A photo posted by RVA (@jamiebettsphoto) on Oct 13, 2015 at 7:40pm PDT

Call it ruin porn or urbex (urban exploration), but inspired photos of abandoned buildings have an uncanny ability to be creepy and beautiful at the same time. This Halloween, embrace the haunted, eerie, and grotesque right on your phones with these spooktacular Instagram accounts documenting everything from crumbling rural farmhouses to decaying World War II fortresses.

A photo posted by hirade (@hirade) on May 14, 2014 at 6:28am PDT

Follow @Hirade for “Haikyo,” which is just urban exploration/ruin porn…but in Japan.

A photo posted by mike the mellow (@mike.wil) on Oct 2, 2015 at 7:07am PDT

Follow @mike.wil for abandoned rural houses that will give you the heebie jeebies even if just through the screen.

A photo posted by Benji (@benjihultsch) on May 18, 2015 at 7:54am PDT

Follow @benjihultsch for hauntingly beautiful hideouts in Europe.

A photo posted by @dgenuario on Oct 11, 2015 at 4:06pm PDT

Follow @dgenuario for Philadelphia-area haunts that could be just perfect for horror films.

A photo posted by Bobbie (@wandering_quietly) on Jun 5, 2015 at 1:54pm PDT

Follow @wandering_quietly for abandoned places conveyed with a tinge of romance.

A photo posted by Chris Luckhardt (@chrisluckhardt) on Oct 26, 2015 at 7:28pm PDT

Follow @chrisluckhardt for a globe-trotting “abandonment issues” adventure.

A photo posted by MIKEYTHEPOSHPIKEY (@stickyman) on May 14, 2015 at 11:29pm PDT

Follow @stickyman for spooky close-ups and then some.

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A photo posted by RVA (@jamiebettsphoto) on Aug 28, 2015 at 6:30am PDT

Follow @jamesbettsphoto for beautiful shots of truly grotesque, messy things.

A photo posted by Martin Lee Sipe Jr (@ncsipe422) on Oct 22, 2015 at 7:44pm PDT

Follow @ncsipe422 for a closer look at decrepit buildings’ fascinating innards.

A photo posted by Stephan (@explore_another_world) on Oct 28, 2015 at 2:28pm PDT

Follow @explore_another_world chilling remnants of the World Wars in Germany.

A photo posted by ｔｏｎｙ detroit (@tonydetroit) on Oct 23, 2015 at 8:17am PDT

Follow @tonydetroit for the best of Detroit exploration.

A photo posted by David Whitemyer (@mahikerbiker) on Oct 24, 2015 at 4:28am PDT

Follow @mahikerbiker for eerie sightings around New England.

A photo posted by @diistortion on Aug 23, 2015 at 8:46am PDT

Follow @diistortion for breathtaking decaying churches, theaters, and more.

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