25 Signs That Have No Business Being So Terrifying

These omnious warnings mean business

Kylin

• Published in Interesting
• July 30, 2022

Rules are usually made because of the undesired actions or consequences of another person in the past. And generally, that reasoning extends to posted signs in various places.

I, for one, would much rather learn from someone else's mistakes than do it myself. Like being mindful that there are poisonous varieties of mushrooms in the area if you’re foraging, or that a popular national forest has the “worst weather in America” so you’d probably not want to do much exploring if the weather isn’t looking perfect.

Someone already did the hard work of finding out about dangerous things that encourage enforcement of rules or posting of warning signs. It’s not only beneficial to us but also polite, to heed any warnings.

While it can be shocking, surprising, or generally a bummer to see signs that warn about the darker realities of life, like “drowning risk,” “encephalitis causing mosquitos in the area,” or “tick area”, these signs are only doing us a favor. It can be a nice feeling that someone, somewhere, cares enough about you and me to try to keep us safe.

Or maybe they are just covering their asses for liability or having to be responsible for finding any remains. It may forever be a mystery but for now, you can scroll to check out 25 signs that are inherently creepy.

1. Saw this walking through my university after hours

2. Uh oh. Keep out of the danger noodle room

3. Exeter, UK

4. Seen near the Ocoee whitewater center

5. Maybe not a fun place to play

6. Spotted at my local curry house!

7. Kids Don’t Float- Sacramento Delta

8. Sign at the rhino exhibit at the zoo

9. 😱 Nottingham, UK

10. "Immediately contact the casualty department"

11. An often photographed, seldom heeded warning in New Hampshire

12. Found this whilst walking along a beach in North Devon

13. This sign on the freeway today warning of a wrong-way driver.

14. Hikers Beware

15. Vancouver, Canada

16. Calamity Camp, CO USA

17. Watch out!

18. Never a good sign…

19. Gave me quite a startle when I first came across it (Boulder Reservoir in Colorado)

20. Danger - deep slurry

21. Found this on a walk today

22. A sign that you should maybe take the stairs

23. Katahdin Region

24. Lab Experiment Bird

25. Found outside Dalton, GA. No idea what it means.

Have you ever come across a really creepy, menacing, or otherwise threatening sign in your wanderings? Let us know where it was and what it said in the comments section below.

We’d also like to know which of the 25 signs shared above were your favorite. I’m strangely drawn to the “Quiet Sickness,” even though I know it’s not as eerie as it sounds.

Kylin