Japanese Ads for “The Cabin in the Woods” Deemed Too Scary Dan Koelsch, March 9, 2013 Can you believe that the horror film The Cabin in the Woods was released in Japan only this weekend, almost a year after its US release? The marketing leading up to the film’s opening makes up for extreme delay a bit by being a little too effective. Hit the jump for details. Ads placed in major train stations in the Tokyo area had “originally showed a female figure covered in blood, banging on the glass and begging for passing commuters to save her”, according to Rocket News 24. This is relevant to the film, but I don’t want to spoil it for anyone. The ads were toned down by dulling the colors of the gore and blood after an advertising standards agency deemed them too scary. Below are images of the ads as they look now, and the ads will be up until Sunday. Cabin in the Woods is available on Blu-ray now. Viral Marketing Cabin in the Woods
“A Million Ways To Die In The West” 8-Bit Game Is Out To Kill You May 20, 2014May 20, 2014Seth MacFarlane‘s A Million Ways To Die In The West is a comedy of epic proportions, and to help promote the new film, Universal Pictures and Adult Swim have teamed up and released the brand new (and very humble) 8-Bit game Trail To The Old Stump. Old school gamers fond… Read More
Wow, That Viral is Crazy! October 2, 2009October 2, 2009Actually, it’s pretty bland…only the title is “The Crazies”. But, it’s the start of hopefully a lot more to come. Just like the movie, we start out in a seemingly normal small town. But something goes wrong. Take a look at this trailer posted on Firstshowing: HD is available via… Read More
Super 8 Viral: Rocket Poppeteers Certificates Mailed Out December 22, 2010You may have forgotten by now, but you were probably one of the smart people who signed up to become a Rocket Poppeteers astronaut at the end of July. After many months of waiting, it looks like some candidates have been accepted into the training program, as they got mailed… Read More