Does "creepy" have specific meaning? [more inside]
posted by d. z. wang on Nov 17, 2009 - 42 answers

I'm looking for torchy songs, hopefully recent, sung by women, with a somewhat creepy, stalkery bent. [more inside]
posted by adipocere on Oct 6, 2009 - 43 answers

[Creepy statue filter] I moved into a new place a couple of months ago, and there was a creepy statue left outside. Does anyone know what the hell this thing is?
posted by grieserm on Sep 20, 2009 - 25 answers

Aside from mugging the tooth fairy, what's the best way to get my hands on a substantial number of real human teeth? It's for science.
posted by Panjandrum on Aug 26, 2009 - 12 answers

Am I overreacting to this creepy guy who keeps trying to meet my wife and her friends? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 17, 2009 - 75 answers

Looking for something along the lines of the theme to the movie Halloween, the Dark Knight Soundtrack or the background music to this amazing commercial [more inside]
posted by MaddyRex on Apr 24, 2009 - 14 answers

A question, especially for straight women, about varieties of casual eye contact with semi-strange men: [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 31, 2009 - 26 answers

Teach me new creepy children's rhymes. [more inside]
posted by Caduceus on Mar 23, 2009 - 38 answers

Some time ago either on MeFi or BoingBoing there was a link to a bunch of songs that I *swear* were Christmas songs played in the wrong key or one half-tone down or something... Does anyone have any idea what I'm talking about and where I could find this (again)? [more inside]
posted by mrzer0 on Dec 24, 2008 - 8 answers

Objects keep disappearing in my apartment. Please help me figure out why, and what to do. [more inside]
posted by charmcityblues on Dec 1, 2008 - 40 answers

I found an antique electro-therapeutic apparatus at a thrift shop. Now what? [more inside]
posted by simbiotic on Aug 11, 2008 - 9 answers

Okay, so I found a recommendation for Iain Banks' The Wasp Factory via an old AskMe thread and picked it up. [more inside]
posted by A Terrible Llama on Aug 6, 2008 - 15 answers

How do we keep a chinchilla in an apartment where roaches might be present without killing the chinchilla or attracting tons of bugs? [more inside]
posted by Brainy on Jul 13, 2008 - 10 answers

Why do women (predominantly) scream? Is it a conscious choice? What goes through their minds when they're screaming? I've noticed that young girls do it frequently while playing in the schoolyard I live near too. [more inside]
posted by vizsla on Feb 25, 2008 - 44 answers

So exactly what is crawling about our bedroom at night and how can we catch it, exile it or kill it? [more inside]
posted by Mutant on Feb 10, 2008 - 36 answers

Where does old man face come from? You know, that sort of moon shaped jutting chin thing. [more inside]
posted by shmegegge on Dec 7, 2007 - 9 answers

Help identify a strange and creepy children's song from my past that seems ungoogleable. [more inside]
posted by trinarian on Nov 3, 2007 - 22 answers

What are these reddish brown stains on the floor of my "vintage" apartment? [more inside]
posted by Jess the Mess on Oct 19, 2007 - 12 answers

Know any creepy songs? [more inside]
posted by Bookhouse on Sep 28, 2007 - 135 answers

Are you really only ever six feet away from a spider at any given time? [more inside]
posted by birdlips on Sep 27, 2007 - 22 answers

Suggest some 'love' songs with an uneasy obsessional edge to them? [more inside]
posted by Firas on Aug 22, 2007 - 103 answers

Sometime during the last hour or so, half of my clothes have disappeared from my building's communal laundry facilities. What do I do? [more inside]
posted by ArgentCorvid on Aug 7, 2007 - 13 answers

What kind of spider is here, hanging out above my bed? I would guesstimate that from leg to leg the guy you see there is probably 1.5"-2". Is it the somewhat hard to identify brown recluse (who isn't even supposed to be native to Chicago)? Will I die? How best can I kill it from a distance? I am staying awake anxiously awaiting your answers! [more inside]
posted by ztdavis on Aug 7, 2007 - 32 answers

Help me find the perfect book(s) to make my summer complete. I've got a strong preference for almost realistic horror and things that might creep me out. Bonus points for books that involve old school sanitariums. Of course you'll find more specifications in the [more inside]
posted by tastybrains on Jul 3, 2007 - 25 answers

What is nomoreparents-dot-com? Probably something viralesque, like the last time a site like this showed up on Ask MeFi? [more inside]
posted by danman_d on Apr 13, 2007 - 14 answers

This video [NSFW] has been passed around communities that I frequent for the last week or two. Does anyone know anything of it's origin or have the skills to find out? I've tried Google and other resources but haven't found anything informative.
posted by melt away on Mar 14, 2007 - 9 answers

I need help finding creepy spoken word / song. I only remember snippets of it, but it is basically a creepy guy talking to a gal. In the lyrics are things rather like: "It's been so long since I've had a special friend"...and...."I'm warm, you'll see". Also...as I like creepy/weird spoken stuff...suggest some others!
posted by Wink Ricketts on Jan 20, 2007 - 33 answers

I have an indefatigable Molester Moustache. Does it look as creepy as I think? Should I make a habit of shaving multiple times a day? [more inside]
posted by FuManchu on Jan 17, 2007 - 33 answers

Is it totally creepy to ask out someone I who I met at a museum ticket counter yesterday? [more inside]
posted by chefscotticus on Dec 21, 2006 - 29 answers

How to deal with extremely nosey/creepy neighbors? [more inside]
posted by mintchip on Dec 21, 2006 - 45 answers

Why do my eyes turn into creepy white slivers when I close them (but not sleeping)? [more inside]
posted by lpctstr; on Dec 9, 2006 - 8 answers

CreepyGuyFilter -- my lovely wife is getting harassed and hit on (mainly at the grocery store) by different creepy guys. It is making her *very* unhappy, freaked out, and feeling dirty. What is the best approach for her to deal with this in an assertive and satisfactory way? There is... [more inside]
posted by wonderwisdom on Nov 13, 2006 - 124 answers

Does anyone remember a show in the 80's that had an antique store and the people who ran the store would go back in time through the antique that was connected to an incident and they would help people. I think there was a young guy and girl and one old guy.
posted by toftk on Nov 3, 2006 - 12 answers

Please help me identify a freaky 1970's (maybe 1960's) movie! Plot inside. [more inside]
posted by MaxVonCretin on Oct 20, 2006 - 5 answers

Looking for NYC-area hotels with stories of hauntings and/or assorted creepiness. Friends are coming to town this Friday 13th and are looking for some correspondingly creepy digs. [more inside]
posted by the jam on Oct 9, 2006 - 1 answer

Please help me identify this small creepy photo I saw at Disneyland! [more inside]
posted by Shecky on Oct 3, 2006 - 9 answers

What the heck is "the purification dot org" all about? (I'm not linking to it directly because I have a hunch it's just a particularly enigmatic viral marketing ploy.) [more inside]
posted by sportbucket on Oct 2, 2006 - 747 answers

Is it appropriate to ask out a nurse that was treating you at a hospital? [more inside]
posted by zerokey on Jun 20, 2006 - 34 answers

What instrument is used to make the fast, tinkly, skin-crawling picking-on-a-harp high-pitched sound effect that accompanies spiders and other insects in movies? [more inside]
posted by hoverboards don't work on water on Apr 23, 2006 - 17 answers

I have a problem. You see, it appears that I've become unable to have make regular eye-contact and a "normal" conversation with women; somehow, my eye appears to dart downwards towards their breasts. How do I stop doing it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 19, 2006 - 31 answers

Why do blythe dolls creep me out?
posted by netsirk on Sep 29, 2005 - 22 answers

I'm trying to track down a site that had two still portraits that suddenly, eerily, start to move. [more inside]
posted by condour75 on Jun 16, 2005 - 10 answers

Who is the photographer/artist whose photo series revolved around a slightly creepy puppet/creature/thing in (often) compromising positions? [more inside]
posted by ScottUltra on Mar 10, 2005 - 5 answers

Are you ready for another MUSIC THREAD? I want you to recommend me some creepy and unsettling music. [Enter my haunted abode, where I'll give some examples of what I mean.] [more inside]
posted by kenko on Nov 16, 2004 - 50 answers