2024’s Most Terrifying Images: Viral Photos That Shook The Internet

How did these not look scary at the time?

It can be baffling to see how dramatically tastes change over the decades. Although it’s hardly impossible to find an old clown doll that now seems much creepier than it did when it was made, there’s clearly a reason why so many horror stories involve unnerving children.

These are probably very wholesome stories, but that doesn’t change the fact that Georgie looks like he has sinister plans for Grandpa or that the girl on the right looks like a supernatural creature in a human disguise. At least the homunculus seems to like kindergarten.