“Oddly Terrifying”: 50 Times People Spotted Creepy Things And Just Had To Share Them (New Pics)
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Even though we are way past Halloween and should be focused on all that Christmas cheer, it’s hard to avoid having some chills going down our spines every now and then. And no, not because of the cold winter nights crawling on us, we mean real creepy stuff.
The internet is famous for its random and disturbing content, so we cannot help but spread the most interesting bits we find! So let’s plunge into the subreddit r/oddlyterrifying, a place that, as you might have guessed, is dedicated to sharing strangely terrifying images. It has 2.5M members, which isn’t that surprising considering the pictures there are weirdly enticing to look at.
Scroll down through the newest stack of tingly scenes and don’t forget to check out our previous posts here, here and here.
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Hate Waking Up To This
The More I Learn About Mushrooms The Less Comfortable I Am With The Idea Of Mushrooms
A Screaming Dead Sun
Glancing at these images, we experience a paradox. It’s terrifying to look at them, however, it’s also hard to look away. To find out what fascinates people about the unsettling photos, Bored Panda spoke with Francis McAndrew, Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology at Knox College and Coltan Scrivner, behavioral scientist and expert on the science of horror and morbid curiosity.
A Schizophrenic Patient’s Last Drawing Before Suicide
This reminds me of something I drew when I wanted to take my life. It's interesting how human's artistic interpretation of a feeling can be the same. It kind of proves that it's a similar feeling. And reminds me that others have felt what I have felt.
You're still here... you have extraordinary spirit, a profound and stubborn courage. Well done, friend.
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Someone told me it's like a dozen of the most evil, perverted, maniacal people chained to you. Trying to kill you and everything you love. Sometimes there is a kind or funny voice and the evil ones torture and kill it. No respite. No peace. And their disorder was only voices, not the technicolor visual hallucinations.
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I was thinking the same thing. This drawing is how I feel when my depression gets REALLY bad...like yesterday.
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I assume it was. You don't usually contemplate suicide unless it's really bad. It encumpasses the general look of my pain and I've often thought about it. Add in not knowing what is real? Not being able to trust your mind? It sucks and I can trust my mind most days
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If the voices inside his/her head looked like this, it's no surprise he decided to end his life. This is terrifying, and it's inside your brain so you cannot escape. Poor people! I really hope somebody finds a real cure for this nightmare.
Invega Sustenna has been a real asset in the fight against schizophrenia. It's > $1,000 USD per injection, monthly. Most cannot afford it.
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Poor person was in fact a very talented artist, aside from the fact that this must have been complete torture for them
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While I'm sad for this person's torment, I'm oddly fascinated by this type of art. There's an entire series on schizophrenic art done by people in the height of an episode. I find it so much more fascinating than the artwork at NOMA. My favorite artist is a gentleman named Flavio Zarck from San Juan and he does lots of dark/demon sculptures using scrap metal. They're beautiful in their strangeness.
One of my friends got that also. Once explained to me what she 'sees'... I don't blame them if they are frightened or something. I hope those people who have it are getting understood. It's not just something stupid...
One Missouri doctor does not believe it exists... and he's head of a psych ward. Torments his patients with his arrogant, ignorant lectures. Lousy piece of jetsam. It's no wonder suicide rates are skyrocketing.
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it must feel terrible because you cannot get away from them because they are in your head...
I wrote a song long ago named Silent Screams. About pain, loss, depression... this picture is what I felt when I wrote it. When I played it for my cousin, he felt it. That was the last time I played it and threw it away. He was moved to tears and said that nobody should experience what I went through to write it. After that, I started writing positive songs.
That's an absolutely haunting image with such a sad backstory...as far as we know.
The anguish of being trapped in a broken mind. Many will identify with this agony.
When my depression was at it’s worse, I felt like this drawing. Luckily, I was never suicidal.
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. So talented. But so sad.
Sometimes I thought it would be cool to see things that aren’t there. But once I learned you can’t choose what you see, I abandoned that thought. Imagine your reality is seeing terrifying things no one else can see. No wonder the poor person took their life.
Schizophrenics hear terrible, mean voices that no one else can hear. Sometimes, those voices come with visual hallucinations. It's terrifying. Like having a dozen evil people chained to you, screaming at you, laughing at you. Sometimes medication can help ease the anxiety, but there is no cure. Yet.
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When I was in year 11 our psychology class visited an art gallery where all the artists had mental health conditions. Some amazing works there, but some were so haunting. The ones by people with schizophrenia and post natal depression left the biggest impression on me.
How was your day? Hope you're in a good place now, with a measure of peace.
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I'm a horror writer, and this is one of the scariest things I've ever seen.
There is a young man who roams our neighborhood at all hours. He has PTSD from when his mother and sister Annie died in the fire that destroyed their home, when he was a child. He has Tourette’s—if he’s not screaming their names, he’s cussing a blue streak. He may have schizophrenia, but I don’t think he’s on meds. He does have a home—but the drawing is a visual of his audio. We called him the screamer until we learned of his story. Now he’s Anthony.
The drawing alone is so emotional. Add the description, and the heart just breaks.
Schizophrenia... it's more than sketchy. It's like having a dozen evil, cursed people screaming at and belittling you, trying to end you and everyone you love.
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This is so sad, I'm crying. I lost a friend with schizophrenia to suicide. It's a horrible way to live. I'm haunted by this drawing.
I painted people that died before my 4th attempt. 15 years on my meds and i now have 3 beautiful children.
Hope you're thriving and finding joy in every day!
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Painful. Trapped in a broken mind and the soul is screaming to get out.
If you guys want to know more about this go check out Stalaggh. The artist has been involved in this pretty cool and pretty scary project
That reminds me of artwork found in the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books.
I see a lot of these Schizo/Depression art and find it truly haunting yet fascinating.
In times past, schizophrenics were believed to be possessed by demons. This is why.
There's a theory that schizophrenia is real, as in they really are hearing the voices of passed persons, spirits, and other things best not directly mentioned. And because they are told that they are crazy they listen to these voices. Should they be told that yes, these things are very real, do not listen to about one of them that attempts either flattery or threats, only that singular, small voice that tells the truth, they'd fare much better...
Do you have any links to papers on that subject? it sounds fascinating!
Load More Replies... If they were a patient, they would have been receiving treatment. The medication used (especially higher doses in a clinical setting) causes extreme fatigue, sedation, and 'brain fog'. Not to mention the physical side effects of the medication, like shaking and spasms. They wouldn't be capable of drawing this. Schizophrenia is often sensationalised, people don't seem to understand what the symptoms actually are. Visual hallucinations are incredibly rare - people seeing clear entities are in the minority. This might be something that a person with rapid cycle hyper-depression would draw, but it's highly unlikely that anyone with a debilitating mental illness would be functional enough to produce this drawing. I've seen a huge amount of pictures done by both kids and adults suffering from trauma and/or mental illness, and there is a stark difference.
I don’t think this would be “cool” for the poor human who drew this. They were suffering and took their own life
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Instead Of Carving The Jack-O-Lantern Myself This Year
I poked a bunch of small holes in a pumpkin and stuffed the holes with peanut butter. I then let the squirrels go at it for two days. The result is something truly disturbingly.
Just A Little Reddit Before Bed
Prof. McAndrew told that there are different types of creepiness, but they all have one thing in common: ambiguity. "In its most extreme form, it is about the uncertainty of threat or danger. We can get creeped out by a spooky place because it is uncertain if the place contains hidden things like predators, ghosts, or badly intentioned people who mean to do us harm. Similarly, we can be creeped out by a person who is behaving strangely and not obeying the usual rules for interacting with a stranger. Our uncertainty about whether the person is dangerous or just awkward leaves us wallowing in discomfort and feeling 'creeped out.'
Sometimes, we can get creeped out by things that we know are not dangerous, but they still make us uncomfortable because we do not know how to categorize them or react to them. For example, dolls or robots that are too lifelike trigger responses that we would make to an actual human being, but the fact that we know they are not human creates an uncomfortable tension that we need to resolve. We do not like uncertainty."
These Bathroom Tiles
If We Drew Modern Animals The Way We Draw Dinosaurs, Based On Bones Alone
For all I know, Dinos could be fluffy big birds with rainbow feathers and Christmas sweaters.
Seems Like A Stone Giant Is Waking Up
C. Scrivner explains creepiness as the feeling that something might be dangerous. “When we are sure we are facing something dangerous, we feel afraid. When we are facing something that is more ambiguous, we feel creeped out.”
People are attracted to learning about danger, particularly when they can safely learn about danger (in this case, looking at these oddly terrifying images). C. Scrivener explained that things that are unsettling are creepy, which means we aren't sure if they're dangerous or not. “This uncertain danger is particularly attractive for our minds. We want to learn more about the unsettling thing so that we can know if it's dangerous or not.”
Signature Evolution In Alzheimer’s Disease
My mum has alzheimers. Her writing is still fine but she used to be an English teacher and every time I see her spelling, crossing outs and grammar it breaks my heart. This is one of the very small ways the disease has effected her. She is now delusional and paranoid most of the time; nearly always terrified and anxious.
A Sweet Potato Dug Up From A Garden
A Bat Nursery
C. Scrivener continued: “Creepiness differs a bit from individual to individual, just like fears. However, just like there are some things that are more likely to be feared (e.g. heights, snakes), there are probably some things that are more likely to be creepy. Things that have both elements of danger and safety might be more likely to be creepy, like a life-like doll or an abandoned house. Dolls are cute and safe, but maybe not if they're alive. Houses are places of refuge, but maybe not if they're abandoned.”
Appears I Had A Visitor While Working Alone In A Large Abandoned Basement…
I hope it's just the lighting that makes it look like bloody footprints.
Why Even Need This Is What Scares Me
The View From My Grandmothers Sun Room…
Lake Mead 1983 vs. 2021
According to prof. McAndrew, things that are novel or strange automatically attract our attention. "For good evolutionary reasons, we need to figure out new things we encounter in case they are a threat to us or possibly a good thing that we can take advantage of. That is why we can't look away until we have figured them out."
"Some people are more comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity than others, and the people who are least comfortable with it are the people who will be most easily creeped out."
Mother Centipede Cradling Her Children
A 4-Year-Old Boy Named Bobby Dunbar Disappeared While On A Trip With His Family
8 months later, they found him and reunited him with his family, and they lived out the rest of their lives together. Nearly 100 years later, DNA evidence proved that the boy they rescued was not Bobby Dunbar.
This Banana Blossom
What changes in us when we are creeped out? According to C. Scrivener, feeling creeped out has similar effects to anxiety. “Our mind prepares the senses for information gathering and we are more on alert than usual. This helps us efficiently learn about the potential danger. In the case of images, there is no actual danger. There are likely no long-term negative effects of viewing unsettling images.”
Prof. McAndrew added that they raise our arousal levels and focus our attention. "They create an uncomfortable emotion that will keep us motivated to keep processing information about the images until we resolve them, much the same way hunger or thirst (unpleasant feelings) motivate us to engage in behaviors (eating and drinking) that will eradicate the feeling."
An AI's Interpretation Of The Word "Religion"
Meanwhile, In Australia
Civilians Taking Care Of Zoo Animals In Their Own Homes During Wwii
Lighthouse By The Coast Of Iceland
How does the keeper go up there? I see no stairs or cableway there.
This Is Point Nemo, The Spot Farthest Away From Any Land In The World. You Are Closer To Astronauts Aboard The Iss Than Humanity
If only you could get some solid land (volcanic island?), internet and food delivery there, I'd move in a heartbeat.
Woman’s Neighbor Sprays Raid, Peeks Through The Slits In The Fence…
Walking Home 4 Miles In Abandoned Railroad Tracks
No other way to get home unless I want to walk through gang run drug areas. that's the scary part, this is safer.
So sorry, you have to deal with that and have no safer way to get home.
Antheraea Polyphemus... Basically A Tarantula With Wings
A Disease That Has No Cure
Imagine Going To Explore Your Ski Resort On Holiday And Running Into This
My family owns a ski area in Colorado, and we have quite a few signs like this. People stop, read it, and duck under the ropes anyway. Then my brother and his crew find the bodies when the snow melts.
My Spine. I Went In For Surgery At 5'10", Came Out 6'2", I'm Supposed To Be 6'7"
Bugs Escaping From A Flood
A Three-Legged Dog Licking Its Back
Every Single Frog Is Looking Eerily In The Same Direction
Known Locations Of Bodies On Mt. Everest
So, Did You Like The Zoo?
Stevn King In The 70's vs. Steven King In His 70's
Remindes Me Of Attack On Titan
This Amazon Warehouse In Tijuana, Mexico
This Is The Last Source Of Light For 600 Miles
This Past Thursday Marked The 13th Anniversary Of John Jones Death In Nutty Putty Cave
Jones found himself in a situation no man could help him and after being stuck upside down for 26 hours he died of cardiac arrest while his wife and daughter stood hundreds of feet above.
I understand curiosity, but what makes you go like "Hmmm i think i will go in this narrow cannal in this part that is not explored where i can barely squeesse and pass, that seems like a smart idea"
Inside A Hong Kong Coffin Home
And They Were Never Seen Again
Ponte City Apartments In Johannesburg, South Africa. The Tallest Residential Building On The African Continent
My Wife Found This Trail-Cam Pointed At The Back Door Of The Restaurant She Manages
This Warning Sign
We Hired A Chimney Specialist Today And They Found This. They Said “Well, This Is A First”
My Father In Their Home Right Now During Ian
I didn't even see the water till I read the comments, just thought it was a really tall guy standing in a really messy room lol
My Friend Went Into A Fugue State And Wandered Into The Countryside At 3am
Phoned me at around 5am explaining that he had no idea where he was, soaking wet to the bone and covered in cuts, bruises and this bite(?)
This Statue Of The Devil Defeating The Archangel Michael On Top Of A Tomb That Is Caged Off
Chinese Ghost City. Huge Skyscraper Areas That No One Lives In
Copied from Reddit, because this is important: "I hate to break everyones party here. But this area is called: Meixi Lake park right outside Changsha. This picture was from 2015 when these buildings were new. This area is populated with its own metro system and a new mall. Type the area on youtube and you can see multiple videos of the area to get a gauge on how many people have since moved in and live there. HERe https://youtu.be/YPvjPllLp5o"
Note: this post originally had 115 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
I cannot explain how uncomfortable I felt this entire time. I think I might go to bed now, or at least try.
I shouldn't read this kind of stuff before going to sleep. Need a Barbie-movie now.
It says based on user votes it shortened it, but has anyone ever actually voted to do that?
No that's not it. It means based on the articles that got the most votes they are displayed while the rest are optional to view. This was something they did awhile back to shorten articles because - some - users were complaining about how long articles were.
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Not sure how it works! Tried watching videos but couldn't get thru it!
I cannot explain how uncomfortable I felt this entire time. I think I might go to bed now, or at least try.
I shouldn't read this kind of stuff before going to sleep. Need a Barbie-movie now.
It says based on user votes it shortened it, but has anyone ever actually voted to do that?
No that's not it. It means based on the articles that got the most votes they are displayed while the rest are optional to view. This was something they did awhile back to shorten articles because - some - users were complaining about how long articles were.
Load More Replies... Not sure how it works! Tried watching videos but couldn't get thru it!
