50 “Interesting And Absolutely Terrifying” Images That Are Not For The Faint-Hearted
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Spooky season may have come to an end, but have no fear! (Or perhaps, have lots of fears!) The real world has no shortage of terrifying and disturbing things year round. And one place on the internet that knows that better than anywhere else is the Terrifying as [Heck] subreddit. This online community is dedicated to sharing all things creepy, crawly and disturbing, so if that’s right up your alley, you’re in for a treat.
We’ve gathered some of the most unsettling pics from this terrifying subreddit down below to provide you with your daily dose of nightmare fuel. If you’re easily spooked, this article might not be for you. But if you love learning about the darkest parts of our planet and you can stomach seeing frightening photos, we think you’ll enjoy this creepy list. Keep reading to also find a few interviews we were lucky enough to receive from the moderators of this terrifying subreddit and from horror photographers Joshua Hoffine and Rick Jones. Be sure to upvote the pictures that freak you out the most, and then if you’re looking for even more dark and disturbing pics, you can check out this Bored Panda article next.
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Man Shielded Many Women And Took All Pallets Shotgun On Himself During Anti Hizab Protest In Tehran
The Terrifying as [Heck] subreddit (whose name we’ve censored) is certainly one of the most frightening and unsettling places on the internet. I can handle gore and violence in films no problem, but seeing a photo of a gruesome event taking place in real life? That’ll keep me from sleeping tonight. And as you’ll see from this list, not all of the pictures are explicitly dangerous or frightening. Some photos are more disturbing due to what they say about society or just seem creepy due to the context. Terrifying as [Heck] is a reminder that scary things are happening all the time.
To learn more about how this frightening corner of the internet was formed, we reached out to their moderator team on Reddit. "The subreddit was created a long time ago, but the creator left, and it remained closed until February of this year, after we requested it from Reddit employees and reopened it," they told Bored Panda. "It's exciting to see it grow to over 400k members in 10 months, exceeding our original expectations."
Bone Chilling Story About Jean Hilliard
People In Iran Are Protesting For Her, Videos Are All Over The Internet
When it comes to why audiences are drawn to this subreddit, the moderators told Bored Panda, "People I believe, are drawn to this type of content for a variety of reasons. People enjoy seeing terrifying things; we're all wired to notice anomalies in our surroundings. A defining aspect of the sub is regardless of socioeconomic, ethnic or cultural background, there is a relatability in what truly chills an individual to the bone... Another reason is that seeing morbid and terrifying content helps us see the darker side of reality, making us appreciate what we have even more."
We also wanted to know what the moderators find most frightening. "We all have different things that scare us, and for some, it's things that cannot be explained, such as unknown diseases or things deep in the ocean about which we know very little," they explained. "Others love videos of gruesome and morbid incidents. Those are the kind of thing we find the most terrifying and like to see on here. We've been terrified several times, mostly due to unexpected gore posts or this sub's specialty, pitbulls mauling humans or other animals."
The Shining Eyes Of Gators In The Everglades
A Soldiers Face Before And After War
Just A Glimpse Of A Female University In Afghanistan
And when it comes to why the moderators love Terrifying as [Heck] so much, they told Bored Panda, "We love this community for the same reasons its members do: strange content that makes you want to shiver." But the group is still an acquired taste. "In terms of moderation, this is probably our most hated sub, due to extremely toxic and upsetting comments and frequent gore posts popping up here and there," they shared.
But if you are a huge fan of the content in this article, be sure to head on over to the Terrifying as [Heck] subreddit after reading this piece and join their 440k members right here!
These Two Boys Had Been Exposed To The Same Smallpox Source. One Had Been Vaccinated, The Other Hadn’t
Likely The Most Frightening 30 Minutes Of His Life...
Suicide Nets At Apple Sweatshops In China
To gain more insight on the topic of terrifying photos, we reached out to horror photographer Joshua Hoffine, who has made a career out of shooting the most frightening pics you could imagine. We were curious how Joshua became inspired to enter the field of horror photography in the first place. "I've always loved horror movies, and all things scary," he told Bored Panda. "Around 20 years ago, when I was a young photographer working at Hallmark Cards, it struck me that there was no such thing as 'horror photography'. There are horror movies, and novels and comic books and video games - but why not photography? This realization inspired me to begin staging photographs deliberately designed to upset and frighten the viewer. When people asked me what I was doing, I called it 'horror photography'."
A Creepy Looking Nun Watch Natives Children In Prayer
From 1880 to 1997 Canada forced indigenous children into residential schools to assimilate them into Canadian society. An estimated 6k to 25k died or went missing . Almost 2000 children have been found in unmarked, mass graves in Canada so far.
Forcing Religion And Also Forced Marriage, Amazin
This Road In Northern Ireland
"I love horror because it is about spectacle," Joshua shared with Bored Panda. "I love the aesthetics of horror, and the surprising depth the genre allows. Horror is, at once, psychological, metaphorical, and existential in nature."
"Horror is ultimately concerned with the imminence and randomness of death, and the implication that there is no certainty to existence," he explained. "The experience of horror resides in this confrontation with uncertainty. Horror tells us that our belief in security is delusional, and that the monsters are all around us."
Poor Lady
Windsor Lore
As the mother of a child who is neurodivergent, this comment is a bit unsettling. Yes, a long time ago royal families had issue related to inbreeding, poor King Tut. But this far later, the cause of these disabilities is no more known than with my daughter.
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It's worth noting they had siblings who grew up "normals", but one was refused by the father of future Princess Diana (Spencer) b/c of "mad blood", a typical attitude of the era. Inbreeding may or may not be implicated, but I did a quick check, and there seems to be no intense "inbreeding" involved in the family tree. Sometimes, sh*t just goes wrong, and we'll never know why. Since shame was the standard for having such issues in a family, such family were "hidden" (see: Kennedy, Rosemary, among many others). Wasn't just royals. Double-check your own family histories. You might learn you've had a forgotten relative or three.
So many variables impacting prenatal development were not understood. There was arsenic in wallpaper and books, and who knows what was in medicine …
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That's what people did back then. We have learned not to but have a lot of learning still to do.
While no one would need to pretend they died these days they were severely mentally disabled and would likely still be in a home these days. One of them never even learnt to talk. Neither of them would have been able to live on their own or even at home with carers.
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JFK’s sister had a force lobotomy due to depression. Destroyed her. They kept her hidden away for the rest of her life. I can only hope that these women were in a facility that properly cared for them and kept them safe.
My grandmother distinctly remembered her mother receiving electroshock therapy for alcoholism. I only knew because she reacted to a movie/show we were watching that mentioned it.
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Honestly they were probably better off that way. Free from the drama and public pressure and the family that would do nothing but judge them.
They wouldn't have been public figures. They were the cousins of the Queen Mother, not close relatives of the royals. Even the Queen Mother didn't know they were alive until a documentary after the death of one of them.
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Am I the only one to find all the "inbreeding" comments a bit unpleasant? So are we saying that all people with mental disabilities have them due to inbreeding? Or that there's something so "wrong" about mental disabilities it must be due to incest?
I don’t think that is what people meant by the ‘inbreeding’ comments. Essentially, aristocratic families in Europe married into similar families and did this for as long as there have been aristocratic families. No commoners allowed so to speak. The gene pool becomes a little small over time.
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This wasn't just the Royal family, it was common practice in Britain until relatively recently. Families wouldn't want the "shame" of a disabled relative - particularly those with a mental illness/defect. Attitudes started changing for the better from 70s/80s onwards. I still remember the stigma that Downes people received even into the 90s.
I really hope the care home at least took good care of them and gave them happy lives.
As a mother of a mentally disabled child I just can't even begin to imagine doing this to my child.... this makes me feel ill to even think about.
I had a great aunt who was practically disowned from the family for a while in the 50s because she refused to institutionalize her daughter. Society treated people who didn't do some of these horrendous things were as criticized and ostracized as much as someone today who did do these things.
They were from Queen Elizabeth's mother's side, so they weren't royal, just minor Scottish aristocracy. Sadly that's what they did with mentally handicapped people back then.
These two, may not really be princesses but they deserve to be. Rip princesses nerissa and katherine
Both were the nieces of the King and Queen of England, thru Queen Elizabeth's mother, who's name was Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon before she married. And that's the best they could do for them, even so? What of all the others, not born into royalty?
I think about this and Diana whenever I hear someone fawning over the royals.
Yes, the way disabilities were treated not so long ago were horrid. This was very common in many families. Very sad but unfortunately considered normal.
There were three other close relatives, all female, at the same asylum. None of them have surviving male siblings. It's possible Rhett Syndrome was the culprit but other X-linked genetic issues could also be at work.
This was the Queen Mother's decision. She had just married the Duke of York and was ashamed that these children were born in her family. They were hidden away so that she could save face. Queen Elizabeth II did not know of their existence until their deaths were announced, as far as I know. The Queen Mother was evil to the core.
The girl on the right has a striking resemblance with Queen Elizabeth II when she was a young princess.
no surprise there ... just more creepy secrets about the royals than most should want to know; just look at ear-flapping 'king' Charles and his close friendship with the known sexual-deviant and religious pervert, Peter Ball, even after he had been given a CAUTION from the police and eventually charged, Charles stayed chummy with him right up to his death ... yes, very twisted little monarchy in many ways.
I understand the care home but not that they were declared dead......incest, shame?????
The girl on the right is the queen's double - the resemblence is obvious.
The angle of the first picture makes her look evil and creepy but zooming in she just looks so happy and I feel mean for thinking that but I wish I could have been friends with both of them!
How sad that these unfortunates were abandoned by The Royal Family? For shame,shame on them all
Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy about the Royals huh? A bunch of overprivileged prima donnas that everyone fawns over who act all "caring" when the cameras are rolling.
A different time, different standards. However, apparently they were very happy in their community but I agree they should have been kept in the family and not disowned.
That’s what happens when you try to keep wealth and royalty in the family.
Agreeing with most of the comments, but the picture on the left is a tad disconcerting, to say the least...
the one on the right actually has the look of the Queens family, you can see they were related.
Oh f**k s**t I’m dead once I saw the pic on the left!!! (I know they are mentally ill sorry I said what said)
Wow. I thought the evil royals were a thing of the past. Not surprising, but very sad. (Yeh, the USA had its share of evil rulers)
I wonder if this may be one reason the younger royals are championing mental health, and working to destigmatize mental illness.
That's what happens, when people marry their cousins for several generations, might as well have married their siblings...
I'm sorry, this wasn't only a royal thing. My Mother's cousin was locked away for years in the 30s because she had a compulsion to steal. It robbed her of everything, and she died in the hospital (called an asylum at that time) in the 60s. That was in Ireland. Where I live now in Lancashire , there were 3 large (1000+ residents each) within 20 miles.
Has it ever been determined what disorder(s) they had? I've always heard that they were completely unable to communicate or function on their own, and yet I wonder, if they hadn't just been shoved away and "warehoused" and given some meaningful education and therapy, might they not have had much better lives?
People should not have too much power. Big conglomerates, people in governments, people in politics, judges.. They all should be monitored constantly by third parties. I don't think any government is doing this enough.
No support from their so called family who is very wealthy. That's disgusting.
I can understand what they did and why, sadly, but there should have been visits.
Whilst it's not nice to 'lock' someone away. Maybe they needed 24 hour care? Without knowing any diagnosis, it is very difficult to determine their ongoing needs.
Royals married from within their own family (blue bloods), and we know how that can go.
But they weren't from the royal family. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon married into the Royal family but these were the children of her brother.
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Unless it's been substantially proven I take this as a myth. Not that the intellectually disabled cousins existed but the whole "let's pretend they're dead and lock them away" story.
Unfortunately it is true and happened a lot with the richer families. These aren't the only 2 royals that in living history have been quietly put into homes. It also happened with one of the Kennedy sisters after a failed lobotomy
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The generations of lives the royals could've changed had they set an example of kindness.
Not necessarily. Lots of other possibilities. Just because you are related to royalty doesn't protect you from a whole range of acquired brain injuries.
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Rosemary Kennedy And Lobotomy
We were also curious about Joshua's process of creating incredible frightening photos. "I stage my photo shoots like small movies, with sets, costumes, elaborate props, fog machines, and SPFX make up," he shared. "I seek out common and universal fears as subject matter for my images. The fears that interest me the most are the ones we all share. I want to find the monsters hiding in our collective subconscious and drag them out into the light of day."
And when it comes to what Joshua personally finds most terrifying, he told Bored Panda, "My biggest personal fears include death, the loss of a loved one, and the loss of self. My work covers an array of fears and phobias, but these core fears show up again and again. There are still many fears, such as nuclear holocaust or mass shooters, that remain to be made."
Acute Radiation Poisoning
And when it comes to why we're attracted to these types of photos, Joshua shared, "Fear is part of the human condition. Horror never ceases to be relevant, because we never cease to be afraid. Confronting our fears is the only way to control them."
If you'd like to see some of Joshua's amazing and unsettling work, be sure to visit his website right here.
Frank Goldsmith, A Survivor Of The Rms Titanic Disaster, Ended Up Living Near A Baseball Stadium In Detroit
He hated game days, because the sound of the cheering crowd reminded him of the screaming people in the water during the sinking.
He survived and so did the trauma. I hope he found happiness in life.
Assisted Suicide Pod Approved For Use In Switzerland. At The Push Of A Button, The Pod Becomes Filled With Nitrogen Gas, Which Rapidly Lowers Oxygen Levels, Causing Its User To Die
I'm all for something like this for terminally ill people. They should absolutely be allowed to choose this then suffer with whatever sickness they have if there is positively no chance of recovery.
We were lucky enough to also get in touch with another horror photographer, Rick Jones, or the man behind Horrify Me, the UK's leading award winning horror portrait photography studio. Rick told Bored Panda that he's loved horror since a very young age (some might say too young, he added). "I recall being about 5 or 6 years old drawing monsters with blood-drenched fangs and chopped limbs, and I always watched any monster movie on TV that I could," he shared. "The horror photography grew from my lifelong passion for horror and my fine art background. It was a way to bring the two things together. I do most of my own makeup and sculpting, painting, and staging as well as lighting and photography so it's great that I get to smash all those practical skills into my genre passion!"
And when it comes to what Rick likes to capture in his photos, he said, "I shoot whatever I think is cool. Sometimes that's a popular character such as Freddy Krueger or Valak the nun, and sometimes it's something original that came from my own head. My favorite themes are my own unique twist on a popular theme - for example I once shot an art nude model as the Bride of Pinhead, and she was fully covered in pins all over her body. It was a wild idea, but fans loved it."
A Lone Scientist Descending Into The Radioactive Darkness Of Chernobyl In 1986
Americans And Their Firearms Collections
We also wanted to know what Rick actually finds scary (if anything!). "I find real life things more scary than fantasy horror," he told Bored Panda. "Vampires, zombies, demons etc - I am utterly fearless. I don't actually believe in anything supernatural anyway. But real life crime, serial killers and that type of thing is pretty scary because despite my passion for gory horror flicks, I don't actually like 'real' horror. I have created a few shoots which depict murder victims and realistic gore but when you are creating these images you are so engaged in the art form, and detached Savefrom the reality, that it doesn't feel disturbing. Other people have found this work very disturbing though. One person actually threatened to phone the police about my photos. Maybe they thought I was a murderer? I don't know."
A Post On R/Mildyinfuriating
It's quite grotesque how the OP posted this as "Mildly infuriating" as if he wasn't apparently living with violent, unstable and abusive madman.
Chicago Metra Up-N Track Carries 34,000 Passengers On 70 Trains Across This Bridge Each Weekday
I Think Normal Fire Won't Even Work On This...thing
When asked why people are drawn to these photos, Rick says it comes down to "morbid curiosity and fascination". "At least that's what draws me to it, so I can only assume it works for other people too. Photos are different to film because you are forced to study one static moment forever, so disturbing images can be far more confronting in stills photos than in film."
"I grew up during the 1980s in the UK during the 'video nasty' era, when horror films on home video were relentlessly censored and banned," Rick shared. "Now, as a horror artist myself, I experience this censorship often. Trying to showcase dark works of art on social media can be a thankless and frustrating task, at the best of times. For those of us who love this stuff - and there are a LOT of us - we absolutely relish it! We don't want to force it on people who hate it so there's endless calls for artists to be given better tools to be allowed to show their work rather than just face flat-out bans all the time. The horror genre is populated by some of the nicest people in the world, and it is a vibrant, friendly community. I kinda hope that the tech platforms figure this out one day and give us a break."
If you'd like to check out Rick's terrifying and amazing photos, be sure to visit his website Horrify Me right here!
On October 29th, 2013. These Two Maintenance Workers Embrace Each Other Before Dying After The Wind Turbine They Were Working On In Ooltgensplaat, Holland Caught Fire
Oh I just watched a video about this and it was heartbreaking. When the turbine caught fire older two of the four workers jumped through the fire and escaped but the younger workers being only 19 and 21 were afraid to do so. By the time they were convinced the others had made it out, it was too late for them. They came together in one final embrace and one of them then jumped off while the other died in the fire
A Disease That Has No Cure
Flyers Posted In Vancouver’s Dtes
Truth is stranger than fiction, and apparently, reality is scarier than fiction. We hope you’re not feeling too spooked from this list, but if you are, you can always check out a wholesome article from Bored Panda next (like this one!) as a palette cleanser. If you do plan to continue through this list, though, be sure to keep upvoting the pics that introduce you to new fears and let us know in the comments what the most terrifying thing you’ve recently seen or experienced was. We can keep spooky season going all year round!
The “Empty Box” Void Of A Brain Death
The Danish Special Forces Are Just Militarised Sleep Paralysis Demons
This Emergency Alert Everyone I Know Just Got
Snapping Turtle In Brainerd
Relaxing On The Side Of A Mountain
Jared Leto And His Cult On His Private Island
I’ve Already Seen 3 Videos This Week. As A Parent, This Is Terrifying
This Is Terrifying And Comforting At The Same Time
In 2018, An American Evangelical Missionary Trespassed Into The North Sentinel Island (The Last Contacted Place On Earth) To Convert The Hidden Tribe To Christianity. After Many Unsuccessful Attempts, The Man Was Maimed Through Blunt Force And Succumbed To Death
How To Escape Being Buried Alive
Portland Man Found His Tires Slashed, And This Note On His Car
Department Store Wax Mannequins Melting During A Heatwave In 1929
Neuroanatomical Comparison Of Normal Brain And Alzheimer´s Disease Brain
For me seeing something like that and seeing also People lose themselves in their dementia was the final straw in becoming an atheist. The whole concept of an immortal soul ascending into heaven went basically up in smoke. The brain is the location of the "us". All we are is in there. And if it stops functioning, if it gets sick or damaged, all that is "us" gets affected too. Irreversible. Do you really really think that Grandpa with Dementia, who can barely speak and function by himself will magically be restored somewhere after Death? It is truly heartbreaking seeing something like that.
When You're Camping Your Body Heat Provides A Thermal Spot For Insects To Congregate
Thousands Of People Were Killed In A Terrifying Flood In Pakistan Recently. A Massive Inland Lake Has Appeared, As Seen On Satellite Imagery
Poor folks. My house was flooding a few years back. Didn't get more then wet carpet and an endless trail of water. I'm crying and exhausted at trying to get the water to stop coming in. Then I was watching the news and saw people with houses floods and I felt like a sh*t for crying over my home being wet.
Someone Posted How Low The Fatal Dose Of Fentanyl Is. Here Is Compared To The Fatal Dose Of Carfentani
The View From My Apartment When The Air Quality Is Almost 300
The 1933 Film Of Alice In Wonderland Is Pure Nightmare Fuel. Directed By Norman Z. Mcleod And Well Worth Watching!
Two-Headed Sharks Are Sighted More And More And No One Knows Why
Enough Said
Male chimpanzees can be as strong as 3-4 human males. They can literally tear you apart. I've seen a zookeeper on the verge of panic when it looked like one of his chimps was waking up early from sedation, and the vet didn't seem to be taking it seriously.
Mass Shooters Of The Past 2-Months
Prototype “Economy” Airline Seats, Terrifying If You Have Claustrophobia
honestly this guy is the worst airline and overall reviewer
Before And After Being Lost In The Wilderness For 33 Days
Note: this post originally had 71 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
BP, more posts like this please, not the long uninteresting ones about Reddit problems
Have to admit, couldn't agree more!! This is one of the most fascinating posts in months. I rarely scroll to the last entry but read this one for end to end! Disturbing, depressing... but so much better than someone's life story about a vile relative or malicious compliance at work.
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600-pound grizzly bear I encountered on a cloudy night. Truly frightening. Bear-636d2...9ef703.jpg 
Have a friend in nuclear medicine, in one of the safety lectures they show what the Colbalt 60 source looks like so you know to avoid it incase of damage to the machinery or if any accidents occur. Simple metal tube with Drop and Run stamped into it.
So is the cobalt the tube? Or is it inside the tube? Genuinely curious, don't know much about it. Except that it is NOT to be fúcked with, lol.
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BP, more posts like this please, not the long uninteresting ones about Reddit problems
Have to admit, couldn't agree more!! This is one of the most fascinating posts in months. I rarely scroll to the last entry but read this one for end to end! Disturbing, depressing... but so much better than someone's life story about a vile relative or malicious compliance at work.
Load More Replies... 600-pound grizzly bear I encountered on a cloudy night. Truly frightening. Bear-636d2...9ef703.jpg
Have a friend in nuclear medicine, in one of the safety lectures they show what the Colbalt 60 source looks like so you know to avoid it incase of damage to the machinery or if any accidents occur. Simple metal tube with Drop and Run stamped into it.
So is the cobalt the tube? Or is it inside the tube? Genuinely curious, don't know much about it. Except that it is NOT to be fúcked with, lol.
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