Still, cursed images would just be an internet curiosity—and not a meme—if they weren’t shareable. You might think alarming others would be socially frowned upon, but it’s just the opposite.

Around three hundred photos have followed since then, and the cursed images have become increasingly unnerving: a gun pointed at a stuffed Barney (7447); lurid purple dish soap dripping over a ...

brought to you by the Instagram account ‘Cursed Images 2009.’ This account curates a collection of posts that range from oddly designed posters to people acting like animals—and plenty of ...