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Ads Depicting Death, from the Macabre to the Murderous


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Ads Depicting Death, from the Macabre to the Murderous

Our society has a fascination with death, which is why it’s not surprising that there are so many ads depicting death. We love seeing death in movies, reading about it in books, and hearing about it in the news (okay, maybe not so much).

Companies attempting to sell their products through images of death and dying are probably not providing as much shock value as they might think. Are we more persuaded to buy something because of the so-called shocking aspect of death in advertisements? That’s for you to decide as you click through this cluster of ads depicting death.

Nov 5, 09 - 1,606 Views






Shockvertising

Shockvertising

PETA Slaughters Humans
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Gruesome Shockvertising

Gruesome Shockvertising

Sony PSP Retry Ad
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Playing Dead in Public Places

Playing Dead in Public Places

Shockvertising at its Finest (GALLERY)
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Shockvertising

Shockvertising

Does It Work? Jury Still Out (GALLERY)
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Disturbing Sexist Ads

Disturbing Sexist Ads

Duncan Quinn Suit Campaign Depicts Strangled Woman
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Pushing Limits of Emotional Advertising

Pushing Limits of Emotional Advertising

When Are Ads Too Shocking? (GALLERY)
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Grimm Fairytale Photography

Grimm Fairytale Photography

Dead Princess by Bruno Vilela (GALLERY)
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Gruesome Public Health Ads

Gruesome Public Health Ads

Dead People (GALLERY)
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Murder Realism as Advertising

Murder Realism as Advertising

Print Campaign for '13th Street Murders' (GALLERY)
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Suicide Food Ads

Suicide Food Ads

Carrots and Onions are Dying to Get into Ristorante Cantina
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Horrific Museum Ads

Horrific Museum Ads

Tamayo Art Museum Uses Gory, Gripping Visuals to Entice Visitors (GALLERY)
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Dead Bodytising

Dead Bodytising

World First Aid Day
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Photographing (Fake) Dead Bodies

Photographing (Fake) Dead Bodies

‘Poison’ by Magdalena Kmiecik (GALLERY)
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Visceral Shockvertising

Visceral Shockvertising

The Catalonian National Theatre's Heart-Rending Ad
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Massacre Style Print Ads

Massacre Style Print Ads

Marie Claire Reproductive Health Bill Campaign (GALLERY)
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Macabre Insect-Killer Ads

Macabre Insect-Killer Ads

Raid Campaign Features Grim Reaper (GALLERY)
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Crude Mafiads

Crude Mafiads

New York Pizza Mafia Commercials (VIDEO)
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Patient Murderers

Patient Murderers

Criminals in 13th Street Ads Take Their Time (GALLERY)
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Macabre Model Ads

Macabre Model Ads

New Zealand Boutique Suprette Tells Us To, "Be Caught Dead in It" (GALLERY)
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Drop Dead Gorgeous Ads

Drop Dead Gorgeous Ads

The New Sarti Tailors Advertisement Shows You How to Die in Style (GALLERY)
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Reactions

THREE WAYS TO REACT: vote, favorite or comment about 20 Deathvertisements.

Jeremy Gutsche on Nov 5, 09  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments
Shockvertising at its finest. I still think that you'll see more shockvertising like this, given the tempting lure that the viral blogosphere provides to credit crunched ad teams around the world.
Jeremy Gutsche on Nov 5, 09  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments 0
Robyn Currie on Nov 5, 09  765 Trends   256 Comments
ummm... jeremy totally stole my comment.
Robyn Currie on Nov 5, 09  765 Trends   256 Comments 0
WTF Voted by Robyn Currie on Nov 5, 09
Favorited by Robyn Currie on Nov 5, 09
Jeremy Gutsche on Nov 5, 09  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments
Lol. Sorry Robyn. I'll be more respectful not to infringe on your commenting style. ;)
Jeremy Gutsche on Nov 5, 09  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments 0
Favorited by Jeremy Gutsche on Nov 5, 09
WTF Voted by Jeremy Gutsche on Nov 5, 09
Favorited by Jennifer Hodgson on Nov 9, 09



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