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'''Saddam Hussein Execution''' was a 16-second long [[screamer]] video uploaded to [[YouTube]] by the now-deleted channel VenerableDread on December 30, 2006. The video was meant to trick people into thinking it contained the execution footage of former Iraqi leader [[wikipedia:Saddam Hussein|Saddam Hussein]], who was executed by hanging on the same day this screamer was uploaded.

The video begins with red text on a black background that reads "Saddam Hussein Execution Video! Actual Footage Of The Bastard Getting Hung! Watch It! By VenerableDread" in all caps. The text is displayed for nine seconds and then fades away. Immediately after the text vanishes, a loud high pitched shriek starts playing while a large number of screamer images quickly flash on the screen, ~~in order~~:

The video begins with red text on a black background that reads "Saddam Hussein Execution Video! Actual Footage Of The Bastard Getting Hung! Watch It! By VenerableDread" in all caps. The text is displayed for nine seconds and then fades away. Immediately after the text vanishes, a loud high-pitched shriek starts playing while a large number of screamer images quickly flash on the screen, including:

*A red-tinted ~~image of~~ [[Pennywise the Dancing Clown|Pennywise]] ~~from the ''IT''~~

*A red-tinted [[Pennywise the Dancing Clown|Pennywise]] image.

*A ~~human~~ skull ~~movie prop~~

*A skull with a mummy's body and dirty teeth.

*The ~~face from~~ [[What's Wrong?]]

*The [[What's Wrong?|What's Wrong]] face.

*[[Regan MacNeil]]

*A close-up image of [[Regan MacNeil]] from ''The Exorcist''.

*A dark hooded figure

*Normal and inverted versions of a dark hooded figure.

*~~Same~~ image ~~but high contrast~~

*A black-and-white image of [https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Scabeiathrax Scabeiathrax the Bloated] from ''[[wikipedia:Warhammer_40,000|Warhammer 40,000]]''.

*Scabeiathrax the Bloated from ''Warhammer 40,000''

*An inverted image of a skull with piercing eyes and sharp teeth.

*~~A high-contrast~~ image of a skull with sharp~~, spiky~~ teeth

*A medical photograph of a severely injured face.

*A medical photograph of a severely injured face

*A screencap of Johnny getting injured from the 2005 short film ''[[wikipedia:Rubber Johnny|Rubber Johnny]].''

*Johnny from the short film ''[[wikipedia:Rubber Johnny|Rubber Johnny]]''

*[[wikipedia:Billy_the_Puppet|Billy the Puppet]].

*~~Jigsaw from ''~~[[wikipedia:~~Saw (franchise)~~|~~SAW~~]]''

*A photoshopped image of a bald man screaming with his eyes replaced with mouths.

*A photoshopped image of a man screaming, with his eyes replaced with mouths

*An inverted image of a man with his mouth wide open.

*~~A high-contrast~~ image of a man with his mouth wide open

*A skull.

*~~Yet another human~~ skull

*Another inverted image of a man with his mouth wide open.

*Another ~~high-contrast~~ image of a man with his mouth wide open

*A green-tinted distorted image of a person with their mouth open.

*A green-tinted distorted image of a person with their mouth open

*A hand holding a pair of eyeballs.

*A hand holding a pair of eyeballs

After the montage, a rapidly flashing image of a giant spider in a room tilts to the left while zooming in, followed by a [[GIF]] of a ConSec scanner's head exploding into bits and pieces, taken from the 1981 horror film ''[[wikipedia:Scanners|Scanners]]''.

After the montage, a rapidly flashing image of a spider tilts to the left while zooming in, ~~as well as~~ a ~~gif~~ of a ConSec scanner's head exploding into bits and pieces, taken from the 1981 horror film ''[[wikipedia:Scanners|Scanners]]''.

=== Showcase video ===

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 '''Saddam Hussein Execution''' was a 16-second long [[screamer]] video uploaded to [[YouTube]] by the now-deleted channel VenerableDread on December 30, 2006. The video was meant to trick people into thinking it contained the execution footage of former Iraqi leader [[wikipedia:Saddam Hussein|Saddam Hussein]], who was executed by hanging on the same day this screamer was uploaded.
-The video begins with red text on a black background that reads "Saddam Hussein Execution Video! Actual Footage Of The Bastard Getting Hung! Watch It! By VenerableDread" in all caps. The text is displayed for nine seconds and then fades away. Immediately after the text vanishes, a loud high pitched shriek starts playing while a large number of screamer images quickly flash on the screen, in order:
+The video begins with red text on a black background that reads "Saddam Hussein Execution Video! Actual Footage Of The Bastard Getting Hung! Watch It! By VenerableDread" in all caps. The text is displayed for nine seconds and then fades away. Immediately after the text vanishes, a loud high-pitched shriek starts playing while a large number of screamer images quickly flash on the screen, including:
-*A red-tinted image of [[Pennywise the Dancing Clown|Pennywise]] from the ''IT''
+*A red-tinted [[Pennywise the Dancing Clown|Pennywise]] image.
-*A human skull movie prop
+*A skull with a mummy's body and dirty teeth.
-*The face from [[What's Wrong?]]
+*The [[What's Wrong?|What's Wrong]] face.
-*[[Regan MacNeil]]
+*A close-up image of [[Regan MacNeil]] from ''The Exorcist''.
-*A dark hooded figure
+*Normal and inverted versions of a dark hooded figure.
-*Same image but high contrast
+*A black-and-white image of [https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Scabeiathrax Scabeiathrax the Bloated] from ''[[wikipedia:Warhammer_40,000|Warhammer 40,000]]''.
-*Scabeiathrax the Bloated from ''Warhammer 40,000''
+*An inverted image of a skull with piercing eyes and sharp teeth.
-*A high-contrast image of a skull with sharp, spiky teeth
+*A medical photograph of a severely injured face.
-*A medical photograph of a severely injured face
+*A screencap of Johnny getting injured from the 2005 short film ''[[wikipedia:Rubber Johnny|Rubber Johnny]].''
-*Johnny from the short film ''[[wikipedia:Rubber Johnny|Rubber Johnny]]''
+*[[wikipedia:Billy_the_Puppet|Billy the Puppet]].
-*Jigsaw from ''[[wikipedia:Saw (franchise)|SAW]]''
+*A photoshopped image of a bald man screaming with his eyes replaced with mouths.
-*A photoshopped image of a man screaming, with his eyes replaced with mouths
+*An inverted image of a man with his mouth wide open.
-*A high-contrast image of a man with his mouth wide open
+*A skull.
-*Yet another human skull
+*Another inverted image of a man with his mouth wide open.
-*Another high-contrast image of a man with his mouth wide open
+*A green-tinted distorted image of a person with their mouth open.
-*A green-tinted distorted image of a person with their mouth open
+*A hand holding a pair of eyeballs.
-*A hand holding a pair of eyeballs
+After the montage, a rapidly flashing image of a giant spider in a room tilts to the left while zooming in, followed by a [[GIF]] of a ConSec scanner's head exploding into bits and pieces, taken from the 1981 horror film ''[[wikipedia:Scanners|Scanners]]''.
-After the montage, a rapidly flashing image of a spider tilts to the left while zooming in, as well as a gif of a ConSec scanner's head exploding into bits and pieces, taken from the 1981 horror film ''[[wikipedia:Scanners|Scanners]]''.
 === Showcase video ===
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 [[Category:Pennywise]]
 [[Category:VenerableDread]]
+[[Category:Skeletons]]
+[[Category:Billy the Puppet]]
 [[Category:Movie Maker]]
 [[Category:What's Wrong face]]
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 [[Category:Clickbait screamers]]
 [[Category:Edits]]
+[[Category:Lots of screamer images]]