51 #MyFamilyIsWeird Stories That Prove Just How Crazy People Across America Are

Blank Expressions

Remember the 1995 film, “Village of the Damned?” This tweet reminds us of that coastal town menaced by eerily mysterious kids from an unknown realm. Similarly, this family posed with blank faces in front of the shutter, resembling characters from the movie.

However, people in early photographs rarely smiled because of an age-old tradition of posing for portraits. Wide-mouthed toothy grins were not considered in portraits. After the introduction of photography, the tradition continued. But why would modern people like to hold on to that?

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