Social media posts consisting of millions of daily image uploads produce a few extraordinary photographs that gain attention for reasons beyond expectations.
This regular photograph of six people hiking together became viral when viewers found an unsettling shape behind the group.
The group members posed cheerfully in front of a Chilean forest while standing amidst its lush vegetation in this image.
The photo shows both joyful faces and relaxed expressions which give it a typical outdoor activity look.
The image becomes intriguing when viewers discover a seventh face observing its companions through the gap between two friends.
People across various online discussion groups share their fear and questions about the shocking discovery made through that photo.
Reddit users discovered the picture first before it spread extensively across the r/whenyouseeit thread.
The users who first noticed nothing strange were shocked when they realized that an additional face existed within the photograph.
The viewer started feeling genuine fear together with goosebumps when they first spotted the extra face. What the f***. Since watching this image I believe ghosts exist again.
The reddish item below the image caught my attention while I tried to diagnose the abnormality. Then BOOM, I saw it. An experience of seeing the face brought individuals to race across their bedsheets for concealment.
Social media users viewed the image while trying to determine logical explanations behind this disturbing discovery.
Users disputed that the weird face came from shadows while another user stated that a person among the group stood partly hidden by shadows. This photograph transforms into a more unnerving appearance through the use of blue lighting effects than reality shows.
The observers who did not buy into the theory correctly identified that the seventh face did not belong with any member of the group.
The phenomenon known as pareidolia enables brains to see facial patterns where none exist was presented by researchers to account for this occurrence.
Past users dismissed the unsettling feelings evoked from the photo although some found those feelings difficult to deny.
Everybody who notices the image finds they cannot erase their perception of the seventh face from their mind. Regardless of your attempts to make sense of it the arrangement always appears unnatural to you.
The online world has been absorbed by the photo because its observers either detect a ghostly manifestation or imaginary figures amidst contrasting lighting effects.
The significant mystery regarding its origins attached itself to an ordinary group photo which has become a frightening internet viral sensation.
Feature Image Credit: (Reddit)