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Horror Night on Discovery Channel

This is a French ad for the Discovery Channel that says, "Coming soon, Horror Night on Discovery Channel.”

This is pretty funny! I like the "shrunken head" effect as the three people cower and shrivel up inside their clothes.

Implications - Marketers and ad agencies continually push the envelope with creative campaigns that tell a story in a single image. By using surreal photography and clever digital manipulation, this print ad conveys messages of fear with gripping subjects shrinking down into their shirts. Creatives can capitalize on this frightening phenomenon by staging emotive photos for print ads and pushing their surreal qualities further with photo editing tools and dramatic lighting.

SCORE
3.8 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen X
  • Millennial (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 61%
Activity 46%
Freshness 8%

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