If you think you have the internet all figured out, trust us — you've barely even scratched the surface. It’s a whole other world, always has been, and you never know what you’ll get when you hop online. Images with a lot of stuff going on? Very likely. Random photos that just don’t make any sense? Definitely! But in the last few years, another type of picture has gained explosive growth for its ability to leave us dazed, confused, and equally entertained.
Today, we’re featuring a unique corner of the virtual world called 'Things Only Get Weirder'. As the creator, Brian Coffin, states in the description, this Facebook page is the place "for weird people by weird people. From the beautiful to the macabre and all sorts of strangeness in between." With over 253k followers, the social media project is here to show you just how deep the rabbit hole goes, and it certainly delivers.
There’s a lot to uncover in these pics, and the longer you look, the weirder it gets. So continue scrolling to get on a wild rollercoaster ride down to some of the strangest artifacts you’ll probably see all day. Keep reading to also find our interviews with the founder of the page, Brian, as well as psychologist Joshua Klapow, Ph.D. Then upvote the images that evoked those uneasy feelings, and let us know how you managed to decipher them below in the comments!
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Too bad it's not white or it could be koiliflour. Guess Brokoili will suffice.
Broccoli must be high in betta carotene! I demand ALL the upvotes for that one!
Is it a bird, is it a....no use in asking any of the rest. We got confirmation..it's a bird.
Just needs some of those inflatable floating fishes to finish off the effect.
Once you delve deeper into this collection of pictures, it really draws you in, doesn’t it? These images featured on the 'Things Only Get Weirder' page prove that the internet is a bottomless pit of uncanny tidbits that inspire us to spend hours decoding the perplexities we’re looking at. There’s a lot of wild stuff happening in the world, and this social media project has been documenting it all.
The creator of the page told Bored Panda in an interview that 'Things Only Get Weirder' started as a way to store all the creepy and strange images he was hoarding on his phone. "I wanted a quick way to store them online without having to spend money, so I created a Facebook page. This would allow me to bulk upload my images and I could easily find them, and while it wasn’t a goal at the time, I left it public so others could stumble across it," Brian explained.
or crossy road real-life version lake in the shape of a person. (i dunno, may just be me..)
Load More Replies...There's an art exhibit in Scotland that's made up of people shaped mirrors in the woods, very much like this. Someone must have knocked it over.
Load More Replies...At this very moment I am watching "The Man Who Fell to Earth" on broadcast TV.
Make a person shaped hole in the ground, fill it with water. Take photo of sky an clouds reflection on puddle
Load More Replies...Istanbul was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople. Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks.
Every gal in Constantinople, lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople, so if you have a date in Constantinople, she'll be waiting in Istanbul.
Load More Replies...istanbul was constantinople, now it's istanbul, not constantinople, been a long time gone, constantinople, now it's turkish delight on a moonlit night!
Every gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul not Constantinople So if you've a date in Constantinople you'll find her in Istanbul
Load More Replies...Hope this went over better for dog owners than "How to Talk to Your Cat About The Collapse of Mesopotamia" did for me.
Try "How to Talk to Your Cat about Gun Safety" (It's a real book. Check https://alwaysjudgeabookbyitscover.com/ )
Load More Replies...I think this might be photoshopped. I've seen the same image but 'how to talk to your dog about Satanism' or something similar.
After about two years of consistently uploading unusual images to the page, it reached 500 followers, inspiring Brian to take action. "I started engaging my budding community by talking with them in the comments, offering to post their page-relevant artwork they created themselves, etc. Then the algorithm found me, and next thing I know, I’m adding about 10,000 members a month," the creator said. "It was crazy."
"It’s been so fun watching the page grow. I have a wonderful community of like-minded people and I have been lucky enough to have been able to moderate it all on my own this whole time," Brian said and added he runs into very few problems.
He described the community as a "melting pot". "Obviously, we have younger people who are into the weird and creepy. But then you see an 80-year-old grandmother liking and commenting on a really strange piece of art, and it just makes you realize just how many different kinds of people from all over the world and of all ages are capable of being interested in the same thing you are."
Ahhh! I came here to say this lol I wouldn't be surprised with what people are renting out as air bnbs these days.
Load More Replies...these are fake and was made by some guy (that i’m sure someone else will remember the name of) who makes these sort of joke posters for social media
For real? Aw, was hoping for something....I dunno, just something, lol!
Load More Replies...She's fine, ain't no way that's dragging her through those bars anyway - might as well enjoy the bobbing around
I was going to say something similar. It would have to let go just to get its tentacle out too.
Load More Replies...Acceptance is great, but it doesn't have to be done with this calm of a face.
I think I would be a little passed but hey as long as she got paid.
Load More Replies...In this case, the fact that the captain of this ship thinks a cardboard cutout of a randomly standing woman in a lifejacket encircled by an octopus tentacle tucked under the railing is funny.
Break her in half clearly you have not watched the required horror movies. Lol.
Load More Replies...This is by artist and book designer Matthew Revert, he has many other images on his IG @papercrisis and website matthewrevert.com
Me too. But I'm not smiling like that and actually look tired! 😩
Load More Replies...All I can hear is Madeline Kahn: "...tired of being admired...tired of love uninspired..."
The truth is, these images make it difficult to click away. Why wouldn't you like to see a giant flamingo sculpture in the middle of an airport? Or an onion claw machine? The desire to know and understand the meaning behind these examples is driven by our curiosity and desire to push our boundaries of imagination.
But Brian believes the content resonates with viewers for a few reasons. "For some people like me, we just get something out of being made uncomfortable in a way by certain images. Almost like how horror movie fans like to be scared, I like to see something so incomprehensible and weird that it invokes a sense of anxiety."
"For others, I think that we live in strange times, transitory times, and even scary times. And I feel like trends in artwork a lot of the time reflect the times we live in. Like the advent of Liminal Space imagery, pictures of transitory spaces, a longing for older days now abandoned. Or dark images that reflect the state of the world we live in. I think, on some level, subconsciously, these types of images can resonate with people even if they don't know why."
Normal people come out of the closet. Jack comes out of the box
Load More Replies...This is a technique known as Pepper's Ghost...surely unintentional, but this is how it is done (cat is behind the door on the right).
No, let him inside! He's only an ice demon because no one will let him in.
Load More Replies...🎶 Heathcliff, it’s me, I’m Cathy, I’ve come home. I’m so cold, let me in your window 🎶
To get to the bottom of this question, we reached out to Joshua Klapow, Ph.D., a psychologist and creator of Mental Drive. According to him, weirdness is in the eye of the beholder.
"There is great variation in what people find weird," he told Bored Panda. "Different people will find a picture weird, while others will see nothing strange about it." Apparently, this has everything to do with our life experiences: from our exposure to strange, novel, and out-of-the-norm objects and situations to our upbringing with regard to the odd. "The main point here is that what is weird to one may seem nothing more than 'different' to another."
A thurprithing number of businethes are Wraithist.
Load More Replies...Skeletons have souls but no skin. Zombies have skin but no souls. Wraiths ARE souls with ectoplasmic skin, and ghouls often have blotchy diseased skin as well as retaining their souls, but the sign explicitly forbids them. Hmm... can Necromancers enter, provided their flesh hasn't expired and putrefied? And what's the verdict on vampires? Liches? Mummies? Fell Knights, Revenants, Headless Horsemen, Ancient Undying Kings and Queens? We need clarification. There may be a joint civil rights suit from the United Necromantically-Disturbed Entities, Afterliving, and Departed, or U.N.D.E.A.D. Association in the works!
My soul is in a box, surely that counts right? Liches are allowed in yes?
As a ginger, I keep mine in a big jar behind the fridge.
Load More Replies...Yes, you really have to wonder why they need this sign..
Load More Replies...One more reason not to use that "Never Have Skin Again" stuff above.
Pacific Coast Highway, near Ventura, right? Looks like the ocean dried up, though.
This fixation with the weird, however, is driven by our fascination with novelty, psychologist Klapow explained. "We are hardwired to orient towards, engage and assess things that are outside our normal experience. 'Weird' fits this description perfectly."
"We learn through observation and experience. So, when something is weird, we are drawn to it by our genetic, hardwired, evolutionary need to assess and learn," he continued. "Weird is unique in that it may or may not be dangerous, may or may not be harmful, may or may not be appealing. This draws us in even more as it takes more time and investigation to determine how we feel about what we are experiencing."
Me going to meet my crush because I heard oysters are an aphrodisiac
It looks like a disapproving Grandmother and the flash making the person wearing the costume face visible makes it eve weirder.
These photos provide a perfect real life example of the adage, "Just because you can doesn't mean you should."
Load More Replies...I want to see this on peoples fingernails for halloween. It's beautifully executed, and very off-putting.
I see your Aaaaargh! and raise you an ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
Load More Replies...Would be a hit in Poland, too. It's like a national veg these days
Load More Replies...Entertainment at the supermarket - Looks like fun (The 1st few times!)
Bumping into weirdness can throw us off our game, but the online world seems obsessed with seeking out these types of images. "The internet offers us a virtual buffet of 'weird' at our fingertips," Klapow noted. "It is an 'all you can eat' with no limitations or restrictions on how many weird images we consume."
Consequently, we become less sensitive to unique or novel images. "We are starting to shift our interpretation of these images from 'weird' or 'bizarre' to 'different'. Basically, it is taking increasingly strange, odd, or different images to register on our 'weird radar' because we see so many weird images all the time."
Yes! The natural placement of those spots on it are perfect as their eyes.
Load More Replies...WHERE do people keep finding these images of my Aunt Lois? How many secret "lives" did she have?
Hey even Barbie has her limits (no I don't really believe that)
Load More Replies...It's just his snailsuit stretching (now that's a weird sentance I never thought I'd write...)
Load More Replies...Not sure if this is Remi Gaillard but watch his videos if you haven't heard of him. He's crazy.
He's definitely pulled a prank like this before. His snail costume was more whimsical and cartoony though.
Load More Replies...Because of the endless amounts of odd pictures floating online, it is sometimes hard for Brian to pick content to share on the page. The creator aims to curate unique artwork or images and stay away from typical horror movie screenshots. "I hesitate to say 'mainstream', but I am in a way always looking for the deep cuts of weird images. I love digging through small pages of people who share the same types of content or, better yet, people who make it themselves. I always try and promote those creators."
Brian revealed his main pass-fail check to see if the image fits his page is whether it evokes a feeling: "All I want to give people is some sort of visceral feeling from what’s gracing their screens."
I don't have a favorite worm. Once again foiled by nematodes.
I can't quite put my worm on it, but I think you might be on to something.
Load More Replies...Meh, I'm disappointed there is no "lick" version
Load More Replies...I love how you can request Cornelius in your town. I wonder how far he will travel.
Load More Replies...Am I touching him or can it be an experience like a hug or something? Like I'll drop $18 for a hug I am tremendously touch-starved.
I just HAD to check this out further. I threw up in my mouth a little bit when I read, "...the folds of Cornelius". Ugh! cornelius-...0790a6.jpg
They did that in 2000 -2010 kids threw pharm parties. My kids were taught medicine could be dangerous ex was epileptic he dropped pills they were told to give it to me as soon as they found it.
First one to see grandma wins! Whether it’s through death or hallucinations, you’ll always see grandma!
Striving for this goal also leads to validating weirdness in society. Or, as psychologist Klapow explained, "We are starting to broaden our understanding and acceptance of the idiosyncrasies, the oddness, the weirdness that is inherent in our society. We are beginning to actually normalize weird. [It] is becoming less off-putting and more just another component to who we are."
See, oddness is defined and modified by social norms. "It’s important to remember that we are dynamic, evolving, growing, and changing beings. As a result, what is weird for me may not be for you. What is weird for us today may not be for us next year. What is weird for society at this moment may become the norm 10 years from now."
"Have patience and grace and acceptance of those things that don’t fit social conventions and norms. You never know when 'weird' will become ordinary," Klapow said.
They look like satanic beings that would be marching together on a deathmetal album
"And now a word from our sponsors at BP, Try our new and improved nightmare fuel"
Oh, is this how we'll get to meet ... what was his name ... Cornelius?
That seems like one of those dreams where you need to pee, but people keep getting in the way.
Maybe the equipment he was supplied with aren't up to task?
Load More Replies...just wanna say, the toilet paper roll's a bit of a reach from the toilet itself༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ just gonna put that out there...
How to not get rid of anxiety. And if you don't have it I'm sure you will after this experience.
Creator Brian agrees with this line of thinking. For him, weirdness is analogous to uniqueness. "Because weird in simple terms means different. I feel like people need to be weird. I feel like when they are, that is their truest self! It's what separates you from everyone else."
"I do think humanity will get weirder. Because we are weird. If you think about it, we are the weird-shaped puzzle piece in our world, we stand out from every other creature on earth. It is what has carried us to now, for better or worse."
The 'Things Only Get Weirder' page is a safe space, proving that being different can truly be a wonderful thing. In a bid to show that weirdness connects us, Brian even started out a small TeeSpring store filled with different t-shirt designs with the page’s logo where half the proceeds go to the artist.
"Be yourself. Unapologetically," Brian advised. "Love what you love and don't be afraid to be proud of the things that make you weird and unique. You are never alone, there are people just like you out there, go find them."
Featuring Ireland's biggest lingerie section, I understand.
Load More Replies...Poor guy, only takes 1 small hand to be completely cuppin da bhals
I can only imagine all the weirdos laying on each other behind the curtain.
That's one way of keeping the kid behind you from kicking the seat.
Nothing like scaring the little kiddies into thinking people have eyes in the back of their heads to spy on them
Nope. Leo and Gigi Hadid are "getting to know each other".
Load More Replies...Before the panini, my family decided to go to the family square pancake house restaurant. It was the kind of restaurant you know is powered by bags of frozen Sysco food, where your plate is enormous and your serving somehow still overflows. They had cakes at the front in a display case so old that one of Gordon Ramsay's forehead wrinkles grew deeper as the internal frustration of it existing on the same planet as him troubled him. We sit in a booth, the pleather squeaking, and I found myself staring at a face.
Now, the man in the booth next to us was not, in fact, staring back at me, and the face I was looking at was barely human. An oni, I think, some red demon judging every decision I would make when it came to food at the family square pancake house restaurant that day. On the other side of this demon's head was a human face. Something out of Revelation, truly. It signaled the end times...for the chicken I devoured.
Load More Replies...Is he married to the woman who leaves a wet patch on your furniture?
This is in Shelburne, VT, advertising the presence of the Fire Department across the road. (What3Words https://w3w.co/hurled.engaged.plotted) When I visit the US, I take photos of fire hydrants, because ours in the UK are nothing like these. This was a highlight of one of my trips.
This is actually really cool looking! Not like the rest of the crazy s**t on this list that's gonna give me nightmares!
He's got a new wacky batmobile raceway for us.
Load More Replies...I once spent a night in an elevator. They turned off the power and the emergency phone didn't work.
Omg! Did you have to pee or poop? And if so, where did you pee/poop? Cause, that's my biggest fear! Getting stuck in an elevator and having to go to the toilet
Load More Replies...Howard was the absolutely normal neighbour, although he would keep to himself
Aren't there raised parts on your F and J keys? So you can feel where your forefingers are supposed to go?
"Hello, 911, what's your emergency?" "Oh, demons have possessed my hot dogs and.... hello? hello?"
If any woman saw you try to use one, they would flee the scene before something bad could happen so it would be an effective contraceptive
Me too and I still want to know the explanation someone please I'm dying here.
Load More Replies...Hmm. For the Americans, the word F***y is correct here. It doesn’t mean bum outside of our country. TIL
Load More Replies...Found online: An environmentally friendly, reusable condom made out of jean material. Can be bought in a variety of styles, which include, but are not limited to: bedazzled, embroidered, acid washed, skinny, boot cut, capri, distressed, cut off, or boyfriend. All styles can be washed on a delicate cycle in cold water. Air dry your jondom, but do not iron.
the only thing wrong with this is the fact that the outfit doesn't match.
I know this is terrible but where I use to live in Texas there was a funeral home next to an elderly live in facility I joked it was built there because of increasing business.
Are we cleaning up after the children or the people eating them?
The fact that just above it says ' Learn why people trust wikiHow'....
I was thinking that earlier but didn't know what to call him :D
Load More Replies...Pyramid head, a character from the " silent hill " although he doesn't have a knife he had a frikking gigantic Blade/sword thing.
Load More Replies...Call it! Unlike Stain guy who's number no longer works, dust woman has a voice mail. She sounds very tired and is still looking for dust!
Load More Replies...New entry to the WikiHow "How to have fun when your poor" page above?
The air in Missoula, Montana is so bad right now, I feel like I'm breathing dust.
“ im here calling to tell you to stop inhaling dust” “why?” “Because I want some!”
My mom still has the whole collection! I was wondering where we got them from. I still have the original VHS. Ducky was the best!
Load More Replies...I'll always have a place in my heart for The Land Before Time. Lookin at you Littlefoot
OMG I collected all of these and had Sarah (yellow one) stolen by kid in my street, my mum yelled at me for losing it....memories am I right :*(
I remember those! People found out they were the perfect size to go over the ball on a towbar, so for several years you saw a lot of them being driven around the place.
No, Barney plays baseball in a league called MSB. Major Street Baseball
Load More Replies..."Tonight on Dateline, when Barny goes bad after losing his job. Times have been hard for this former child star after parents realized they were letting their kids play with a carnivorous predator whilst sing I love you, you love me, we're a great big happy family."
''This is not a test. This is your emergency broadcast system announcing the commencement of the Annual Purge sanctioned by the U.S. Government. Weapons of class 4 and lower have been authorized for use during the Purge. All other weapons are restricted. Government officials of ranking 10 have been granted immunity from the Purge and shall not be harmed. Commencing at the siren, any and all crime, including murder, will be legal for 12 continuous hours. Police, fire, and emergency medical services will be unavailable until tomorrow morning until 7 a.m., when The Purge concludes. Blessed be our New Founding Fathers and America, a nation reborn. May God be with you all.''
I can hear bottle clinking in the background. "Come out and plaaaaaay"
Need affordable dentures? just pick one that fits best from this tree.
Someone might recognize him, thus making him not an unknown anymore.
Load More Replies...How funny would it be though if it was some random kid from another school they snuck in for the pictures
No one know the the name of the percussionist in most bands.
I dont see anything wrong. This is every adult at the first of the month when all the bills are due.
Did you know that you can get bacon jam? It's an actual thing.
Load More Replies...He actually made them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTgGXD_AHy0&ab_channel=Ididathing
It is! It's a slang term in the usa military (at least that's how I know it from from my dad.) it doesn't acruslly mean a bad situation. It's often used talking about someone who's doing really bad at their job. saying "you're a real soup sandwich" bc a sandwich filled w soup would just be a Mess
Load More Replies...I think I've said this before but I love Reyna!
Load More Replies...they are lying prostrate in front of their superiors. This is done for various reasons in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
I'm Greek Orthodox and this does not happen
Load More Replies...You said there was even a show called the flying nun, but father, i think you mightve not told us the whole story.
Come on, guys. Get up before the boss turns around and sees you. It'll be all of our asses if you get caught!
"If you want to finish filling up your tank, you'll need to throw a bag of Funyuns through the portal to hell. Beezlebub loves snack food. First born children work too"
no no no no no no no please for the love of all that is holy NO
I have nothing but love for you after reading that.
Load More Replies...They still make something similar... Just Google red light therapy face
Load More Replies...Reminds me of Dwight in the health and safety episode of thr office
Is this a cry for help BoredPanda staff? I’m a little worried here.
What did I just read? Meaning, of course, the “article.”
Is this a cry for help BoredPanda staff? I’m a little worried here.
What did I just read? Meaning, of course, the “article.”
