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[[File:The_Maze.jpg|[[The Maze]], one of the examples on this list.|thumb]]
|Name = Screamers
|Picture = The_Maze.jpg
|Quote = [[The Maze]], one of the examples on this list.
|Type = Internet Screamers
|Release date = 1970s (Spread across the internet in 2000s)
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The term '''screamer''', also and now more commonly referred to as a '''jumpscare''', is used to describe a game, video, website, or program, that makes the user concentrate on the screen, which may happen in many ways, and then has a sudden unexpected change that is intended to scare or startle the viewer(s).
The term '''screamer''', also and now more commonly referred to as a '''jumpscare''', is used to describe a game, video, website, or program, that makes the user concentrate on the screen, which may happen in many ways, and then has a sudden unexpected change that is intended to scare or startle the viewer(s).


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=== The Amazing World of Gumball ===
=== The Amazing World of Gumball ===
In the Cartoon Network animated series ''The Amazing World of Gumball'', the episode named “The Internet“, parodies the [[K-fee advertisements]]. In one scene, Gumball and Darwin appear randomly browsing the web while watching videos. Among these videos, they come across what is implied to be the K-fee ''Car'' ad. Gumball watches the video, commenting on the white car driving through the hills and staring closely at the screen, when suddenly the loud scream is heard, causing him to have an intense reaction which gets recorded and posted to the web. The rest of the episode involves Gumball trying to get rid of the video about his reaction, which has given him unwanted fame.
In the Cartoon Network animated series ''[[mh:besttvshows:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]]'', the episode named “The Internet“, parodies the [[K-fee advertisements]]. In one scene, Gumball and Darwin appear randomly browsing the web while watching videos. Among these videos, they come across what is implied to be the K-fee ''Car'' ad. Gumball watches the video, commenting on the white car driving through the hills and staring closely at the screen, when suddenly the loud scream is heard, causing him to have an intense reaction which gets recorded and posted to the web. The rest of the episode involves Gumball trying to get rid of the video about his reaction, which has given him unwanted fame.


In the episode "The Spoiler", when Anais wants Gumball to take her to a horror movie, Gumball pulls a prank on both her and the audience by having the screen suddenly cut to a picture of a real-life piranha with its mouth fully open alongside a screeching noise. The screen then cuts to Anais white with shock while Gumball sports a smug grin.
In the episode "The Spoiler", when Anais wants Gumball to take her to a horror movie, Gumball pulls a prank on both her and the audience by having the screen suddenly cut to a picture of a real-life piranha with its mouth fully open alongside a screeching noise. The screen then cuts to Anais white with shock while Gumball sports a smug grin.

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