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Museums Tweet Their Creepiest Possessions as Part of Hashtag Game
You’ll find only nightmare fuel in #Museum101.
It stands to reason that most museums around the world probably have at least one or two things on display that are insanely creepy, whether we’re talking about a cat with three heads or a clown statue that seems to have been crafted within the gates of Hell itself. Museums are old. They’re musty. They’re creepy. But what is the absolutely creepiest those creepy museums have to offer?
Harnessing the power of the internet to bring all the world’s creepiest relics together, someone launched the hashtag game #Museum101 this week, and the mission was simple: they encouraged every museum on social media to tweet a picture of their most unsettling possession. And lucky for us, many museum owners from around the globe excitedly got in on the fun.
Here’s some of the creepiest stuff we found using #Museum101.
Clowns – need i say more!?! Close up of Byam Shaw’s “Such is Life” @LeedsMuseums @LeedsArtGallery #museum101 pic.twitter.com/V7OZpaLXyt
— Behind the Scenes (@leedsregistrars) February 15, 2017
These pill-pushing baby nuns are even creepier knowing the active ingredient turned out to be toxic. Definitely one for #museum101. pic.twitter.com/GgJGrMS9GD
— Matthew Johnston (@MatthewJ_UK) February 15, 2017
Is there anything creepier than opening a box and finding half a head staring back at you? A definite candidate for #museum101 pic.twitter.com/6lWxN1KB1r
— RCPSG Library (@RCPSGlibrary) February 15, 2017
Clown lovers will enjoy this creepy fellow that would normally hang on a Christmas tree! #museum101 @museum101 #creepyobjectchallenge pic.twitter.com/mUwPY4kI07
— St.Catharines Museum (@StCMuseum) February 17, 2017
This doll fits well into #Museum101 @museum101 , right @CultureThemes !? c. 1820 & her eyes fell out! @Ptbo_Canada pic.twitter.com/hG6rhdZ7Hf
— PTBOMuseum&Archives (@OntheHill3) February 15, 2017
.@museum101 This Indian scare devil meant to deter evil spirits (or rather, visitors) from Pitt Rivers Museum totally belongs in #museum101 pic.twitter.com/UcyEw5h6Ex
— Rowe (@idirosyncratic) February 15, 2017
Hi @GlassJarOfMoles @GrantMuseum – the #Museum101 phenomenon could be right up your street! https://t.co/sr077HSZYj pic.twitter.com/ik5jKhuRDJ
— HE Archive (@HE_Archive) February 16, 2017
A mask doctors used when treating plague patients #museum101 pic.twitter.com/wlumJ5tOEO
— Erin Williamson (@Erin_Will2) February 17, 2017
@vickybarlo here’s another piece of his I found #museum101 pic.twitter.com/AQkI7ky6cM
— Sophie R (@_Halfcanine) February 16, 2017
This is one of the creepier items on our database – found concealed inside a wall #museum101 https://t.co/vmulWVRsKE pic.twitter.com/J4sUwgo8Yu
— Portable Antiquities (@findsorguk) February 15, 2017
See you in your dreams. #museum101 pic.twitter.com/kFkIat6aTE
— Wilbur D. May Center (@RenoMayCenter) February 15, 2017
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AreYouWatching.com: ‘The Watchers’ Interactive Website Is Full of Creepy Easter Eggs
Are you watching? Ishana Night Shyamalan has clearly been paying attention to her father, M. Night Shyamalan. Not only is she following in his footsteps as a filmmaker, but she’s also embracing a similar mystique surrounding her work.
The new trailer for her feature directorial debut, The Watchers, gives viewers a taste of what’s in store. AreYouWatching.com has launched with even more clues.
Visit the site to join the mysterious creatures that lurk in the Irish forest as you observe a shelter. From the time the sun sets at 7:30 PM until it rises at 5:55 AM, four strangers — played by Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Oliver Finnegan, and Olwen Fouere — can be seen trapped inside.
You’ll find several interactive items. Click on the gramophone to set the mood with some spooky music. Tap on the birdcage to hear an ominous message from the parrot inside: “I’m going out, try not to die.” Press on the TV to watch clips from a fake reality show called Lair of Love. And if you tap on the window during the daytime … they’ll tap back.
There are also Easter eggs hidden at specific times. We’ve discovered three: a disorienting shot of Fanning’s character’s car at 5:52 PM, a closer view of the captives at 11:11 PM, and a glimpse of monitors at 12:46 AM. Let us know if you find any more in the comments…
The Watchers opens in theaters on June 14 via New Line Cinema. Ishana Night Shyamalan writes and directs, based on the 2022 novel of the same name by A.M. Shine. M. Night Shyamalan produces.