaves in coffins? Or just in a shroud? Making or buying a wood coffin sounds like an expense most slave owners would forgo. Slaves were usually considered livestock rather than people. I still can’t believe we did that.
A coffin could be made of just simple wooden boards without any extra features. The dead slave’s family could have also made it.
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I think that's a stick, but it definitely does look like a toe.
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It depends on the ground and PH levers. I bought a really small wooden box (about the size of my largest finger’s last joint). It’s carved from “bog oak” which a tree that fell into a super anaerobic peat bog. The waters preserved it quite well; the tree died 10,000 years ago. The wood is darkened but definitely wood; I could burn it if I wished. Look up “Tollund Man” or “bog bodies” but prepare to be a little freaked out. Don’t be squeamish either.
The Lower Dungeon Of Warwick Castle. An 'Oubliette', Where Prisoners Were Dropped And Forgotten About
It is very likely this was never used as a cell but as a latrine instead. To post an excerpt: "An example of what might be popularly termed an "oubliette" is the particularly claustrophobic cell in the dungeon of Warwick Castle's Caesar's Tower, in central England. The access hatch consists of an iron grille. Even turning around (or moving at all) would be nearly impossible in this tiny chamber. However, the tiny chamber that is described as the oubliette, is in reality a short shaft which opens up into a larger chamber with a latrine shaft entering it from above. This suggests that the chamber is in fact a partially backfilled drain. The positioning of the supposed oubliette within the larger dungeon, situated in a small alcove, is typical of garderobe arrangement within mediaeval buildings. These factors perhaps point to this feature being the remnants of a latrine rather than a cell for holding prisoners."
Hoover Dam Spillway Tunnel, 50 Feet Wide & 600 Feet Deep. You Can Hear Rushing Water Down In The Darkness. The Walkway Above Gives A Sense Of Scale
Cross Section Of An Asbestos Laden Cigarette Filter. Kent's Micronite Filter Cigarettes Were Marketed As "Good For The Lungs"
Brazil Man Known As "Diabão" (Big Devil), Famous For Doing Numerous Surgeries To Look Like The Devil, Celebrates The End Of Mask Mandate By Completely Removing His Ears
This Strange Device Was Used To Prevent Masturbation In British Mental Hospitals Patients During Xix Century
The Infamous Message In Lipstick Left On Frances Brown's Flat Wall, By The Lipstick Killer In 1945
William Heirens served over 60 years in prison for these murders. Athough the evidence was questionable and he confessed under torture (sodium penthotal) he never got paroled or a re- trial. He died in prison.
Tarantula Infected With Cordycipitaceae
As if a tarantula alone wouldn't be terrifying enough. Nature goes: nope, we need to turn it up a notch.
Abandoned Summer Camp Closed Due To A Child Drowning In The Lake. Sound Familiar ?
Room In My Girlfriends Basement That She Has Never Been In
This Very Suspicious Suitcase A Guy Put Under The Seat Before Promptly Exiting
My Friend Found An Apple Air Tag On Her Car. Genuinely Scary
Housesitting My Parents Home And This Is Growing Out Of Their Compost Bin...what The F**k Is It
This Is Robert Earl Hughes, Born 7/4/1926. During His Lifetime He Was The Heaviest Human Being Recorded Weighing 1,071lb (486kg) He Remains The Heaviest Human In The World Able To Walk Without The Need Of Assistance
This 9000-Year-Old Stone Mask Is The Oldest Mask In The World, And Was Found In The Judean Desert In Israel
Found In A House In Eastern Oregon (High Desert Area). Described As “Oozing” When Touched
Newly Purchased Home: Clearly A Grave In My Backyard...right?
People Eating The Traditional French Meal Of Ortolan Bunting. The White Cloth Over Their Head Is To Hide Their Sin Of Eating The This Particular Meal From God
Ortolun bunting is a tiny songbird that is considered vulnerable. There’s something very wrong with people that want to eat endangered species when we have an abundance of plenty of other things in the world to eat.
I Was Walking Through A Farm Near My House When I Suddenly Tripped And Fell And I Saw This Right Infront Of Me, What Kind Of Spider Is That ?!
Glued Herself To The Street With Fast-Drying Concrete
In Europe, so-called “activists” like to tape themselves to busy streets in the middle of rush hour to raise awareness of climate change. Currently, they even go so far as to attach themselves to priceless museum treasures such as Raphael's "Sistine Madonna". Needless to say, these people are not very popular in Europe.
I was scrolling slowly the whole time so that I could read the title before I could see the picture, if the headline was too scary, SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL CLOSE YOUR EYES
Me: Oh it's almost 11 I ought to sleep, but there's something on my game to do in four minutes what can I do until then... OH YEAH that creepy BP article! I have no brains cells left I swear
It makes it feel like nothing is worth it....this is how things will end, despite our good intentions and the struggle for happiness. I'm ready to take my eternal nap.
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Me: Oh it's almost 11 I ought to sleep, but there's something on my game to do in four minutes what can I do until then... OH YEAH that creepy BP article! I have no brains cells left I swear
It makes it feel like nothing is worth it....this is how things will end, despite our good intentions and the struggle for happiness. I'm ready to take my eternal nap.
What do you do when you're left still crying for help...
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