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After the end of 2005, [[screamers]] and [[shock sites]] gradually transitioned from sending chain mails to reaction videos where people recorded themselves reacting to videos, animations, and more. This idea was intentionally made for people to record themselves getting scared or horrified by screamers and shock sites. These are very popular on many video-sharing sites, such as [[YouTube]]. In other words, screamers and shock sites are the first kick-starters to ever take off the trend. This article is about the history of how it happened. | After the end of 2005, [[screamers]] and [[shock sites]] gradually transitioned from sending chain mails to '''reaction videos''' where people recorded themselves reacting to videos, animations, and more. This idea was intentionally made for people to record themselves getting scared or horrified by screamers and shock sites. These are very popular on many video-sharing sites, such as [[YouTube]]. In other words, screamers and shock sites are the first kick-starters to ever take off the trend. This article is about the history of how it happened. | ||
==In [[screamers]]== | ==In [[screamers]]== | ||
The first screamer topic of this trend was [[What's Wrong With This Picture?]], which dated back to 2002. The earliest one was recorded on December 28, 2002, featuring a blonde woman reacting to the screamer, trying to find out what was wrong with it. Shortly after, the image of an eyeless woman appears with a loud scream, scaring the girl away. This video was featured in one of the episodes of ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]''. The former host of AFV, Tom Bergeron, also reacted to the screamer from one of the episodes as well.<ref>youtube.com/watch?v=A1YlEjxm8iQ</ref> Besides this, tons of screamers appeared on America's Funniest Home Videos when Bergeron hosted the show in 2005 and they would eventually fizzle out once Bergeron retired as host in 2015. | The first screamer topic of this trend was [[What's Wrong With This Picture?]], which dated back to 2002. The earliest one was recorded on December 28, 2002, featuring a blonde woman reacting to the screamer, trying to find out what was wrong with it. Shortly after, the image of an eyeless woman appears with a loud scream, scaring the girl away. This video was featured in one of the episodes of ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]''. The former host of AFV, Tom Bergeron, also reacted to the screamer from one of the episodes as well.<ref>youtube.com/watch?v=A1YlEjxm8iQ</ref> Besides this, tons of screamers appeared on America's Funniest Home Videos when Bergeron hosted the show in 2005 and they would eventually fizzle out once Bergeron retired as host in 2015. | ||
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The first [[screamer]] reaction to ever become popular was that of a boy named Justice playing [[The Maze]] at a desk on February 8, 2007.<ref name="macra">NACIÓN GAMER. (2021, October 9). [https://web.archive.org/web/20211106082259/https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/esports/opinion/2021/10/09/61621054ca4741e4078b45ac.html "Leyendas del Gaming: Scary Maze, la broma más cruel del viejo Internet"]. MARCA. Archived from [https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/esports/opinion/2021/10/09/61621054ca4741e4078b45ac.html the original].</ref><ref>Witney S. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150927232805/http://www.craveonline.com/culture/879173-editorial-trailer-reaction-videos-stupid "Editorial: Why Your Trailer Reaction Videos Are Stupid"]. Crave. Archived from [https://www.craveonline.com/culture/879173-editorial-trailer-reaction-videos-stupid the original].</ref> Shortly after, [[Regan MacNeil]] appears on the screen. The boy screams, repeatedly hit the screen, and runs up and cry to his step-dad, Chad, who was recording him.<ref name="macra" /> The video was first uploaded to [[YouTube]] by OUTLAW713 on February 21, 2006,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070306004420/https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bvv7MBZk_f4 "Maze"]. February 21, 2006 – via [[YouTube]]. Archived from [https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bvv7MBZk_f4 the original]</ref> but most people have mistaken it for having been first uploaded by the user CantWeAllJusGetAlong in May 2006, which had around 32,000,000 views at its peak.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141115122718/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh87njiWTmw "Scary Maze prank - The Original"]. May 20, 2006 – via [[YouTube]]. Archived from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh87njiWTmw the original]</ref> Either way, both videos were later removed by [[YouTube]]. Despite it being the first famous screamer reaction, the most ever viewed reaction was uploaded by nalts on June 28, 2008, which had 43,000,000 million views to date. then-Disney stars Miley Cyrus and Mandy Jiroux also recorded their reactions to the screamer,<ref>C, J. (2008, August 3). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080921080838/http://popdirt.com/miley-cyrus-coaches-mandy-jiroux-in-scary-maze-game/68268/ "Miley Cyrus Coaches Mandy Jiroux In Scary Maze Game"]. popdirt.com. Archived from [http://popdirt.com/miley-cyrus-coaches-mandy-jiroux-in-scary-maze-game/68268/ the original].</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211106060029/https://www.elhorizonte.mx/escena/scary-maze-game/2678543 "‘El Laberinto’; juego que aterrorizó a toda una generación en internet"]. (2019, October 26) Elhorizonte. Archived from [https://www.elhorizonte.mx/escena/scary-maze-game/2678543 the original].</ref> uploaded to their channel "mileymandy" and had received 7,777,000 views as of November 2021. | The first [[screamer]] reaction to ever become popular was that of a boy named Justice playing [[The Maze]] at a desk on February 8, 2007.<ref name="macra">NACIÓN GAMER. (2021, October 9). [https://web.archive.org/web/20211106082259/https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/esports/opinion/2021/10/09/61621054ca4741e4078b45ac.html "Leyendas del Gaming: Scary Maze, la broma más cruel del viejo Internet"]. MARCA. Archived from [https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/esports/opinion/2021/10/09/61621054ca4741e4078b45ac.html the original].</ref><ref>Witney S. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150927232805/http://www.craveonline.com/culture/879173-editorial-trailer-reaction-videos-stupid "Editorial: Why Your Trailer Reaction Videos Are Stupid"]. Crave. Archived from [https://www.craveonline.com/culture/879173-editorial-trailer-reaction-videos-stupid the original].</ref> Shortly after, [[Regan MacNeil]] appears on the screen. The boy screams, repeatedly hit the screen, and runs up and cry to his step-dad, Chad, who was recording him.<ref name="macra" /> The video was first uploaded to [[YouTube]] by OUTLAW713 on February 21, 2006,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070306004420/https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bvv7MBZk_f4 "Maze"]. February 21, 2006 – via [[YouTube]]. Archived from [https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bvv7MBZk_f4 the original]</ref> but most people have mistaken it for having been first uploaded by the user CantWeAllJusGetAlong in May 2006, which had around 32,000,000 views at its peak.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141115122718/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh87njiWTmw "Scary Maze prank - The Original"]. May 20, 2006 – via [[YouTube]]. Archived from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh87njiWTmw the original]</ref> Either way, both videos were later removed by [[YouTube]]. Despite it being the first famous screamer reaction, the most ever viewed reaction was uploaded by nalts on June 28, 2008, which had 43,000,000 million views to date. then-Disney stars Miley Cyrus and Mandy Jiroux also recorded their reactions to the screamer,<ref>C, J. (2008, August 3). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080921080838/http://popdirt.com/miley-cyrus-coaches-mandy-jiroux-in-scary-maze-game/68268/ "Miley Cyrus Coaches Mandy Jiroux In Scary Maze Game"]. popdirt.com. Archived from [http://popdirt.com/miley-cyrus-coaches-mandy-jiroux-in-scary-maze-game/68268/ the original].</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211106060029/https://www.elhorizonte.mx/escena/scary-maze-game/2678543 "‘El Laberinto’; juego que aterrorizó a toda una generación en internet"]. (2019, October 26) Elhorizonte. Archived from [https://www.elhorizonte.mx/escena/scary-maze-game/2678543 the original].</ref> uploaded to their channel "mileymandy" and had received 7,777,000 views as of November 2021. | ||
On television, The Maze was also too popular enough to be featured twice in ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]'', when it was hosted by Tom Bergeron. Saturday Night Live parodied<ref>Rubino, J. (2019, November 1). [https://spartanink.org/6772/showcase/the-origins-of-the-scary-maze-game/ "The Origins Of the Scary Maze Game"]. Spartan Ink.</ref | On television, The Maze was also too popular enough to be featured twice in ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]'', when it was hosted by Tom Bergeron. Saturday Night Live parodied<ref name="macra" /><ref>Rubino, J. (2019, November 1). [https://spartanink.org/6772/showcase/the-origins-of-the-scary-maze-game/ "The Origins Of the Scary Maze Game"]. Spartan Ink.</ref> the Scary Maze Game reactions in one of the episodes, "I Didn't Ask For This".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CD0ZbvIyQE "I Didn't Ask for This - Saturday Night Live"]. [[YouTube]] (August 16, 2013)</ref> The episode first depicts a man (played by ''[[wikipedia:Bobby Moynihan|Bobby Moynihan]]'') playing The Maze, with little differences on the walls at the end. Shortly after, an inverted picture of a vampire woman appears with a loud scream. The man screams, punches the monitor once, stands up next to the wall, and says in front of the camera: "''[crying] Why, why did you do that? That's not funny at all!''". The man is then shown urinating his pants at the end of the video. | ||
==In [[shock sites]]== | ==In [[shock sites]]== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==See | ==See also== | ||
*[[Screamer Video Montage]] | *[[Screamer Video Montage]] | ||
==External | ==External links== | ||
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaction_video | *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaction_video | ||
[[Category:Videos]] | [[Category:Videos]] | ||
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