Though the word "creepy" may evoke memories of bygone creepypastas, scary movies, and bugs, there are a whole lot more eerie things out there than monsters, ghouls and the weirdos reading questionable on the train without visibly shaking their heads in disapproval may come to mind — just ask the people of r/OddlyTerrifying

From bizarre mascots, pits of burning flames and an answer to the age-old question of what would happen if a Boston Dynamics dog wished to be a real pup — nightmare fuel, that's what — here are 23 insane photos of weirdly creepy things.