55 Times People Took Unsettling And Creepy Pictures And Shared Them On The ‘Oddly Terrifying’ Online Group (New Pics)

You've probably already heard of the internet’s beloved corner of Reddit known as “Oddly Terrifying,” which is home to a whopping 2.5M members. The community is dedicated to sending chills down people’s spines by sharing images that are hard to look at, yet tempting to watch, in a strange way.

“It’s hard for us to look away from unsettling photos and videos because they challenge our usual ways of perceiving and cataloging the world, disrupting our sense of ordered reality and even suggesting that reality might be something other than we thought it was,” Lisa Yaszek, a Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech, previously explained the phenomenon to Bored Panda.

This time we wrapped up the newest batch of oddly terrifying images, so pull your seat closer! After you’re done, more of the same goodness awaits in our previous features here and here.

#1 Looks Like The Tree Absorbed Someone

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#2 Tinkerbells Message "Dream" Casting A Contradicting Shadow

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#3 My Backyard During A Fog

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While we may feel completely safe while watching uncanny images, glancing into weird and terrifying-looking objects, places, and people, encountering something odd and terrifying in reality is rather different. So in order to find out how terrifying experiences and events affect our personalities and behavior, as well as ways to build resilience to them, we spoke with Dennis Roberts, an American clinical psychologist based in Paris from the Paris Psychology Centre.

#4 Dall-E Generated Image Titled "Last Selfie On Earth"

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#5 Lovecraftian Clouds

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#6 Statue Was Invaded By Bee's And This Happend

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Roberts explained that frightening experiences can be challenging for us, but it's important to remember that they don't really change who we are. “Sometimes people can experience events that are so overwhelming that they feel that they will never be the same again. And that's understandable,” he said.

According to Roberts, what really changes, though, is our sense of security in our environment. “Someone who has been in a severe car accident, for example, might say that they have trouble feeling safe in a car following the accident. Their personality hasn't changed, but their sense of safety in that environment is now different,” he explained.

#7 A Close Up Look At A Longhorn Beetle's Face

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#8 Terrifying Water Bottles

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#9 A Humbling Message Outside A Cemetery In The Middle Of The Woods

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It is perfectly normal to feel distress after any terrifying events. But you may wonder why some people get PTSD after these events and some don't. Roberts said that it’s hard to answer because we really aren't completely sure. “There seem to be some possible answers, but there is more research to be done. It might be a mix of previous experiences, underlying beliefs about ourselves and the world, and maybe even genetic predisposition.”

According to Roberts, “what matters is the idea that if someone feels that their reaction to a traumatic event has become problematic, perhaps they are having trouble sleeping because of nightmares, or they are experiencing intrusive memories, or they are having trouble with severe emotional reactions, then they should seek help.”

#10 Alien Bedside Lamp

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#11 Pulled Up The Carpets In Newly Purchased House To Find This

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#12 The Remains Of The Astronaut Vladimir Komarov, A Man Who Fell From Space, 1967

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The psychologist argues that there are good treatments available now, based on good research, and help is available. “If someone is in this position, perhaps a conversation with their primary care physician might be in order, or a talk with a psychologist or other mental health provider would be the best place to start,” Roberts said.

#13 This Rock Kinda Looks Like The Megalodon

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#14 What Has He Done

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#15 I See Your Empty Chair In A Storm Drain And Raise You This Clown I Saw While Geocaching After A 10 Minute Trek Underground

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Roberts argues that it's most important to acknowledge to ourselves that something frightening or overwhelming has happened, and to remind ourselves that it's ok to feel scared in those times. “I can accept that I was scared and it was a frightening experience. That sounds obvious, but a lot of people get themselves into mental health trouble by deciding that they can never let themselves think about what happened. A thought, a memory, is just that.”

#16 Something Got Out

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#17 This 800 Year Old Tree In Japan

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#18 This Creepy Sign Somewhere In The Philippines

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The psychologist reminds people who went through difficult things that “it isn't dangerous to remember, and if we make a big effort to avoid thinking about or remembering something, we are probably not going to get the results we want. It is often the struggle to control our thoughts and memories that makes things worse,” Roberts concluded.

#19 Dangerous Blanket

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#20 The Ronald Mcdonald Statue In Front Of The Mcdonald’s In My Town

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#21 Last Night I Hear A Tapping And Snaps. Looked At The Window And..this Is On The Outside. Not The Inside.(I Am In A Two Story House, Second Floor. Under The Window Is A Roof Above The Front Door)

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#22 Cross Section Of An Asbestos Laden Cigarette Filter. Kent's Micronite Filter Cigarettes Were Marketed As "Good For The Lungs"

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#23 What're The Chances My Neighbors House Has A Dead Body?

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#24 Our Hr Team Just Received A Stapelia Flower As A Thank You From A Candidate. There's A Note Warning Not To Touch It Because It Will Sting And Not To Smell It Because It Smells Like Rotten Flesh

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#25 Wind Turbine After Being Hit By A Tornado In Texas

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#26 Inside The Vatican

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#27 Daughter Made This For Me In School. I Love It But

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#28 This Is George. He Lives In My Bathroom And Eats Bugs

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#29 Hoover Dam Spillway Tunnel, 50 Feet Wide & 600 Feet Deep. You Can Hear Rushing Water Down In The Darkness. The Walkway Above Gives A Sense Of Scale

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#30 The Warning On Nuclear Waste Disposal Sites Designed To Be Read Hundreds Of Thousands Of Years Into The Future

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#31 A Coworker Heard I Baked And Requested A Cherry Pie For A Friends Birthday. I Made Her This

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#32 The Lower Dungeon Of Warwick Castle. An 'Oubliette', Where Prisoners Were Dropped And Forgotten About

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#33 Just Found Out About Arboreal Salamanders And Their Teeth, Wouldn’t Expect It From What’s Basically A Gummy Lizard…

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#34 Brazil Man Known As "Diabão" (Big Devil), Famous For Doing Numerous Surgeries To Look Like The Devil, Celebrates The End Of Mask Mandate By Completely Removing His Ears

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#35 I Am Currently Working Construction At A New Amazon Fulfillment Center (650,000 Sq Ft). This Is The Fourth Of Fifth Floor. That Is Fog In The Background

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#36 People Offering Prayers At The Yamuna River, India, Which Is Frothing From Industrial Waste

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#37 This Strange Device Was Used To Prevent Masturbation In British Mental Hospitals Patients During Xix Century

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#38 The Muscles On A Hairless Chimp

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#39 Abandoned Summer Camp Closed Due To A Child Drowning In The Lake. Sound Familiar ?

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#40 House While Hiking In The Appalachian Trails. There Were No Paths Or Roads Going To This House

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#41 Tarantula Infected With Cordycipitaceae

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#42 I Live On Part Of An Old Rice And Cotton Plantation. I Know A Slave Cemetery Is Somewhere In The Area But No Records Survive Showing Precise Location. We Got A Ton Of Rain A Few Days Ago. This Was Uncovered By The Water After A Few Feet Of Erosion

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#43 Body Riddled With Parasites As A Result Of Eating Raw Pork For 10 Years

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#44 Housesitting My Parents Home And This Is Growing Out Of Their Compost Bin...what The F**k Is It

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#45 The Infamous Message In Lipstick Left On Frances Brown's Flat Wall, By The Lipstick Killer In 1945

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#46 This Very Suspicious Suitcase A Guy Put Under The Seat Before Promptly Exiting

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#47 My Friend Found An Apple Air Tag On Her Car. Genuinely Scary

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#48 This 9000-Year-Old Stone Mask Is The Oldest Mask In The World, And Was Found In The Judean Desert In Israel

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#49 Newly Purchased Home: Clearly A Grave In My Backyard...right?

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#50 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

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#51 Found In A House In Eastern Oregon (High Desert Area). Described As “Oozing” When Touched

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#52 Room In My Girlfriends Basement That She Has Never Been In

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#53 People Eating The Traditional French Meal Of Ortolan Bunting. The White Cloth Over Their Head Is To Hide Their Sin Of Eating The This Particular Meal From God

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#54 Glued Herself To The Street With Fast-Drying Concrete

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#55 I Was Walking Through A Farm Near My House When I Suddenly Tripped And Fell And I Saw This Right Infront Of Me, What Kind Of Spider Is That ?!

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When looking away is equally hard as looking.

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