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|keywords=Screamer, internet screamer, Scary Videos, Jump Scares, Scream Pranks, Horror Games, Internet pranks, Pop-Up videos, Screamer Website, Screamer commercial, Screamer Application, Screamer Websites | |keywords=Screamer, internet screamer, Scary Videos, Jump Scares, Scream Pranks, Horror Games, Internet pranks, Pop-Up videos, Screamer Website, Screamer commercial, Screamer Application, Screamer Websites | ||
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{{SimilarName|the term|the [[Screamer (video game)|game]] with the same name}} | |||
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]]. | 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]]. | ||
