Yes.  What you are seeing below is indeed a rug made out of stuffed animals.  Sewn together.  With their stuffing removed.

I am as unsettled as you are — as are no small number of commenters at the craft page on Facebook where this was posted.  My best friend, however, wrote that she “LOVES” it — because she is a terribly misguided soul, despite her brilliance, and we still have a long way to go with her.

To me, this seems like “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” meets the Island of Misfit Toys …

Or maybe … Toy Gory?

Silence of the Lamb Chop?

The kindest joke I can think of is Joseph and the Amazing Teddycolor Dreamcoat — and somehow that is only marginally less creepy.

Yes, I realize that photo filters are nothing new.  But they’re new and amazing to me, because I am old, and I was never quick to catch on to things in the first place.  This is actually my first use of a filter, and I only discovered it by accident because I’m befuddled by the Facebook Messenger app on my cell phone.

I hope you like it.  I’m so glad they had a horror theme instead of just sunglasses and neon kitten ears and stuff.  I even ran into the woods behind my house for the creepiest effect.

The following is a totally real comment I just received on a blog post:

“You guys want to hear something totally wild?! is truly great! I wish Naturally i realized over it quick. Having neighbors we each consider it also in relation to week. Which it is really great that you really men and women discuss it too! Owing!”

Owing indeed, my friend. Owing indeed.

You know how Nietzsche said that “If you look into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you?”

I went out last night to see the blue moon.

It saw me standing alone.

Without a dream in my heart. Without a love of my own.