Hi, my name is Emma.
And welcome to Esoteric Detective.
Stay tuned as we bring you 11 truly creepy historical photos; that will prove to you,
that the past was stranger than you can ever imagine.
Are you ready, well, dim the lights, and get your creep on, because here we go.
Number 11.
This is an early picture of someone dressed up as Santa clause on what looks like a set
background for a photography shoot.
Which begs the question, why would someone dress someone up to look like a strange demented
version of Santa.
You can see by the eyes of the person playing Santa in this photo, that something is very
wrong with the person.
You certainly would not like to meet this Santa falling down your chimney in the early
hours of Christmas morning.
Number 10.
In this photo we see a couple of Disney engineers trying to repair a animatronics robot from
one of the Disney World rides.
Looking at it you can see how the rubber is removed from the back to see the inside of
the robot.
It must be a very creepy job being a Disney engineer.
Especially on the darker rides.
Number 9.
This is a photograph from the 1940s of a homemade Halloween Costume.
If you ask me, I think they have done a great job.
They might have not spent a lot of money on their costume, but they sure made something
really creepy.
If you ask me, Homemade creepy is always better than store bought creepy.
Number 8.
This is a photograph of Max Schreck sitting in between takes.
It is from the set of the silent movie Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.
It was taken in 1922.
And now we know why Nosferatu is considered one of the greatest horror movies of the early
20th century.
Since, if you can summon such a true eerie sense of scary between takes, you no doubt
have something truly magical for when the film camera is actually running.
Number 7.
This is a very creepy family portrait taken in the 19th century.
I do not really know what to say, other than the fact that it was probably the inspiration
for the hit TV show, the Munsters.
The forehead of the man is also proof that Frankenstein's monster is real and alive today.
Number 6.
This might look like a strange grotesque act has just happened.
But in actual fact, these are damaged mannequins from a fire at Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum
in London in 1930.
As you probably are aware, wax mannequins and fire do not really mix.
Well, at least they do not mix well, unless you want to create something really creepy,
then they mix just fine.
Number 5.
Here we see a really disturbing photo of why doctors in the 19th century score high on
the "creep factor test".
Since here a doctor by the name of Duchenne de Boulogne is electrocuting a man's face
in order to study how the facial muscles react.
Number 4.
When you are sick it is nice to get visitors.
Except maybe, if those visitors are creepy clowns that look like they have escaped from
a mental hospital.
I have never liked clowns.
And if I was sick, I know that I would not like to see any clowns visit me.
But this child did not have a choice.
Can you imagine looking up at those weird faces with those great fake smiles looking
down at you?
Number 3.
Here we see the disturbed drawings of a girl taken in the "residence of disturbed children"
in 1948.
She is standing in front of a drawing of what she called her home.
To which I reply years later, I've never known anyone who lived in a creepy vortex before,
its nice to meet you.
Yes, if you have ever wondered where all those children came from in children of the corn,
my guess would be the place where this child is now.
Number 2.
You might think, looking at this photo, that the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz, has come
for a visit, and bought his entire family, even his crazy uncle bob.
You know the one, that drinks too much.
Well, if you thought that, you are mistaken, sir, and maybe a bit crazy.
The fact is, that these are American troops in what is called, Brewster body armour, taken
in 1917, about the same time that the Wizard of Oz came out, at least in book form.
Maybe that is where they got the idea from?
Number 1.
Last but not least, we end with the most creepy thing I have ever seen.
A person wearing a Mickey Mouse gas mask.
It was made to make gas masks more appealing to children in 1942.
Thank god, things have changed.
And our obsession with gassing each other and Walt Disney has shifted some.
Is this not just the most creepy photograph you have seen?
If not, tell me what you think is the most creepy photograph in the comments section.
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