- Social media as a whole is used
to communicate ideas.
Hopefully most of the time these ideas are positive.
But we all know the negatives of social media.
Don't we?
The feeling of insecurity and in some cases
the spreading of incorrect and dangers information.
There's also another darker side to social media.
And on Instagram, in particular,
there are many who relish in it.
Today I'm going to reveal to you some Instagram accounts
that are going to completely freak you out.
But I warn you, visit these pages at your own risk.
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Here are 10 Instagram accounts
that will give you nightmares.
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Number 10 is hirade.
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Some of the Instagram users on this list
have one thing in common,
an interest in the abandoned places
that humanity has left behind.
There is a loneliness to these locations
but in some cases, there's also a sinister atmosphere.
In the case of Instagram user hirade,
his fascination with decaying places has led him
to capture a serious of haunting images.
In Japan, this pursuit is known as (speaks foreign language)
which is associated with an obscure art form
capturing the decaying ruins where people once thrived.
While there's undoubtedly a beauty to hirade's work
which has been explored in several books.
These abandoned hospitals, amusement parks and homes
tell us something about the world we as human beings
construct around us.
That it is a temporary one and that if we let it,
nature will reclaim it all in the end.
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Number nine is Giggles the Clown.
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From Steven King's "It" to American Horror Story,
it's clear that clowns unnerve us.
Instagram is also an uncomfortable reminder of this.
If you peruse the internet
looking for scary Instagram accounts,
you'll often find post after post
about clown images.
These accounts feature people dressed
as frightening clown characters.
But one of the most striking is Giggle the Clown.
Giggles sports the unusual white face paint
and red nose of a clown.
But with a large inhuman grin across her face,
the teeth showing, ready to bite.
Some of these images are humorous,
while others are unsettling.
Giggles is often in brightly lit spaces
where families often play.
Information on her profile simply says
"Hi, I'm Giggles.
"I was born a clown.
"Come play with me."
Whether you accept this invitation or not
is completely up to you.
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Number eight is I Know Exactly Who You Are.
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Modern horror fiction often explores
our dark relationship with technology.
In some cases the technology provides a way
to record the supernatural like in "The Blair Witch Project"
while in films like "The Ring"
technology's used by malevolent forces
in order to prey on the innocent.
Unfortunately, Instagram is the most recent
type of technology to be used in this way.
However when it comes to the Instagram user,
I know exactly who you are, you're left wondering
if you're a character in a horror story yourself.
By DM-ing this anonymous Instagram user,
you will soon receive creepy private messages
with details about who you are
and even information about your private life
and in some cases, those who do this
quickly regret clicking send.
Because their replies given dig deep
into their personal world in ways that they never expected.
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Number seven is Happy Weird Day.
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Some use Instagram as a way to curate information.
This could be images of collectible cars,
interesting tourist spots and even each hobbies.
However Instagram user, happy.weird.day,
curates content of a more sinister kind.
Each of the photographs posted to this account
is enough to give you sleepless nights.
They include historical black and white images
with creepy back stories.
Many of the images are of people dressed in strange
and unnerving costumes.
Others are not for the faint of heart
and include quite harrowing images of real life moments.
All of these explore the darker side of humanity,
whether it's our own brutality to each other
or our compulsion to point and stare
at those different from us.
Either way, happy.weird.day's collections
provoke both fear and introspection in equal measure.
Number six is seriously strange.
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Those of you who have following my YouTube career
will know that I'm passionate about sharing facts
and interesting stories.
And many of these facts are from the creepier side of life
and not for those scared of the dark.
On Instagram, the user seriously_strange
explores some of these similar themes
and shares short creepy paragraphs
with an accompanying image.
Each image and its back story are designed
to provoke a response, usually an uncomfortable one.
Sometimes they're sinister facts,
sometimes they're interesting observations
about a terrifying moment in history.
But they're always frightening.
Examples of images posted include cryptid monsters,
haunted locations, creepy historical photographs
and even recent moments which will not
be able to remove from your brain.
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Number five is tonydetroit.
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I've actually featured some of tonydetroit's work
in a previous video on haunted places.
As he had visited several as part of his art.
However, Tony's real passion comes from documenting
the decay of urban Detroit.
His work shares much in common with hirade.
But by focusing on one city,
he's able to bring attention to the reason
why such places were abandoned.
tonydetroit's images capture the exteriors
and interiors of collapsed homes
and other buildings which were once filled with people
and now have been left to rot from the inside out.
Many of these locations have chilling back stories
as witnesses have encountered strange shadows
while exploring them.
Are these the shadows of those who walked the halls
and rooms of these buildings.
No one can e certain but knowing this,
while perusing tonydetroits photos
is enough to send a shiver up the spine.
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Number four is Satan.
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As we know, Instagram is a visual medium.
It uses images to hook our interest
and sometimes even move us.
Some people, however, use text images to do the same thing.
In one instance, one Instagram user claims to be doing this
on behalf of Satan himself.
S8n or Satan posts observations supposedly made
by the original dark lord.
Many of these are aimed at being funny
and involve a twisted sense of humor.
But there's something underneath these comments
which is unnerving
they contain a bleak sentiment about the world.
At first, they make us think about our own existence
as being worthless and even evil in some instances.
Some may find these jokes at a minimum, distasteful.
Although this account is fun in small doses,
reading these messages on a daily basis,
may infest your mind with some bleakness.
Perhaps, that's the point.
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Number three is Miss Angemi.
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Instagram user mrs_angemi also known as Nicole Angemi
posts regularly to the site.
Her profile is followed by nearly two million people
and all of them are subjected to some
of the most disturbing images of all of Instagram.
Nicole is a pathologist assistant
and posts images from her work and from around the web
showing, well, I think you can imagine
what a pathologist is photographing.
Alongside these images, she also posts things
removed from people's bodies
and other strange medical anomalies,
for some, these images are fascinating educational tools
but for others, they are grim sensationalist images
which demean the dead.
However you interpret them, one thing is for sure.
These images will disturb and shock you forever
once you've seen them.
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Number two is mothmeister.
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One of the most controversial Instagram accounts
is also one of the most eerie.
Instagram user mothmeister posts images
which some people find harrowing
and too close to the bone, literally.
If you're brave enough, you will find
a series of images which mothmeister has put together.
These photos all share a fictional universe of sorts.
It's called Wounderland and features people dressed
as strange clowns and other macabre characters.
However this is not what makes this Instagram account
so controversial in and of itself.
Instead, it's the stuffed animals which accompany
each character which leaves some people offended.
The animals were once alive and have been preserved
with chilling detail by mothmeister
to accompany twisted people who populate Wounderland.
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And number one is missingpeople.
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Technology can do more than just entertain us.
It can move us so deeply
that we feel compelled to do good.
But even when this is true,
the images which move us can also cause a creeping unease.
The Instagram account for charity missing people
does great work spreading information
about people who go missing.
The account documents this work.
But among these images are several which burrow
into the conscious minds of those who view them.
These are painting of people who have never been found.
The way they have been crafted makes them feel
even more distant from us,
lost somewhere out there in the world.
The missingpeople Instagram account is one
which has to unnerve us.
It's simply impossible to forget these people
and the images remind us
to keep our loved ones close by galaxies
should they and black holes
or us from other big bangs
join the ranks of the missing ripping through our own
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