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While most people can barely watch horror films like Paranormal Activity without going into a full-blown breakdown, aka putting all the lights on in the house and not being able to sleep for days straight, some people like the thrill of it. They sleep like babies, never flinch and have the guts for the scariest things.
If you’re one of them, the two notoriously bone-chilling corners of Reddit known as the subreddits “Weird” and “Oddly Terrifying” must ring a bell to you. The latter one is home to 2M members who enjoy watching all the oddly terrifying content posted there.
So thanks to them, today, we have a great selection of terrifying photographs that prove a single shot on camera can be worthy of thousands of nightmares. Get ready to roll up in your blanket like a burrito (trust me, it helps!) and enjoy the list at your own risk.
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#1
A Wet Owl
Call Me Mars 3 years ago (edited)
"Deborah, please. It is six in the morning and I haven't had my coffee yet."
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#2
Sharks Photographed Upside Down
#3
It's A No For Me
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago (edited)
Imagine waking up in the middle of the night only to see two gentlemen on the wall appreciating your sleeping beauty.
Bored Panda reached out to S. Elizabeth, writer and creator of the “Unquiet Things” blog, as well as the author of “The Art of the Occult: A Sourcebook For The Modern Mystic”. She has been interested in scary things that freak others out ever since she was 5 years old. “I saw a Dracula on an episode of Scooby Doo. I’d never even heard of vampires before, let alone seen one, and learning that there were blood-thirsty creatures who hover outside your home, just awaiting an invitation inside so they could poke their fangs through your neck and drink you up like a platelet-flavored Capri Sun scared me so badly that I’ve never been the same since.”
But at some point in her childhood, S. Elizabeth realized her panic and fright regarding the bloodsuckers and monsters from outer space had turned into fascination. “Whereas I would once hide my face behind a pillow when something scary was happening, I now began to feel the itchy urge to peek.” As she grew older, S. Elizabeth said that her fascination with fearsome things turned into a full-blown obsession. “From literature and film, to music and art, from that time forward, I was hungry for all things unearthly and strange, ghastly and ghostly, gruesome and grotesque,” she said.
#4
Mri Of A Pregnant Woman
#5
Never Thought Those Roos Were So Terrifying
Madison Feehan 3 years ago
Great, just another Australian thing to keep me up at night! How do you people live in terror? 😱
#6
Last Thing A Fish Sees In Antartica
S. Elizabeth argues that there are things people are deeply fearful of now that they were many hundreds of years ago. “No doubt they will strike fear into the hearts of future generations. Death and loss and aging, war and sickness and disease. Fear of the unknown!”
Having said that, she believes that the details change with the times. “Maybe those fears take different shapes, but until we figure out how to stop the aging process and become immortal (like those vampires!), unless we get a handle on our violent human tendencies, unless as a people we learn to become more compassionate and empathetic—none of those things are going to change, and those fears will continue to plague us in some form or another.”
#7
A Patient With Claustrophobia Panicking During A Ct Scan
Nadine Bamberger 3 years ago
A live picture of my soul leaving my body when I saw that gigantic Australian moth.
#8
This Is An Australian Moth, It Can Also Fly
#9
A Picture Of A Bridge With Snow I Took
S. Elizabeth also explained: “maybe it seems like we’re more scared now than we ever were, what with our smart phones and a million apps with a million social media accounts bombarding us with all of the horrors of the modern world, 24 hours a day. As a lifelong horror enthusiast (and someone who is afraid of a lot of things, like A LOT), I feel that I’m not too far off.”
#10
.....oh
#11
Something Darksided Going On In That Household I’m Sorry
#13
Forever, Forever
#14
No Filters. Australia Was Red From Wildfires [2019]
![No Filters. Australia Was Red From Wildfires [2019]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/6231c5233d129_lwlxont7s7i81-png__700.jpg "No Filters. Australia Was Red From Wildfires [2019]")
#15
What An Uncanny Mannequ- Oh Wait That's A Person
#16
The Girl Cursed With The Inability To Feel Physical Pain. She Rarely Eats Or Sleeps Because Of Her Inability To Feel Hunger Or Tiredness
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
That's sad. The few with this disorder can legit break bones or burn themselves and not notice. As much as I think I would like to live without pain No thank you
#17
Building A Mountain Road In China
#18
Koala Brains Look Like Top Quality Chicken Breast
#19
Saturn's North Pole Is A Hexagon
Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
That hexagon contains many storms and cyclones. The same can be found on jupiter’s poles as well
#20
Chick Born With The Genetic Defect Polymelia, Causing It To Have 4 Legs
#21
Something Tells Me I Should Find Something Else To Eat
#22
Sfx Painted On My Hand
#23
Not A Corn
#24
I Left Netflix Running In My Bedroom This Morning And Came Back To See This Frozen On The Screen
#25
Anyone Know Anything About This Weird Flyer?
#26
Sign On A Cemetery Gate
Laura Henderson 3 years ago
It's a bad plagiarism of a famous old Scottish gravestone inscription: "Come weary traveller, rest by me. / For as I am now, so you will be. / As you are now, so once was I / So pause a while as you pass by."
#27
Telescopefish. This Deep-Sea Species Can Swallow Prey Larger Than Itself And Lives In Depths Between 500 And 3000 Meters
#28
This Abandoned Hospital Had A Visitor Last Night
#29
Out For A Ride
#30
My Friend Cooked Red Rice But She Put Too Much Water
#31
The Dog’s Name Is Junebug
#32
This Clown "Shower" Is An Absolute Nope
#33
Big Eye Grendalier, They Live Deep Down Near The Sea Floor
J J 3 years ago
It's like,70% eye.... Don't fish need a place for like guts and stuff?
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Nyx 3 years ago
And it probably has that big eye because it exploded due to low pressure. Stop killing animals for no reason at all!
Monday 3 years ago
It was an accident. This guy was fishing for blue halibut when he caught this grendalier. Can't blame a guy for catching the wrong fish.
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Elliebean13 3 years ago
I think it’s cute. But now it is dead because if it lives by the sea floor and it is now above the water, it has died.
Jo Choto 3 years ago
And that's where you should leave them. The change in pressure and no water is agonizing right before it's fatal. Shame on you.
xolitaire 3 years ago
Calm down, the guy did not intentionally catch it, it was an accident. Google it.
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Katherine Forest 3 years ago
So...let's either kill it or hook it and torture it. People, PLEASE just leave the fish alone.
Greg Jeffcoat 3 years ago
No such thing as a Grendalier. This is a member of the Grenadier family. They share the benthic (bottom) zone with other fish. They a very tasty and make great fish tacos. They unfortunately have air bladders and do puff out the last few feet towards the surface coming up from 100 +- atmospheres. Sablefish (black cod) and Thornyheads live in the same ocean environment, but lack air bladders, and can come to the surface, return to the bottom 2000’-3000’ and survive. It would be nice if more people ate Grenadier, to create a market so this fish goes from a bycatch to an incidental catch fish, so it is better utilized.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
I get what you're saying: when they're dead already, we might as well eat them. I on the other hand would vote for no deep-sea-fishing at all. But sure... if they're dead anyway, don't just throw them away. At least appreciated the death you caused (bycatch is just terrible. It's like shooting foxes just because "they were there" and then burning their corpses!)
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HalfFinnishedAustralian 3 years ago
Probably been dead since they brought it up.
Load More Replies... Kittie Lacker 3 years ago
If they live deep near the sea floor the poor things probably gonna die from the lack of pressure on the surface :( cool catch either way though
Diana Jonkman 3 years ago
If this little fish lives deep down in the sea, I wonder how affected is it now that it came up to the exposure of day light!
Rascal Photo 3 years ago
And he or she probably lives down deep to avoid people like this jerk who feels the need to destroy what he fears.
Jaci Harness 3 years ago
Another reason why deep sea diving is not on my bucket list. Water-magoos are down there... Waiting.
Hollysmom 3 years ago
Poor thing is probably already dead because of the decompression
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Wesley Lucas 3 years ago
Ah, TheDepthsBelow on Reddit posts a lot of these wild creatures caught or captured on film by fishermen. Very cool?
Dollymix Devine 3 years ago
I'd like to see the celebs eat that eye on the next bush tucker trial on I'm a celeb ..
Curry on... 3 years ago
Something tells me folk should leave those creatures down on the bottom of the sea.
Rachel W B 3 years ago
Bull. By accident no. Who is fishing that far down. Put the poor thing back instead of on your instergram 😏🙄
Jerry Conaway 3 years ago
Is it really that ugly, or is it just turning inside out from the lack of normal presaure on it's body?
#34
A Freestanding, Stiff Cable Found At A Playground. Nothing Happen When I Pulled It
#35
Just Sit Still And You’ll Be Fine
Stephanie Did It 3 years ago
My ex refused to go on any carnival ride because as a teen he helped set them up. Nuff said.
#36
Portland Man Found His Tires Slashed, And This Note On His Car
#37
This Is A Real Advertisement For The Gameboy In The 1990
#38
He Is Staring Into My Soul
#39
Win Or Die
#40
The Dinosaurs In Jurassic Park Weren't Graphics. Most Of Them Are Actors In Costumes
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago (edited)
Till the 'are' of "The Dinosaurs In Jurassic Park Weren't Graphics. Most Of Them Are" I was thinking "Lol they're gonna say 'Real Dinosaurs' " Now I'm laughing at my own joke
#41
Face Swap On Horse And Dog
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
The second pic is making me laugh like a hyena as well as making me dread for today's nightmares
#42
Shark Jesus
#43
I Was A Weird Kid
#44
Abandoned Church In A Small Czech Village Remains A Shrine Filled With Ghost Sculptures Of The Parishioners Who Passed Away There
#45
Sorry For The Phone Camera But Why Did I Suddenly Woke Up In A Silent Hill Game?
#46
My Friend And His Girlfriend Came Across This In Somebody’s House
#47
Bluebottle Maggot Under An Electron Microscope
#48
A Mother Hiding Her Face As She Puts Her Children On Sale (Chicago USA, 1948)
#49
These Pointy Hat Fellas Enjoying A Ferris Wheel Ride
#50
I Just Learned About Muffler Hair And I Am Not Okay
#51
A Rare Optic Sight, The "Brocken Spectre," Which Occurs When A Person Stands At A Higher Altitude In The Mountains And Sees Their Shadow Cast On A Cloud At A Lower Altitude
#52
A Leopard Gecko Shedding It's Skin And It Looks Like He Is Getting Eaten
AzKhaleesi 3 years ago
I looooove leopard geckos. I have one his name is Alex and he's the derpiest little guy.
#53
Non Lethal
YourWorstNightmare 3 years ago
Nah, its just an attitude adjustors. Slap some googly eyes on that bad boy and let it judge everyone that passes
#54
This Porsche Looks Like It Had An Allergic Reaction
#55
Awesomely Weird
#56
Indian Airforce Elephant Helicopters-1970's
#57
Skeleton Panda Sea Squirts
#58
Upside-Down Seal
#59
Life Size Jason Vorhees Statue At The Bottom Of The Minnesota Lake
#60
Enough Tragedies Please
#61
A Sorrel Leopard Appaloosa, Ancestors Bred By The Nez Perce Indians
#62
Flesh Ashtray
#63
This Is The Main 20 Lane Highway In The Capital City Of Myanmar, Naypyidaw. This Ghost City Only Exists Because The Military Leader's Fortune Teller Said So. Some Say The Road Is For The Future When The City Gets Populated. Over Ten Years Has Passed, Nothing Changed
#65
Someone Anonymously Sent This To My Neighbor
#66
Odd Shark
#67
This Road Sign
#68
Result Of Snow/Grime On Moving Tire!
#69
On An Old Unmanned Platform In The Gulf Of Mexico
#70
A Parhelion (Naturally Occurring)
Madison Feehan 3 years ago
"A parhelion (plural parhelia), also commonly known as sun dog or mock sun, is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to one or both sides of the Sun. "
#72
18th Century Diving Suit
#73
New Fashion Trend
#74
The View From An Apartment Building During A Rainstorm
#75
Healthy Lifestyle
#76
This Very Old Photo Of My Great Great Great Great Great Grandfather
#77
Why, Japan, Why?
#79
What 1,000,000 Mosquitos Looks Like. Caught In A Trap In Sanibel, Florida.
#80
The Creator Of The Lobotomy
#81
I Am This Pole
#82
Finding This Stock Photo In The Team's List Of Purchases
#83
This 9000-Year-Old Stone Mask Is The Oldest Mask In The World, And Was Found In The Judean Desert In Israel
#84
Unexpected Visitor On The Security Camera
Jasmine Hufflepuff Henderson 3 years ago
I've come to ask you about your car's extended warranty.
#85
My Bad--Sorry For The Inconvenience
#86
Everyone Gotta Have Their "Thing"
#88
Kids Are The Best
#89
My Trash Can I Just Made I Call Him Robert
#90
Forbidden Archeology
#91
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
#92
This Fungal Infection My Juniper Tree Has
#93
South Korean Professor Cho Jae-Weon Invented A Toilet That Turns Poop Into Energy And Pays People Digital Currency
#94
These Boys Have A Rare Genetic Condition And Just Got To The Us From Pr And Clearly They’re Happy To Be Here!!
#96
This Sweet Potato I Found At Work Has A Ear
#97
This Was Today
#98
Who Does It?
CATMONSTER2018 3 years ago
Depending on how large the chimney is, id say this guy is a very talented thrower...
#99
Anyone Know What This Is? My Sister Found This Underneath The Wallpaper In Her Daughters Nursery, She’s Kinda Spooked
#100
What Is Going On With This Squirrel?
#101
This Gag Gift My Dad Sent Me
#102
Random Giant Pile Of Perfectly Peeled Oranges At The Black River Trail In Renton Wa, 150 Feet From An Office Park. Wth? There Were 2 Piles. Apparently This Has Happened Here At Least 2x In The Past
Davo gifman 3 years ago
It's probably baiting. An in most states It's illegal. Some hunters will put food out for deer an other wildlife. An the animals get use to food being there. Basically it makes a easy killing field. An a crappy way to hunt.
#103
Found This Note That Says "2 People" Outside My House, Where I Live With My Fiancé. It Was On A Little Path By Our Garden Facing Our Windows. We Live In The Woods With No Neighbors. Is This Weird Or Am I Being Paranoid?
#104
Sink In My BF’s House, Is Like A Gateway To Hell
#105
So This Lizard Moved Into My Microwave Clock. I Guess It's His Now?
#106
He Who Is ......this
#107
A Scientist From Oregon Found This Sea Creature Called Cystisoma
#108
One Corner Of My Cark Creepy Cinema Room!
#109
Any Clues As To What The F**k This Is? Found At My Parents House In England
#110
This Million Dollar Homes Are Located In Beverly Hills California
#111
Brains, Huh? Pretty Weird
#112
Free Full Exhaust With Every Purchase
#113
Me At Chuck E. Cheese For My 6th Birthday In 1988
#114
Saw In Disney TV
#116
This Chair I Found In The Middle Of A Forest
Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago
Someone's hunting/ observation point. If you see these make sure you're on public property (US) as a lot of times these are on private hunting/ observation grounds. There's also potential of running across a poacher if you are on public property. I had a poacher leave a plastic chair with a whole cut out and a bucket under it perched on my property once. Nasty m**o
#118
Russian "Phone Booth Boxing"
Sharron Lindsay 3 years ago
Odd use for our red telephone box. In our village the box is used as a mini library
#119
My Bananas Only Ripened From One Spot
#120
I Was Born With 4 Fingers On My Left Hand
#121
Found This Strange Symbol While Jogging
#122
Hey, First Post Here. Enjoy My Horse Meat Chips
#123
Found In The Woods. Anyone Know What It Could Be? Dead Bird On The Ground. Seems To Be Some Kind Of Red Doll In The Tree
#124
Hairbrush
#125
Someone Left This In Front Of My Door, After Trying To Open It By Force
#126
Cursed Face Swap
#127
Someone Screwed This To A Tree Way Out In The Woods. Who Is This Character?
#128
Look At The Kid
#129
Did You Know? Nothing Is Known About Vladimir Putin’s Daughters Yekaterina Putina And Mariya Putina. Their Life Remains A Complete Secret. Both Daughters Were Born In East-Germany’s Dresden During The Mid-1980s
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Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
Would the headline writer please check the definition of terrifying.
John Baker 3 years ago
"While most people can barely watch horror films like Paranormal Activity without going into a full-blown breakdown...." Really?
s. vitkovitsky 3 years ago
No kidding. So the psychiatric wards got filled up to the rafters with movie goers? Overwrought!
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SusanS 3 years ago
Why do these start with far too many? Try to remember the attention span of people
John Baker 3 years ago
Just because Zoomers have attention spans measured in nanoseconds doesn't mean the rest of us do.
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Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
Would the headline writer please check the definition of terrifying.
John Baker 3 years ago
"While most people can barely watch horror films like Paranormal Activity without going into a full-blown breakdown...." Really?
s. vitkovitsky 3 years ago
No kidding. So the psychiatric wards got filled up to the rafters with movie goers? Overwrought!
Load More Replies... SusanS 3 years ago
Why do these start with far too many? Try to remember the attention span of people
John Baker 3 years ago
Just because Zoomers have attention spans measured in nanoseconds doesn't mean the rest of us do.
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