We’re truly living in cursed times. At least it seems this way with the amount of uncanny images netizens share on the daily.

Bizarre, uncanny, unnerving… However you name them, these cursed images might leave you confused and maybe even slightly scared. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!

When you think of the word “cursed,” what comes to mind? Do you imagine a witch from your favorite childhood fairy tale putting a spell on innocent children that wandered into her garden? Or how about ...

Everyone has a guilty internet pleasure. Some spice up their time online by watching porn in an incognito browser, others find solace in binge-scrolling through pages and pages of their co-workers ...

This meme is a version of a "cursed image," or a rendering of a popular character, object, or location made to seem creepy, uncanny, or off-putting in some way. The identification of an image as such ...

Emma Grey Ellis covers memes, trolls, and other elements of internet culture for WIRED. Shocking images are classic internet entertainment: Before they get to social media, many cursed images start ...