Even a perfectly normal and cheerful playground looks a little eerie after dark. So who on earth would add melting animals and headless statues into the equation? Dark Roasted Blend has compiled an impressive gallery of the most disturbing playgrounds imaginable, most of them in former Soviet republics.

Mixed in with the slides and rides are photos of public sculptures guaranteed to have your youngsters shrieking in your arms. One thing notably absent from almost all the photos? Actual children. (Whether they've all been scared away or merely devoured by sandbox monsters is not mentioned.)