What do you fear the most in this world? The dark? Spiders? The paranormal? Death?
You should believe that there are far way creepier things in this world. Just like the list below.
Just to warn you, the photos in this list are real-life photos and the background history that goes with it makes it even more interesting.
Get ready for a bone-chilling experience as we present to you our list of creepy photos that will leave you with a nightmare. Just a tip, better to check out these photos during the daytime and don’t forget to look behind you, you’ll never know who’s watching!
1. Post Mortem Photography
Post mortem photos was a trend in Victorian England to preserve the image of a family when a loved one died.
They were also known as “memento mori” photos, meaning “remember you must die.”
Back then, when photography was still rare, a death of a family member was often the first time a family considered taking a portrait. This was to commemorate the dead, and to have their one and only image of their deceased loved ones.
2. Hiroshima Shadows
When the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6th, 1945, a shadow of a man was left by the atomic bomb dropping.
The bomb incinerated humans so quickly that it left imprints of them on the surface
The photo above is a man who sat on a flight of stairs outside of the Sumitomo Bank in Hiroshima, about 800 feet away from the atomic bomb when it detonated. He was so close that he essentially vaporized.
This sort of shadow is known as a “death shadow”.
3. A Fake Town With Mannequins
In the 1950’s, the US government made fake towns and filled them with mannequins for nuclear testing. The government set up the town in the desert of Nevada.
They did this so they could test the impact of an atomic blast on populated areas. These fake towns were named as “doom towns”.
The US dropped a 16-kiloton bomb on one of the towns to determine if the wooden frame houses, cars, and mannequins could survive a nuclear blast.
5. The Use Of Medical Photography For Experiments
A French neurologist, Duchenne de Boulogne develop the use of medical photography in his experiments. He did research on the electrical stimulation of muscles, the photos taken were used by him to accurately illustrate his findings.
The photos from his experiments looks the patients are undergoing a form of torture.
5. Female Spirit Spotted In A Photo
William Hope, a pioneer of spirit photography took this photo of a couple and an alleged female spirit around 1920.
William was known for his photography, as his goal was to capture ghosts and spirits in photos and later on was a known medium during his time as many people wanted to get in touch with their deceased loved ones through his photography.
6. The Late Lord Combermere Sitting In His Favorite Chair
An amateur photographer, Sybell Corbet took this hour-long exposure of the empty library in Combermere Abbey. While she was taking this photo, Lord Combermere’s funeral took place four miles away at the same time.
The spirit in the photo that appears to be sitting in the deceased Lord’s chair is suggested to be Lord Combermere himself.
Did the list above gave you the creeps? Was it scarier than you thought it would be? Let us know down below what really gives you nightmares at night!
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