A seemingly harmless group selfie has sent chills down the spines of many people when an alarming feature was discovered in the shot. The group shot, which was posted on Reddit, has gone popular for the wrong reasons. What appears to be an ordinary snapshot of friends enjoying a hike has now been characterized as one of the creepiest images seen online, with people all over social media reacting in horror to what they saw concealed in plain sight.

An innocent photograph with a terrifying twist.

At first sight, the photo appears to be a regular group selfie. Six friends stand close together on a trek, smiling at the camera and surrounded by nature’s splendor. Other hikers can be seen in the background, blending in with the tranquil, green countryside. But there’s something seriously wrong with this photo.

“A friend of mine sent me this picture from his group of friends in Chile,” the original uploader explained. “At first, I noticed nothing remarkable. However, once you see it, you cannot unsee it.”

As viewers examined the shot more attentively, they saw something strange among the friends: an extra person, who wasn’t a member of the group but was right there, hiding in plain sight.

Spotting the Hidden Face

Those with keen eyes will notice the frightening revelation in the bottom left corner of the photograph. Another face stares out at the camera from between two of the women, just barely concealed. Unlike the others, this person is not smiling or standing properly in the photo. Instead, they appear to be squished between the two hikers, their faces partially concealed in the shadows, making them almost ghostly.

The result is bone-chilling. “I am not exaggerating when I say that when I finally saw it, I got goosebumps and felt genuine fear,” a commenter told me. “Wtf. “I believe in ghosts again.”

Reactions From Social Media

Unsurprisingly, the photo quickly went viral as people shared their reactions to the chilling image. Comments ranged from confusion to full-on terror. “My dumb*** was looking at the red thing in the bottom left corner,” one person admitted. “I was like, uhhh, looks like someone was just cut out of the pic… then BOOM, I saw it. Runs to hide under the covers.”

Many users shared similar experiences of being caught off guard by the hidden figure. It wasn’t just that the face was there—it was the eerie feeling that something was wrong, something was out of place. Even people who don’t usually get spooked by these types of images were rattled.