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A '''shock site''' is a form of [[screamer]] that uses disturbing imagery, commonly pornography, gore, and graphic content, to shock the viewer(s). Just like traditional [[screamer]]s, shock sites have a goal to shock the viewers with unexpected content. Some good example of shock sites are [[2 Girls 1 Cup]], [[Jarsquatter]], [[1 Lunatic 1 Ice Pick]] and [[Goatse]]. These websites have gained a high level of popularity and are often used as a way to prank people.

[[File:Bait and switch.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The ''bait-and-switch'' technique consists of misleading a person into clicking a link by telling them erroneous information.]]

Shock sites slowly started to spread around the web in the late '90s. The first shock site to be widely spread across the web was [[2 Girls 1 Cup]]. This one-minute clip of two women performing a scat play made a huge success. Since then, more shock sites surfaced on the Internet.

Because of their popularity, shock sites have been mentioned or featured in many works of fiction.

[[Lemon Party]] has been mentioned in a sketch on ''Talkshow with Spike Feresten'', ''Archer'', ''The Simpsons'', ''The Cleveland Show'' and ''30 Rock''. ''30 Rock'' made three allusions to "Lemon party".  

In the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy Family Guy]'' episode ''[https://familyguy.fandom.com/wiki/Back_to_the_Woods Back to the Woods],'' [https://familyguy.fandom.com/wiki/Brian Brian] asks [https://familyguy.fandom.com/wiki/Stewie Stewie] for help getting unhitched to a pole, but Stewie refuses in retaliation for "making me watch that video with the 2 girls and a cup!" The episode then cuts to [https://familyguy.fandom.com/wiki/Brian Brian] filming [https://familyguy.fandom.com/wiki/Stewie Stewie] sitting on the computer and watching [[2 Girls 1 Cup]]. Stewie then proceeds to become surprised and shocked by the video.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moHj6cIrmQ4</ref>

[[File:Reaction 2.png|thumb|220x220px|A group of soldiers reacting to '''2 Girls 1 Cup'''.]]

[[File:1-01.jpg|thumb|989x989px|Common shock sites]]