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The entire internet seems to be leaning into "Spooktober" this year, and the phenomenon is creating some freakishly relatable content. Creative marketing agency Article Group has gotten in on the fun by tweeting some blank Jack-O-Lantern templates with the following caption: 

"What's a terrifying thing from your everyday life you'd write on a "painfully relatable jack-o-lantern"? Write your answer on one of these pumpkins. Winner gets a trophy!"

Their followers gleefully obliged. Their contributions are mostly work-related, but some of them are the kind of shudder-worthy experiences that leave us filled with dread. Example: being left on read for three hours. We've put together a selection of our favorites, but you can take on the whole thread right here. 

Happy Monday, hope you're all ready for some creepy content! Reddit's AskReddit community is often a treasure trove of real people sharing their real life experiences - experiences that range from wholesome to terrifying. These tales fall into the latter category. User DespondentDavid asked the advice forum "Psychologists of Reddit, what made you realize you were treating a psychopath?" The responses, which are mostly from mental health professionals, are pretty disturbing 

Heh, get it? The It meme? Sorry, couldn't resist. 

In honor of the September 6th release of It: Chapter 2, we're bringing you these dank memes entitled, "Bill Hader Running From Pennywise" from behind the scenes of the movie. We just hope that Bill Hader's reaction to Bill Skarsgård was genuine!

If you've ever dealt with sleep paralysis then you'll know that it can be a pretty damn terrifying experience! In case you're unaware of what this phenomenon is, it occurs when your body becomes temporarily paralyzed either while you're falling asleep or when you wake up. During this time, you're unable to move while still being fully aware of what's going on. 

Many people hallucinate demonic-looking creatures for a short amount of time and will experience intense fear. Luckily, it's an extremely common condition and rarely ever indicates any sort of psychiatric problem, so aside from being temporarily petrified, you don't have to worry too much about it.

These people are meme-ing their own sleep paralysis demons to make them seem a little less scary, and a little more amusing!

Do you experience sleep paralysis? If so, what does your demon look like?

There's a bit of a meme rule that's been floating around since as early as 2003. It's called "Rule 34" and it states that if it exists, there's a porn of it. Well, we think there should be another rule regarding the "ruination" of classic cartoons. These creepy renditions of everyone's favorite Monday-hating cat have been popping up largely thanks to horror artist Will Burke. His incredibly creepy drawings of Garfield stalking Jon went viral, and have since inspired similar pieces from many artists. We've rounded up a bunch of creepy examples for your viewing displeasure.