These 15 photos prove the ocean is a terrifying and beautiful place

These incredible, otherworldly creatures prove the ocean in a terrifying and beautiful place. These incredible, otherworldly creatures prove the ocean in a terrifying and beautiful place. Photo: Jeff Rotman/Getty Images Photo: Jeff Rotman/Getty Images Image 1 of / 63 Caption Close These 15 photos prove the ocean is a terrifying and beautiful place 1 / 63 Back to Gallery

It's the season of creepy-crawlies, and there is really no better place to look for them than the ocean.

About 95 percent of the ocean remain undiscovered, but that parts we have explored have turned up some pretty bizarre or downright terrifying animals.

Creatures like frilled sharks or colossal squids are enough to make just about anyone want to avoid the ocean like the plaque, and they aren't even the scariest things out there.

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The deep-sea creatures scientists have discovered resemble some sort of sci-fi monster and with so many of which remain unknown and hidden in the vast depths of the ocean who knows what could be lurking in the water.

However, eerie as they may be, there is still a strange beauty and mystery in these animals and the ocean in general.

Take a look through the gallery above to see some of the frighting, otherworldly creatures of sea.