20 years in the past, SyFy (which was nonetheless often called the SciFi Channel) premiered a hidden digicam prank present referred to as Scare Ways. The premise behind the collection was putting actual folks into terrifying, usually paranormal or weird conditions, after which watching them react. I beloved the present once I was youthful. And I’m so glad that this Halloween season, Scare Ways is again with a seemingly larger funds and below the steering of horror grasp Jordan Peele.
This new season of Scare Ways makes some modifications to the format. This time round, the present is hosted by Flip and never a random superstar, like Shanon Doherty or Tracy Morgan. Flip is described as a “spectral pre-teen obsessive about horror films and fascinated by human concern.” I’m undecided Flip, along with his large TV head and off-brand Crypt Keeper vibes, actually works, but it surely additionally doesn’t matter. Scare Ways has seen a number of host modifications and numerous visible rebrandings during the last 20 years and it by no means diminished the true pleasure of the present: Watching random folks get thrown into terrifying and spooky conditions and seeing what occurs. And fortunately, this new model of Scare Ways doesn’t mess with that facet of the system in any respect.
The primary episode of Scare Ways, which is accessible now (together with the second episode) on YouTube, is an ideal return for the brand new collection because it demonstrates that this model of the present can nail the wild paranormal pranks in addition to the extra tense, slower paced ones, too.
Within the first prank, a person finally ends up as a witness to a marriage that includes a really pregnant girl and her husband. However slowly, it turns into clear that these individuals are in all probability a part of some devil-worshipping cult and her child ain’t human. The opposite prank within the first episode of Scare Ways encompasses a man who has been invited to a flowery dinner that includes unique meals. Finally, the meal takes a flip and he’s served what he thinks is human flesh. The strain of whether or not he’ll, just like the actors tricking him, eat it or not is great.
Right here’s the second episode of the present, that includes some WWE superstars and a creepy doll that leads somebody to a lethal clown.
After all, each prank ends with somebody revealing the reality to the sufferer and letting them chill out and snicker off what simply occurred. It’s at all times pleasing to look at folks change immediately the second their brains understand that they aren’t in peril however are literally simply on a prank present. The combo of anger, reduction, and pleasure at all times makes me giggle.
Scare Ways is an ideal present to look at throughout Halloween (the outdated pranks are up on YouTube, too) as a result of it’s like a group of horror anthology movies from a number of genres, however starring actual individuals who have genuine and diverse reactions to the horrible occasions round them.
Scare Ways is an ideal present to look at with buddies as a palette cleanser between movies in a horror film marathon. It’ll make you snicker and argue about who in your group could be probably the most terrified by a sure prank. It’s like Candid Digicam, however with extra satan infants and blood. And I’m so glad it’s again simply in time for Halloween.
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