Heavy shadows, monotone colors, and faded edges can make historical photos terrifying. Though not the most inherently scary photos, pictures from the past can have a haunting and unsettling eeriness to them. Many historical photos aren't meant to scare viewers, but due to their sometimes macabre or unusual nature, they can't help but send shivers down a person's spine.
The homemade costumes, dreary dolls, and unblinking eyes turn what could have once been the most mundane or fun photographs into low-key nightmares.
Most divisive: Artist George Grosz Dressed As A Reaper, 1919
Over 65.5K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of Historical Photos That Are Low-Key Terrifying
1. Blanche Monnier, Secretly Locked In A Small Room For 25 Years, 1901
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- Wikimedia Commons
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2. Portrait Of German Architect Carl Weber And His Wife, Emily Of Stratford In 1850, Just Hours After She Died
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Is this unsettling?3. A Girl And Her Doll, Unknown Year
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- u/PapayaSF
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4. American Airlines Flight 191 After An Engine Fell Off During Take Off, 1979
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Is this unsettling?5. The Shrunken Head Of A Missionary, 1935
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- u/eat_a_pizza
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6. A Girl On A Horse Beside Santa Claus, Unknown Year
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- u/curlysass
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