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Some better known examples of screamers with malicious scripts are [[000.exe]], [[Abantes]], [[McDonalds.exe]], [[Kkzkk.com]], [[Last Measure]], and [[Hikaru.exe]]. | Some better known examples of screamers with malicious scripts are [[000.exe]], [[Abantes]], [[McDonalds.exe]], [[Kkzkk.com]], [[Last Measure]], and [[Hikaru.exe]]. | ||
==Origins == | ==Origins== | ||
[[File:K-fee Car.png|thumb|The '''[[K-fee Car]]''' commercial.|233x233px]]Even though the use of jumpscares in media can be traced back to the early 20th century,<ref>https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Jump_scare</ref> screamers have been around since as far as the early [[:Category:1970s|1970s]] and slowly started to make surface on the web in the early [[:Category:2000|2000s]]. The first screamers to be aired on television in the 2000's were part of an advertising campaign named ''Wide Awake'' from [[K-fee]], for their new coffee drink called ''Turbodrink''. The nine ads consist of a peaceful scene with soothing music, but at some point in the ad, the scene gets briefly interrupted by either a zombie or a gargoyle jumping up and screaming at the camera, followed by the company's slogan and a picture of the product. | [[File:K-fee Car.png|thumb|The '''[[K-fee Car]]''' commercial.|233x233px]]Even though the use of jumpscares in media can be traced back to the early 20th century,<ref>https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Jump_scare</ref> screamers have been around since as far as the early [[:Category:1970s|1970s]] and slowly started to make surface on the web in the early [[:Category:2000|2000s]]. The first screamers to be aired on television in the 2000's were part of an advertising campaign named ''Wide Awake'' from [[K-fee]], for their new coffee drink called ''Turbodrink''. The nine ads consist of a peaceful scene with soothing music, but at some point in the ad, the scene gets briefly interrupted by either a zombie or a gargoyle jumping up and screaming at the camera, followed by the company's slogan and a picture of the product. | ||
==Popular Culture== | ==Popular Culture== | ||
Because of their reputation as clever trolling tools and pranks, screamers have been featured | Because of their reputation as clever trolling tools and pranks, screamers have sometimes been featured in works of fiction, including some well-known cartoons. | ||
===The Amazing World of Gumball=== | ===The Amazing World of Gumball=== | ||
