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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.

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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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Libstak
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And if it's raining and the lights are all reflecting off the wet road and every wet surface, yeah it's he'll.

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MellonCollie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep, that's correct. And I thought everyone saw it like this. Imagine adding some rain .... it becomes a kaleidoscope :-/ Glasses changed everything, I can even drive on rainy nights again, and that's no luxury living in a rainy country!

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Clare C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to hate it and would be terrified, I got antiglare lenses and the change was immense.

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von Funnyname
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is that what does that?! Jesus I had no idea my astigmatism was the reason for all of the glare, thanks!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why I hate driving at night! Is this not normal? I can’t stand bright lights and I swear headlights on cars are getting brighter. Always seems like everyone has their main beams on

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Bobby
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Walgreens (and other places) sell driving glasses for $20, with amber lenses that block glare. They fit over your eyewear. I've found them very helpful.

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Mary Rose Kent
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You might want to start with an optometrist, who will be able to write a prescription for the necessary prisms and strength(s) you’ll need to give to the optician, who will then grind the lenses so that you can see without all of that visual overstimulation!

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Vorknkx
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I see this, though not nearly as excessive as in this pic.

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Jaguarundi
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, not to such an extreme, but the lasers are real to me.

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Liz Siemens
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol... I thought this was normal. I didn't realize it was a sign of a problem lol

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I must have a slight astigmatism or something cos this is what it's like for me except the rays are thicker and the lights are more blinding.

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Big Blue Cat
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes. The pic is almost right but in reality it's exactly what you said: thicker beams and brighter lights. And I usually see only 2 beams from each light.

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The Claustrophobic Turtle
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My problem is those who use high beams and don't care about others in their path...

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Bobby
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh yes. See this often on rural roads. Just about have to have brights on because deer are funded by Geico, but coming around a hill and into high beams is like a 70s party with screaming instead of music.

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Shelley Dawson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ohmygod! I thought this was the oils on my contact lenses doing this. I have severe astigmatism., Though it's never been that bad.

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Carrie de Luka
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You probably have these anyway but you can get contact lenses thst help correct astigmatism.

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Yoga Kitty
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Two years ago I got glasses made with a technology called DNEye (at least that is what it is called here in Germany) and believe it or not, it really reduces this effect. Significantly, in my opinion! Now the cars coming towards me look like they have a light beam going up and down (like the pole on the horses of an old fashioned carousel) but no longer that much stray light. And for the first time in my live I can see something like leafs up on a tree, not just a totally undefined green mass. Yes, my eyesight is... well, there is potential for improvement. These glasses are expensive, not gonna lie, but I will get those again as it really makes a difference for me.

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Terry Butler
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why I wouldn't drive at night until I had my cataracts repaired.

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Mary Rose Kent
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Terry, how long was your recovery from cataract surgery? And (if you don’t mind) how old were you when you had it/them?

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MGlenn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Contact lenses that correct my astigmatism are the best purchase I’ve ever made

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Bobby
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Try driving glasses that fit over your own. Amber lenses tend to cut glare. Cost: ~$20.

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Bored Bunny
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep. Then I had Lasik leaving me with halos worse than that.

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Marigen Beltran
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG Yes! I can see sort of well without my glasses but this is how light looks to me.

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Mary Rose Kent
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aren’t halos glaucoma? If you haven’t had your eyes checked recently, you might want to make an appointment with your optometrist. EDIT: Glaucoma can make you go blind!

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Kimberly Lorton
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sunglasses help a lot with this they do, when it's raining really hard. Not just for sunny days!

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The danish woman
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Glasses with yellow glas can change that, so everything looks clear

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Moezzzz
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep. And also why I don't drive at night unless I absolutely have to!

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Matthew Wilkins
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have astigmatism in both eye and i don't have this affect at all

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Carrie de Luka
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It doesn't do this for everyone. Be very glad it doesn't though, some people are told they definitely should not drive at night.

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John Montgomery
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's exaggerated, but pretty much true for me. I mostly see the rays coming off of street lights. I too thought everyone saw this way. It also makes me wonder about prism glasses that used to be sold on Fourth of July to enhance the fire works. If some people don't see the rays, what was it enhancing.

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Jo Choto
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish it were that good. For me, never mind the long thin lines going from top to bottom. Just expand the red and white lights to a flash bigger than the entire vehicle and that's what I get.

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ERIKA H.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My astigmatism isn't this bad, but I also only just learned this is becauae of my astigmatism!! I literally thought everyone saw like this at night!!!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yup, looks normal to me. I thought everyone saw lights that way. I didn't realize my astigmatism was doing that.

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Parthania Dawson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, you can wipe your glasses as many times as you like. It never goes away.

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Lola
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Glasses help a lot, but it’s still there.

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Courtney Lunsford
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Live in the city. Can someone please explain to me why drivers around here need to have their brights on constantly. I have glasses so when a huge truck is behind me with their brights it legitimately makes it difficult to drive because the light reflects off the back of my glasses straight into my eyes. It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't have their brights on. But people in the city can't see at all, not with all the street lights. Even when it's just cloudy out they NEED their brights because they can't see.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great question. Yes, yes. I also would like to know why SUVs and Sport trucks have to have blastingly bright LED lights exactly at the height of a car's side window and rear mirror or they drive towards you with their 5 layers of yellow/LED/Kyptonite lights blazing. You selfish wankers. That aside, suggestion for you: Buy some *good* blue blocking glasses. Red or orange lenses. Not just the computer cute ones for screens (there's no proof these help with blue light. But they sell, so...) . Also - you know there's a little tilt on your rear view mirror? Some don't - not implying you're not paying attention. Under the mirror flip the little tab in the center back and it tilts your mirror so you see the reflected version, but not full-on lights. Dark/daytime setting. I've also stuck my hand out the window and cover up my side mirror as we're sitting at a light, so the ass in back of me gets the hint that his 3 headlights are blasting in my face. Sometimes they take the hint.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

SO THAT'S WHY IT HURTS! I never knew it was because of my astigmatism

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Bobby
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You see moon shapes? @Candia Lee said that's effect of cataracts.

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Denise Melek
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always thought that's normal and I am just a bad driver at night until I started seeing this pictures online.

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François Carré
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can (still) see well at night but it happens to me a lot to be driving behind someone who goes at normal speed, but slows the hell down each time a car is coming in front of us. It's annoying but I don't get mad, I understand what's happening to them - this on the picture.

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Alan Fraser
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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So That, is what is going on! I was blaming those %&*$@** new headlights!

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D Charity
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Progressive lenses with antiglare and prisms help immensely! Never knew it was my astigmatism that caused this nightly headache commute.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait a minute, that’s what I see while driving? The headlights aren’t as green in my vision but I thought everyone’s eyes did that.

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Carol Medd
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never knew that other people saw it any differently until a few months ago.

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Carol Medd
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never knew people saw it differently until a few months ago.

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Talon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

K I didn’t know it was a thing to see those but nice to know I’m not alone

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t have it this bad but I have astigmatism and didn’t know that was why I struggle driving at night

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OK, now double what you see to see what I see since I have double vision plus nystagmus. What a bonus.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! I didn't know it was a thing. I try to explain to my partner what it's like driving at night for me or when there is a bright sun and beams of light are coming from it onto the car bonnet. But he can't see them so I thought it was just me!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am sure that this drives them nuts but dang it's pretty.... also upvoted because "666 points" unsettled me.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait... doesn't it look like this for everyone? Whaaat? Off to get my eyes checked, bye.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Add developing cataracts to that (they make a fuzzy halo around light source), and you'll know why I don't drive at night

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why does no one tell you this is not normal, I never knew this. (49yrs)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Add that to not being able to distinguish depth perception of oncoming headlights at night.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you for sharing this. It’s better than my explanation for why I can’t drive at night.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s pretty annoying when I get distracted by the lights of the cars

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Ruth Scheidler
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But if you wear a pair of yellow glasses, they cut down the glare a lot. I have astigmatism too.

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Billy Allen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Have it but not like that, but I do have double vision with glasses and triple without now.

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Corals Beta
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The glare gets me everytime at night....wonder if I have one?

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Kai David
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG!!! My husband FINALLY understands how I see lights!!!

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Louise Stange-Wahl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have AMD and try not to drive at night...but if I have to, it does not look this bad. Scary!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, i guess i have that then cause this happens with the lights at my church

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Kim Shannon
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Toss in some rain and you've really got yourself a fun drive

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Rannveig Ess
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes and if it's raining, it gets beyond the usual terrifying. I've actually pulled over and cried, I was so scared to keep driving when I had to go somewhere and got stuck driving home at night, in rain or just a lot of traffic. People think you're being dramatic when you explain you can't go somewhere because you can't drive well at night.

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David R.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kind of accurate, but there should be 2 or 3 additional images of the moon laid over each other but offset slightly so it is blurry and hard to figure out how many moons are up there :)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️ its better with my contacts instead of glasses but it still sucks

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WHAAAAAT!!!!! I thought that's just how everyone with glasses sees at night lmao didn't realize it was my astigmatism hahahaha

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember when i found out that seeiing like that wasn't a normal thing, also it cleared up my confusion about why it didnt look like that in movies

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Add in some halos and that's what I see! You learn to ignore most of it though

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Betsy Novack
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had an eye infection which was eating my cornea cause by a special Ed student who saw me as a singing human snot rag. Went to the Opthamologist every day. Put drop in eyes every two hours round the clock. I'm down to only seeing about 4-6 moons out of my left eye and the flying monkeys from the wizard of Oz have slowed down. It's amazing how I can see people in every tree or a VW van that has been blue and white since day one turn pink till I get closer.

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Carrie de Luka
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A good optometrist should be telling people. Either people aren't going (and people really should because they can spot serious health conditions as well as catch vision changes that make driving unsafe) or they aren't telling their clients about it and that's not right.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

100% and number 1 reason I have to avoid small streets while driving at night bc the incoming traffic will blind me for several seconds and that can cause an accident

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Bobby
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amber driving glasses! They fit over your own and I've found them really useful.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do I suddenly hear disco music playing in my head? (Blondie's "Heart of Glass," in case you're curious.)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep - so please stop flashing and flipping off the person driving the speed limit in the slow lane. We still have to get to work.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't like astigmatism contacts so I wear non-astigmatism contact lenses although I have astigmatism. Driving at night is not fun, although it doesn't look as bad as this.

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Dan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Perhaps take a train? Or bus or not drive at all?

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Bobby
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, pandemics tend to re-sort people and families and finances. Those options not available to all of us.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He was in another post recently, along with a bit of his story. Most of the four years he spent in a concentration camp.

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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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?”

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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.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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...

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Skeleton discovered in a desert

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#20

Was Playing Video Games When I Heard A Sounds To My Left. Looked Over And Saw This

Brown bear looking through the window

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#22

Imagine Seeing One In The Middle Of The Road While Driving

Reindeer with lit up horns

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#23

Pregnant With Triplets

Woman showing her belly with triplets inside

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#24

At Vezio's Castle In Italy There Are Lots Of These "Phantom" Like Statues

Phantom statue in a touristy place

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#25

Eye Injury Causes Man's Iris To Collapse

Eye from an injury

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#26

Found This In My Apartment While Living In Japan. They Are Fast!

Massive insect inside home

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#27

The Tornado Showing Up Because Of The Lightning Strikes

Front cam of a car during a storm

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#28

A Webcam Appeared In The Bottom Of My Computer Screen After It Blue Screened

Random camera on a crashed computer screen

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#29

A Creepy Standing Goat.

Picture of a creepy standing goat

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#30

The Remains Of This Caribou In Greenland

The remains of an animal stuck between two rocks

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#32

My Daughter's Bat Morph Suit

Baby hugging her sister in a bat costume

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#34

This Jack O Lantern With Mold Growing From Inside

Mold growing on a pumpkin

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#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...

Creepy name written in houses attic

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#39

Found This In The Basement Of My New House

Terrifying torture equipment found in basement

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#40

Spacex Has Robot Dogs Patrolling Their Rocket Factory Now

Robot Dog walking in a construction site

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#41

There Is A Mutation In Frogs Where Their Eyes Grow On The Inside Of Their Mouth.

Mountain frog with eyes inside her mouth

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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#42

This Corridor, Man… This Is Gonna Haunt Me On Dreams

Narrow creppy corridor

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Daria B
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, it will haunt those dreams where you're desperately looking for a toilet

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#44

All Of A Sudden You Hear Sirens

Orange warning sign in a forest

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Izzy Curer
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm guessing the floodplain of a dam? There are signs like this along the Susquehana south of Columbia PA

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#46

Pov: Polar Bear Is Trying To Eat You

Polar bear looking thorough the stair gap

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Katie Lutesinger
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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!"

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#47

One Of The Last Known Pictures Taken By The Hikers Of The Dyatlov Pass Incident (1959)

Terrifying silhouette captured winter in the forest

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Brian Bennett
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I saw all the pictures (was told) from the cameras at the Dyatlov pass - I never saw this!

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#48

This Happens To My Hands At Cold Temperatures

blue purple and rep persons hand

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#50

Robot With A Face Is Quite Creepy

Terrifying picture of a robot with a face

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