HomeDiscoverHistory Check out 15 photos now Museums are Competing Over the Creepiest Exhibit and Some of Them are Truly DisturbingBy Johanna Garner on April 29, 2020 at 4:00 PMMuseums are Competing Over the Creepiest Exhibit and Some of Them are Truly DisturbingOne museum has found a great way to generate interest while they're closed. A Twitter competition of who has the creepiest exhibit will have you itching to visit these oddities in person. Some of them are truly weird.© TwitterYorkshire Museum has started a creepy exhibit competition over Twitter.Museums are all closed but this British museum came up with a great way to grab online attention. They had the genius idea of starting a Twitter competition for who has the most creepy exhibit. Some of the displays will make your skin crawl.© TwitterSome of the exhibits included taxidermy mermaids.This is probably the most famous taxidermy gaff. The gaffs were made by taxidermists to represent mythical beings. Some onlookers even believed that the sculptures were actually real.© TwitterThis cursed toy apparently moves on its own.This 19th century disfigured dog on wheels was found inside a Yeo House in Port Hill, P.E.I. The mansion is also believed to be haunted and is also part of the PEI Museum.© TwitterThis vampire head is on display at the Ripleys and is truly disturbing.This vampires name was actually Peter Kurten and he wasn't exactly a vampire but a serial killer. This wacko was active around the 1910s and 1920s and would often try to drink his victims blood.© TwitterThis executioners mask has one freaky mouth attached.This item is actually known as a scolds bridle and was used for public humiliation.© TwitterLook at the bite mask on this surgeons stick!Anaesthesia hasn't been around forever and before then more 'primative' methods were the go to. © TwitterThis poor torso was found and apparently tortured to death.This guy was found in an Irish bog in 2003. Named after Croghan where he was found, the man was believed to be 6ft 6 and died in his early twenties. Many theories surround his sacrifice, some think he was an ejected ruler while others believe he was sacrificed to the gods of the harvest.© TwitterThese are actually the fingertips of Major Michael 'Bronco' Lane.Major Lane was a climber and lost his fingers on Mount Everest. He and his comrade also lost all of their toes.© TwitterAnother take on a Fiji Mermaid.Taxidermy like this was often showed at sideshows to act as proof of a mummified mermaid.© TwitterThis sheep's heart has been surprisingly well mummified.Nobody would come near enough to curse you if you were holding that in your hands. © TwitterThis pincushion with tiny children's heads may have been cute in the past.They are just four peas in a pod.© TwitterNext up in bizarre taxidermy?This creepy leg is actually a sculpture made by artist Kerry Jameson who is known for his unusual creations.© TwitterFinland's Old Gentleman of Raahe.Known as the old gentleman, this is one of the oldest diving suits ever discovered and ensured the transition from the diving bell to the heavier full metal diving suits.© TwitterA painted whales eardrum that looks suspiciously like a pig's ear.In the 1900s painting whales ear bones was actually more common that you'd think. Modern techniques meant the bones were more accessible. Instead of wasting them the bones would be painted, often to accentuate how they look like the profile of a person's face.© TwitterA melted wax mannequin, very historical.In the mid 19th century mannequins were created in France. First the objects were made of paper mache and then transitioned to wax. You can still buy the antiques and some will be in a much better condition than this one.weird25 creepy extreme zooms of everyday objects you'll wish you never sawThe 12 Strangest Objects Found Frozen in Time