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==Screamer== | ==Screamer== | ||
The term ''screamer'' is used to describe a game, video, website or program that makes the user concentrate on the screen, and then has an unexpected change | The term ''screamer'', also referred to as a ''jumpscare'', is used to describe a game, video, website, or program, that makes the user concentrate on the screen, and then has an unexpected change to scare the viewer(s). Some examples of screamers are [[The Maze]] by [[Jeremy Winterrowd]], [[Shafou.com]], [[Ghost caught on tape]] and the series of [[K-fee]] advertisements. Screamers often have a scary image and a loud scream, per example, [[Regan MacNeil]] from The Exorcist movie. In some cases they have startling or disgusting images, and these are called [[:Category:Shock sites|shock sites]]. They can also be considered screamers since they do surprise the user. | ||
==The beginnings== | ==The beginnings== | ||
