Interview With Expert
The invention and popularization of the camera were seemingly wonderful innovations. Look, now we can document important events, save precious moments, and just immortalize things that are important to use. But are there some things that are better left unseen?
The “Oddly Terrifying” online group specializes in spooky and unsettling images that are surefire nightmare fuel if you dig long enough. We got in touch with Frank T. McAndrew, a psychologist, and professor as well as a behavioral scientist Coltan Scrivner to learn more. So continue at your own risk, get comfortable, and scroll through some of the best ones. Be sure to upvote your favorites and comment your thoughts and experiences below.
#1 Afgan Hound Jumping
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Multa Nocte Multa Nocte Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
Oh! Oh! Love at first sight!
42 42points reply #2 Doctors Kept Chinese Factory Worker Xie Wei’s Hand Alive By Stitching It To Left Ankle
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???!!!
69 69points reply View More Replies… #3 Didn’t Need To See This
Final score: 235points Stephanie Did It Stephanie Did It Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
No chin, just a thin shelf of future chompers. Unnerving!
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We got in touch with Frank T. McAndrew, Ph.D., a psychologist, professor, and essayist to learn more about why certain things fascinate and scare us at the same time. Seeing that it was just Halloween, we were curious to discover if we were more inclined to be frightened at certain times of the year.
“At Halloween, we are continually reminded by the decorations on houses and in stores as well as by the movies that are featured to think about spooky things. So yes, at this time of year the morbid and the creepy is in our thoughts more than at other times of year,” he shared with We
#4 Sanding Wood For An Hour Creates This Arm Of Abomination
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Yeti
88 88points reply View More Replies… #5 X-Rays Taken By The Us-Mexico Border Patrol
Final score: 214points Stephanie Did It Stephanie Did It Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
Too many people die horribly this way in the South Texas heat. Many are tragically abandoned inside their transport vehicles while their smugglers flee.
160 160points reply View More Replies… #6 This 15th Century Mummy Found In A Rain Forest
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I simultaneously want to know what happened and unsee juice.
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Some people actively enjoy seeking out the morbid and spooky and seem to like the emotions associated with it, so we wanted to know what is the psychology behind that. “We are drawn to things that scare us (as long as we know they are not “real”) because we can learn from them,” Frank T. McAndrew shared.
#7 The Guatemala City Sinkhole
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“kitchen, living room, two bedrooms, no garden and a gigantic cellar with direct access to hell – available right now””
159 159points reply View More Replies… #8 A Dead Whale On The Brink Of Exploding
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General Spyro General Spyro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 2 weeks ago Report
wait dead whales explode????
100 100points reply View More Replies… #9 X-Ray Of A Chinese Woman Who Underwent Footbinding
Final score: 192points PeeledPotato PeeledPotato Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
poor lady😥
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“We can mentally rehearse strategies for dealing with possible future encounters with terrifying people and places, and we also learn some things about ourselves. What scares us the most? What are we prepared to deal with and what will simply be too much for us?” In a sense, just clicking on this article could have been your way of answering these questions.
#10 Sinking Of Amoco Cadiz In Brittany 1978 Looks Like A Giant Whale Surfacing
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It does!
34 34points reply View More Replies… #11 When You (Hear A Bang And) Discover An Aircraft Engine Lodged In The Wall Of Your House
Final score: 181points Multa Nocte Multa Nocte Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
Is this a scene from Donnie Darko? 🐇
75 75points reply View More Replies… #12 People Sat On The Abraj Al Bait Clock Tower In Mecca
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*BONG* AAAAaaaaaaaa
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Lastly, Frank T. McAndrew explained some of the mental reasoning our brains might have when seeking out the creepy. “This self-knowledge can guide us toward and away from situations in a way that will be most beneficial to us.” You can find more information about Frank as well as his essays on his blog.
#13 Falcor In His Retirement Home
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This is NOT the original Falcor from the first movie. That one is in the Bavaria Film Studios Museum.
72 72points reply View More Replies… #14 It’s Late At Night And I Hear A Loud Bang Come From My Garage. After Looking Around I Notice The (Fairly Heavy And Formerly Flush) Crawl Space Cover Is Ajar
Final score: 169points Olivia Lisbon Olivia Lisbon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
Bruce Willis is in there somewhere…
99 99points reply View More Replies… #15 This Crocodile
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When your cat brings you a dead mouse
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We also got in touch with Coltan Scrivner, a behavioral scientist and expert on the morbid. We asked if Halloween in particular can cause some people to be more interested in this content. “People feel like it’s less taboo or weird to be interested in creepy things around Halloween, so you see a lot more people acting on that interest around this time of year.”
#16 Old Man Who’s Been Stalking Me At My Job Leaves Note On My Car
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Pick up these notes with gloves as you call the police.
174 174points reply View More Replies… #17 A Medieval-Era Painting Of King Richard II Of England And Isabella On Their Wedding Day. She Was Six – He Was 29
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Wikipedia: Although their union was an arranged political marriage, and in spite of the age difference, Isabella and Richard developed a mutually respectful relationship. Due to the age of Isabella (the Canonical law for sexual consummation being twelve), the marriage was never sexually consummated. However, Isabella and Richard enjoyed a good platonic relationship, which has been compared to that between a father and his adopted daughter or between a niece and a doting uncle, and he was noted to have treated her not as a wife but rather as the daughter he and his first wife Anne never had. The king regularly visited her in Windsor, where he treated her with respect and entertained her and her ladies-in-waiting with humorous conversation, and pampered her with gifts and toys. Isabella reportedly enjoyed and looked forward to these visits
522 522points reply View More Replies… #18 Vintage Forbidden Candy Identification Chart
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holy cráp.
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At the same time, we also wanted to know why some folks are so attracted to the morbid and seek it out. “Some people seek out experiences that make them feel scared because they enjoy the adrenaline rush,” he shared with We.
#19 Skeletal Cancer Aftermath
Final score: 161points Olivia Lisbon Olivia Lisbon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
Good God. Or rather, bad God.
83 83points reply View More Replies… #20 Taking A Lift Up A Mountain In Gwangju (1984)
Final score: 160points Multa Nocte Multa Nocte Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
I love it with the little one just seatbelted casually against the mother. I will say, no one seems as nervous as I used to be when I rode ones like these when I was a child going skiing (although ours didn’t have seatbelts, obviously).
46 46points reply View More Replies… #21 This Mexican Restaurant Compares Its Burritos To Babies For Scale
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Couldn’t they get any bananas.
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“Others enjoy the feeling of overcoming their fears when they experience safe instances of fear, like a horror movie or haunted house attraction. Some people even enjoy scary experiences because those experiences actually help them overcome the anxiety they may be facing.” You can find more of Coltan Scrivner’s work on his blog.
#22 My Headphone Suddenly Stopped Working. It Was Full Of Ants
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Corvus Corvus Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
I suppose your headphones got (puts sunglasses on) bugged.
181 181points reply View More Replies… #23 Whoa There, Buddy😬
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Anyone who represents themselves has a fool for a client.
128 128points reply View More Replies… #24 Inner View Of Ponte City Apartments In Johannesburg, South Africa
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It looks like a pit of despair
177 177points reply View More Replies… #25 This Sign At My Local Hospital
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hopefully not a psychiatric hospital
80 80points reply View More Replies… #26 This 9000-Year-Old Stone Mask Is The Oldest Mask In The World, And Was Found In The Judean Desert In Israel [3000×4000]
Final score: 134points Stephanie Did It Stephanie Did It Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
Why the long face?
93 93points reply View More Replies… #27 The Original Voldemort Design In Harry Potter
Final score: 134points Corvus Corvus Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
Looks better than what they ended up using, though…
121 121points reply View More Replies… #28 Foxconn “Antijump” Nets Designed To Keep Factory Workers From Ending Their Lives
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Nick (He/Him) Nick (He/Him) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago (edited) Report
according to OSHA, this is a legit safety measure. [EDIT] to those of you saying that OSHA does not function in china, safety measures are the same around the world. If It’s considered safe in the US, its safe in china.
50 50points reply View More Replies… #29 How Far And Fast It’s Moving
Final score: 130points Rebelliousslug Rebelliousslug Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
This is scary
76 76points reply #30 This Is A Teddy Bear Made Out Of Human Placenta
he placenta is cut in half and rubbed with sea salt in order to cure it. After it is dried out, it is treated with an emulsifying mixture of tannin and egg yolk to make it soft and pliable. Then, it is crafted into a teddy bear
#31 Dendrocnide Moroides, Or Deadly Stinger, Is One Of The Most Dangerous Shrubs In The World And Even Morphine Is Rendered Ineffective Against Its Venom
Final score: 124points Multa Nocte Multa Nocte Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
Needs much bigger fencing. Some child is going to slide its little grubbies in there (unless this is hopefully behind glass).
102 102points reply View More Replies… #32 Active Volcano Oozing Lava Near The Resort We Are Staying At
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Okay, nice visit. Time to go home
96 96points reply View More Replies… #33 Miss Piggy Of ‘The Muppet Show’ Makes A Special Appearance In A Children’s Hospital
Final score: 122points PeeledPotato PeeledPotato Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
actually i feel pretty good…. can we go home now?
147 147points reply View More Replies… #34 Went Exploring At Our Local Abandoned High School. Found This In The Basement
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Timeout, kid.
58 58points reply View More Replies… #35 This Person’s Randy Room
Final score: 121points Multa Nocte Multa Nocte Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
Randy must make him randy.
37 37points reply #36 A Friend With Low Body Fat
Final score: 118points Multa Nocte Multa Nocte Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
Sorry, but most people who get into heavy duty body building are fooling themselves if they think this is sexy to everyone else.
184 184points reply View More Replies… #37 Bathroom Over An Abandoned 15 Story Lift Shaft
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I’ve seen this picture before and every time it makes me not want to go to the bathroom for several hours. Ironically, any time we are up several stories, this is the reality of what is happening, even though we can’t see it. However, I just don’t feel the need to know about it.
64 64points reply View More Replies… #38 A Puppy Born With One Eye, 2 Tongues And No Nose
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I hope this poor baby never knew any suffering.
294 294points reply View More Replies… #39 It Looks Like Something Is Hatching Out Of His Head
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It looks like a hair turd
198 198points reply View More Replies… #40 Double Decker Airline Seats
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Good luck getting out quickly from the lower, centre seats if there’s a need to evacuate
116 116points reply View More Replies… #41 Abandoned Diner
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So sad. Diners are magical.
69 69points reply View More Replies… #42 This Cosplay Makes Me Uncomfortable
Final score: 105points Multa Nocte Multa Nocte Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
Nope, won’t ask.
39 39points reply View More Replies… #43 The “From Hell” Letter, Sent By Jack The Ripper To The President Of The Whitechapel Vigilance Committee That Was Pursuing Him
From hell
Mr Lusk, Sor I send you half the Kidne I took from one women prasarved it for you tother piece I fried and ate it was very nise. I may send you the bloody knif that took it out if you only wate a whil longer signed
Catch me when you can Mishter Lusk
#44 Found A 16 Inch Blade Tucked Under A Tree In My Front Yard. Not Mine And Was Not There Before
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You’re telling me this tape measure is better than a banana?
91 91points reply View More Replies… #45 What The Feet?!?
Final score: 103points Multa Nocte Multa Nocte Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
🤮
58 58points reply #46 Abandoned Tori Gate Found At The End Of A Submerged Tunnel In Japan
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There are no “abandoned” Tori gates. Torii are erected to indicate that you are entering sacred space. They can be found in many places that inspire awe, or a sense of reverence. The location of a Tori may not be well traveled .
162 162points reply View More Replies… #47 First Aid Manual Of What To Do When Someone Is Choking
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My dad did this to me when a slice of bacon went down wrong. It was not pleasent to have grown man fingers in a 5 years old throat, but I guess it helped? the tear is accurate.
121 121points reply View More Replies… #48 How Deep The First Covid-19 Swab Tests Were
Final score: 100points Mis Stake she/her 🇫🇮🇬🇧 Mis Stake she/her 🇫🇮🇬🇧 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
Yeah thats what they felt like too
170 170points reply View More Replies… #49 Rare Case Of Green Hairy Tongue Is Pure Nightmare Fuel
Final score: 99points Multa Nocte Multa Nocte Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 weeks ago Report
I was going to ask a question, and then I realised I actually didn’t want to know any answers related to this.
167 167points reply View More Replies… #50 My Brand New Matress I Ordered On Amazon Came Infested With Bed Bugs
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That is appalling. It makes you wonder if its actually new!
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