Rear Window

May 17th, 2009

Never before has a birthday cake photograph been so chilling.

(submitted by Tessa and Rebecca)

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250 Responses to “Rear Window”

  1. Freddie says:

    Not much to celebrate here…

  2. Madeline says:

    Can’t you see the happiness in her face?

  3. Abby says:

    I know the girl in this photo, and her mom decided that this photo needed to go on their fridge. Not even joking.

  4. Confused says:

    I dont get why its funny :( ???

    • Alifre says:

      It’s funny if you know the girls (which I do) and it wasn’t supposed to be creepy, it was supposed to be a joyful event.

  5. Andrew says:

    Reminds me of “The Amityville Horror”

  6. Phil says:

    It’s Ingmar Bergman’s “Persona!”

  7. Ryan says:

    This is now my Facebook profile picture. I honestly couldn’t help myself. It’s just too haunting and darkly beautiful.

    • Janine says:

      Lol oh my gosh! Hilarious you made this your FB pic! That was my thought to when I saw this one too.Its so creepy but I cannot stop laughing at it!

  8. lesley says:

    Even the scratches on the door freak me out!!! What has happened at this house!!!

  9. LamontCranston says:

    Tonight on “Ghosthunters,” Jason and Grant crap their pants…

  10. ashman says:

    This photo tells a story… brilliant

  11. MAC Daddy says:

    See the girl in the window? Well I have captured her mind and it is inside of this cake. I will soon possess your mind as well, when the clock strikes 14. Now I want you to focus on the cake. You are feeling sleepy, and your eyelids are very, very heavy…..

  12. Pat says:

    Wow, right out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie! doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo!!
    What a great warped photo!

  13. OMG... says:

    Qu’est-ce que c’est?

  14. Trotty says:

    I came. I saw. I screamed. And then I laughed so hard I almost wet my pants.

  15. freshjive says:

    The girl in the window is creepy. It’s something you’d see on Ghost Hunters. Or in a horror movie.

  16. rebecca says:

    We call her “Wednesday ” The Adams Family Birthday Party .. “Rain, rain, go away . Come again another day … ” My favorite part of this photo is the claw marks on the door .

  17. TJt says:

    Her right hand…. it’s not real.

  18. Mark says:

    “You don’t want to hurt anyone, Samara…”

    “But I do… and I’m sorry. I can’t make it stop.”

  19. zukimac says:

    After looking at this, I can honestly say I am now grateful for my childhood. Nothing that ever happened to me could compare to this moment that has been captured in time. YIKES!

  20. Pierre says:

    Every two weeks we unlock Bogomila’s door and feed her a cake.

  21. Kate says:

    This picture will be forever ingrained in my mind! I absolutely love it!

  22. S13558 says:

    It’s very reminiscent of a post-modern surrealist photo….and yes, the fingers in the frosting is a nice touch.

  23. JD says:

    I like it. Immensely. Calls to mind Diane Arbus.

  24. chris gilmore says:

    LOOKS LIKE AN ARBUS PHOTO

  25. Morgan says:

    God, that looks like a freaking ghost or something (can ghosts eat cake?). Thanks, I wanted to look at these pics before bed but will probably get nightmares about gravity defying cake decorations and sulky ghosts with sugar cravings.

  26. Carol says:

    creepy! Whoever said this would be a good photo for a creative writing paper was right on.

  27. Flim Springfield says:

    I think it’s a great emotional image. Perhaps, not the intent of the subjects, but artistic nevertheless.

  28. kayla says:

    tessa,
    really,
    are you serious.
    the picture was kind of starting to freak me out!!!

  29. Shannon says:

    Is that really a girl holding the cake or are they celebrating the transition to the transition?

  30. Anon says:

    A cross between “Rear Window” and “Whatever Happend to Baby Jane?”

  31. KandyKan says:

    “Oh I WILL have some of that cake…just you wait…”

  32. Bilboa says:

    This looks like an album cover for some mid-’90s indie band.

  33. chickmunkey says:

    This is one of my very fav’s on here. There is something so right about this pic but there is something soooooooo wrong….. I agree with the Lit Teacher when she/he posted a comment about making this a good topic for creative writing class. This pic needs to go to the hall of fame of awkward here . It’s very very wrong-good

  34. Rebecca Herman says:

    I believe this is my home. Where was this picture taken?

  35. Kelli says:

    There’s something wrong with Esther!

  36. Izzi says:

    This is the greatest photo in the history of the world.

  37. Cincha says:

    I think this is my favorite, too, and pairs well with the holiday photo in black and white with the three people and the weird shadows. I can’t find it, or I’d post the title.

    This would be a great story starter for a creative writing class…I’m going to make my high school sophomore students write a story around it during the torturous month of December, when no one wants to write.

  38. Allocamab says:

    Сайт работает с перебоями!

  39. meri says:

    horrifying…can’t look away…

  40. edstirling says:

    “What girl in the window. I don’t see anyone.”
    “She’s 14 too. She’s always 14.”

  41. edstirling says:

    “What girl in the window? I don’t see anyone.”
    “She’s 14 too. She’s always 14.”

  42. Joe Schraufnagel says:

    words can’t express the brilliance…I fricking love this pic.

  43. Witchy says:

    This is creepy on SO MANY levels!

  44. J Gibson says:

    Awesome picture. Perfect.

  45. Stan says:

    Who holds a cake from the sides?

  46. Hannahbonana says:

    this pic is my all time fav on the site…but it still gives me the chills. woah.

    • kelley says:

      the caption is priceless when you read it and then see the reason!!! SCARY!

      • stina says:

        haha same ^ for both comments. I didn’t understand when i first saw it then i read the caption and saw them!!I almost thought it was just creepy because the person isn’t smiling but then…nightmares…ahahaha

    • shakira says:

      one of the greatest photos of all time

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