Creepy history

Some of what passed for everyday life 75 or 100 years ago would send you running screaming in the other direction today. And when those scenes are captured on grainy old-school film, you get the stuff of nightmares.

Scary, Haunting Vintage Pics from the Spooky Olden Days. Creepy Old Photos you'll love in a terrifying way.

If you don’t want to stay up all night afraid to turn out the lights, do NOT look at these pictures.

If it's true that those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it, then for the love of God, please pay very close attention.

We love learning new facts, but some bits of trivia we picked up over the last year took a turn for the macabre. Something about learning dark and creepy things draws us in and fascinates us. It's not always a fun exercise, as many of the tidbits are tragic, but the overwhelming awfulness and eerie feelings produced by learning them are almost hypnotic.We can't look aw... #historyfacts #creepytrivia #macabre2022 #eerielearning #darkhistory #morbidcuriosities #unsettlingknowledge…

A human body could be skeletonized in less than four days in highly oxygenated deeper water.

A small town in Mexico is home to what are called the screaming mummies, a collection of eerily preserved bodies that are all less than 200 years old. Mummies aren't just from Egypt –examples of mummies have been found around the world. Today, the screaming mummies of Guanajuato can be found in the Museo de las Momias, one of the strangest museums i... #screamingmummies #guanajuatomummies #museodelasmomias #mexicanmummies #buriedalive #choleraoutbreak #historicalpreservation…

Spook yourself awake.

Stories from history come in all shapes and sizes. Some are feel-good tales and may make you smile. Others are literal tear-jerkers, while still others simply expand your pool of knowledge with little to no reaction. Then there are terrifying stories about historical events and people that are so awful, they don't even seem like they could be real. For the st... #historyhorrors #terrifyingtales #chillingtruestories #bizarrehistory #unnervingevents #historicalnightmares #reallifefears…

1. Anybody, dead or alive, traveling into France requires a passport. In 1974, the Egyptian government had to issue a passport to Pharaoh, Ramesses II to transport his body to France for restoration. Eerily, his body also received full military honors when it arrived at the Paris airport.