This train station billboard prank is, quite frankly, the stuff of nightmares

Make it stop.
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Sam Haysom
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If ever Stephen King runs low on novel ideas, he could surely take some inspiration from the pictures below.

Obviously googly eyes are meant to be a bit of light-hearted fun, but when they're attached to billboard-sized human faces, the fun very quickly turns into terror.

The above photos were taken at Dundee train station in Scotland and shared on Instagram a few days ago.


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In fairness, you really can't fault the commitment or the originality of the prankster.

But still...

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*shudder*

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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