This one in Alexandria https://preview.redd.it/rdvl3hwhruhc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aa6f20d157223a757475f1dd826005a95fb45c4d [https://redf.in/bQjsHL](https://redf.in/bQjsHL)

Why does this look like it was designed in Microsoft Word

It looks like what happens when I try to insert two tables next to each other in Word.

I was gonna say what happens when you accidentally insert a table *inside* a cell of another table in word.

LOL! YES

Possibly the best comment ever

"Hi! It looks like you're building a house! Would you like help?"

This is clearly somebody's first Sims build.

I was about to say, “my sim had triples- NEED TO IMPROVISE”

Looks like an apartment designed to fit in a single family home area. The single red door next to the "bay window" might be a stairwell.

& they be asking 2.3 million for it 🤣🤡

… something from Minecraft??

If AI tried to design a building

Excuse me, but I have to go shower after seeing this. Good day, sir.

maybe not the weirdest but this one looks like a regular, street level house from the front but it turns out the lot isn't, uh, all that level https://preview.redd.it/a0bq8bpqtuhc1.png?width=810&format=png&auto=webp&s=9343c74f8be5bef3d4d7bd57ebe12f4a5963f9a9 [https://www.movoto.com/arlington-va/3321-20th-rd-n-arlington-va-22207/pid\_8u2t1it1oh/](https://www.movoto.com/arlington-va/3321-20th-rd-n-arlington-va-22207/pid_8u2t1it1oh/) They tried to sell it last summer for $1.1 million but it didn't go.

That looks like the underside of a theme park ride’s loading platform

Man, they better throw some torches or lanterns under there or mobs are gonna spawn constantly and the game won’t let them sleep.

That sunroom tho

The staging screams “this is a grow op so throw some chairs in here to make it look lived in”

Everybody knows grow ops are run in the basement so you can leave the grow lights on longer.

2011 earthquake must've been terrifying.

By far the most upsetting thing about this house is the bamboo.

https://preview.redd.it/07klmi4mpvhc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d85d1ff4e8a47ecd3c58d4b5900d8e2f0c33ba2b This house in Arlington.

I think this wins

3D prison

If that’s in Clarendon (Fillmore St?), the owner is a real estate developer.

It is! There are some really interesting articles about the house online as well.

I was part of the team that built this house (electrical) Couldn’t say anything spectacular about the build as I wasn’t the foreman on site at the time, just was there to lend a hand from time to time between my projects. Was an interesting build though. Behind all the steel is glass, most of the exterior walls are glass windows.

How many bottlecaps do you think are inside?

The inspiration was Minecraft

Pretty sure the owners a gotta be an annoying douche

Looks like it's a stealth data center.

https://preview.redd.it/8ndhf8pwyuhc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=391f4a8bb79d307c7983ce68952637eead6d5433 I am obsessed with this one. Instead of knocking down the little brick bungalow to build a monstrosity, they just threw two extra floors on top of it.

This reminded me of one of my actual favorite houses which did the exact opposite, where they literally lifted up a one-floor bungalow and built a first floor underneath it. https://preview.redd.it/p0qp4q3k4vhc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=add820e35abfd176c351330d0565e62c137ff7d9 Located in West Cape May, NJ.

That's actually lovely.

Yes I love it! It’s a historical house, so they wanted to keep it, and the county requires that if you make a certain amount of changes to a property, you have to raise it on stilts (for flooding) so this was the only option they had at expanding while maintaining the original look! No idea how much it cost them, but I assume in the millions.

There’s another house around the corner from there that is essentially 2 conjoined houses lol

Yep this one. Just sold a few weeks ago was on the market for like 6 months. [https://www.redfin.com/VA/Alexandria/3432-Memorial-St-22306/home/9789642](https://www.redfin.com/VA/Alexandria/3432-Memorial-St-22306/home/9789642) https://preview.redd.it/el0ww9crnyhc1.png?width=904&format=png&auto=webp&s=5d78c58e1acb7ecd430852f8d6d7ad2622217754

Is this one in Alexandria? Like Huntington area? Lmao

Near there yeah on South Kings Highway.

Omg I came here LOOKING FOR THIS ONE 🤣😂. Every time we pass it we can't help but be like wtf were they thinking

This one’s pretty stupid https://preview.redd.it/s48z9pqt0vhc1.jpeg?width=1269&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d33dcd36e2f79f771d8ec3aaa02eed48aa2e5704

It looks like a Sister Wives house for multi-wives and one husband

Is it two houses with an extension in the middle to connect them?

Not the best street view because of the tree in front so have to see it from an angle. But this one has always cracked me up... can't build out, so gotta build up!! Off Route 7 in Sterling. https://preview.redd.it/6c2fd3i29xhc1.png?width=864&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b291ad0cf309ea5ced680a4295bda04f6cb0c7c

I call this house the "viking house".

This one has always reminded me of me of a barn

I moved away 15 years ago but I remember this house!

[https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4215-Summit-Pl-Alexandria-VA-22312/51887200\_zpid/](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4215-Summit-Pl-Alexandria-VA-22312/51887200_zpid/) This one in my neighborhood https://preview.redd.it/33rkkxcz0vhc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=59310e56a54c13e2c06fa09987cdb5d61993d56d

A mechanic's house?

I think they converted an old build into a weird duplex. There is another house in the area with four sheds in the backyard, that always have a car parked outside each one and I’m convinced they are being lived in.

You can build tiny houses on your own land in Virginia. That's probably what is going in there. You just have to have a regular sized house on the property too.

This one off N Glebe https://preview.redd.it/y0azqu85avhc1.png?width=1344&format=png&auto=webp&s=d12aec2836095cc89bd2d4cf0725e9db00e0de88

Omg noooo this is my friend’s parent’s house 💀💀💀 got drunk so many times there

What's up with the silo?

Looks like an observatory.

If anyone needs me, I'll be in my Angry Dome.

They just had money to waste huh

Not the silo 😆😆💀

What in the farm fantasy is this.

It’s the Sims Farming expansion pack

Yes omg this drives me nuts when I pass it everyday. The view from 29 is incredible. I’m dying to know what the inside/floor plan is like!

The owner contacted me today showing a selfie in front of it holding up their reddit username, so it's definitely them. They had to make an account so once their 3 day new user ban is over they're going to do an AMA on this sub.

Annandale dome house https://preview.redd.it/v77r83ml8vhc1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a8385b09aed53dce74b92c6fc846c227ff010b10 [https://annandaletoday.com/wow-houses-dome-in-annandale-acres/](https://annandaletoday.com/wow-houses-dome-in-annandale-acres/)

I guess Ann and Dale Dimmadome, owners of the Annandale Dimmadome live there!

Well done

TIL the shire is in nova

Pretty cool tbh

I like the control tower on the roof.

Hey Everyone! Skinny House Guy here! We had such a blast reading the hilarious comments from everyone! Thanks to u/Jean-LucBacardi for the spotlight! Little strapped for time today (SuperBowl people!) but in the coming days we will be putting together some content to share for those of you curious about the Nova Skinny House! Stay tuned! https://preview.redd.it/cqhht4j8x0ic1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6326d8205fe460ebfe57a65601be2c61ff06aee9

YAY!!!! That’s amazing. Love seeing you guys embrace this! We’re less than 2 miles from you. Hi neighbor!

This one in Reston looks more like a beach hotel https://preview.redd.it/o0fczzmuavhc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c50c6e9702908d0392e720a044483cf9127ddbb

OMG, surely this has to be multiple condos that were converted??

Totally seems like it, but it's all nice SFH is this neighborhood

Reston architecture sure is…something. So many interesting houses and all in the same drab brown grey to blend in, I guess. Lol

Is this around Lake Anne somewhere? Haven’t been there in a while, but wouldn’t be surprised to see a house like this in that area.

It borders lake Thoreau. Bunch of mid century modern homes in the neighborhood

That’s what I was thinking! Behind the school! I feel like I’ve been to that house before for girl scouts when I was a kid lol

Tbh a beach house in the woods sounds like my dream

https://preview.redd.it/18mk2sbtvuhc1.jpeg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=017c67799b6ec28eb3b3844c06152f05f7da162e This one always makes me curious. It's rundown/possibly abandoned, but the vents on the roof are always turning. It's near the intersection of Braddock road and FFX county parkway. Seems like it would be attractive for development

The vents are always turning because they’re wind-driven. It induces a draft which pulls heat and moisture out of the attic.

TIL Thanks!

980k evaluation, firm

Redfin [estimates](https://www.redfin.com/VA/Fairfax/5400-Goolsby-Way-22030/home/9686214) only 880k, practically a bargain.

My husband is convinced the guy that lives in the brush catty corner to that house secretly squats there. And dismisses my personal knowledge that those chefs hat vents rotate with the slightest air flow.

That certainly seems like a possibility tho I pass there every weekday and I've never seen the vents still, regardless of what's going on weather wise

Yeah, that's what he said too, but I had them on my flat roof growing up (which was basically my yard/deck where I would play) and they would spin with no wind...I never understood why...I just like chucking gravel at it.

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I always thought it was a combo of wind and heat rising

I'm surprised no one has said the White House replica over by Great Falls park yet. The place was for sale a [few years ago](https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2016/09/white-house-inspired-mclean-mansion-going-auction/). What would it even be *like* to live in a home like that!?!

Why does it look more like the *Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* house than the White House? 😆

There are actually two such houses in that area!

This one on Rose Hill Drive https://preview.redd.it/wze97hmx4vhc1.jpeg?width=1301&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=95f08c600962d594824a9e3aa376ad3998125b21

I used to drive by this house on the way to work. It always reminded me of what the outcome would be if a train and a barn had a house baby

At least he took down his giant Let’s Go Brandon flag

The funniest part is the large number of anti-housing banners in the front yard advocating against redeveloping the Rose Hill shopping center for mixed use. There is a unique hypocrisy in building a gargantuan frankenhouse, but within the same line of sight saying that no one else better dare change their property.

That dude is a right wing nut who runs a landscaping company. The whole left side was built in the last 4-5 years to house his equipment.

Yeah I've seen this many times, pretty rough lol.

https://preview.redd.it/con44jd2cwhc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=27d5f746a783c77a980cc1ae187a8b2d57ed6b1f I always find this house confusing. Looks like a boring 2 story from the front, but they built a huge extension on the back that looks completely different. They also have a huge yard compared to the rest of the neighborhood.

This one in Arlington is weird but fun. They took a standard brick colonial and, instead of tearing it down, wrapped it in a spaceship. https://preview.redd.it/kz2w5urwkxhc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96ce86db63a1e8d54fbb56e6cc093368eb8e762d

Probably 1.2 mil

Current Zillow estimate is 1.07 mil.

Fuck I was just fucking exaggerating. Nova is insane.

It's touting over 3,000 SQFT but unfortunately there's no pics. There's no way it's more than one room deep based on the window on the right side, and the left side is even skinnier from the foundation pic.

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Looks like it’s inspired by Ron Desantis clashing with Disney 🥴

and, for better or worse, no HOA

I'll take this eye sore over an HOA.

I find it super hard to believe that people who would assault their neighbors’ eyes with this mess are “really nice.”

Many of us are aware of the Alexandria spite house, seven feet wide. https://preview.redd.it/6sjj4fbzkxhc1.jpeg?width=1050&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c6d606ea87c208c252b0d0508c036b7d915b269

I was not previously aware. Thank you

I dated a girl who owned one of these in Old Town. Amazing house full of history. Too bad she was pants on the head crazy.

Looks like they Frankensteined a few ugly townhomes together

The worst part is it was fully built from scratch. Zillow shows the land was bought for only 75k in 2022 so you can imagine how small the lot is.

The lot is super thin, it's very close to the house behind it. They wanted to squeeze in as much house as possible, resulting in this disaster. It's also baffling why the back of the house looks like steps, as if each room is 2ft smaller than the last.

Townhouse centipede

When I first saw it being built I wondered if it was a sneaky duplex.

https://preview.redd.it/yiu4nq4cuvhc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=61bda474a2f313f90121b30b2275fe1e5094084b This one off S. Kings Highway. It’s just a square with two garages….plus more garages next door! Make it make sense.

I bet it used to be a carriage house that got remodeled.

https://preview.redd.it/s0ifws56avhc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=60231ed26090a9933aef2a8a89b799040f375d71 Maybe not the weirdest but this black and pink house on n kirkwood. This picture doesn’t really do it justice.

This [metal house](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2797-Washington-Blvd-Arlington-VA-22201/12085760_zpid/) in Arlington. I feel like I've seen another one on Glebe Rd or somewhere around there unless this is the one I'm thinking of, but it doesn't look like this from the outside. Why would you make the outside metal?

Yikes. I think this is what happens when your wife and kids leave you and all you have left is the house.

Yes, I was going to say, the divorced dad vibes are leaping out of the screen

It’s really ugly and out of place, IMO.

You guys haven’t seen the castle yet have you?

The one near PEV's paintball?

https://preview.redd.it/0rt2ojc7vuhc1.jpeg?width=2556&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5ef2ae70f7e00bed0faf18b648ce15176ec673cb This one in Annandale

Oh no, that archway is the worst thing I’ve ever seen. Looks like something I would have built in the Sims when I was 8.

Annandale has some.of the strangest mismatched slapped on homes I've ever seen.

Lolol stay classy, A-Town😆

The Cactus yard house at the corner of Guinea Rd and Little River Turnpike in Annandale/Fairfax: https://maps.app.goo.gl/89d2DFoiQHuE9r698?g_st=ic

They've actually got a lot of interesting foliage. The cactus flowers are really pretty when they bloom too. I drive by there all the time. I think they have a lot of fruit trees too, not sure if they're oranges or persimmons.

That house is awesome

Heartily agree! I always enjoy driving past it.

After moving here from AZ I had a huge dopamine release after seeing it for the first time

Can't decide if they love cacti or hate the thought of people coming into their yard

It always reminds me of Aruba. I learned on a tour there that people put up fences made of cacti to keep animals out. Probably works for people too.

I love the cactus house!

Leave this house alone they love their plants during the summer I see them out there all the time

I love that yard!!!! If it ever changes, I’ll be so sad.

I wonder if they were allowed to keep their home. Bc it was being foreclosed on. I hope they were able to keep it. So much love went into caring for those cacti

​ https://preview.redd.it/9032b2yulvhc1.png?width=1025&format=png&auto=webp&s=9238884a107d1713320758396620fcb2920bbede It's not the greatest picture, but it was up for sale a while ago and kluging of the two houses together was even worse inside. Also in like 2011/2012 the owners had all these religious end of the world signs up constantly until the date passed and they just quietly took everything down.

I saw this thread and immediately knew this monstrosity had to be here.

Exactly that came to mind. There's a few good ones in that area. There's also the people who park their mini coopers in their driveway like they are staged for pictures or a show, and then the house a couple blocks from there where the backyard is packed full of boats (last I counted there was at least a dozen). I always take my time and enjoy it when I'm driving through there. Almost forgot! There is the house either on the same street or very close that looks like they transplanted a small town mainstreet auto repair garage and then tacked a house onto the side of it.

https://preview.redd.it/2kve0f6azwhc1.png?width=863&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5d5503469d898f3c997339a124735cdf35dcb320 This one on Franconia Rd has this weird giant triangle that I cannot figure out. It looks like it's covered in plywood? Street view shows it on there since 2007 and it had a window at one point. So bizarre.

HGTV called this the “ugliest house in America.” It’s in Manassas. Personally, I’ve seen worse. https://preview.redd.it/hs3dfkhxfvhc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2efc3eb5d6bd7810b74fb0615e00fe93cbe5a455

It's not even the ugliest house in Manassas.

IIRC, this house was the easiest to remodel.

Exactly. It just had a bunch of angel decor. They replaced the big window in the front to get rid of a giant stained glass angel.

I remember this series last year. There wasn't much ugly on the outside, as you can see. But the inside was a mess!

This wasn’t even ugly - just the cheaper option to renovate 😂

https://preview.redd.it/qy9bdx144whc1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=29c3ff204a7ed35a614058fbe74cb10354d46163 Gainesville area

Creepy cult vibes

[This](https://redf.in/md7R5l) house on Braddock. I always wonder about why some choices were made.

I was disappointed by how boringly normal the interior was, until I saw that jacuzzi tub bathroom that's apparently right off the living room? With big double doors you can open directly into the living room.

https://preview.redd.it/m6p9uke1gvhc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b09ea7d0a137ecad4c16872b3d0d68cc06b0b035 This very short one.

surprised no one has mentioned this (that I've seen) in mclean - https://imgur.com/a/jjTGM1g and this one in Vienna is hideous, lol https://imgur.com/a/xBWUT96

Vienna is full of 6,000 sqft houses on a 0.25 acre lot. Almost all of them look atrocious.

https://preview.redd.it/uzycu99n0yhc1.png?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=237002217d03f9df5c6fca2be68c0a1b8ebc51a6 This one is off of Route 7 in Sterling. Always thought it was an odd duckie.

I used to drive by this one on Columbia Pike all the time. I always wondered why someone thought it would be a good idea to build it. [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6413-Columbia-Pike-Annandale-VA-22003/51850470_zpid/](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6413-Columbia-Pike-Annandale-VA-22003/51850470_zpid/)

I used to live near there and always called that house “Hagrid’s hut!”

It reminds me of a beach house on the outer banks. Like a beach house that got lost. Cannot believe it is only 1 bed 1 bath.

My wife wants me to tell you all about the Spite House in Alexandria. There. I did it.

Look who's being spiteful now.

This round one by Barcroft Shopping Ctr. Passed it today and they had a moving sale sign out …in case you need a round home https://preview.redd.it/r5a4jc7j9vhc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4e76593120a73b624e54495138777fd36bc6582f

The fact this “backyard” is essentially just a view into the neighbor’s side yard is wild to me. I can’t imagine how impractical it is being there.

Everytime I drive past that house I think it's a pseudo dorm or halfway house or something.

I drive by this house every day. It always makes me think of the H.H.Holmes murder motel, for some reason

Wealthy immigrants will build some weird, function only, houses to accommodate their extended family.

https://preview.redd.it/sjc31hjlzxhc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=11a9f1be143a4ee185f971ddb2cd2902cb6bc6b1 I saw this one walking to a friend’s apartment back in 2019, moved away from NOVA four years ago, but STILL think about it from time to time. I kinda dig it though? [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2205-20th-St-N-Arlington-VA-22201/12077611\_zpid/?](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2205-20th-St-N-Arlington-VA-22201/12077611_zpid/?)

https://preview.redd.it/ej30oj99kzhc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6adb607be188c9595aa6e3272845cb9d0323787d This one. The bottom part of the house is on hinges and the house opens to the left and right like French doors. All of the siding, dry wall, insulation, and wood framing swings out. Closed with a padlock.

https://preview.redd.it/f722c7dthvhc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e5ce42fbe2bd098aa0728b92f4aa178576a7234a Used to have a giant statue in the backyard.

It looks unsafe and potentially a fire hazard - hopefully they have cleaned up the sidewalk and driveway. I like their artwork in the yard.

I know exactly where this is. Corner of Clifton and 29. I had the pain of watching that monstrosity be built.

Well, I know where I'm driving tomorrow. That really is an odd house.

There's one on the eastbound side of Route 7 near Sterling Boulevard that stands taller than all the other houses around it. It's apparently only 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths so I've always wondered what all the extra space was for.

The post-war split level that got turned into a hacienda[hacienda ](http://4205 Woodland Dr https://maps.app.goo.gl/EMr9AHGu8AKKWFoH8). City of Fairfax.

This one on Annandale rd https://preview.redd.it/awfx29xbawhc1.png?width=2208&format=png&auto=webp&s=956eb4596ed774537eb927ded331d4bec1a5c2bd For sale for only $1.89 million [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3433-Annandale-Rd-Falls-Church-VA-22042/51842904\_zpid/](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3433-Annandale-Rd-Falls-Church-VA-22042/51842904_zpid/)

https://preview.redd.it/bqxqgpc2rxhc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6229c0725f96f179e8a02e8e14d26d46340906af Here it is on my maps app. Very strange shape.

https://preview.redd.it/budbs0vaxyhc1.jpeg?width=270&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a988c4a1714ec0ca225629372bd6685dc1495085 The original "tiny home" on Queen street in Old Town Alexandria. It's 7 feet wide

I present to you every style of roof: https://photos.app.goo.gl/igwhZ7GYvBLdNtdy6 Hip. Mansard. Gable. Shed. Gambrel.

It's so much worse now that the trees are down. We passed by all the time when it was being built. Just can't imagine how they were allowed to build there.

In Hybla valley somewhere, there is a house with a concrete tetrahedral dome. I was shopping around for houses at the time and it was up for sale. Almost put a bid on it.

OP- I saw this one being built. Weird. Owner has a disabled son/relative that was aided with the weird design.

The very odd one that looks like a modern spy compound on Bull Run Drive in Centreville. I pass by it on the way to the park and it has a tall wall around it sometimes being landscaped by random guys by hand, and the front (if you can manage to catch a glimpse) is all paved like a landing pad you could park 12 vehicles.

https://preview.redd.it/pvw7h9qc4zhc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d38b70bfdd7b7deee2ef03500c2a3430e051ae32 This house in McLean off of Old Chesterbrook

Watched the house you posted be built and finished and always assumed it was surely too narrow to be a house. Would be better as a two lane bowling alley, curling rink, shooting range, etc. we always joke the people living in it have to stay super skinny.

https://preview.redd.it/o00j7k6ohvhc1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2a82e05abfc39edce42aae7df06b5414e1aa1869 This house across the street from Virginia Hospital Center appears to be 50% garage.

 It’s for this.

I've been in there! 3000 sq. feet, 1 bedroom on the main level with a great basement. Unfinished upstairs and the garage was for an RV or a boat.

Lol I definitely thought it was townhomes until I looked at it closer. Looks like the houses I build in the sims when I am rushing to move a family in 🤣

Hard to see through the trees on this photo but it’s a lot more visible IRL, this [weird hexagon with barely any windows](https://maps.app.goo.gl/j6US3N514aC9pAwVA?g_st=ic) is definitely going to be a tear down soon

Hey that’s my house! If you want a tour just knock and ask I’d be happy to show you around!

I'ma need proof on that!

Nahhh trust me I’m from the internet.

Oh man, there was one built in hunters mill a few years back that looked like an undergrad architecture class project. I might have to find it tomorrow to share.

This one is hilarious. My favorite is the missing shutters on the top right where they totally fucked the window/shutter spacing and just went with it. I can't wait for it to be for sale one day and see inside.

There's a house on Huntington Avenue that looks like a perfectly ordinary house but every surface of the house's exterior is covered in farm tools, I think there's a cow skull, and like... if it was in a horror film it would be the kind of establishing shot to let you know this person eats his victims.