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[[File:NUNvolume.png|thumb| | [[File:NUNvolume.png|thumb|This appears...and everything goes horribly wrong.]]''The Nun'' is a horror movie that came out in September 2018. | ||
The Nun is a horror movie that came out in September 2018. | |||
==The Advertising Campaign== | ==The Advertising Campaign== | ||
In August 2018, The Nun started | In August 2018, The Nun started its advertising campaign on [[YouTube]]. However, instead of using the movie's trailer, users were instead tricked by a 5 second, unskippable ad, by The Nun. | ||
The ads would lure the user into a false sense of security, by doing one of the following: | The ads would lure the user into a false sense of security, by doing one of the following: | ||
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*Nothingness for 5 seconds, then The Nun pops up with a loud scream. | *Nothingness for 5 seconds, then The Nun pops up with a loud scream. | ||
*A spinning ball, much like the "Beach ball of death" found on Apple Macs. | *A spinning ball, much like the "Beach ball of death" found on Apple Macs. | ||
*Fades into a hall, then slowly moves down the room, a bell tolls, then The Nun pops up | *Fades into a hall, then slowly moves down the room, a bell tolls, then The Nun pops up. | ||
On August 15th, 2018, after many users complaints, YouTube | On August 15th, 2018, after many users' complaints, YouTube pulled the ads from their site for containing "shocking content". | ||
Other users claim a very similar ad is on Instagram & Snapchat, but rather than | Other users claim a very similar ad is on Instagram & Snapchat, but rather than being one of the aforementioned ads, it's a flashing warning sign. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
WARNING! The following links contain screamers! | WARNING! The following links contain screamers! | ||
The Nun | The Nun, Volume Ad: youtube.com/watch?v=N436v51QBkk (WARNING: '''Video is 4 seconds long''', so be warned!) | ||
Official YouTube statement regarding the ad: https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1029185298524123137 | Official YouTube statement regarding the ad: https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1029185298524123137 |