Eye Illusions

Cool eye illusions and scary magic tricks that will amaze you in a freaky and trippy way. These pictures are crazy mind teasers that play curious games with your brain.

1. Eye

This is a drawing by Dutch graphic artist, M.C. Escher of his own eye while looking in a mirror. In the pupil, an image of a skull is reflected, symbolizing death.

2. Open or Closed

In these three illusions, the woman’s eyes appear to be open at first, but in fact they are shut.

3. The Illusionist

This is from a 1914 advert for British illusionist T. Elder Hearn. His face appears in the scene on stage.

4. The Drain

This photo of water swirling down a drain has an eerie resemblance to a human eye.

Read a scary story about The Drain Lady here.

5. Four Eyes

This girl is a Japanese artist named Hikaru Cho (aka Chooo-san) who uses paint and make-up to create optical illusions on her own face.

This is the poster for Bhoot, a 3D Bollywood horror film.

This illusion of a cat with four eyes was created by Belgian artist Ben Heine. It’s part of a series called “Pencil Vs Camera”.

6. Fish Eyes

There’s something very fishy going on in this photo.

7. Devil Eyes

An old optical illusion called “Wine Women and Song” in which the ladies’ wine glasses make up the eyes of a devil face.