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98 Disturbingly Dark Depictions

From Mother Monster-Inspired Editorials to Collaged Paranormilia

— May 30, 2012 — Naughty
These disturbingly dark depictions are sure to send chills down your spine. This collection is filled with everything from photo shoots, to illustrations to fashion and drawings. You will notice that the commonality in all of these is the black and white contrast that has been used. These twisted depictions are often reflective of mental instabilities, devilish inspiration and the dead.

As much as we all enjoy sunshine, rainbows and happy days, there is a mysterious side to life that may entice us from time to time. On the other hand, some just prefer to live on the dark side, and hence many fashion styles have been infused with a Gothic inspiration, often incorporating lots of black, white and red, as well as leathers and metals. The famous pop star Lady Gaga comes to mind when looking at these disturbingly dark depictions.
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Apparition Aroma Ads
Apparition Aroma Ads
The Electra Chef Campaign Sheds Light on Odor Haunted Homes
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96
Darkly Dubious Editorials
Darkly Dubious Editorials
The Slave Magazine 'A State of Ambiguity' Shoot Stars Lina Ullrich
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95
Odd Headed Editorials
Odd Headed Editorials
The Room Spring/Summer 2012 Axente Photoshoot Depicts Strange Cranium Images
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94
Animated Horror Classic Teasers
Animated Horror Classic Teasers
The Evil Dead 2 Rotoscoped Trailer Blends Cartoony with Scary
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93
Child Nightmare Cinemagraphs
Child Nightmare Cinemagraphs
Marcel Meyer Creates Spooky Animated Gifs
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92
Asylum-Bound Popstars
Asylum-Bound Popstars
The Lady Gaga Marry the Night 'The Prelude Pathetique' Video is Eerie
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91
Awakened Black Lace Lookbooks
Awakened Black Lace Lookbooks
The Limited Collection of Sleeping FloLady Features Dark Flowers
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90
Creepy Angel Photography
Creepy Angel Photography
The Hunger 'Be Still My Beating Heart' Editorial is Beautifully Dark
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89
Transplanted Cranium Doodles
Transplanted Cranium Doodles
Mikkel Sommer Illustrates Gruesome Scenes with Cartoon Heads
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88
Inky Beauty Shoots
Inky Beauty Shoots
'Douleur' by Niklas Hoejlund Stars a Devilish Trine Hyldtoft
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87
Cryptic Mourning Photoshoots
Cryptic Mourning Photoshoots
The Schon Magazine 'Happy Widow' Editorial is Dark & Eerie
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86
Veiled Mourner Captures
Veiled Mourner Captures
The Almaphotos 'Desolata' Series is Dark and Elegant
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85
Dark Rebellious Fashion
Dark Rebellious Fashion
The Zimmermann AW12 Collection is Full of Edgy Floral Ensembles
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84
Creepy Female Portraits
Creepy Female Portraits
These Buddy Nestor Artworks are Like Spiritual X-Rays
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83
Perturbing Mismatched Portraits
Perturbing Mismatched Portraits
Takahiro Kimura's 'Recent Broken Faces' Series is Full of Emotion
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82
Morbid Ritual Lookbooks
Morbid Ritual Lookbooks
The Black Scale X Bloodbath Collection is Simplistically Evil
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81
Blurred Projection Portraits
Blurred Projection Portraits
These Janis Avotins Paintings Feature Haunting Imagery
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80
Skull Balancing Beauties
Skull Balancing Beauties
Marina Nunez Illustrates Women with Craniums on Top of Their Heads
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79
Ghostly Intimate Portraits
Ghostly Intimate Portraits
Emil Monty Freddie Shoots Model Kamille in Hazy Light
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78
Ghostly Pale Visages
Ghostly Pale Visages
Autumn Whitehurst Renders Women with Skin as White as Snow
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77
Crumbling Child Captures
Crumbling Child Captures
Torsos by Ruadh DeLone is Destructively Abstract
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76
Mother Monster-Inspired Editorials
Mother Monster-Inspired Editorials
The Before the Flood Faint Photoshoot is Inspired by Lady Gaga
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75
Resplendent Gothic Fashion
Resplendent Gothic Fashion
The Max.Tan Spring 2012 Collection is Light and Moody
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74
Layered Nightmare-Inducing Shoots
Layered Nightmare-Inducing Shoots
This Peter Sebastian Photography is Freaky
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73
Pitch Black Portraiture
Pitch Black Portraiture
Philippe Lesprit Takes Photographs of Subjects in Dark Surroundings
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72
Rebellious Ghost-Like Fashions
Rebellious Ghost-Like Fashions
The One Teaspoon Winter 2012 Line Boasts Grunge-Inspired Looks
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71
Solemn Smoking Shoots
Solemn Smoking Shoots
The Naty Chabanenko for Vogue Spain Photo Shoot is Dark and Dramatic
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70
Freaky Forest Photography
Freaky Forest Photography
These Fabio Orsi Captures are Haunting and Dark
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69
Gothic Fusion Captures
Gothic Fusion Captures
The Fenia Labropoulou Shoot is Gritty with a Punch of Color
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68
Eerie Eyeless Artworks
Eerie Eyeless Artworks
The Patrick Fatica Paintings are Dark and Doe-Eyed
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67
Ghostly Girl Photography
Ghostly Girl Photography
‘Studio Work' from the Rocket Room
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66
Gothic Illustration Campaigns
Gothic Illustration Campaigns
The Lifestyle Ginger Jewelry Ads is Dark and Sophisticated
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65
Darkly Draped Duds
Darkly Draped Duds
The Alexandre Plokhov Fall/Winter 2012 Collection is Sleek and Modern
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64
Distressed Gothic Editorials
Distressed Gothic Editorials
The Yuliana Dementyeva Tush Magazine Winter 2011 Shoot is Intense
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63
Alluring Alabaster Muses
Alluring Alabaster Muses
Hesther Van Doornum Paints Magnetic Women with Ghostly Pale Skin
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62
Casual Spunky Fashion
Casual Spunky Fashion
Martyna Galla Captures H&M Stockholm Campaign with Asia Pulko
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61
Multi-Layered Limns
Multi-Layered Limns
'Confuse the Spirit' By Abbey Watkins Explores Native U.S. Culture
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60
Festive Dark Side Flashmobs
Festive Dark Side Flashmobs
The Darth Vader Conducted Christmas Choir Brings Galactic Good Cheer
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59
Melting Mascara Editorials
Melting Mascara Editorials
Jessica Stam Russh #39 Photo Shoot is Dripping With Punk Rock Style
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58
Decapitated Molting Sculptures
Decapitated Molting Sculptures
The Rachel Niffenegger 'Heads on Poles' Series is Dark
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57
Haunting Smoker Shoots
Haunting Smoker Shoots
The Pavel Baranov by Damon Baker Portrait Series Features Brooding Imagery
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56
Repulsive Face Renderings
Repulsive Face Renderings
Tom O'Hern Illustrates Portraits of People with Disfigured Visages
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55
Haunting Eveningwear Advertorials
Haunting Eveningwear Advertorials
The Sapto Djojokartiko Spring 2012 Lookbook is Embellished
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54
Trans-Streetwalker Shoots
Trans-Streetwalker Shoots
Katsu Naito Captures Gay New York in the '90s with Westside Rendezvous
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53
Elegant Goth Girl Illustrations
Elegant Goth Girl Illustrations
Jennifer James Paints Some Dark-Hairred Porcelain Skin Beauties
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52
Gothic Pop Culture Cartoons
Gothic Pop Culture Cartoons
Mindy Doodles Reinvents Beloved Characters with a Darker Edge
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51
Collaged Paranormalia
Collaged Paranormalia
These Calvin Ho Illustrations are Undeniably Intriguing
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50
Eerie-Eyed Portraits
Eerie-Eyed Portraits
Charles Blau Renders Females with Haunting Irises
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49
Blurred Model Portraits
Blurred Model Portraits
The Matvey Lykov for Dapper Dan Editorial Features Edgy Styles
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48
Rebellious Folk Fashion
Rebellious Folk Fashion
Country Love by Lukas Dziewic is Stylishly Defiant
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47
Violent High-Fashion Depictions
Violent High-Fashion Depictions
The Lisbeth Editorial by Billy Rood Showcases Cuts and Bruises
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46
Mourning Bad Boy Portraits
Mourning Bad Boy Portraits
The Dimitris Alexandrou by Errikos Andreou Shots are Full of Angst
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45
Monochromatic Punk Editorials
Monochromatic Punk Editorials
The PopIssue Fall/Winter Lookbook is Rock and Roll-Inspired
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44
Daunting Dark Damsel Portraits
Daunting Dark Damsel Portraits
The John Ciamillo for Bambi Issue 9 Series Features Raw Emotion
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43
Alluring Humanimal Illustrations
Alluring Humanimal Illustrations
Andre De Freitas Graphics are Feature Sensual She-Beasts
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Darkly Distressed Editorials
Darkly Distressed Editorials
The Rooney Mara Dazed & Confused January 2012 Shoot is Gorgeous
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Wall Climbing Comic Silhouettes
Wall Climbing Comic Silhouettes
Nicholas Hyde Depicts Superheroes Scaling Skyscrapers
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40
Provocative Psychosis Photography
Provocative Psychosis Photography
Bagrad Badalian Depicts Contorted Models in Perplexing Scenes
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39
Haute Grunge Shoots
Haute Grunge Shoots
The Love Magazine Spring 2012 Collection Combines Style with Street
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38
Gorgeous Ghostly Shoots
Gorgeous Ghostly Shoots
This Haunting Yves Borgwardt Photography Subtly Stands Out
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37
Textured Grunge Editorials
Textured Grunge Editorials
The Fashion Gone Rogue 'In Contrast We Trust' Shoot Stars Diana Shelton
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36
Sensual Shadowy Photoshoots
Sensual Shadowy Photoshoots
The Tania Onishchenko Contributor Magazine is Dark and Seductive
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35
Ember-Eyed Female Illustrations
Ember-Eyed Female Illustrations
Mezamero Depicts Women with Fiery Glowing Glares
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Darkly Shimmering Fashion
Darkly Shimmering Fashion
The Sapto Djojokartiko 2012 Lookbook is Romantically Gothic
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33
Drenched Demonic Editorials
Drenched Demonic Editorials
Lukasz Zietek Makes Ola Koska Stunningly Scary for K Mag
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32
Beautiful Bohemian Editorials
Beautiful Bohemian Editorials
Bettina Genten Captures Low-Key Sensuality
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Morbid Metropolitan Captures
Morbid Metropolitan Captures
The Photography of Paul Hermes Documents Macabre Scenes in Melbourne
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Haunting Bride Photography
Haunting Bride Photography
Meluxine by Peter Coulson Models a 150-Year-Old Wedding Gown
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Paranormal Pencil Drawings
Paranormal Pencil Drawings
Gavin Hargest Illustrates Eerie Nightmare-Inducing Women
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Sultry Smoking City Editorials
Sultry Smoking City Editorials
The Monika Sawicka for Tush #26 Editorial Shoot is Darkly Seductive
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Darkly Futuristic Fashion
Darkly Futuristic Fashion
The Erevos Aether Fall 2012 Collection is Edgy and Dramatic
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Dark Saharan Shoots
Dark Saharan Shoots
The Josefine Nielsen Dansk SS12 Editorial is Minimalist and Futuristic
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25
Beachside Biker Chick Captures
Beachside Biker Chick Captures
The Valeria Dmitrienko Vogue Taiwan Photo Shoot is Dramatic
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Glamorous Goth Garments
Glamorous Goth Garments
The Augustin Teboul Spring 2012 Campaign is Gorgeously Dark
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Monochromatic Double Exposures
Monochromatic Double Exposures
Florian Imgrund Melds the Natural and Human in Black and White
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Heart-Wrenching Canine Portraits
Heart-Wrenching Canine Portraits
Traer Scott Captures the Essence of Shelter Dogs
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Freaky Fish Female Paintings
Freaky Fish Female Paintings
Mishinsilo Illustrates Surreal Depictions with Aquatic Motifs
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20
Creepy Cranium Collages
Creepy Cranium Collages
Aris Moore Fashions Disturbing Faces out of Photos, Drawings & Paintings
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Gothic Goddess Shoots
Gothic Goddess Shoots
The Marcelina Sowa Fashion Gone Rogue Editorial is Darkly Decadent
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Ghostly Girl Photography
Ghostly Girl Photography
Leslie Ann O'Dell Depicts Hauntingly Beautiful Spectral Women
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Ghostly Vintage Jewelry
Ghostly Vintage Jewelry
The Dominic Jones AW12 Catalog Stars Actress Jessica Brown Findlay
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Darkly Sensual Shoots
Darkly Sensual Shoots
The L'Officiel Ukraine 'Day's Away' Editorial Stars Zippora Seven
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Darkened Pop Star Photography
Darkened Pop Star Photography
The Katy Perry Interview Magazine Shoot is Unexpected
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14
Romantically Gothic Editorials
Romantically Gothic Editorials
The Lenka Varvarova Metal Magazine Shoot is Both Dark and Light
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13
Fiery Gothic Photography
Fiery Gothic Photography
Burnout by Jeff Bark Features the Flame of Dark Fashion
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12
Segmented Cyborg Faces
Segmented Cyborg Faces
Billy Nunez Illustrates Stunning Androids with Detachable Visages
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11
Creepy Wax Sculptures
Creepy Wax Sculptures
The Melted Works of Jane Moseley are Incredibly Lifelike
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10
Alien Child Photography
Alien Child Photography
The Francesco Sambo Alien Collection is Innocent and Eerie
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9
Edgy Bewitching Editorials
Edgy Bewitching Editorials
The Cicely Telman 'So Chic' Shoot is Dark and Eclectic
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8
Haunted Forest Photography
Haunted Forest Photography
The Juju Ivanyuk Zoo Magazine Winter 2011 Shoot is Dark and Eerie
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Spooky Haunted Images
Spooky Haunted Images
This Series by Lucy Reynolds is Mysterious and Spooky
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6
Dark Gloom-Ridden Editorials
Dark Gloom-Ridden Editorials
The Fashion Gone Rogue 'Grace Alone' Shoot Stars Grace Hartzel
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5
Melancholic Doll-Like Shoots
Melancholic Doll-Like Shoots
Abbey Lee Kershaw Stars in the Interview Magazine March 2012 Issue
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Disturbing Demonic Photography
Disturbing Demonic Photography
Bryce Edsall Manipulates Pictures in Nightmare-Inducing Ways
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Disturbing Liplock Depictions
Disturbing Liplock Depictions
David Ho Paints Bizarre Creatures Kissing One Another
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2
Haunting Housewife Editorials
Haunting Housewife Editorials
The Sophie Vlaming for Vogue Portugal December 2011 Shoot is Hot
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Dark Rebellious Editorials
Dark Rebellious Editorials
Keira Knightley Stars in the Interview Magazine April 2012 Cover Shoot
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