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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, [[Wikipedia:The Office (American TV series)|The Office (US)]]}}

{{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]].

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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, [[Wikipedia:The Office (American TV series)|The Office (US)]]}}
+{{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]].