One will never understand why sculptors will want to ‘haunt’ a beach with these bizarre and creepy sculptures.

1. Hand Of Harmony, Homigot, Korea

Firstly, to me, there is nothing ‘harmonious’ about this hand. It just appears that someone is drowning and that is all is left of the person as he sinks into the deep. This hand has been scaring tourists in Korea since 1999. Anyway, it is apparently used to symbolize the holding of the sun and at sunrise, lots of people gather to see how the sun becomes cradled in the hand for the perfect photo shot.

2. Sperm Whale, Scheveningen Beach, The Netherlands

As though the sculpture is not weird enough, it is actually made entirely from wood! If you know anything about wood and salt and water, you will understand that it is quite a bad choice of material as decay and rot will set in fast. This sculpture was created by Zephyr (alias Dirk Clasesen) and was intended to promote the collections of the museum Muzee Scheveningen. Needless to say, tourists are banned from placing their wet towels on this sculpture.

3. Another Place, Liverpool, England

If you thought that the ‘Hand of Harmony’ was creepy, I think this is worse: zombie-like statues emerging out of the waters. The sculpture consists of 100 cast iron figures which face out to sea, spread over a 2 mile (3.2 km) stretch of the beach. Each figure is 189 cm tall (nearly 6 feet 2½ inches) and weighs around 650 kg (over 1400 lb) and they are replicas of the artist’s own body.

Some actually considered these figures as pornographic due to the inclusion of the penis in the sculptures. You have zombie-like figures all over your beach and the best thing you can talk about is their penis?? A last interesting fact is that these figures were originally intended to be moved to New York due to complaints by sea-sports lovers and the dangers these sculptures posed, but it was finally approved for these statues to remain permanently in England.

4. A Room Where It Always Rains, Barcelona, Spain

Juan Munoz’s ‘Una Habatacio on Sempre Plou’ (A Room Where It Always Rains) is probably as creepy as the zombie-figures if not more consisting of 5 stone figures trapped in a cage on a beach in Barcelona. You can apparently see their agonized faces as you get closer. Perfect touch to a creepy work.

5. Couple, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, England

It looks like a couple is ready to end it all by jumping into the wild sea together. This work was made by Sean Henry and was specially designed for the breakwater that this sculpture is attached to. When the tides rise, it will appear that the couple is standing right on the surface of the waters.