As a horror fan, I love looking up creepy pictures on the internet and letting my imagination run wild. Sometimes, I don’t even want to know the story because the freaky mystery is just too good…
However, it’s cool to know what’s truly inexplicable, what’s a fake, and what’s just an honest mistake that became an Internet Urban Legend. Read on to discover the real-world explanations behind 10 creepy viral images!
#10. Satan’s Underground
Explanation: this bunker was found under a wood in Northern Germany, twisting for many dark miles beneath the surface. It’s pretty creepy still, but many underground facilities remain in Germany, relics from WW2.
#9. The Masked Figures
Explanation: this happened to a bunch of film students in New Zealand, and while the police were summoned to investigate what these suspicious loiterers were up to, there has been no news report of any violence in the area. It’s most likely that this was just a viral prank. More on these creepy creatures here.
#8.
Explanation: The TV had bad reception and was paused at an amusing moment.
#7. Gas Mask Town
Explanation: The tiny island of Miyakejima, Japan has an active volcano that spurts toxic gases into the air. Rather than leaving their beloved home, residents don gas masks to protect themselves when the air density gets too noxious.
#6. Freaky possessed baby
Explanation: It’s just a weird shot taken with Night Vision, causing the glowing eyes. The blurring is because the kid was moving. I guess the only really creepy thing about it is – ‘who would take a photo of a kid in the dark?’
#5. The Ice Horses
Explanation: This is a still taken from the 2007 film My Winnipeg, a visually stunning movie that blends fact and fiction to give a fantastical take on the local landscape. Here’s the segment of the movie…
https://youtu.be/XxmH0wJeQAg?t=5
#4. Dead girl propped up in class photo
Explanation: The class photo was taken at Dunrobin State School in 1924. The girl’s surnamed was Howlett and she was definitely not dead!
#3. Dead Body Dragged on Google Maps
Explanation: The shot was taken above Koningin Beatrixpark in The Netherlands, and actually shows nothing more than two people walking a wet dog to the end of a pier.
#2. Black Mass
Explanation: Spain 1940 – a public procession of the faithful during a religious ceremony called Semana Santa, a week before Easter. So it’s actually a Christian ritual, albeit a strange and old-fashioned one!
#1. Faces on Mars
Explanation: The image was actually taken in 1976 but was skyrocketed to fame in the internet age. NASA themselves reveal that the ‘face’ is actually a Mesa – a rock formation, which looks very different taken from alternate angles – as evinced by this disappointingly non-creepy picture of the same Mesa in 2001…