History Main / ScreamerPrank

* In UsefulNotes/TheNewRussia, during the nineties, many TV programs were preceded by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT22uXUI-vg&feature=youtu.be the vanity plate]] of the TV company ВИД (VID, pronounced "veed"). It is a strange image of moving lines and circles with jackhammer or film projector noise in the background, and then, after a few sparks and loud ScareChord, a mean-looking scary mask appears. Many thought it was Yeltsin's, but in fact, it was a computer-generated image of a statue of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guo_Xiang Guo Xiang]], edited to look mean. WordOfGod is that they picked this because it appeases their sentiment of uncertainty and fear among Russians due to the collapse of the USSR. Nowadays, this video is a hugely popular meme on the Russian segment of internet, because many of the modern Russian Internet users were kids during TheNineties, and they were shit-scared by this video.

* This was done for one particularly infamous ad for the short-lived Creator/AdultSwim series ''Saul Of The Mole Men'' which, itself, was known for mood-whiplashing gore in an otherwise Sid & Marty Kroft-style show.

* The UsefulNotes/PlayStation licensed game based on ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIReturnToTheSea'' has Ursula popping up on the screen with a somewhat loud, evil laugh the very moment Ariel's health reaches zero.

* In ''VideoGame/{{INFRA}}'', which is not ostensibly a horror game, unlocking door B2 in the Bergmann Tunnels chapter leads to a dead end corridor and an ambush by a [[WhiteMaskOfDoom white-masked]] [[ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight bogeyman]], which fortunately is not fatal and allows you to skip a chapter.

* "Advertising/KFee" is a coffee beverage sold by a German company with a similar name. They have made nine different television commercials that imitate the screamers found online (they were actually shown on TV in Germany). The most popular one is the one featuring a car driving through a scenic country road, but after the car disappeared, a green zombie jumps up with a loud monstrous scream, following with their slogan; [[FridgeBrilliance You'll never feel more awake.]] The reason why it is more popular than the other commercials is because it was passed around the internet and was said to be a commercial that was never aired on TV because a ghostly mist would appear next to the car about halfway through the commercial. In all, there wound up being nine K-Fee screamer commercials:
*** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7fTeT3g1AA K-Fee Car]]" - the first, infamous car commercial that started it all.

*** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijtMIXQXD0E K-Fee Yoga]]" - Shows a person doing Yoga on top of a cliff from a far view during a sunset, then the zombie pops up with the scream, this time shaded from the dark. This is widely considered to be the scariest of all of the adverts.

A Screamer Prank (usually referred to as a "Screamer") is a type of JumpScare that's combined with a SurprisinglyCreepyMoment or the DisguisedHorrorStory. Originating on the [[WebOriginal Internet]], it pretends at first to be a game, a test, a still image, a video that is not meant to be scary, etc. (more often than not, [[SchmuckBait you will be instructed to look very closely at the image or turn your volume up]]). Then a scary image (usually a NightmareFace) pops up with either a scream or a ScareChord, which is when you realize -- after you've pried yourself off the ceiling, of course -- that you've been pranked.

* {{LetsPlay/Chuggaaconroy}}'s LetsPlay of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'' has one with a picture of a [[OverlyLongGag RED RUPEE]] of all things after explaining that you only get the Giant's Wallet after completing the Oceanside Spider House on the 1st day.

*** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI-vH5RVg5M K-Fee Car Lite Parody]]" - Shows a car driving by and a girly man pops up where the zombie would pop up in the normal version. The music is also higher pitched in this parody.
*** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLcr57NLmDw K-Fee Beach Lite Parody]]" - Shows a couple on the beach looking at each other, then when they are about to kiss, a man in a bear costume pops up and makes a funny noise. The music is also higher pitched in this parody.
*** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QSXy4CRjUs K-Fee Golf Lite Parody]]" - Shows a golfer man preparing his golf shot, then a right-side up man wearing a gorilla costume with antennas pops up and says "Ooga Booga" (you can actually see the antennas before he jumps up) when the golfer hits the ball. There are also many more birds chirping in this parody than in the original.

** [[VideoGame/EarthBound Giygas]], a boss character, randomly after being either defeated or winning a round, will randomly show a video clip in which, for example, the creator of this character (The_None), appears wearing a Jeff the Killer mask, admitting that the character is not scary, before a disfigured woman pops out of a book he opens with a loud scream.

* PlayedForLaughs in WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd's review of ''Nintendo Power''. We first see a long, quiet shot of the Nerd's room with a few magazines piled up on the floor before the Nerd suddenly jumps into the screen and yells "[[CatchPhrase ASS!]]"

* A PSA from the '70s showed a wind-up toy monkey while a childlike voice said, "They say that people on heroin have a monkey on their back. Isn't that cute?" Then the camera zooms in on the monkey's face while a loud primate scream plays. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AegsJYtwccw Here's a link to the PSA in question.]][[note]]The hands are claws, the eyes are pure black, the teeth are curled fangs.[[/note]]

[[quoteright:300:[[Website/YouTube https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screamerprank.png]]]]

** Another one happens near the end of the game if the game detects you’re recording/streaming, with [[spoiler:Monika taking notice and greeting the viewers, before she offers to show them a trick. The camera then slowly zooms into her face, before she says she’s just messing with the player. Seconds later, in the middle of talking, the camera rapidly zooms into her face, which becomes [[NightmareFace distorted]] and now sports a SlasherSmile, with a loud static noise. Monika then quickly [[LampShadeHanging lampshades]] this, asking the audience “Did I scare you?”]]

* On June 2nd, 2022 (though most noticed it on June 3rd), the creator of various ''VideoGame/GarrysMod'' [[GameMod addons]] such as Glue Library updated the addons to include NSFW [[ScreamerPrank Screamer Pranks]] with [[ShockSite shock images including]] [[SarcasmMode the legendary]] [[BodyHorror Goatse]] when the player first pressed the W key.

*** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X14zAgM5HrA K-Fee Buddah]]" - Shows a young girl meditating, then then white demon pops up with the scream.

-->'''Chuggaaconroy:''' Just ask some of the other [=LPers=] what they think of that! '''''[[HellIsThatNoise AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!]]'''''

'''Ian:''' '''''[[SensoryAbuse AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!]]'''''

A Screamer Prank (usually referred to as a "Screamer") is a type of JumpScare that's combined with SurpriseCreepy. Originating on the [[WebOriginal Internet]], it pretends at first to be a game, a test, a still image, a video that is not meant to be scary, etc. (more often than not, [[SchmuckBait you will be instructed to look very closely at the image or turn your volume up]]). Then a scary image (usually a NightmareFace) pops up with either a scream or a ScareChord, which is when you realize -- after you've pried yourself off the ceiling, of course -- that you've been pranked.

* One ''WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror'' segment of the episode "Tree House of Horror II" has it where the heart warming moment contains a ScreamerPrank at the end which overlaps with a JumpScare and SurpriseCreepy. [[note]] And not just any ScreamerPrank, it was obviously Bart [[CatapultNightmare waking up]] [[JumpScare screaming]] [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou at the camera]] and the [[EatTheCamera zoom in]]. Well, have fun having nightmares about Bart screaming in your face after watching the episode with a ScreamerPrank in it...[[/note]]

-->'''Chuggaaconroy:''' Just ask some of the other [=LPers=] what they think of that! [[HellIsThatNoise
'''''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!''''']]

** Another one happens near the end of the game if the game detects you’re recording/streaming, with [[spoiler:Monika taking notice and greeting the viewers, before she offers to show them a trick. The camera then slowly zooms into her face, before she says she’s just messing with the player. Seconds later, in the middle of talking, the camera rapidly zooms into her face, which becomes distorted and now sports a SlasherSmile, with a loud static noise. Monika then quickly lampshades this, asking the audience “Did I scare you?”]]

'''''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!''''']]]

* One ''WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror'' segment of the episode "Tree House of Horror II" has it where the heart warming moment contains a ScreamerPrank at the end which overlaps with a JumpScare and SurpriseCreepy. [[note]] And not just any ScreamerPrank, it was obviously Bart [[CatapultNightmare waking up]] [[JumpScare screaming]] [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou at the camera and the [[[EatTheCamera zoom in]]. Well, have fun having nightmares about Bart screaming in your face after watching the episode with a ScreamerPrank in it...[[/note]]

-->'''Chuggaaconroy:''' Just ask some of the other [=LPers=] what they think of that! [[LetsPlay/AttackingTucans '''''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!''''']]]

'''Ian:''' '''''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!'''''

* One ''WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror'' segment of the episode "Tree House of Horror II" has it where the heart warming moment contains a ScreamerPrank at the end which overlaps with a JumpScare and SurpriseCreepy. [[note]] And not just any ScreamerPrank, it was obviously Bart [[CatapultNightmare waking up]] [[JumpScare screaming]] [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou at the camera and [[EatTheCamera a zoom in]] Well, have fun having nightmares about Bart screaming in your face after watching the episode with a ScreamerPrank in it...[[/note]]