Who even gets scared during Halloween anymore? These days even a serial killer themed haunted house or a 3-D Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie can barely wrangle a squirm out of the least jaded of us. And yet there remain a select collection of artworks which leave us grabbing for the nearest nightlight by using only paint or camera and a sick imagination. Whether depicting a Greek god gnawing on his offspring or two eerie twins dressed in matching garb, there is something lingering in the following images that we just can't stomach. In honor of Halloween, we present the 10 terrifying artworks. Let us know if they give you the chills or if we're totally off. Regardless, Happy Halloween, everyone! Henry Fuseli, The Nightmare, 1781 Francis Bacon, Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X (1953) Ralph Eugene Meatyard, One of seven kids... >read the whole article
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