| Almost everyone has experienced at least one of the | | | | good job of it. They have become an internet |
| many scary pop ups appearing on the internet, either | | | | sensation and many have gone viral getting millions of |
| wittingly or unwittingly. The unwitting ones have often | | | | views and causing millions of hearts to skip a beat |
| ended up as viral videos themselves as the reactions | | | | across the world. So why the fascination with scary |
| to scary pop ups are sometimes better than the pop | | | | pop ups? Pop up style videos seem to feed the |
| ups. | | | | unwavering desire that many humans have to both |
| It usually begins with someone surfing the web for | | | | laugh and experience fear. Whether you happen to be |
| interesting or scary videos. They stumble across one | | | | the one tricking someone into watching or you are the |
| that seems to offer wonderful footage of ghosts and | | | | one who is about to get pranked, it's usually a win win |
| the viewer eagerly clicks play and scoots close to the | | | | situation for everyone. |
| screen, in order to avoid missing any eerie or creepy | | | | These viral sensations have gradually spread into |
| things that might be found within the footage. The | | | | other types of videos and games available on the |
| movie starts, often very slow and creepy music plays | | | | internet, such as the "scary maze" game. Unfortunately |
| as the unsuspecting victim gets drawn even deeper | | | | for all of us, you never really know when you might |
| into the video. Often in these scary pranks, the viewer | | | | become a victim of the infamous scary pop up. They |
| will be instructed to "look closer" or turn up their | | | | are even starting to "pop up" in music videos. Some of |
| speakers to hear the disturbing sounds. Then without | | | | the better ones tend to not mention anything ghostly or |
| warning, a picture usually grotesque in appearance, | | | | scary at all, but ask the viewer to find the differences |
| flashes onto the screen accompanied by a sometimes | | | | in two pictures, etc. The element of surprise is key and |
| deafening and blood curdling scream. | | | | if done correctly, there is hardly anyone who won't |
| Doesn't sound scary? Maybe you just haven't been | | | | involuntarily jump, scream, swat, fall down or all of the |
| surprised by one yet. These videos play off of natural | | | | above as a result. Thus creating the next viral video, |
| human emotion and instinct and they often do a very | | | | the hilarious reactions to scary pop ups. |