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==Screamer== | ==Screamer== | ||
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]], [[Anne.jpg]], [[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 [[ | 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]], [[Anne.jpg]], [[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 [[shock site|shock sites]]. They can also be considered screamers since they do surprise the user.[[File:K-fee_auto.jpg|thumb|A screenshot from the K-fee auto commercial.|233x233px]] | ||
==The beginnings== | ==The beginnings== | ||
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Eight other ads like this were aired on television before being banned because the company was getting complaints by people having heart diseases. After that, the company made new ads for the ''Lite'' version of their product, where the screamer was replaced with either a teddy bear, a man saying ''boo'' softly or a guy with a monster mask laughing. | Eight other ads like this were aired on television before being banned because the company was getting complaints by people having heart diseases. After that, the company made new ads for the ''Lite'' version of their product, where the screamer was replaced with either a teddy bear, a man saying ''boo'' softly or a guy with a monster mask laughing. | ||
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== Reactions == | |||
Screamers have caused a new ''trend'' to make surface. People have started to record themselves or someone else's reactions to these websites, and post them on social media and video sharing websites like YouTube. Reaction videos are widely known across the Internet.[[Category:Animations]] | |||
[[Category:Applications]] | [[Category:Applications]] | ||
[[Category:Comics]] | [[Category:Comics]] | ||