You Don’t Need a VCR to Watch These Three Clips From “Paranormal Activity 3” Michael Lee, September 27, 2011 Back in July, we turned our attention to Darren’s Timeless Memories, a small viral site conducted by Paramount Pictures to promote Paranormal Activity 3. The site hinted at who should we expect to see in the highly anticipated prequel and now the studio has mailed out VHS tapes to blogs that exclusively write for the horror genre. Hit the jump to see what was on the tapes!According to Slashfilm, the sites were instructed to film the scenes while the tapes were playing. It might take a few times for you to notice some sort of activity happening, but rest assured, these tapes were sent for a reason, and something is definitely happening. We have three sets of videos to watch. So thanks to Shocktillyadrop, DreadCentral, and Bloody Disgusting for the uploads!So did you see anything? Paranormal Activity 3 is helmed by Catfish directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman and will hit theaters October 21, 2011. Viral Marketing Viral Videos ParamountParanormal Activity 3Viral video
Warner Bros.’ “Contagion” Finally Goes Viral September 1, 2011September 1, 2011Just when we thought that Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion missed a great viral opportunity (pun intended), it turns out Warner Bros. and Participant Media had just decided to go a different route. They instead used the Participant Media-owned Take Part website to create an interactive experience for fans. Get the details… Read More
Viral Video: No One Likes M. Night Shyamalan September 7, 2010September 7, 2010Usually we try not to post two viral videos in the same day, let alone back to back, but this latest one from CollegeHumor is too perfect and timely to pass up. As we’ve talked about before, M. Night Shyamalan has had it rough lately. The otherwise impressive trailer for… Read More
“This Man” Dream Viral to Become Feature Film May 6, 2010If you are an avid fan of ARGs and other viral marketing, you may have already heard of ThisMan.org, a website that claims hundreds of people have seen the same unknown man in their dreams. The website is designed as sort of a case study, with descriptions of dreams, theories,… Read More