Dimension Films’ “Apollo 18” Lets You Ask UFOlogist Stan Friedman Questions Dan Koelsch, August 24, 2011 Briefly: To help promote their upcoming found footage Sci-Fi thriller Apollo 18, Dimension Films sponsored an IAmA Reddit thread with UFOlogist Stan Friedman, where you could ask him questions related to the film or UFOs. However, the thread quickly got ugly with users attacking Friedman for being part of a promotion, calling him a fraud, and much more. This is one of the negative aspects of viral marketing, since the audience becomes part of it, and you can’t control how they will react. Apollo 18 opens in theaters on September 2nd. Social Networks Viral Marketing Apollo 18RedditStan Friedman
New “Skyline” Viral Video Hits The Streets November 10, 2010With Skyline in theaters this Friday, and already a couple of viral videos under their belt, the special effect team who are bringing you the film, want you to have a better understanding of what they can do. And by they, I mean the special effects team. Not quite sure… Read More
Super 8 Countdown Ends: New Images and Website May 13, 2010June 12, 2010The countdown on ScariestThingIEverSaw.com ended tonight, and we got the next chapter in Super 8 viral. Once all 134640 bytes downloaded, we got more access to the PDP-11 computer console, which led to some interesting images, which themselves led us to a new viral website. Find out all the details… Read More
Guns Depots, Meds, Food, and More Are All Available on the Map of the Dead App April 13, 2012December 27, 2012It’s always good to plan ahead. It will pay tenfold when the zombie apocalypse happens. Even with the fortified shelter, how do you find the necessary supplies to sustain yourself and others? That’s where the Map of the Dead, the latest Zombie Apocalypse Survival App, comes into play. Using the… Read More