{"id":1594,"date":"2024-08-24T13:58:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T10:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discoversphere.co.nz\/?p=1594"},"modified":"2024-08-24T13:58:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T10:58:00","slug":"2024s-most-terrifying-images-viral-photos-that-shook-the-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discoversphere.co.nz\/index.php\/2024\/08\/24\/2024s-most-terrifying-images-viral-photos-that-shook-the-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"2024\u2019s Most Terrifying Images: Viral Photos That Shook The Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"

The closer people get to Halloween, the more likely they are to be in the mood for a little thrill. While people don’t always enjoy being scared, there’s a big difference between a startling sight that people seek out themselves and the ones they happen to come across while minding their own business.<\/p>\n

After all, it’s easier not to get too scared when you’re powered by morbid curiosity. Based on the popularity of these photos, that curiosity is more common than it may seem.<\/p>\n

Maybe the kid should have the iPad for a while<\/h3>\n

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While these are certainly eye-catching drawings that would seem to herald the events of a horror movie, Reddit user Coldinthenorth is actually quite proud of them. That’s because their daughter drew this after the uploader took away her screen time for a week.<\/p>\n

While these drawings would’ve convinced a lot of commenters to give her the iPad back, Coldinthenorth was actually encouraged by their daughter’s creativity and was happy to accommodate her when she insisted they post it on the internet. Hopefully, she didn’t say that to spread a curse.<\/p>\n

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New fear unlocked<\/h3>\n

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As creepy as it can be to see strange figures or wake up to an unexplained doll in the house, it’s easy to underestimate how scary it can be when the human body randomly decides to turn on you.<\/p>\n

For instance, this photo shows a person’s iris growing over their pupil. Whether it’s from out-of-control blood vessels or specific kinds of heterochromia, there are multiple ways that a person can be at risk of this condition that most people wouldn’t have ever imagined.<\/p>\n

This better not be real<\/h3>\n

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There’s no way to make this image not seem unsettling but there are varying degrees to how unsettling this scenario can be. The worst is the possibility that a real person is hanging from this tree in a strange cocoon, which would at least make it hard not to hope they’re doing it on purpose.<\/p>\n

Granted, even that would leave most people with more than they’d want to unpack. At the same time, it would be hard to know (or even want to know) why this is here if someone left a sculpture hanging in the woods.<\/p>\n

It was as scary to wear these as it was to see them<\/h3>\n

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Even without their horrific context, these gas masks from World War I have such an unnerving and haunting look to them. Part of that is likely due to their use in various horror movies throughout the decades since then but their bug-eyed designs have their own effects.<\/p>\n

How did these not look scary at the time?<\/h3>\n

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It can be baffling to see how dramatically tastes change over the decades. Although it’s hardly impossible to find an old clown doll that now seems much creepier than it did when it was made, there’s clearly a reason why so many horror stories involve unnerving children.<\/p>\n

These are probably very wholesome stories, but that doesn’t change the fact that Georgie looks like he has sinister plans for Grandpa or that the girl on the right looks like a supernatural creature in a human disguise. At least the homunculus seems to like kindergarten.<\/p>\n

They were probably sore later, but it looks worse than it is<\/h3>\n

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When people see an old photo without context, it’s often not hard to read horrific implications into it. That vintage feel and the black-and-white photography can make a scene like this all the creepier.<\/p>\n

However, this isn’t some mass demonic possession or some bizarre act of sadism against these young men, though some of them may see it that way. Instead, they’re just doing calisthenics together in a gym. Apparently, they’re doing them in sync as well<\/p>\n

The “kill it with fire” reactions are understandable<\/h3>\n

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While there are certainly many sights that most people wouldn’t want staring them in the face, this one is hard to beat in sheer creepiness. Its alien appearance, soulless eyes, small mouth, and weirdly big teeth all contribute to the horror here.<\/p>\n

Apparently, the methods behind this thing’s construction are no less creepy. Apparently, this is a taxidermy deer’s butt that somebody got disturbingly creative with. Unless they were trying to invent a new movie monster, it’s hard to understand.<\/p>\n

This is a little more than a simple fixer-upper<\/h3>\n

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While it’s unclear how much the seller wants for it, they were at least honest enough to put this place on a real estate listing website without any lies about how run-down it is. Still, they may be a little more cagey about one unsettling detail.<\/p>\n

Namely, what is that large stain on the floor? It would be bad enough if it were mold, but is it the remaining evidence of a brutal crime that took place here? Is the humanoid shape of it a coincidence?<\/p>\n

Only dentists can look at this without wincing<\/h3>\n

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Considering how sensitive people’s teeth can be, it’s understandable that many people would look at this photo with curled toes and an uncomfortable expression. However, the procedure that involves cutting these grooves into the teeth is more common than it may seem.<\/p>\n

These weird grooves are the proper way to prepare teeth for veneers. That’s because the grooves that are shaved into the teeth serve as a guide for the rest of shaving. If a dentist goes deeper than these grooves, they risk damaging the crowns. That doesn’t make it any easier to look at, though.<\/p>\n

Everything about this is pretty disturbing<\/h3>\n

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When Reddit user Readous found this growth in their garden, it was hard not to regard it as some vicious alien creature or a real-life Audrey II. After all, it looks like it has some sharp teeth and very evil intentions for them.<\/p>\n

However, even the realization that this is a mushroom doesn’t alleviate the creepy factor. After all, the uploader said it looks like it’s full of blood when someone cuts into it as if it wasn’t weird enough already.<\/p>\n

The image looks scary, but the context is so much sadder<\/h3>\n

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It can already be unnerving to come face to face with a human skull, but that’s especially true when one looks warped and damaged in such a bizarre way. Unfortunately, that’s appropriate because the condition that causes this is as horrifying as it seems.<\/p>\n

It’s true that there’s no type of cancer anybody wants to have. That said, this haunting image makes it abundantly clear how painful and destructive bone cancer can be. The effects of the disease are horrifying and excruciating.<\/p>\n

Trail camera footage can get really eerie really quickly<\/h3>\n

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It’s common practice for hunters to leave trail cameras out overnight so they can track the movements of deer and other game. However, it’s also true that those hunters can often find their cameras capturing some other strange sights.<\/p>\n

For instance, an understandable knee-jerk reaction to seeing this furry, bipedal beast walk around would involve assuming the hunter finally found clear footage of Bigfoot. However, it’s more likely that this is just a bear standing on its hind legs.<\/p>\n

There is no way on Earth to talk me into this<\/h3>\n

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Sometimes, the scariest photos don’t need monsters, sinister figures, or abandoned buildings to be utterly gripping. Instead, some just confront the viewer with a situation they would never want to be in. It’s amazing the people in this photo did this voluntarily.<\/p>\n

After all, it’s hard to think of a more nerve-wracking feeling than waking up in a precariously balanced cot on the side of a sheer cliff during a climb. If the act of climbing wasn’t so exhausting, it would be tempting not to try and sleep at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The closer people get to Halloween, the more likely they are to be in the mood for a little thrill. While people don’t always enjoy being scared, there’s a big difference between a startling sight that people seek out themselves and the ones they happen to come across while minding their own business. After all, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shocking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/discoversphere.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/discoversphere.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/discoversphere.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discoversphere.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discoversphere.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1594"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/discoversphere.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1609,"href":"https:\/\/discoversphere.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1594\/revisions\/1609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discoversphere.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/discoversphere.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discoversphere.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discoversphere.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}