If you literally translate this term from English, it means "screamer". Let's try to simplify the explanation. Screamer - what is it? Basically, these are videos with a similar development of the script. At first, something soothing is shown on the screen, like a cute kitten, for example.
Suddenly, a scary mutilated monster or a resurrected dead man appears in the middle of the screen with a deafening scream. What kind of reaction can a person have? Of course, fright, startle, shock, this is the whole screamer. What is this - the most primitive version of a scarecrow, a ridiculous joke, a stupid prank? It is specially created to evoke negative emotions in a person. But for many, watching a screamer is of interest and curiosity. A good example is the "Panic Room" attraction. One thing pleases: the fashion for scary screamers has faded a little. Now lovers of "acute" and extreme have to be content with what was created earlier.
How and why create a screamer
Such shockers are often introduced into games. A person calmly plays an ordinary game for himself (for example, a maze), peers at the screen and ….. And then, as usual, a mutilated zombie appears to a deafening scream. It is believed that it is thanks to this scream, or any other corresponding ominous voice acting, that the highest effect of fright is achieved. If you turn off the sound when watching such a video, then it is quite possible that you will not be scared at all, but will only feel disgusted by what you see. For a while, jump scares were very popular, and for good reason. Almost anyone can create such a "scarecrow". To do this, you need any calm video or game, as well as a photo that needs to be processed in a photo editor. For example, a person is given a pale face and his eyes are cut out (not in the literal sense, of course), then they add contrast, dark tones, draw scars, etc. Scary? It is no wonder that a person is afraid of such "monsters".
The most famous screamer
The most interesting thing is that the first screamer is considered the intro of the VID TV show. It turns out, if we talk about the VID-screamer, that this is a "scarecrow" of the USSR era. Since then, there have been many. The most modern and famous screamer, "the best of the best" is a video in which a girl appears, in appearance resembling a decomposed corpse. It all starts with showing a room in dark green tones. In the middle of it is shown a rocking chair. Then, at some point, he suddenly begins to swing himself, with every moment more and more intense, and the next moment the image of a girl sitting on this rocking chair appears. She gets up and crawls, bending unrealistically, approaches “you”. Then, literally in a couple of seconds, she with a deafening, heartbreakingscreaming his disfigured, deadly pale face to the viewer. A sharp release of adrenaline to the beholder is guaranteed, the user can hardly hold back a cry from fright, the heart jumps out of the chest. Terrible, of course.
Don't joke with screamers
Many people like to make fun of friends, especially impressionable ones, to laugh at their reaction. About this term and the phenomenon, which is rapidly gaining popularity, “urban legends” have already begun to be composed. The clearest example characterizing the screamer is that it is still evil. So, one girl received a video from a friend in the mail. It was un titled. The girl watched the video and did not come to school the next day. They called her, but no one picked up the phone. It turned out that the girl died of a broken heart! Like this. Don't joke with screamers. It is also not recommended to watch such videos for pregnant girls, children and people with an unstable psyche. You never know how the impression received will affect a vulnerable person? And who can predict the consequences of a seemingly stupid, but still innocent prank? After all, experiencing a sudden attack of fear, a person cannot make reasonable decisions or control his actions, which, in turn, can cause an overly aggressive reaction of the frightened.