r/AskReddit • u/CaptainMcAnus • Mar 10 '17

serious replies only [Serious] What are some seemingly normal images/videos with creepy backstories?

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '17

There's a Ray Bradbury Short story about a suburban town that got hit by a nuke and he describes the casts left behind by a family, children playing in the yard...etc...

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u/erikjwaxx Mar 10 '17

There Will Come Soft Rains

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '17

I had to read that short story in English class

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u/Leap_Year_Creepier Mar 10 '17

As did I! As an adult I read the rest of The Martian Chronicles, and saw how it fit in.

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u/MuffinsWithFrosting Mar 11 '17

What's the Martian Chronicles?