It’s enough to scare off a supervillain! Many people share photos of buildings they think look outlandish. These range from an unwelcoming church that shoots laser beams to a very creepy hotel.

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Ever seen a building that has given you the shivers? Perhaps a particularly creepy old castle, or medieval tower? That kind of historical architecture has nothing on some of these eerie constructions from around the world, rounded up by Bored Panda. From a Russian hotel that looks anything but welcoming, to a church that appears to be shooting out laser beams, the list includes properties that wouldn't look out of place as a villainous lair. If you're of a nervous disposition, you should be careful before scrolling, as some of these edifices are the stuff nightmares are made from.

You’ve ever seen something that gave you chills. Maybe a medieval tower or castle? Bored Panda has compiled a list of eerie structures from across the globe. The list contains properties that would not look at home in a haunted lair, such as the Russian hotel which looks unwelcoming and the church that seems to emit laser beams. Scrolling through these pages is a dangerous activity if you are nervous.

This building in Russia, thought by some people online to be the Zarechye Hostel in Dzerzhinskiy, offers a 24-hour front desk and a shared kitchen, along with free WiFi throughout.

The Zarechye Hostel is a Russian building that some have identified as the Zarechye Hostel Dzerzhinskiy.

The Riverside Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, is given an eerie hue with green lighting illuminating its unusually-shaped exterior.

With green light illuminating the unusually-shaped exterior of Riverside Museum, Glasgow, Scotland is given an unsettling hue.

This unlikely edifice is Oakley's headquarters - Foothill Ranch, Lake Forest, USA. That's right - Oakley, as in the sunglasses manufacturer.

Oakley headquarters is located in Foothill Ranch, Lake Forest USA. Oakley means the sunglasses producer.

These unusual structures were identified by one commentator as naval fire control towers built by the Nazis during WW2, in Guernsey and France.

Unconventional structures identified as Nazi-built naval fire control towers, Guernsey or France by one commentator.

This spiky structure was identified by one reader as the bridge over the Gauja, Valmiera, Latvia. They said it doesn't look quite so intimidating in better weather.

The spiky structure was identified as the bridge across the Gauja Valmiera Latvia by one reader. In better weather, it wouldn’t be as scary.

This cathedral, thought to be Uppsala Cathedral in Uppsala, Sweden, seems to be shooting laser beams out from its windows.

This cathedral, thought to be Uppsala Cathedral in Uppsala, Sweden, seems to be shooting laser beams out from its windows.

This bank in Frankfurt, Germany, gives off a sickly green glow, which makes it stand out even more from the surrounding quaint buildings.

This bank in Frankfurt, Germany, gives off a sickly green glow, which makes it stand out even more from the surrounding quaint buildings.

The Charite Research Facility for Experimental Medicine (pictured) was the Central Animal Laboratory of the Free University of Berlin.

Charite Research Facility for Experimental Medicine, (pictured), was once the Central Animal Laboratory of Berlin’s Free University of Berlin. 

Identified by readers online as the Avala Tower in Belgrade, Serbia, this structure is a 204.68 m (672 ft) tall telecommunications tower, and can be found on Mount Avala.

Readers online identified this structure as the Avala Tower, Belgrade, Serbia. It is a tall, 204.68m (672 feet) tall, telecommunications tower and can be found at Mount Avala.

Prague TV Tower, already an unearthly looking structure, was made even spookier by the addition of these figures created by artist David Černý in 2004. The artwork was called 'Babies'.

Prague TV Tower, already an unearthly looking structure, was made even spookier by the addition of these figures created by artist David Černý in 2004. It was called “Babies”.

The Cathedral of Learning in Pittsburgh, USA, is often referred to online as the 'Eye of Sauron', due to its uncanny likeness to the tower in Lord of the Rings.

Because of its uncanny resemblance to the Tower in Lord of the Rings, the Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh, USA is sometimes called the “Eye of Sauron” online.

This structure - the Space Needle in Seattle - could be the set for a horror movie, thanks to the dark weather giving the building a deeply ominous look.

The Space Needle, a Seattle structure that is darkened by the night gives it a very ominous appearance.

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