The online world is full of so much content, some of it ought to be weird. Or cursed, if you will. Yes, you guessed it right, it’s time for some more of the internet's finest disturbing images, this time provided by the Instagram account titled ‘Cursed Images 2009’.
Sharing pictures of bizarre things and happenings since 2016, the account has already amassed a fan base of nearly 82k members. Their collection of posts cover everything from toilet design that can only be called weird to people pretending to be animals, and so much more. Scroll down to find some of their posts and our interview with the founder of the Instagram account, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions.
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The founder of the Instagram account told Bored Panda that their interest in these somewhat bizarre images started back in school. “I had Tumblr when I was in middle school or high school and Tumblr had a lot of ‘cursed images’ or ‘liminal space’ photos. I became super into them.”
They added that they wanted to bring what they saw on Tumblr to Instagram. “At first, I was mostly posting for just my friends and myself but I started gaining a following over the years over this shared aesthetic.”
I miss the days when a camera flash could easily reveal who was possessed by demons. I am convinced that the digital camera was invented to cover up this revelation.
“I find these images on Twitter or other mutuals on Instagram,” the creator of the account revealed. “My friends also love sending me cursed images they think I’ll like.”
They said that one of the things they love most about such pictures is how out of context they are most of the time. The curator of the cursed images admitted they like not knowing why or how the photos were taken. “I like the mystery!”
Nanas and Grandmas be like " There's a fingerprint on that window. I won't be a minute".
The mastermind behind ‘Cursed Images 2009’ told Bored Panda that in addition to the images they share, the thing they love most about managing the account is interacting with the followers.
“I honestly didn’t expect to get any followers, really, because I made this account for myself and to make my friends laugh. I’m really grateful I’ve built a following and a community,” they added.
True self expression is when you can be both punk and practical.
The quality of school lunches had gone downhill steadily for a number of years. Gruel-weary Jessica skips merrily to school in the knowledge she would eat like a queen today.
She had to fend off hundreds of kids trying to steal her prey, the others could barely catch a mosquito and had to order the school lunch.. if they could pay.
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Packed lunch is just sweaty..air dried be sweet by lunch time
My. This brings up many questions. Lets start with this one. And the reason for handling disease carrying vermin with our bare hands would be.....? Do tell, wont you? For, I'm perishing from a burning curiosity and I simply must know.
Nah, I probably would have brought something like that home to show my parents.
This is what happens to muthafuckas who SHOW and TELL... Snitches get stitches
She's going to fling that at the boy who called her a sissy for wearing pink all the time.
hmmm hmmmm hmmm hmmmm. hmmm hmmm hmm. "Tina's gonna open her lunch box today and get a big surprise". =)
Disturbing: if that is a pet, that's disgusting (the way she is handling it). If it's a rat on the street she found, umm, still disgusting.
It's show and tell day. Just wait until my teacher and classmates see this!
When asked what kind of cursed images the founder themselves enjoy the most, they said that it’s basically anything car-related. “There’s so many I find that I think fit my aesthetic,” they pointed out.
(Un)fortunately, cursed images go beyond the limits of bizarre pictures on Instagram accounts. Some professionals devote their time and effort to creating something so hauntingly appealing that it can only be called cursed, whether it’s pictures, videos, or full-length movies.
Aperture covered the pictures of one of them—photographer Patricia Voulgaris—who was fascinated with what makes an image cursed. It also suggested that such works often have some sort of a push-pull effect that can be both disturbing and soothing at the same time.
But if cursed images are so disturbing, why do this and similar online accounts have so many fans, you might wonder? It’s likely related to the way we are affected by disgust. Even though it is typically evoked by something far from pleasant, researchers suggest that “disgusting stimuli both capture and retain your attention more effectively than emotionally neutral stimuli do”, as reported by Scientific American.
Psychologist Nina Strohminger pointed out to Scientific American that liking things despite considering them disgusting can be related to a human tendency known as “benign masochism”. It means that people might seek seemingly negative stimuli to enjoy “constrained risks”, for example, riding a roller coaster or eating spicy foods.
Watching scary movies also falls into the category of things people are fearful of but enjoy nevertheless. CBS carried out a survey that revealed that nearly one-in-two Americans enjoy watching something that is very likely to send shivers down their spine.
A 60 yr old grandma the size of a small child with two humans in a polar bear suit. So Russia then.
I’d hate to be there when that horse finally farts. You can kiss goodbye to that building, for a start.
If you enjoy viewing somewhat disturbing or scary content online, Bored Panda has you covered; check out more lists of cursed images here, here, here, and here next.
Note: this post originally had 86 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
I'll take you to the daycare, you'll be safe there
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Downvote for #28. Shame on you for making a joke from the solutions people I third world countries are forced to come up with.
I agree! Have my upvote! Don’t understand why you got a downvote for your understanding comment.
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Load More Replies... Downvote for #28. Shame on you for making a joke from the solutions people I third world countries are forced to come up with.
I agree! Have my upvote! Don’t understand why you got a downvote for your understanding comment.
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