23 Sinister Photos And Unsettling Pics That Are Oddly Terrifying
Sometimes a picture isn’t even trying to leave you unsettled to your core, but it still ends up doing exactly that. It’s almost like the images that aren’t clearly trying to be terrifying, can end up leaving the most profoundly dark impressions of them all. We rounded up some of the more haunting and unsettling pics that we’ve come across in a while that are just plain old oddly terrifying.
1. “What rip current looks like.”
“That’s nuts. I’ve never seen an elevated shot of it before.” – u/DCCaddy
“Almost drowned in one of those like 3 days ago.” – u/FakieRevivalAttempt
2. “My job is to inspect every single one of these cars. Night time hits different.”
“Hope you’re not the only one working. It seems like a job for at least two people.” – u/mangosteenfruit
“Put your camera away and get on with those air tests.” – u/MightyShisno
3. “NASA James Webb telescope has spotted a giant question mark object in deep space.”
“If it suddenly changes to an exclamation mark, then it’s time to be worried.” – u/ArgyleGhoul
“Galaxy brought to you by Ubisoft.” – u/Grand-Might-9295
4. “Driving at night with astigmatism.”
“I seriously thought this was normal for everyone. Never thought about once until I had eye surgery. That was eye-opening.” – u/deleted
“I have astigmatism in just one of my eyes, car lights at night are a nightmare, but doesn’t look as bad as this picture though.” – u/CJ_BARS
5. “My dog was pretty nervous about heading down this trail for some reason.”
“I’m telling you, if your dog doesn’t want to go down a trail, don’t go down that trail. They’re a lot more observant than we realize.” – u/sara_c907
“If the dog says no, we don’t go.” – u/deleted
6. “Wait, a victim of what?”
“This is my hometown, I’ve visited this grave quite often and there’s always decoration around it and visitors.” – u/No_Station_406
“I am going to guess the beast is a vampire because of the garlic clove on the gravestone.” – u/Bubbly_Side_9989
7. “Was leaving my house at 6am and found this dew on the front steps.”
“It wasn’t actually me this time.” – u/nightman21721
“It’s one set of footprints because Jesus was carrying you.” – u/ReleasefromDeception
8. “Chinese zoo denies star attraction is in bear costume.”
“Sun bears actually look like people in bear costumes. It’s hilarious.” – u/Scatterbug49
“It’s a real sun bear. I’ve even been to this zoo before. But if you’re wondering, just google sun bear and watch images or videos of sun bears. They are real.” – u/Aomarvel
9. “Sink hole in Turkey.”
“It’s crazy how that creates the illusion that the earth is hollow.” – u/DemonSumoner666
“Flat like a pizza too. Just like the moon we’ve never been to.” – u/BillydaGoat6805
10. “I don’t even know what the middle emoji is supposed to mean.”
“How did you do in P.E. today? Happy, desolate, and sad.” – u/Godzilla1954_YT
“In P.E. today we learned how to grow a super patchy beard and cope with sleep deprivation.” -u/UnspeakablePudding
11. “This is walking palm but the warning sign looks like an analogue horror PSA.”
“This is from teh book, Codex Seraphinianus.” – u/flanksteakfan82
“They move at a speed of 3cm a day.” – u/Maskimgalgo
12. “Ferris wheel on a local night fair.”
“Frighteningly enough, this is not uncommon at all.” – u/Gaudy_Tripod
“If this bothers you, never work as a maintenance technician in any field. The things you see would keep you up at night.” – u/deleted
13. “A female Omothymus Spider spotted in Malaysia.”
“And unlike most tarantulas, which are docile and chill, omothymus are very aggressive and very fast.” – u/AltruisticCoelacanth
“In case anyone is wondering, no they’re about adult male hand size and not going to eat your cat size.” – u/Pineapple_Wolf87
14. “Lighthouse perched on a rock pillar in the Westman Islands, Iceland.”
“Would be creepy to get a knock on the door. After dark.” – u/RetiredAerospaceVP
“This is perfect for the zombie apocalypse.” – u/Loutter187
15. “The Cork-Lid Trapdoor Spider. Leave the ancient coin buried in the sand.”
“Nice try. You obviously want to keep all the rare ancient coins for yourself.” – u/Porut
“Forbidden Oreo.” – u/Ki4ssq
16. “Sinking of Amaoco Cadiz in Brittany 1978.”
“Imagine waking up, opening your curtains, and seeing this thing staring back at you. Heart attack material.” – u/glitteringkittyclaws
‘That’s bordering on plain terrifying.” – u/mental_monkey
17. “This person’s house.”
“Bet a $100 there’s a secret branch yo pull that opens a mini garage with a red and white bicycle inside.” – u/Nanooc523
“This person really just hates mowing their lawn. Problem solved.” – u/Future_Remove
18. “Car broke down and guy found a car tracker.”
“That’s more than a tracker. It’s also a car health thing and it’s from Verizon. Take it to a Verizon store, tell them you found it in your car, and see if they’ll look up the EIN or whatever to tell you who is paying for it.” – u/cardinalsfanokc
“Your car used to be a buy-here-pay-here car and that’s how they found it to tow it the day that person missed a payment.” – u/Sideshow-Bob-Ross
19. “Sign at Sleeping Bear Dunes.”
“I’ve climbed from the bottom around 3 times in my life and they’re not joking. It’s a serious workout. The dunes are super steep and since they’re just sand, it kind of feels like you’re walking on an endless escalator at points with all the sand sliding.” – u/StrangeWolf17
“My now-husband proposed to me at the bottom. We had to climb back up to the top to get back to our car and I was on such an adrenaline high after saying yes to the proposal that I sprinted up to the top in minutes.” – u/roolicky
20. “Abandoned house’s porch looks like a mouth with fangs.”
“Dream home.” – u/SimilarElectrician5864
“This house would be beautiful if restored.” – u/floznstn
21. “This mystery spider I found in my basement cellar.”
“If it’s not dead, I sure wish it was.” – u/Crafty-Shape2743
“I sometimes forget that cordyceps is actually a real thing that infects living creatures and not just a thing from The Last of Us. I’d still hit it with fire, just in case.” – u/Backwards
22. “Kidney stones under an electron microscope.”
“As a professional kidney stone manufacturer, I can attest to the accuracy of this photo.” – u/Dramatically_Average
“I’m currently dealing with stones for the second time, and It’s like being in labour. That picture shows why even the tiny ones hurt on their way out.” – u/Enoughoftherare
23. “It came with a fish we ordered at a restaurant.”
“Sphyrion laevigatum, I believe. They are a parasitic copepod that attach to fish, and infestations of this parasite have been quite devastating to farmed fish stocks of late.” – u/marmaladecorgi
“They bring accessories with fish nowadays?” – u/Dazzling_Ad5338