Robotics professor Masahiro Mori named this phenomenon the “ uncanny valley ” in 1970: Models that look like human faces but ...

The uncertainty of what kind of image you’ll be presented with next gives the images an uneasy quality, almost creating an air of intrusion. The uncanny mood of the images is further emphasised by the ...

In Denis Héroux’s anthology film The Uncanny, starring Peter Cushing and ... He presents his writings (three real-life horror stories about cats ruling over their humans) as verifiable proof.

When Sigmund Freud wrote his essay “The Uncanny” a century ago ... a little too human or a painting that feels hauntingly real. But a new exhibition at Washington, DC's National Museum ...