Your Dose of Horror

I have a feeling I was just too gentle on you guys last week. There was no perversion, no nightmare inducing images... or sounds.

But brace yourself.

Today I'd like to take a moment, as a public service, to inform that sometimes television just isn't the medium for you.

For instance if you want to advertise your product and:

1) You're a pharmaceutical company.

Don't get me wrong, headaches suck. But the images in this ad make the Hong Kong original of "The Eye" look like Dora the Explorer.

(Found on Pointless Planet)

Ah, I especially enjoy watching happy people have super-awesome-fun times over the voice-over warnings of life-threatening side-effects and bleeding innards.


2) You can't resist (or want to save money) by making yourself the star of the ad for your business. Bonus points if you're annoying or kind of creepy with a supremely haunting voice.



Nothing more painful than people trying desperately to be fun. No wait, I had the sound off. Oh God, you're right, the voice...

3) Your product is fast food and the spot ends up making the item look even more disturbing and stomach-puncturingly revolting than one could ever have previously imagined.

(Found through Slate)

That thing's going to appear in my nightmares. He'll be laughing that same maniacal way, only brownie-goo will be tracking the walls of the house and the family will be dead.

Not fully creeped out yet? Check out these old safety vids. Sweet dreams.

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P.S. If you need something to soothe your frightened mind, Emme Rogers has put together a "Reading is Sexy" calendar. The launch party is December 3rd at Gundrun and you are most welcome to attend (more info here). If you want to purchase the calendar, you can do so here. Oh, and I'm Miss October.