55 Frightful Marketing Techniques

From Event-Promoting Horror Videos to Wide-Eye Toy Campaigns

These frightful marketing techniques are some clever examples of how images of violence or simply scary references can easily capture the attention and gaze of potential viewers.

With the amount of advertisements and print ads that people see on a regular basis, PSAs and commercials are most often dismissed and forgotten about. These frightful marketing techniques however, have creatively utilized tactics that will scare and frighten viewers into remembering their message or product. From violent vehicle campaigns that boldly showcase passengers getting injured by cars to ads that feature creepy dolls and faceless characters, these frightful marketing techniques are sure to make an impression with their eerie and unsettling themes.

Sure to attract horror fanatics or simply those intrigued by scary themes, these frightful marketing techniques will definitely make viewers remember these ads for a long time to come.

SCORE
5.2 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 74%
Activity 74%
Freshness 8%
Apparition Aroma Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Apparition Aroma Ads
Event-Promoting Horror Videos
CATEGORY
Marketing
Event-Promoting Horror Videos
Deadly Automotive Ads
CATEGORY
Autos
Deadly Automotive Ads
Ghostly Porcelain Figurine Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Ghostly Porcelain Figurine Ads
Sensually Violent Smartphone Ads
CATEGORY
Pop Culture
Sensually Violent Smartphone Ads
Scary Sci-Fi Prequel Promos
CATEGORY
Marketing
Scary Sci-Fi Prequel Promos
Gun-Toting Violence PSAs
CATEGORY
Pop Culture
Gun-Toting Violence PSAs
Monstrous Fashion Campaign Videos
CATEGORY
Marketing
Monstrous Fashion Campaign Videos
Disturbing Explosive Commercials
CATEGORY
Marketing
Disturbing Explosive Commercials
Horrific Porcelain Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Horrific Porcelain Ads
Violence-Perpetuating Ads
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Marketing
Violence-Perpetuating Ads
Frightening Facial Hair Ads
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Social Good
Frightening Facial Hair Ads
Humane Pest Prevention Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Humane Pest Prevention Ads
Lost Literary Characters
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Pop Culture
Lost Literary Characters
Frightening Flashlight Faces
CATEGORY
Marketing
Frightening Flashlight Faces
Spinning Perspective Ads
CATEGORY
Autos
Spinning Perspective Ads
Villainous Vampiric Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Villainous Vampiric Ads
Monstrous Pimple Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Monstrous Pimple Ads
Perforated Portrait Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Perforated Portrait Ads
Violent Lawn Campaigns
CATEGORY
Marketing
Violent Lawn Campaigns
Alleyway Attack Ads
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Marketing
Alleyway Attack Ads
Violent PC-Human Relationships
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Marketing
Violent PC-Human Relationships
Pizza Delivery Adventures
CATEGORY
Marketing
Pizza Delivery Adventures
Frightened Profile Update Ads
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Frightened Profile Update Ads
Devilish Vacuum Commercials
CATEGORY
Marketing
Devilish Vacuum Commercials
Accident Prevention Campaigns
CATEGORY
Marketing
Accident Prevention Campaigns
Wide-Eye Toy Campaigns
CATEGORY
Marketing
Wide-Eye Toy Campaigns
Shushing Blowdryer Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Shushing Blowdryer Ads
Barbaric Furniture Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Barbaric Furniture Ads
Blood-Sucking Smoking Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Blood-Sucking Smoking Ads
Ghostly Donor Campaigns
CATEGORY
Marketing
Ghostly Donor Campaigns
Scary Surgical Utensils
CATEGORY
Marketing
Scary Surgical Utensils
Violent Pinata Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Violent Pinata Ads
Ghostly Presence Prints
CATEGORY
Marketing
Ghostly Presence Prints
Frightening Illness Ads
CATEGORY
Social Good
Frightening Illness Ads
Blindfolded Victim Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Blindfolded Victim Ads
Murderous Meal Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Murderous Meal Ads
Scary Listening Promos
CATEGORY
Marketing
Scary Listening Promos
Frightening Food Safety Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Frightening Food Safety Ads
Voyeurvertising
CATEGORY
Autos
Voyeurvertising
Violent Darwinian Robo Art
CATEGORY
Marketing
Violent Darwinian Robo Art
Violent Car Campaigns
CATEGORY
Autos
Violent Car Campaigns
Horrorvertising
CATEGORY
Pop Culture
Horrorvertising
Gory Toy Campaigns
CATEGORY
Social Good
Gory Toy Campaigns
Violent Movie Promotions
CATEGORY
Marketing
Violent Movie Promotions
Interactive Anti-Blemish Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Interactive Anti-Blemish Ads
Banned Gaming Posters
CATEGORY
Tech
Banned Gaming Posters
Uncovering Alcoholism
CATEGORY
Marketing
Uncovering Alcoholism
Ghostly Fading Health Campaigns
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Ghostly Fading Health Campaigns
Monster-Full Fashion Ads
CATEGORY
Fashion
Monster-Full Fashion Ads
Beautifully Sinister Photography
CATEGORY
Marketing
Beautifully Sinister Photography
Child-Frightening Toy Ads
CATEGORY
Life-Stages
Child-Frightening Toy Ads
Role Reversal Shockvertising
CATEGORY
Social Good
Role Reversal Shockvertising
Banned Shockvertisements
CATEGORY
Marketing
Banned Shockvertisements

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