THE FAMOUS "KIKIA"
"PUPIL-LESS FACE"
Many online pranks take the form of Adobe Flash movies in the spirit of a shock site, designed to scare the viewer; these are known as shock flashes, screamers (which vary in length and contain a scream within the movie near the end), or ambush flashes or sabotage flashes (flash movies that deceive the viewer into interacting or watching intently before scaring them). Although Flash is the most prevalent medium for shock animations, animated GIFs and videos are also used. Recently, screamers have also started to appear on the popular video-sharing network YouTube; many viewers are now deceived every minute and at least one out of five of these post either a threatening comment or a satisfactory comment regarding the shock (depending on the user's background).
After grabbing the user's attention, the flash is abruptly interrupted by an unexpected image, usually accompanied by a burst of sound, such as a scream or roar. The picture can range from a crude cartoon to an explicitly gruesome image, in which case the shock comes partially from the content of the picture. In most cases, the shock is caused by the combination of a sudden scream and a scary picture, which magnifies the fright for the viewer.
"Kikia" was the first prank flash to be widely spread and thus provide inspiration for other similar creations. It is an example of a flash prank which requires no input from the viewer, but instead depends on the viewer staying interested long enough for the screamer message to appear. It originated on Taiwan's Kimo webhosting service from a person with the online username "Netspooky." The flash begins with peaceful clips of a cartoon boy sitting on a lawn gazing at the sky, accompanied by Chinese text reading "Hasn't it been a long time... / Haven't looked at the sky closely..." The boy then begins walking down a city street lined with buildings, accompanied by more Chinese text reading "Walking on the street... / You see..." The first two scenes are accompanied by Utada Hikaru's Japanese song "First Love." Suddenly, the flash switches to a screenshot of the game Fatal Frame - a grayscale photograph of a ghost woman - and a piercing scream, ending with the single word "Kikia".
The "What's Wrong With This Picture?" screamer is one of the most widely known screamers, even being featured on America's Funniest Home Videos. It starts out as a simple picture of a room, usually with the site (not a part of the flash) encouraging the viewer to look closely. Then, after a half minute, a picture of a distorted, black and white, pupil-less face shows up on the screen, accompanied by a scream.
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