Over the years, the master of horror, Stephen King, has created all kinds of terrifying characters. There's Jack Torrance, alcoholic writer-come-caretaker, who loses his mind and is driven to kill his family. There's Carrie White, the disturbed psychic teenager who wreaks havoc at her school prom. Then there's Christine, a sentient car which has been possessed by a malevolent ghost.

But there's no doubt that Pennywise the Dancing Clown, the shapeshifting boogeyman from IT, is the most frightening monster of them all, and the ensuing movies have reminded everyone of that fact. Indeed, Bill Skarsgard, the actor who portrays the eldritch horror, was rightly praised for being able to scare us all silly.

Take a look at the first trailer for IT Chapter Two:

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However, there were plenty of fans of the iconic horror movies who had no idea what the actor looked like under all that creepy clown makeup. As it turns out, Bill Skarsgard is actually a strikingly-handsome young man; something many people have been surprised to learn. Check him out if you don't believe me!

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Bill Skarsgard is the son of Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard, who recently portrayed the historical official Boris Shcherbina in HBO's acclaimed miniseries Chernobyl. The 29-year-old actor has also appeared in the Charlize Theron movie Atomic Blonde, and had a brief cameo in the Deadpool sequel as a member of X-Force.

Commenting on his portrayal of the character in a recent interview, Skarsgard stated: "What we talked about going into the second one was like, 'All right, what is different with Pennywise, and how is he different in this new movie?' And of course, we talked about it a lot, where it's like he was defeated for the first time ever and he's come back for revenge."

He continued: "We talked a lot about [how] there's this kind of urge that maybe Pennywise really, really wants to be defeated finally and forever ... he's angry, he wants revenge. But there might be - if you can imagine such a thing as a subconscious of Pennywise - that it maybe is wanting to be destroyed."

Check out this creepy scene from IT Chapter Two: 

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Skarsgard also added: "We can't have a Pennywise in this second movie who's weak. That's weakening the children. He wants them back and he's enjoying it and he's playing mind games with all the Losers, and maybe it's a little bit masochistic. But he craves them."

IT Chapter Two is already out in movie theatres in the US, and aside from Skarsgard stars James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransome and Andy Bean.

Last year, a bizarre craze that saw people dressing as "Killer Clowns" made headlines as it swept across the globe. The trend, which began in North Carolina after a woman saw “clowns in the woods whispering and making strange noises,” quickly spread to other places such as the UK, where reports of pranksters in masks and costumes came flooding in. Many stories at the time were accused of being false or exaggerated, and - according to reports - nobody was seriously hurt by anyone wearing a costume. Despite this, there were still confirmed instances of clowns terrorising people, and the hype really affected some individuals - especially those with coulrophobia (a fear of clowns). Now, police are warning people that the trend might re-surge due to the release of 'It'. The film, which is based on the iconic book by Stephen King, comes out in theatres this month, and is expected to spark another wave of people dressing in costumes. As part of a community awareness bulletin, The Pennsylvania State Police released a statement saying that, "It is anticipated that "creepy clown" sightings could be reported starting as soon as September, in part due to the fact that the movie IT will be released in theatres." So, should we be worried? Last year, there were several worrying incidents which certainly went beyond what could be described as a "prank". In the UK, 17-year-old Michael March was jailed after terrorising a pregnant woman. The teenager had chased the woman and her partner down the road while brandishing a foot-long axe. Despite claiming that he wasn't going to hurt them, March was still charged with possession of a weapon. In another instance, a 13-year-old boy was arrested for scaring people in the street. One witness, a 17-year-old girl, spoke of her terror when she said that, "As I saw the full clown costume, I noticed the mask and I just turned round and ran back up to the top of the street and every time I was looking over my shoulder it was still chasing me." The boy was in possession of a knife at the time, and was given a warning about his behaviour but eventually released. However, with regards to the most recent fears, there have been no real causes for concern just yet. Sgt. Jeff Flynn of the New Jersey State Police reassured people that there was nothing to be worried about, and that "back to school safety" should be the primary concern around this time of year. In a statement, he said: "Since we can't foresee the clowns coming back, we recommend kids walk to and from school in groups, don't talk to strangers and know what to do if they're grabbed. These are the tips we've given out for decades and they're what people should be familiarised with now." So, there you have it. For now, the worry that "killer clowns" could be returning seems mostly to be the result of fear-mongering, and there's nothing to actually back up the concerns. Hopefully, the only scary clowns we'll see this year will be at Halloween - and we still have a while to prepare for that.  

It's coming up to Halloween; the time of year where we all get dressed up and find ways to scare the living hell out of one another. It's the one holiday in which we're encouraged to indulge in cosplay; where we're allowed to fully embrace our fear factor and publicly exhibit a love for the gruesome, the morbid, and the macabre. If you really enjoy getting your adrenaline pumping, then the best way of freaking yourself out is by watching some Halloween films. When it comes to scary movies, I consider myself something of an expert, but for seasoned horror junkies like me, it isn't enough to just sit in front of any old spookathon. Nah, for us it has to be the absolute crème de la crème of terror; the movies that were so pants-wettingly scary, so morbidly horrible, that they were actually outright banned. Yes, in a more innocent age, the suppression, censorship and seizure of certain films, dubbed "video nasties" by moral guardian Mary Whitehouse, was fairly commonplace, and one could expect many of these movies to have been made unavailable. Now however, when the internet is so ubiquitous and leaks and torrents are fairly commonplace, it's a lot easier to obtain the offensive footage. So if you're in the mood for something a bit more intense than the norm, check out some of the most famous banned Halloween films. Be warned: the following trailers contain scenes that some may find upsetting. Viewer discretion is advised.

1. The Evil Dead - Sam Raimi 

Although the later movies were a lot more tongue-in-cheek, and were more concerned with making Bruce Campbell's character of Ash Williams into the world's biggest action hero badass, people forget that the very first Evil Dead movie was an out-and-out horror flick, in which a group of hapless college students accidentally bring the dead back to life by reading from a cursed book known as the Necronomicon. In the UK the film was one of the first films deemed to be a video nasty, and was banned until 1990.

2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Tobe Hooper

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was the film that turned a gardening tool into the ultimate movie monster weapon, and yet despite the bloodthirsty title, Tobe Hooper's low-budget indie hit is surprisingly subdued. It's all about underplaying and implying violence, building tension and dread with little details and meticulous sound design. After its initial theatrical release, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was banned in the United Kingdom until the year 1999. That means it spent an amazing 25 years in limbo. Pretty crazy that anyone could ever outlaw Leatherface and his murderous family.

3. I Spit on Your Grave - Meir Zarchi

I Spit on Your Grave was a movie I can quite confidently say would never get made today. Some people see it as a bold and merciless revenge flick, others see it as offensive and tasteless shlock. The grindhouse exploitation flick portrays murder, rape and torture, and as such was banned in Ireland, Norway, Iceland, and West Germany upon release. It struggled to find a distributor, and even when it was released in the US, Australia, the UK and Canada, it was heavily censored and edited.

4. Straw Dogs -  Sam Peckinpah

Much like Deliverance, Straw Dogs was the movie that made people afraid of the countryside. This controversial movie by Sam Peckinpah centres around milquetoast math teacher David Sumner (played by Dustin Hoffman) who moves to the English village where his wife was born. Shortly thereafter, a gang of local thugs repeatedly mock and intimidate David, which culminates in a graphic sequence in which they break into his house and sexually assault his wife. Because of the intense and graphic depiction of rape, this movie, much like I Spit On Your Grave, was deemed a video nasty in the UK 1984 and banned until 2002. It might not feature gruesome monsters or crazed serial killers, but there's no doubt about it: this movie is scary, and very few people can stomach it without being deeply affected.

5. Friday the 13th - Sean Cunningham 

A lot of people dismiss Friday the 13th as nothing more than a cult cheesefest, but it helped to codify most of the well-known tropes of the slasher movie genre. Released in 1980 in an attempt to capitalise on the success of John Carpenter's horror debut Halloween, Friday the 13th made quite a stir among censors. In the United States, it's almost impossible for the certification board to outright ban a movie, due to the First Amendment's stringent free speech rules. But the MPAA was able to give Friday the 13th an X rating, which was tantamount to a ban. This meant that very few theatres wanted to show it, since X rated films were usually stigmatised as porn films.

6. Mikey - Dennis Dimster

This 1992 horror movie was mostly panned by critics upon release, but it remains banned in the UK even today due to its similarities with real-life. Starring Brian Bonsall as the eponymous problem child, the plot concerns a nine-year-old psychopath who murders his foster family in a fit of rage. Unfortunately, felonies perpetrated by children became an uncomfortable subject in Britain in the 1990s, after two ten years old boys, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, tortured and murdered toddler Jamie Bulger. The case provoked outrage in Britain, and even today it remains an uncomfortable talking point.

7. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer - John McNaughton

This chilling flick follows the exploits of the eponymous serial killer, based on real-life murderer Henry Lee Lucas, and its violent content meant that it struggled to find a distributor upon release and the MPAA also gave it an X-rating. It was banned outright in New Zealand and also in Australia until 2010 and 2005 respectively.

8. The Exorcist - William Friedkin

Few horror movies out there are as iconic as The Exorcist, which managed to shock and repulse moviegoers in equal measure. The Exorcist was deemed to be another video nasty in 1988, when VHS copies were removed from Blockbusters. It remained prohibited for 11 years, although the movie film occasionally played in small cinemas. The BBFC lifted the ban in 1999, stating "while still a powerful and compelling work, no longer had the same impact as it did 25 years ago."

9. Cannibal Holocaust - Ruggero Deodato

Cannibal Holocaust has been referred to as one of the most shocking and gory films ever made, not to mention the numerous incidences of real life animal cruelty involved in the filming. The film, which purports to be a real-life documentary in which a film crew is brutally killed by a tribe of cannibals in a far-flung rainforest, was banned in the UK, Australia, Norway, Finland, New Zealand, and several other countries in 1984 due to its graphic and sexual violence.

Be wary of watching some of these films if you're unprepared for outrageous or triggering content. You'll need to be brave as hell to make it through all nine examples above. If you're looking for something else to help terrify you this October, then check out these über-creepy artistic reinterpretations of pop culture characters.

  Sometimes things really aren't what they seem, especially in the age of photography when it's easier than ever before to document everything. This has resulted in a lot of freaky pictures floating around the internet, often prompting heated discussions about what is really going on in them. Is it a trick of the light, or is something more sinister going on? So, in honor of these phenomena, we've compiled a list of 30 times people were left seriously freaked out by very innocent things. [post_page_title]The Building is on Fire![/post_page_title] On a first glance, this scene would have any sane person calling 911. However, while their intentions might be good, they may end up getting a stern talking-to from the fire department as all is not quite what it seems... [caption id="attachment_3651" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / PeteLX[/caption] This picture was captioned: "This freaked me out. Turns out it's a sunset reflection." Well, it certainly had me fooled, and most likely you too! [post_page_title]Someone help this poor doggo![/post_page_title] While a fire is enough to send most people's hearts racing, do you know what's arguably more disturbing? A pooch that looks like it's not only been cut in two but has somehow managed to survive the ordeal. This looks like the work of a seriously talented magician! [caption id="attachment_3652" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / esquonk[/caption] Needless to say, this picture was captioned: "Had to look twice." [post_page_title]Straight out of a Stephen King novel[/post_page_title] Stephen King is famed as the master of horror the world over, and he has been keeping people awake at night since the publication of his first novel, Carrie. He's got a dark and twisted imagination, and it looks like this is a scene straight out of it. [caption id="attachment_3653" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / RoninGR[/caption] This heart-stopping picture was captioned: "Wife left the gloves to dry, I almost had a heart attack." [post_page_title]The Ghost Baby[/post_page_title] Shortly after I was born, my great-grandma died. I was the last baby she ever saw, and according to my mom, over the coming months, she'd hear me laughing from my crib - seemingly interacting with someone who wasn't there... [caption id="attachment_3914" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Facebook / Maritza Elizabeth[/caption] At first, it seems like a similar phenomenon has actually been captured in this picture, but its caption reveals the hilarious truth: "I was so freaked out, I barely slept. I even tried creeping in there with a flashlight while my son was sleeping. Well, this morning I go to investigate a bit further. It turns out my husband just forgot to put the mattress protector on when he changed the sheets. I could kill him." [post_page_title]Paprika Cat[/post_page_title] If there's one thing worse than your pet appearing to be cut in half, it's your pet seemingly playing in a pool of their own blood. This poor cat looks like it's having a seizure! [caption id="attachment_3915" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Imgur / bessiboom[/caption] But, on closer inspection, it's something much more innocent. Paprika! This disturbing-on-a-first-glance image was captioned: "Cat gave me a scare this morning. It's paprika." [post_page_title]Got Got A Bone[/post_page_title] It's no secret that dogs love bones, whether they're straight from a butcher's shop or the plastic variety, but if the bone is big enough and placed in an unusual place... well, I think this picture speaks for itself. [caption id="attachment_3916" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / erethenn[/caption] Those puppy eyes aren't so cute when you consider the possibility that this doggo went digging its local cemetery. This picture was captioned: "My dog is trying to scare the Hell out of me." [post_page_title]Surprise Gollum![/post_page_title] But sometimes when things aren't what they appear to be, it's because there is a prankster at work, looking to have a good laugh at someone else's expense. Case in point, this surprise Gollum. [caption id="attachment_3917" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / JamesPKP[/caption] "PRECIOUS!!! IS THE PRECIOUS IN THE CAR?!" Gosh, and I thought Gollum was a goner when he was pushed into Mount Doom at the end of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. This picture was captioned: "Whoever did this gave me a heart attack." [post_page_title]The Hanging Man[/post_page_title] It's an unfortunate reality of life that some people to chose to end theirs, and one of the most common methods is hanging. This has resulted in it being one of the most feared sights on the planet, especially as it was once used as a means of public execution too. [caption id="attachment_3918" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / jabrah15[/caption] This terrifying picture, like the others, has a perfectly normal explanation: "Housemate was drying his fishing waders. Almost had to add the pants I was wearing to the laundry pile I was carrying after I opened the door." [post_page_title]Eye Snail You[/post_page_title] If we've learned one thing from this list so far, it's that animals and inanimate objects have an awful habit of looking accidentally terrifying, and this office snail is no exception. This could be a scene from Pirates of the Carribean. [caption id="attachment_3919" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / Tyranitard[/caption] Is that... is that the skull of a member of the Flying Dutchman's crew? Nope, it's just a plain ol' snail inside a skull ornament. This picture was captioned: "The snail in our office fish tank freaked me out today." [post_page_title]Sleeping or dead?[/post_page_title] My hamster has a very odd habit: he loves to sleep on his back. Now, while I'm all for him being as comfortable, the first time he did it, I almost had a heart attack, thinking that the poor mite was dead. And it turns out I'm not the only pet owner who this has happened to... [caption id="attachment_3920" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Imgur / morisaboo[/caption] Yeah, you have to admit, this mouse does look pretty dead. This picture was captioned: "Gives me a heart attack every time, but he loves to sleep like that!" [post_page_title]The Moving Manneqiun[/post_page_title] Now, I don't know about you, but I think that mannequins are terrifying. There's something inherently off about a plastic, perfectly-proportioned human, even more so when they can get mixed up with an actual human! [caption id="attachment_3921" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Imgur / Nundee[/caption] This picture was captioned: "Scared the hell out of me when he moved." I don't blame you, dude. I don't blame you. [post_page_title]The Green Lady[/post_page_title] When I was kid, my mom told me about a ghost called the White Lady. She apparently haunts a hospital in my hometown, and I simply couldn't get the image of a woman dressed in white and floating in and out of rooms out of my mind. [caption id="attachment_3922" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / Tezariah[/caption] So, needless to say, if I'd ever encountered this, I would have probably died on the spot. This picture was captioned: "Emergency light in The hallway scared the hell out of me earlier. Meet the new source of my nightmares." [post_page_title]There Are No Words[/post_page_title] Sometimes an innocuous picture can be so scary, it could merit a place in even the spookiest of horror movies without editing. This looks like something from a nightmare. Everything about it - from the man's eyes to his outstretched arm - is horrifying. [caption id="attachment_3923" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / thebeesremain[/caption] But it turns out that his man wasn't a zombie, although, the real-life explanation is still pretty scary. This picture was captioned: "Son woke us up around 3 am to tell us some guy was on our porch with a stick." [post_page_title]GRANDMA[/post_page_title] If there's one thing worse than finding an animal in a compromising sleeping position, it's finding a human in one. Just like the first image in this article, this looks like the kind of scene that would prompt an immediate 911 call. [caption id="attachment_3924" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / joeltrane[/caption] But it turns out that this grandma was just napping. This picture was captioned: "My grandma taking a nap. Scared the Hell out of me at first." [post_page_title]Peekaboo![/post_page_title] As any cat owner will attest, our feline friends have a real knack for getting themselves into sticky situations around the house, and it looks like this cat could enter the "How the heck did you manage that?" Olympics. [caption id="attachment_3925" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / frex4[/caption] This picture was appropriately captioned: "That spooked the Hell out of me." Yeah, you might have noticed by now, when something appears to be something else, there's only so many ways people can put their fear into words! [post_page_title]The Sweeney Todd of dog groomers[/post_page_title] We all know the story of Sweeney Todd; a murderous barber who comes back to London to enact revenge after he's wrongfully exiled, killing people and chopping them up for Mrs. Lovett's meat pies. At first, this groomer looks like the animal version... [caption id="attachment_3937" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / BaByJeZuZ012[/caption] This picture was captioned: "My aunt got her dog groomed. The groomer only has half of his right arm. It looks like he's elbow deep into the dog, and it freaked me out when I first saw the picture." [post_page_title]Pennywise the Bacon Clown[/post_page_title] Since the dawn of time, or rather, the invention of clowns, people have been terrified of them, and with good reason. The situation wasn't helped by the creation of Stephen King's iconic character Pennywise the Dancing Clown... [caption id="attachment_3939" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / jtronicustard[/caption] If you've seen the new It movies, I think you'll agree this bacon really does look like Pennywise's most recent incarnation. This picture was captioned: "These bacon slices look like an evil clown..." [post_page_title]The Staring Girl[/post_page_title] If it's not animals or inanimate objects scaring us, it's children. We might have baby monitors to keep them safe, but as we saw earlier on this list, they can often leave parents quaking in their boots. [caption id="attachment_3940" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / jcmcna0733[/caption] This picture was captioned: "My cousin woke up in the middle of the night, randomly looked at the baby monitor and saw this. She said it scared the Hell out of her." A totally understandable reaction. [post_page_title]"YOU DID WHAT?!"[/post_page_title] If you own something expensive, even more so if it's pivotal to your job, the last place you want to see it is in the kitchen sink - soaking alongside the dishes you've been avoiding to wash up all weekend. [caption id="attachment_3941" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / Tryenamy[/caption] This picture was captioned: "I bought my wife (who's a professional photographer) a thermos in the shape of a camera lens. It always gives me a mini heart attack when I see it like this." [post_page_title]Unexpected Passnegers[/post_page_title] There are certain activities which require the utmost attention and driving is one of them. That's why it's illegal to drive and use your cell phone. But sometimes, distractions can come from within a car itself. [caption id="attachment_3942" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / Apatharas[/caption] Thankfully, once the initial shock wore off, this ma wouldn't have been too distracted by these unexpected passengers. This picture was captioned: "I didn't realize my wife left the kids' presents in the car until I checked the rearview mirror." [post_page_title]Snake Belt[/post_page_title] Clowns aside, another thing which people are almost universally terrified of are snakes. They kill their prey by asphyxiation, after all, and that's not to mention the fact that many of them have venomous bites. [caption id="attachment_3943" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / pooptime1[/caption] This picture was captioned: "When you walk in your room and have a mild heart attack. "Thankfully, despite what it looks like, this isn't an escaped house snake, but a belt. Phew. [post_page_title]The ultrasound from Hell[/post_page_title] One of the most anticipated moments in a parent-to-be's life is when they get to see their baby on an ultrasound for the first time, and the last thing they expect is to see their bundle of joy looking monstrous. But as this picture demonstrates, it can happen. [caption id="attachment_3944" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / squidills[/caption] This picture was captioned: "This ultrasound photo scared my husband." Well, all I can think now is this: why didn't it scare you too? I'd be worried that I was carrying the human embodiment of the Devil! [post_page_title]The Murder Scene[/post_page_title] It's no secret that crime scenes can be bloody. Especially if there's been a murder and not just an unfortunate accident, but sometimes, splatters of red aren't necessarily bodily fluids. [caption id="attachment_3945" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / Danielmg[/caption] This picture was captioned: "Someone spilled their smoothie in class, and now it looks like a crime scene." Yeah, if I was this person, I'd have been asking the janitor for a cloth to get that sinister-looking mess cleaned up ASAP. [post_page_title]Pumpkin Butt[/post_page_title] Children's clothes, by nature, are friendly-looking, and they are often decorated with faces and characters that will appeal to the younger generation. But at night, these faces can take on a sinister guise... [caption id="attachment_3946" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / LadyJane17[/caption] This picture was captioned: "I put my son in a Halloween onesie without thinking much about it and gave myself a heart attack at 2 am." I imagine this mom will be dressing her son in faceless onesies from now on. [post_page_title]An Alien[/post_page_title] Mother nature can, at times, look alien, which makes a lot of sense when you bear in mind that the majority of the ocean floor is unexplored. [caption id="attachment_3947" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / jahaight[/caption] Now, is it just me or does this look like an alien from War of the Worlds? One thing's for sure, it's certainly shaped like one! This picture was captioned: "Ancient whale bone over top of what used to be a well [sic]." [post_page_title]The Doll[/post_page_title] We've established by now that finding a face where a face shouldn't be and mannequins are pretty scary, but do you know what's a hundred times worse? Dolls. [caption id="attachment_3948" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / Its_Obvi_PShopped[/caption] This quite frankly nightmare-inducing picture was captioned: "My wife had a mini heart attack as we drove past this house. Nobody lives there." [post_page_title]The Giant Man[/post_page_title] Anyone who has seen The Conjuring 2 will know that one of its scariest characters is a tall stick man. Well, ladies and gents and others, this is the closest I've seen to that very monster's real-life incarnation. [caption id="attachment_3949" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Imgur / bmagnusson[/caption] This picture was captioned: "I had a mini heart attack when I saw this. Spotted in NYC." Perfectly understandable. Mannequins are terrifying at the best of times, let alone when they are this tall with spindly limbs. [post_page_title]Woman in the window[/post_page_title] Sometimes when you're out and about at night, it's a good idea to keep your eyes well and truly down, resisting the urge to have a peek through other people's windows. You never know what kind of accidental horrors you might see... [caption id="attachment_3950" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / AndyWyant[/caption] This picture was captioned: "Sister just freaked out, she thought someone was in her flat. It was just some clothes hanging up in front of the window." [post_page_title]The Nun[/post_page_title] One of the scariest recently released horror movies is The Nun, and it's not hard to see why: they are draped entirely in black, and anything associated with the Catholic faith has a lot of potential to get messed up with the Devil too. [caption id="attachment_3951" align="aligncenter" width="741"] Credit: Reddit / littlefoot2080[/caption] This picture was captioned: "Scared the hell out of myself." Personally, this is one of the scariest accidentally terrifying images on this list. What makes it even worse is that the person who shared it didn't even provide a logical explanation! [post_page_title]Kiss your password goodbye[/post_page_title] Personal security is of the utmost importance online. You don't want people getting access to sensitive data like your credit card number, or potentially compromising personal information, which is why this is so horrifying... [caption id="attachment_3953" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / SJT29[/caption] This might have been a fairly innocuous security message, but as you can see, on a first glance, it's pretty startling. It was captioned: "Nearly gave me a heart attack."

Earlier this month, people took to social media to warn others against dressing up as serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer for Halloween.

However, it looks like their pleas fell on deaf ears. People have already begun sharing snaps of their Dahmer costumes online, after Netflix's true crime series Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story saw a surge of interest in the cannibalistic murderer who came to be known as the Milwaukee Monster.

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Some people - like Polish makeup artist and model Noemi - have taken a frighteningly realistic approach to the costume. She shared a snap of her impressively accurate transformation into the killer to Instagram alongside the caption: "JEFFREY DAHMER, Halloween series 2".

Others focused on emulating Dahmer's round spectacles and tucked-in shirt look. One Twitter user shared a snap of their son in Dahmer-style specs, writing: "Kid says he’s going as Dahmer for Halloween."

Another tweeted a polaroid photo of themself in full Dahmer drag, captioned: "Dahmer costume."

They even sought to justify their outfit, writing: "He's a s***ty human being but Halloween costumes should be scary, don't they?!"

Meanwhile, one girl stood by her Dahmer costume from last year - even after it was deleted. "Posting me as Dahmer again because it got deleted," they wrote, adding: "I worked too hard to be censored!"

However, anyone planning on going as the serial killer for Halloween is almost guaranteed to face some backlash. For many people, dressing up as Dahmer - who killed 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991 - is disrespectful to his victims.

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"The constant lack of remorse for Dahmer's victims on social media makes me believe many people are going dress as Jeffery Dahmer and his victims for Halloween and that is so sick," one person tweeted.

"If anyone comes to my door dressed as f***ing Jeffrey Dahmer for Halloween this year I’m calling the police. Ya’ll are glorifying a REAL DUDE that was a sex offender of minors, serial killer, and cannibal," another wrote.

"You’re legally allowed to dropkick any kids dressed as Jeffery Dahmer for Halloween this year," added a third, while a fourth asked: "Can we all agree to rush anyone with a Dahmer costume for Halloween?"

Meanwhile, trick-or-treaters aren't the only people running with the Dahmer theme this Halloween.

A nightclub in Aix, France, has announced that they're throwing a serial killer-themed bash this October titled "Dahmer is back."

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