10+ Terrifying Pics That All Have Something Lurking In The Background (2024)

Any horror enthusiast knows that there are different kinds of scares. Jump scares, slow-build scares, gory scares, and realistic scares are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to finding that perfect fear factor.

Photographs are a little different, as you only have a single frame to spook your viewer. Though photoshoped pics tend to be a bit of a cheap scare, photos that are accidentally creepy are definitely worth your time if you're looking to be frightened.

The devil is in the details. Seriously, he's right there. Look closer.

"Took this photo while out with my buds," this guy writes, "My mom says she can see a man to my friend's right, and my dad says that he sees the word 'us' written in smoke above."

Real events are often much scarier than fiction could ever be. If you don't think so, look at the name of the high school.

If it were this dark out while I was walking home, I wouldn't notice the man walking on the street in front of me either.

"Was cleaning out my attic when I found this," one man shares, "Look in the container."

Fine, Fine. As Sia would say, this one's a bit of a cheap thrill.

Ah yes, I love spending family picnics with mom, dad, my three siblings, and the clown man who lives in our yard.

See, I apologized. Everything's all good. Can you see IT?

"Thought this guy's truck load was kinda ridiculous until I saw the kid," one woman writes, "Went from funny to creepy real quick."

I looked for this one for twenty minutes. Honestly. Sleep tight!

Nothing beats this one for me. Hidden bugs? No thanks.

There are three people in this picture.

This one too. The windows always get me.

That said, it kind of takes the edge off when it's somebody in a bunk bed. It's more likely to be an irate roommate wondering why her buddy's taking selfies while she's trying to sleep.

I guess there's just something about seeing exactly how many pairs of eyes are on you at one time.

Granted, this discrepancy of shadows is likely the result of a weird reflection off some metal in the room, but good luck getting yourself to believe that when you catch this in your place at 3 am.

Someone tried to remove Santa from this childhood photo with an app, but the one who sees us when we're sleeping and knows when we're awake won't be defeated that easily.

If you look around the center of the photo, you'll see a sinister pair of eyes staring back at you.

It also doesn't help that a low quality photo usually has a way of making us look more evil than we really are.

Not only that, but I really don't like the way that the one in the car mirror is smirking at us. What are they planning?

But if you look at the little window above the garage, you'll see what they describe as "a weird hand."

But although it might not seem so clear at first, we can't deny that there's definitely a face in that back window.

So that begs the pretty serious question of how that skeletal hand to the left appeared in his vicinity. And if that's not what it is, what is it?

In fact, the person who took this picture would later catch the man hiding in these bushes trying to break into her house.

And considering how high up this porch is, I'm afraid we can't just dismiss those eyes as belonging to another cat. Something big was in this neighborhood.

Upon closer inspection, it actually looks like it might be a statue. That would still make it a pretty creepy statue, though.

"Looks like a friend wanted to go with her," this man wrote, "Lucky for Brooke, he looked like his belly was already full."

Wait, you haven't seen the man dressed as a tree walking downtown? Where have you been?

You'll want to use zoom for this one. I won't spoil it for you, but there's a character from Winnie The Pooh in there.