Museums are Competing Over the Creepiest Exhibit and Some of Them are Truly Disturbing

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.

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.

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.

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.

This item is actually known as a scolds bridle and was used for public humiliation.

Anaesthesia hasn't been around forever and before then more 'primative' methods were the go to.

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.

Major Lane was a climber and lost his fingers on Mount Everest. He and his comrade also lost all of their toes.

Taxidermy like this was often showed at sideshows to act as proof of a mummified mermaid.

Nobody would come near enough to curse you if you were holding that in your hands.

They are just four peas in a pod.

This creepy leg is actually a sculpture made by artist Kerry Jameson who is known for his unusual creations.

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.

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.

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.