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Evil Buildings are photographs of ominous and creepy architecture thought to be inhabited by supervillains, serial killers or ghosts. Additionally, examples of Brutalist architecture are commonly described as "evil buildings" in various communities online.

Origin

On October 12th, 2013, Imgur user 50YrDoctorWhoFanboy uploaded a photograph of an office building titled "This has to be one of the most evil buildings in the world," marking the earliest known use of the term in reference to ominous architecture (shown below).

Spread

On March 8th, 2015, the @evilbuildings^[6] Instagram feed was created, which highlights photographs of creepy-looking buildings. On February 15th, 2016, the /r/EvilBuildings^[1] subreddit was launched for photographs of ominous-looking buildings. Over the next two years, the community gathered more than 205,000 subscribers. On July 4th, The Daily Dot^[3] published an article titled "Exploring the world's most evil buildings." In December, BoredPanda^[2] published a listicle containing 13 examples of "evil-looking buildings." In August 2017, the EvilBuildings^[5] blog was launched, which highlights notable photographs of ominous structures.

Various Examples

Related Memes

Evil CVS

Evil CVS, also known as Goth CVS, is a nickname given to a CVS store located inside of the former Golden Gate Theatre on Atlantic Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. The former theatre was converted into a CVS in 2012 and its appearance was unaltered, as it is considered a historical site by the city of Los Angeles, giving it a unique aesthetic. In the late 2010s, the CVS earned the nickname "Evil CVS" for its gothic appearance, inspiring memes referring to it as an evil building over the following years.

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