50 Unsettling Photos That Look So Creepy, They Look Like Real-Life Nightmares
For a lot of people, looking at scary photos is a great way to entertain themselves. And if this is your way of passing time, why not try a subreddit called Oddly Terrifying?
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The community, which has about 2 million members, is where people post stuff that's unsettling to see. Who would ever thought that Jim Carrey's Grinch face with no makeup can look menacing?
There's even a photo of a mosquito passing by a lens at the very right time to make the photo look like the Earth is under the attack of giant aliens. Although these pictures are indeed scary, people are still amazed with morbid curiosity.
According to experts, people have felt such interest at some point in their lives. It can be triggered by the scenes we've seen and the thing's we've heard.
We keep telling ourselves not to look at such scary things. But our curiosity gets the better of us—and we just want to learn more about them.
The results of these threats have a lasting effect on our minds and impact our behavior in response to these scary situations. It's the very reason why a lot of people have morbid curiosity.
Today, we're looking at the best 50 pictures recently shared on the subreddit. Are you prepared to look at some real-life nightmare?
1. Monstrous lemon
![1. Monstrous lemon](https://static.pupperish.com/images/DwupctCrRqlQ_13737_700.jpg)
2. Looks like a demon possession
![2. Looks like a demon possession](https://static.pupperish.com/images/MazAOWSHliXj_13737_700.jpg)
3. Jim Carey makes the Grinch face without any makeup on
![3. Jim Carey makes the Grinch face without any makeup on](https://static.pupperish.com/images/rWKBXVLabeoH_13737_700.jpg)
4. The real reason why you shouldn't use the panorama option to take pictures of your dog
![4. The real reason why you shouldn't use the panorama option to take pictures of your dog](https://static.pupperish.com/images/zufENLtwABgR_13737_700.jpg)
5. Rubber gloves that look like they're about to pull to you the depths
![5. Rubber gloves that look like they're about to pull to you the depths](https://static.pupperish.com/images/jOPUTWfhnbgQ_13737_700.jpg)
6. A morning dew-covered lady bug looks like a different creature.
![6. A morning dew-covered lady bug looks like a different creature.](https://static.pupperish.com/images/UWipcnHthIbJ_13737_700.jpg)
7. Guarana fruit looking like an Old Testament Angel
#47 The Guarana Fruit Looks Like An Angel From The Old Testament
![7. Guarana fruit looking like an Old Testament Angel](https://static.pupperish.com/images/nIijrLdWxwcU_13737_700.jpg)
8. Why Doc? Just why?
![8. Why Doc? Just why?](https://static.pupperish.com/images/WMmfLcDibURV_13737_700.jpg)
9. Scarier than the Addams family
![9. Scarier than the Addams family](https://static.pupperish.com/images/mrRSYpIcMoCk_13737_700.jpg)
10. A camera attached to a furniture screw.
![10. A camera attached to a furniture screw.](https://static.pupperish.com/images/ogGdCKWxItOz_13737_700.jpg)
11. A root system of a calathea plant. It may be healthy but it looks scary
#50 This Root System Of My Calathea Plant. These Root Nodules Mean It's Very Healthy, But It's Unnerving To Look At
![11. A root system of a calathea plant. It may be healthy but it looks scary](https://static.pupperish.com/images/wmEOvaUnglbQ_13737_700.jpg)
12. You can't count the number of birds in Rome.
![12. You can't count the number of birds in Rome.](https://static.pupperish.com/images/myRKsVpCfXbt_13737_700.jpg)
13. One redditor regrets doing this
![13. One redditor regrets doing this](https://static.pupperish.com/images/jLSuXNWUpvaC_13737_700.jpg)
14. When a nest of praying mantis hatches on a door
![14. When a nest of praying mantis hatches on a door](https://static.pupperish.com/images/mYTjCMazsEul_13737_700.jpg)
15. Warning: Stay away from these caves!
![15. Warning: Stay away from these caves!](https://static.pupperish.com/images/GlnCkyBKtiHI_13737_700.jpg)
16. Layers of the skin: Cake version
![16. Layers of the skin: Cake version](https://static.pupperish.com/images/ediQZVJGvzmM_13737_700.jpg)
17. It's not a man wearing an animal costume. It's a sun bear.
![17. It's not a man wearing an animal costume. It's a sun bear.](https://static.pupperish.com/images/MjiBUdrxYyTh_13737_700.jpg)
18. Squid kites are scary
![18. Squid kites are scary](https://static.pupperish.com/images/tYUKVnsrgIxi_13737_700.jpg)
19. Pregnant dog X-ray.
![19. Pregnant dog X-ray.](https://static.pupperish.com/images/fubdjPLUnqNE_13737_700.jpg)
20. Guy takes a pee, girlfriends take a picture of him. The result is eerie.
#45 Went Camping With My Girlfriend. I Woke Up To Pee And She Took This Photo Of Me
![20. Guy takes a pee, girlfriends take a picture of him. The result is eerie.](https://static.pupperish.com/images/btysTYJEFzZD_13737_700.jpg)
21. Snapdragon flowers the faces of death when they die.
![21. Snapdragon flowers the faces of death when they die.](https://static.pupperish.com/images/eHxdjnUhcZVE_13737_700.jpg)
22. What will become of us all
![22. What will become of us all](https://static.pupperish.com/images/eBsHkdoiMmhg_13737_700.jpg)
23. A giant had in the middle of a forest
![23. A giant had in the middle of a forest](https://static.pupperish.com/images/reBSViWXFuUK_13737_700.jpg)
24. Birds that look like they're chasing you
![24. Birds that look like they're chasing you](https://static.pupperish.com/images/JeGjiLBqKXDa_13737_700.jpg)
25. An urchin quartz that looks like it came out of a nightmare
![25. An urchin quartz that looks like it came out of a nightmare](https://static.pupperish.com/images/FfuSzDWijBKQ_13737_700.jpg)
26. Aliens finally invading the planet? Nope, it's just a mosquito passing by a lens.
![26. Aliens finally invading the planet? Nope, it's just a mosquito passing by a lens.](https://static.pupperish.com/images/CchNoRnFgVdP_13737_700.jpg)
27. Cabbages looking like alien eggs.
![27. Cabbages looking like alien eggs.](https://static.pupperish.com/images/McQSkXjrUliK_13737_700.jpg)
28. Spiky contacts for the dead
![28. Spiky contacts for the dead](https://static.pupperish.com/images/eNnObikWrJXp_13737_700.jpg)
29. Redditor says they're sleep paralysis demons, but in truth, they're Danish special forces.
![29. Redditor says they're sleep paralysis demons, but in truth, they're Danish special forces.](https://static.pupperish.com/images/XYcPzakirexs_13737_700.jpg)
30. Japanese artist creates figures made of driftwood
![30. Japanese artist creates figures made of driftwood](https://static.pupperish.com/images/iqdKvZHDpsIy_13737_700.jpg)
31. This harpy eagle has a strange face
![31. This harpy eagle has a strange face](https://static.pupperish.com/images/jcZBlqOpzsUK_13737_700.jpg)
32. This Jesus lamp will give you nightmares.
![32. This Jesus lamp will give you nightmares.](https://static.pupperish.com/images/LjHKcsPYJBSN_13737_700.jpg)
33. Portland vs. Fallout 4. The latter's air is cleaner.
![33. Portland vs. Fallout 4. The latter's air is cleaner.](https://static.pupperish.com/images/KsdXvCpwaDMh_13737_700.jpg)
34. What babies look like during an MRI scan of a pregnant mother
![34. What babies look like during an MRI scan of a pregnant mother](https://static.pupperish.com/images/yDwMEOfiukjg_13737_700.jpg)
35. The creepy legs of a manatee.
![35. The creepy legs of a manatee.](https://static.pupperish.com/images/vBVushxMzLDN_13737_700.jpg)
36. It feels like something is about to happen if frogs gather like this.
![36. It feels like something is about to happen if frogs gather like this.](https://static.pupperish.com/images/zGFKElhipbYc_13737_700.jpg)
37. Not all kangaroos are cute. Some are scary.
![37. Not all kangaroos are cute. Some are scary.](https://static.pupperish.com/images/vhwBZHAUbGKk_13737_700.jpg)
38. A scenery that looks like it came out of the movie, Vivarium.
![38. A scenery that looks like it came out of the movie, Vivarium.](https://static.pupperish.com/images/nDJgupCPWcwo_13737_700.jpg)
39. An interesting yet scary Christmas tradition
![39. An interesting yet scary Christmas tradition](https://static.pupperish.com/images/b6822470a5a51688781ac05e0c2504c4_13737_700.jpg)
40. This is the cork-lid trapdoor spider. So if you happen upon what looks like an ancient coin, better leave it alone.
![40. This is the cork-lid trapdoor spider. So if you happen upon what looks like an ancient coin, better leave it alone.](https://static.pupperish.com/images/JlixKtrwQEdC_13737_700.jpg)
41. Fellow kids must be scared
![41. Fellow kids must be scared](https://static.pupperish.com/images/RnWiFQmHMLgl_13737_700.jpg)
42. Dried stingrays look like monsters
![42. Dried stingrays look like monsters](https://static.pupperish.com/images/iUvZsOzrcMyL_13737_700.jpg)
43. Don't look at a flock of sheep in the night.
![43. Don't look at a flock of sheep in the night.](https://static.pupperish.com/images/WNfYGSKnmsvH_13737_700.jpg)
44. Hermit crab decides this broken doll head is its new head. Creepy!
![44. Hermit crab decides this broken doll head is its new head. Creepy!](https://static.pupperish.com/images/isTJGmRdXuUQ_13737_700.jpg)
45. The sneaky design of a grandma's couch
![45. The sneaky design of a grandma's couch](https://static.pupperish.com/images/fQEWAxqtckKh_13737_700.jpg)
46. Scary potato
![46. Scary potato](https://static.pupperish.com/images/iznXqMyNvwxu_13737_700.jpg)
47. Stumbling upon a Ku Klux Klan meeting
![47. Stumbling upon a Ku Klux Klan meeting](https://static.pupperish.com/images/hgMOtjFGJveH_13737_700.jpg)
48. Spider infestation on a tent
![48. Spider infestation on a tent](https://static.pupperish.com/images/gjVzblINqcoH_13737_700.jpg)
49. If this were your driveway, what would you do?
![49. If this were your driveway, what would you do?](https://static.pupperish.com/images/jhsFKgBuEYUP_13737_700.jpg)
50. Boy builds an army of cicada skins
![50. Boy builds an army of cicada skins](https://static.pupperish.com/images/LWpIgFQcsnbB_13737_700.jpg)
A lot of people get entertained by scary things because it satisfies their curiosity about the dark side of the human mind.
People don't really have the chance to experience alien invasions or any other scary situations. It's no wonder why we're fascinated with things that can potentially happen, even if they're unnerving.