Everyone likes looking at nice things. Last night I stared at a beautiful blue sky. My eyes delighted in all the flowers blooming in my neighborhood. They really loved glancing upon some stray cats sunning themselves in and old woman’s beautifully manicured yard. Who doesn’t enjoy a sunset, or a stunning ocean view? You’d be hard-pressed to find an individual with that much contempt for beauty. But at the end of the day, sometimes we get a bit of a more visceral reaction from looking at images that are eerie, or even uncomfortable. Images that make us ask questions, or even make us grimace in our discomfort. Pics like this are often referred to as «cursed images.» and there’s no shortage of them on the internet. Some people may shake their heads at our interest, but beauty is kind of like Christmas. If you enjoyed it every damn day or moment, it wouldn’t be special anymore. We need effed up imagery like this to keep us grounded.