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+==1990s==
+*In 1990, [[NightMare]], the first-ever screamer [[application|software]] was released on Amiga computers, loading an image of a skull every five minutes along with a loud scream; possibly the pioneer for screamer videos today.
+*On December 6, 1994, BMEZine was launched as a body modification [[website]] by Canadian writer and artist Shannon Larratt.
+*In mid-1996, [[Jumyou Ga Chijimaru]] was created by [[wikipedia:Kowloon Kurosawa|Yoshihisa "Kowloon" Kurosawa]]. [[Wayback Machine]] was also created at this season, allowing users to archive web, video or image content.
+*In 1996, [[Rotten.com]], the world's first shock site, launched. Additionally, insurgents in Chechnya filmed the [[ChechClear|murder of a Russian soldier]] which circulated with the file name ''chechclear.asf''.
+*In 1997, an early VHS version of the [[BME Pain Olympics]] was created. Also in 1997, the [[Goatse]] image appeared as one of 40 images of a man named Kirk Johnson shared among the internet's gay porn community. A hacker group called the "Hick crew" acquired the collection and used one of the images, Johnson's stretched anus, to prank unsuspecting internet users. A hacker and Hick associate named Merl1n registered the domain Goatse.cx and used it to distribute the image more widely.
+*On September 12th, 1996, Ricardo Lopez recorded his [[Ricardo López's Suicide|final tape]] from his video diary, where he triggers the revolver in his head and collapses on the floor after sending a letter bomb to Icelandic singer [[wikipedia:Björk|Björk]].
+*[[Adobe Flash]] was released in 1996, providing a platform for creating and sharing digital content.
+*In 1999, [[Frau1.exe]] was considered the first screamer [[game]] created as a trojan. Additionally in 1999, [[Albino Blacksheep]] was created initially as a personal platform for Steven Lerner's creations, but evolved into hosting user-generated content. Tekzone.net was also created as another platform for user-generated content on November 29, 1999, which later became the infamous [[TeKZoned]] website.
+==2000s==
+===2000===
+*In March 2000, Meal Schpeal founded [[Liquid Generation]] in Laredo, Texas, which gained notoriety for their [[Sabotage]] screamers, a series of online pranks that culminated in a jump scare to startle or embarrass the viewer.
+*In October 2000, Ogrish.com launched as a website for hosting shock [[videos]] and images. Later that year, in December 2000, the infamous image for [[Tubgirl]] first circulated around the internet.
+*The first version of [[Winterrowd.com]], named "Winterrowd Solutions," was made in the spring 2000. The website did not contain any screamers until shortly after the rise of Winterrowd's creation, [[The Maze]].
+*During 2000, [[Monster.exe]] and [[McDonalds.exe]] emerged as [[.swf]] or program applications in the Chinese community, with the former being a screamer and the latter being a joke malicious program.
+*[[Magic Eye]] was submitted as a "contributed work" of the Goatse website.
+===2001===
+*During summer 2001, scareware programs such as [[Hikaru.exe]] and [[Madoka.exe]] were created and spread in Japan.
+*On July 26, 2001, the website [[YTMND]] was registered with its name derived from a line spoken by Sean Connery in the movie [[wikipedia:Finding Forrester|Finding Forrester]].
+*In 2001, internet troll Kevin Ealy launched [[Klerck.org]], which hosted famous shock content including [[Dance.swf]].
+*This year also saw the release of [[Rate My Poo]], which allowed users to view and rate pictures of feces on a scale of 1 to 10.
+*[[Liquid Generation]] also introduced their Sabotage screamers this year.
+===2002===
+*During the early 2002, An [[Blue.gif|animated image of a messy room]] became popular and circulated on various websites, including [[TeKZoned]]. [[Kikia]], a [[Flash]] animation, was also first posted on a Taiwanese service called Kimo by Netspooky in early 2002.
+*In February 2002, [[What's Wrong With This Picture?]] (often called What's Wrong?) was released, which is considered one of the most famous screamers of all time. This screamer was the first to use the famous image of a pale woman with black eyes and her hands on her face with her pinky fingers raised, which many other screamers in future years imitated.
+*On October 3, 2002, [[Lemon Party|Lemonparty.org]] was registered, inspired by the infamous Goatse.cx website.
+*[[wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]] created a Clickamajig game called "[[Black Licorice]]" on October 31st, 2002, but it was quickly removed from the website due to complaints from parents.
+*[[wikipedia:Gay Nigger Association of America|GNAA]], an internet trolling organization, was founded in 2002.
+*[[Say It]], created around 2002, was considered to be the first screamer to use the [[Regan MacNeil]] image.
+*[[Reaction videos]] using screamers were already being used in 2002.
+*[[Forest-wmv]] screamer circulated with its alternative names martian-wmv, jungle-wmv, and jungle.mp4. It was also claimed that it was hosted on Albino Blacksheep with the name forest.mp4.
+===2003===
+*The following year, the GNAA launched a series of malicious [[shock sites]] under the name "[[Last Measure]]" as part of their trolling campaign.
+*On October 1, 2003, [[4chan]] was launched by Christopher "moot" Poole as an English-based imageboard site.
+*Meanwhile, Liquid Generation continued making screamers on their sites, and Flash creator MJBDiver began creating and hosting several screamers for his site [[Cinema du Comical Cartoon Calamities]].
+*A controversial [[Courage the Cowardly Dog Commercial]] aired on Nickelodeon.
+*Weasel Circus released their own version of [[wikipedia:What's Wrong With This Picture? (Weasel Circus version)|What's Wrong With This Picture?]]
+*[[Thehomo.org]] was registered.
+*[[Garfield's Scary Scavenger Hunt 2]] was published on Garfield.com in November 2004.
+*In the winter 2004, the term "[[Harlequin Fetus]]" began circulating, with the Urban Dictionary entry of it being published more than a month later.
+===2004===
+*In 2005, several well-known screamers were released, causing a sensation among internet users. One of the most infamous screamers, [[K-fee commercials]], was aired in April 2005 as part of the Wide Awake campaign to advertise their caffeine drink.
+*[[Zoeken]], considered the first "[[Find the difference]]" screamer, was created on June 16, 2004.
+*[[The Maze]], another well-known screamer, was created in October 2004.
+*On October 30th, 2004, the original [[Zippocat]] video was filmed and released on the site [[Ogrish.com]].
+*Warner Bros. created [[The Exorcist: Beginning Movie Promotional Game|a "find-the-difference" screamer]] to promote their film [[wikipedia:Exorcist: The Beginning|''Exorcist: The Beginning'']].
+*[[Ghost in the London Dungeon]] was broadcast.
+*[[Encyclopedia Dramatica]] was launched.
+*[[Chris the Jack-o-Lantern]] was released as an animated Flash-based series by TastyBabySoup for Albino Blacksheep.
+*The [[Castle Cat]] series was published on mausland.de by Felix Wiesne.
+*[[Kkzkk.com]] was registered.
+*The ability to create screamers was opened to more people with the release of games such as Garry's Mod.
+*A [[Akai Heya Complete Version|complete version of Akai Heya]], also known as the urban legend "Red Room," was published.
+*Albino Blacksheep short video [[Good Intentions]] was released.
+===2005===
+*Similar to how 2004 was a huge year for screamers, 2005 was a huge year for shock sites.
+*During 2005, multiple new games were released, including [[The Never Ending Level Game]], and a large number of sequels to The Maze, alongside several shock sites such as [[Biglemonparty.com]], [[1 Ass 1 Baseball]], [[1 Man 1 Centipede]], [[Heyya.org]], [[Discharges.org]], and [[Merry Holidays]].
+*On March 8, 2005, ''Klerck.org'' creator Kevin Ealy committed suicide.
+*On July 2, 2005, a video of [[Mr. Hands]] was recorded.
+*On October 14, 2005, TheYNC website was founded.
+*The image for "[[Ahenobarbus Henocied]]" began circulating in Japan
+*[[Ghost Caught on Tape]] was originally filmed, with the video being officially published to [[YouTube]] a year later.
+*[[Jeremy Winterrowd]] created his second screamer [[Snowman Snowglobe]] for his site, which later evolved into a screamer collection site. The first part for "The House" series was also released.
+*[[Meatspin]] and [[Hai2u]] were registered in 2005.
+*[[Sad Jerry]] and [[Madium]] were published on [[Newgrounds]].
+===2006===
+*On August 09, 2006, [[Bubble Wrap Maniac]] was released.
+*On October 31, 2006, Ogrish.com underwent a significant transformation and rebranded itself as [[LiveLeak]].
+*During this year, there was a notable emergence of "hidden message" videos, including releases such as [[Britney Spears Hidden Message]], [[Jingle Bells Reversed]], and [[Silent Message]].
+*YouTube screamers and [[reaction videos]] began to rise in this year.
+*A [[Free Enterprise Fund Committee Commercial|parody of the K-fee commercials]] from the Free Enterprise Fund Committee was broadcast.
+*[[Hit the Dot]] was released.
+*The [[Chris the Jack-o-Lantern 3|final installment]] of the Chris the Jack-o-Lantern series was released.
+===2007===
+*On February 12, 2007, [[Lomando.com]] was launched.
+*On April 1, 2007, Jeremy Winterrowd launched the "[[Reaction videos#History|Winterrowd Prank Contest]]".
+*On May 15, 2007, the full version of Scratch was released.
+*On August 7, 2007, a YouTube version of the urban legend [[NNN Special Broadcast]] was uploaded.
+*On August 12, 2007, the original website for [[2 Girls 1 Cup]] was registered.
+*On August 15, 2007, [[Super Mario 64 Big Star Secret]] was uploaded before its manhunt from Lost Media Wiki.
+*On August 17, 2007, the "[[Offended]]" article was published on Encyclopedia Dramatica.
+*On September 16, 2007, an edited version of the [[Coyote Attack Video]] was uploaded to YouTube by [[Scary For Kids]].
+===2008===
+*Originally registered on March 4, 1997, [[K-k-k.com]] changed to a shock site.
+*On July 16, 2008, [[Bloodshows]] was launched.
+*[[Chomp.avi]] was uploaded, generating speculation from the aforementioned site.
+*On December 4, 2008, [[Jarsquatter]] was uploaded on [[eFukt]].
+*Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) created [[Shock.swf]] for their annual Mystery Hunt.
+*A first reaction video of "[[3 Orangutans 1 Blender]]" was uploaded.
+===2009===
+*On April 1st, 2009, Albino Blacksheep created [[Lidanude.jpg]] for April Fools Day.
+*In June 2009, a [[Man Has Terrible Jump Off Ledge|recorded video of a man with a split face]] after a failed stunt over a bridge was uploaded online.
+*In 2009, following the death of the renowned singer [[wikipedia:Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson]] on June 25 due to a lethal dose of Propofol administered by Conrad Murray, various screamer videos related to him emerged. Examples include [[1000 faces of Michael Jackson]], [[Micheal Jackson scary pop up]], and the well-known [[Proof of Michael Jackson's Ghost]].
+*On October 21, 2009, the Rick Latona "Daily Domains" newsletter advertised the ''goatse.cx'' domain for sale at $15,000, highlighting it as a "famous site" with numerous backlinks.
+*On October 28th, 2009, American YouTuber and mathematics professor Matthew Weathers pulled a Halloween prank on his students, using the sample of [[Zoeken]].
+*On November 7, 2009, an ARG creepypasta-based series called [[Poochee and Pansy]] was released.
+*First screamer app [[ILabyrinth]] was published on the [[wikipedia:iOS|iOS]] play store.
+*Alexey Tatarov, the man behind Jarsquatter, uploaded another video titled "[[1 Guy 1 Screwdriver]]" on eFukt.
+*The video "[[Real Demons Caught On Tape]]" was uploaded to YouTube, classified as one of those "psychological videos".
+==2010s==
+===2010===
+*During 2010, numerous "red dot" games and videos were made public, including titles like [[Find the Red Dot]], [[The Red Dot Game]], and [[Stare at the red dot]]. Additionally, various "pop-up" videos gained popularity, such as [[Scary pop up :L]], [[Scary pop up ever]], and more.
+*On October 11, 2010, the first [[wikipedia:Minecraft|Minecraft]]-related screamer "[[Him]]" was released, referencing the [[Herobrine]] [[creepypasta]].
+*Justin Bieber became the subject of many screamers during this year, including titles like [[Justin Bieber Scary Pop Up]], [[Find Justin Bieber]], and [[Save Justin Bieber]].
+*On December 4, 2010, [[SCP-450]] was uploaded.
+*On December 21, 2010, the Canadian pornstar [[Luka Magnotta]] anonymously published a YouTube video titled "[[1 Boy 2 Kittens]]."
+*[[G-Major videos]] gained popularity in this year, with releases like [[WGBH Boston Logo In G Major]].
+*[[Killerjo.net]] was registered.
+*The [[Loituma Reverse Playback]] [[animation]] was uploaded.
+===2011===
+*In late 2011, [[Akk.li]] was registered.
+*On January 25, 2011, [[Varietymodels.com]] was registered.
+*The [[Felix the Cat (Game Over)|bootleg NES port]] of the 1992 video game Felix the Cat was released.
+*Mortal Kombat 9 featured an Easter egg screamer.
+*[[Upgrade Complete II]] was released, featuring another screamer Easter egg.
+*Mojang Studios temporarily added [[Steve Co. Supply Crate]] as part of their April Fools' Day.
+*The "Screamer Prank" page on TV Tropes was created.
+*[[Fearnest]] was launched as a screamer collection site by Alexander Volnov.
+==2020s==