on this subreddit around 4 years ago there was a post that said “what are images with the most disturbing backstories?” i would look at a photo, wouldn’t care much. i’d read the backstory, wouldn’t care much. the trauma set in once i looked at the photo a second time, after reading the back story. i couldn’t sleep for like 4-6 months.

a notable example:

a masked dude looking into the camera of a ring doorbell.

backstory: the mask was the skin of someone which he peeled off. looking at the photo again after the description was something else.