These 19 dark stock photos explore the WTF side of life

Whist we appreciate that stock photos have to cover a world of eventualities, there are some that seem to have gone above and beyond what’s reasonable. Still – you never know when you’re going to need to illustrate a web page about the psychotic 7-year-old who appears in your kitchen.

https://twitter.com/darkstockphotos/status/1028710237711290368

The Twitter account, Dark Stock Photos curates the best and darkest stock photos on the web for the express purpose of giving us nightmares – apparently.

We’ve racked our brains to explain these 19 for you.
1. Radioactive gonads

https://twitter.com/darkstockphotos/status/1032636254079406080

2. Turned down for the promotion

https://twitter.com/darkstockphotos/status/1028682297338470402

3. Post-Brexit BLT

https://twitter.com/darkstockphotos/status/1007573213860302848

4. That house in Barnsley with a socket over the bath

https://twitter.com/darkstockphotos/status/1007571872882536450

5. When the kids insist on playing Meat Loaf

https://twitter.com/darkstockphotos/status/987083428637151233

6. A 93% chance of spilling the Malbec

https://twitter.com/darkstockphotos/status/986960820314738695

7. When you totally misinterpret dress-down Friday

https://twitter.com/darkstockphotos/status/980408946451271680

8. The Simon Cowell tribute act that isn’t worth the fee

https://twitter.com/darkstockphotos/status/976048238557057024

9. Never let the Dreamies run out

https://twitter.com/darkstockphotos/status/970987417250549760

10. Inappropriate workplace baby freeze

https://twitter.com/darkstockphotos/status/958104236868427777