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# No One Can Unsee the Images of This 'Demonic' Child in the Baby Monitor

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by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Nov 15, 2019 9:07 PM UTC

by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Nov 15, 2019 9:07 PM UTC

A parent bought a video [baby monitor](https://time.com/shopping/article/best-baby-monitor/) to keep an eye on their young son. They quickly regretted the decision.

“We got a new video baby monitor and I think that was a mistake,” @PassionPopSoc wrote on Twitter, along with a photo of a baby that looks like it could be cast in a [reboot](https://time.com/5423363/charmed-reboot-review/) of _The Exorcist_ and no one on the internet would complain that it was poorly cast. The infant’s eyes appeared to be glowing in the night as if lit with an unholy fire. It was terrifying and undoubtedly even more unsettling when you’re just trying to get a glimpse of your child in the night.

> [](https://twitter.com/PassionPopSoc/status/1195115214108123137)

The image was so completely [haunting](https://time.com/4621424/queen-silvia-sweden-royal-palace-ghosts/) that after Twitter spotted the soon-to-be viral image, everyone started piling on to the joke, the same way that characters in horror movies occasionally get nervous giggles.

> [](https://twitter.com/HunsuckerJenni/status/1195194552589651968)

> [](https://twitter.com/PayPayGoodFrog/status/1195363654574718977)


> [](https://twitter.com/anthropomo/status/1195313237941792768)

One helpful soul even shared a clip from _Rosemary’s Baby_:

> [](https://twitter.com/JeskEyre/status/1195306762221629442)

Luckily, the person who posted the eerie image wasn’t upset by the strangers on the internet teasing them about their seemingly [haunted](https://time.com/4537538/ghostland-haunted-houses-american-culture/) baby. Instead, they got in on the fun adding their own jokes and offering terrifying answers to people’s queries.


> [](https://twitter.com/CanPanicNow/status/1195211368737189889)

> [](https://twitter.com/PassionPopSoc/status/1195211800272199680)

> [](https://twitter.com/BrevaVita/status/1195217133568843779)


> [](https://twitter.com/PassionPopSoc/status/1195218872665722880)

> [](https://twitter.com/Grobzoula/status/1195280405680795649)

> [](https://twitter.com/PassionPopSoc/status/1195280887748775937)


Like every good parent, though, @PassionPopSoc couldn’t let the internet think that their baby wasn’t actually adorable and practically perfect in every other way. So they shared a follow-up picture with the caption, “\[T\]his has blown up a bit, so I thought I’d post a normal photo of my baby so y’all can see how cute he is”. Truly a face anyone could love.

> [](https://twitter.com/PassionPopSoc/status/1195276002626158593)

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