Screamer: Difference between revisions

|Picture = The_Maze.jpg

|Quote = [[The Maze]], one of the examples on this list.

|Type = Internet Screamers

Malicious scripts are sometimes basically used on [[screamers]] to frighten the viewer from closing the application immediately, they mostly fullscreen your device right after the page is loaded, other types of them, are locking volume adjust, infinite tabs, as well as extremely loud distortions. and flashing lights, they could potentially harm your computer, or annoy you.

In the Cartoon Network animated series ''The Amazing World of Gumball'', the episode named “The Internet“, parodies the [[K-fee advertisements]]. In one scene, Gumball and Darwin appear randomly browsing the web while watching videos. Among these videos, they come across what is implied to be the K-fee ''Car'' ad. Gumball watches the video, commenting on the white car driving through the hills and staring closely at the screen, when suddenly the loud scream is heard, causing him to have an intense reaction which gets recorded and posted to the web. The rest of the episode involves Gumball trying to get rid of the video about his reaction, which has given him unwanted fame.

In the Disney<span> animated series </span>''Gravity Falls'', the episode "<span>Summerween"</span> also refers to screamers. After many failed attempts at scaring two kids who have been coming to the Mystery Shack for trick 'n' treat, Grunkle Stan asks them what they find scary. One of the children shows him a video on his smartphone which says "Watch closely". It then shows a cute kitten, which is abruptly cut by a screaming demonic face, scaring Stan and causing him to have a nervous fit.

In the Comedy Central <span>animated series </span>''Drawn Together,'' the episode <nowiki>''Spelling Applebee''</nowiki> parodies the flash screamer [[Where's Waldo?]]. In one scene, Princess Clara disguises herself as Waldo and tells Captain Hero before she disappears into the crowd: "''You know where to find me". ''After a while, the screen cuts to a close-up picture of three monstrous-looking aliens, accompanied by a piercing screech. Earlier, The image with the screaming aliens appeared during the Foxxy Love montage in the same episode.

In Adult Swim's </span>stop-motion animated series </span>''The Shivering Truth'', the episode <nowiki>''The Burn Earner Spits''</nowiki>'. The scene cuts to a woman walking with an Umbrella until she stops. She will trick the viewer into getting ready to count; then a Deformed-human face zooms in, accompanied by a piercing scream.

As screamers made surface on the web, more reaction videos were being posted <span>and eventually became a trend on the Internet</span>. The concept of a reaction video is to get someone to play or watch a screamer while recording their reaction.

The first reaction video to [[The Maze]] was uploaded to YouTube by the user ''CantWeAllJusGetAlong'', on May 20th, 2006. In the video, a young kid, ''Justice'', is playing The Maze. Then, he gets surprised by the screamer. Shocked, he starts screaming and repeatedly hitting the computer screen. He then runs to his stepdad, ''Chad'', and starts crying. As of 2018, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh87njiWTmw the video] has over 27 million views.