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{{quote|”I know what this is. It's supposed to lure me into a sense of calmness, then a ghoul pops up and scares me.|Dwight Schrute, [[Wikipedia:The Office (American TV series)|The Office (US)]]}} | |||
A '''screamer''', also known as a '''Jumpscare''' or '''scary pop-up''', is a type of [[Screamer#In_video_games|game]], [[videos|video]], [[website]], or [[Application|program]] that aims to scare and startle viewers by tricking them into focusing on the screen before revealing a sudden and often frightening change. Most screamers use a combination of creepy or unsettling images and loud, sudden noises to create a sense of shock and fear in the viewer. For example, a screamer might appear to be a harmless video or game, but then suddenly flash a disturbing image of a face or creature accompanied by a loud scream to achieve their intended effect.<ref><nowiki>web.archive.org/web/20150924041030/http://www.geek.com/geek-cetera/what-you-dont-want-to-happen-when-you-computer-prank-someone-1295100/</nowiki></ref> Unlike horror films and professional horror games, screamers are designed to surprise the viewer, and may even include graphic and disturbing images that shock and traumatize the viewer, making them a type of [[shock site]]. | A '''screamer''', also known as a '''Jumpscare''' or '''scary pop-up''', is a type of [[Screamer#In_video_games|game]], [[videos|video]], [[website]], or [[Application|program]] that aims to scare and startle viewers by tricking them into focusing on the screen before revealing a sudden and often frightening change. Most screamers use a combination of creepy or unsettling images and loud, sudden noises to create a sense of shock and fear in the viewer. For example, a screamer might appear to be a harmless video or game, but then suddenly flash a disturbing image of a face or creature accompanied by a loud scream to achieve their intended effect.<ref><nowiki>web.archive.org/web/20150924041030/http://www.geek.com/geek-cetera/what-you-dont-want-to-happen-when-you-computer-prank-someone-1295100/</nowiki></ref> Unlike horror films and professional horror games, screamers are designed to surprise the viewer, and may even include graphic and disturbing images that shock and traumatize the viewer, making them a type of [[shock site]]. | ||
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*In the Disney<span> animated series </span>''[[wikipedia:Gravity Falls|Gravity Falls]]'', the episode "<span>Summerween"</span> also refers to screamers. After many failed attempts at scaring two kids who have been coming to the Mystery Shack for trick 'n' treat, Grunkle Stan asks them what they find scary. One of the children shows him a video on his smartphone which says "Watch closely". It then shows a cute kitten, which is abruptly cut by a screaming demonic face, scaring Stan and causing him to have a nervous fit. | *In the Disney<span> animated series </span>''[[wikipedia:Gravity Falls|Gravity Falls]]'', the episode "<span>Summerween"</span> also refers to screamers. After many failed attempts at scaring two kids who have been coming to the Mystery Shack for trick 'n' treat, Grunkle Stan asks them what they find scary. One of the children shows him a video on his smartphone which says "Watch closely". It then shows a cute kitten, which is abruptly cut by a screaming demonic face, scaring Stan and causing him to have a nervous fit. | ||
*In the Comedy Central <span>animated series </span>''[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]],'' the episode <nowiki>''Spelling Applebee''</nowiki> parodies the flash screamer [[Where's Waldo?]]. In one scene, Princess Clara disguises herself as Waldo and tells Captain Hero before she disappears into the crowd: "''You know where to find me". ''After a while, the screen cuts to a close-up picture of three monstrous-looking aliens, accompanied by a piercing screech. Earlier, The image with the screaming aliens appeared during the Foxxy Love montage in the same episode. | *In the Comedy Central <span>animated series </span>''[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]],'' the episode <nowiki>''Spelling Applebee''</nowiki> parodies the flash screamer [[Where's Waldo?]]. In one scene, Princess Clara disguises herself as Waldo and tells Captain Hero before she disappears into the crowd: "''You know where to find me". ''After a while, the screen cuts to a close-up picture of three monstrous-looking aliens, accompanied by a piercing screech. Earlier, The image with the screaming aliens appeared during the Foxxy Love montage in the same episode. | ||
*In Adult Swim's stop-motion animated sketch comedy series ''[[wikipedia:The Shivering Truth|The Shivering Truth]]'', the episode <nowiki>''The Burn Earner Spits''</nowiki>' cuts to a woman walking with an Umbrella until she stops; which abruptly transforms into a | *In Adult Swim's stop-motion animated sketch comedy series ''[[wikipedia:The Shivering Truth|The Shivering Truth]]'', the episode <nowiki>''The Burn Earner Spits''</nowiki>' cuts to a woman walking with an Umbrella until she stops; which abruptly transforms into a deformed human face, zooming in, accompanied by a piercing scream. | ||
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