r/oddlyterrifying

Released in 1981, Roar is widely known as the most dangerous movie ever made. Written, directed, and starred in by Noel Marshall, it featured a cast that lived among roughly 150 untamed big cats, including lions, tigers, and leopards.

u/FEV_For_Breakfast — 7 hours ago

Five gallons of human teeth

My local, very small town, has a mini-museum filled with local stuff. They have the contents of the old-school local dentist office, which includes a 5 gallon jug full of human teeth.

u/toolguy8 — 1 day ago

This weird wood figure hanging above a creek in the middle of the woods

About 12 meters long, middle of nowhere. I KNOW IT'S JUST ART. Just a fun creepy find in a random remote spot.

u/Frequent-Click-951 — 1 day ago
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Seeing this all by itself on the parking lot on a foggy morning on my way to work on a psychiatric unit that’s in the middle of nowhere. That’s a lot of ”no’s”.

u/Ok-Seat-93 — 1 day ago

This vintage Baby Doll that was stored in my Parent’s attic for over 30 years, has seen better days.

u/tramplamps — 1 day ago
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this effect always scares me. its caused by a telephoto (long focal length) lens, and the phenomenon itself is called lens compression

It's common in horror movies where a pursuer or threat in the background looks unnervingly close to the character in the foreground. it creates a sense of being "boxed in" or trapped, since the compressed space feels smaller and more claustrophobic.

its often paired with a slow dolly/track where the camera moves while the compression stays extreme, which warps depth even further and feels disorienting.

u/Zu_Qarnine — 3 days ago