Scare Tactics
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| Format | Reality Television Comedy |
| Starring | Shannen Doherty (2003-2004) Stephen Baldwin (2004-2005) Tracy Morgan (2008-present) |
| Country of origin |  United States |
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| Executive producer(s) | Kevin Healey Scott Hallock |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
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| Original channel | Syfy |
| Original run | April 2003 – present |
Scare Tactics is a hidden camera/comedy television show, produced by Hallock Healey Entertainment. Its first two seasons aired from April 2003 to December 2004. After a hiatus, the show returned for a third season, beginning July 9, 2008. The first season of the show was hosted by Shannen Doherty. Stephen Baldwin took her place in the middle of the second season. Since the beginning of the third season, the show has been hosted by Tracy Morgan. The fourth season began on October 6, 2009.
In Europe the first season of the program aired on MTV Central from 2003 to 2004. The show is also broadcast in Australia on FOX8, in Canada on MuchMusic, in India on AXN, in Russia on MTV Russia (only first two seasons), in Turkey on Dream TV, in Poland on TV Puls, in Finland on Jim, in Sweden on TV6 a short time. And now also on TV11 and on AXN in Malaysia.
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[edit] Format
Scare Tactics is a hidden camera prank show that puts victims into terrifying situations, usually involving movie-style special effects and makeup that recreates horror movie clichés. The victims, generally four per episode, are set up by friends/family in tandem with producers.
The real victims on the show are usually lured to some location, either invited there by people they know (who were in on the act), or reporting for what they thought was a new job. Soon they would experience some kind of terrifying scene — like a strange monster, a terrible accident, or a violent crime being committed – all of which was staged while the victim was secretly being video recorded from multiple camera angles.
There are some instances where the victims are lured into the pranks on the promise of being on a fake reality show called "Fear Antics" which plays off like a show similar to MTV's Jackass but end with dire consequences. In Season 3, one of the contestants was lured into a fake show called "Dog Catchers", which was a parody of Cheaters. One additional fake show used to dupe the Scare Tactics victims is known as "Truthisodes," which is a generic conspiracy theory show that claims "the government is lying to you".
The pranks would end when the victim was completely terrified and someone would ask them, "Are you scared?" to which they usually replied in the affirmative. They would then get the reply, "You shouldn't be! You're on Scare Tactics!" or "I'll have to/I'm gonna put you on Scare Tactics!" In some instances, the pranks have ended when the victims "get violent" with the actors pulling the prank, or the victim running out of the controlled environment the prank is played out in.
[edit] List of Scare Tactics episodes
[edit] Season one
- 101 - UFO Abduction, Firing Range, Buried Alive, Camp Killer
- 102 - Bigfoot Attacks, Where's Shannen?, Flatline, Psycho Hitchhiker
- 103 - Limo in Area 51, Monster in the Closet, Organ Harvest, Disappearing Stripper
- 104 - Clone Attack, Repo Man, Orgy from Hell, Monkey Trouble
- 105 - Meteor Man, Barbershop of Blood, Date with the Devil, Taxi Cab Carnage
- 106 - Lab Spill, Haunted Babysitter, Serial Killer, Hellride
- 107 - Tanning Salon Terror, Cable Killers, Little Girl Psychic, Runaway Corpse
- 108 - Ghost Train, Body in Trunk, Dominatrix for a Day, Desert Monster
- 109 - UFO Trailer Attack, The Cannibal Family, Séance from Hell, Driving the Dead
- 110 - Harsh Reality, Dr. Werewolf, Boy in a Bubble, Virgin Sacrifice
- 111 - Chupacabra Attack, Deadly Secret, Lights Out, Black Magic
- 112 - Hazmat Hell, Surgery Nightmare, Death Lunch, Bad Seed
- 113 - Laboratory Meltdown, Eye Witness, Unborn Clones, Silo Scare
- 114 - Deadly Feast, Fear in the Box, Fear Antics: Psycho, Maniac Cop
- 115 - Killer Clown, Lethal Conversation, Caught on Camera, Demonic Duel
- 116 - Chainsaw Attack, Beastly Breakout, Deadly Hicks, Alien Returns
- 117 - Dangerous Obsession, Web of Evil, Laboratory of Blood, Repo from Hell
- 118 - Security Breach, Taste for Blood, Zombie Grandma, Killer Car
- 119 - Bad Medicine, Killer Queen, Dead Alive, Alien Hunters
- 120 - Massacre Under the House, Unholy Ground, Video Victim, Mask of Death
- 121 - Lethal Touch, Showgirl's Revenge, Terror Next Door, Bigfoot Returns
- 122 - Home Invasion, Demonic Possession, Fatal Beauty, The Hunted 123 Special - The Bloody Mirror,The Poltergiest,The Ouija Board,The Amityville Horror
[edit] Season two
- 201 - Rage from the Cage, Killer Bees, Bring Out the Gimp, Grave Robbers
- 202 - Street Justice, That's Not Santa, Freaks Come Out at Night, Possessed Office
- 203 - Gorilla with a Fist, Regression Aggression, Fear Antics: Mandroid's Revenge, Flowers for My Lady
- 204 - What's in the Box?, Stakeout, Shocker, Radio Daze
- 205 - Brother's Keeper, Cult Compound Crackdown, Revenge of the Switchhiker, Drug Ring Sting
- 206 - Toilet Full of Scary, Desert Cult Trailer Attack, Wrath of the Mummy, Juvenile Justice
- 207 - Slaughterhouse of Horror, Porn Dorm Massacre, Desert Ritual, Walk-in Portal
- 208 - Wired for Revenge, Shave and a Headcut, Summon the Demon, Fear Antics: Hotel Hell
- 209 - Motor Psychos, Attack of the Rat Monster, I Me Minefield, There Are Men Coming Here to Kill Me
- 210 - Piranhas in the Pond, Chambermaid of Horror, Shotgun Wedding, Critters
- 211 - If I Only Had Your Brain, Open the Pod Bay Door, Wired, Fear Antics: Room With a View
- 212 - Power Outrage, License to Drive, Wolfman Tells Campfire Stories, The Bagman
- 213 - Backwoods Booby Trap, Demon's List, Newest Mental Patient, Mob Morgue
- 214 - For Whom the Bridge Trolls, Party Forever (Parts 1 & 2), Burned Alive
- 215 - Drone Helicopter, Fed-Execution, Girl in a Blood-Soaked Dress, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
- 216 - Unsafe, Eye of the Beholder, Tastes Like Chicken, Meet My Psycho Girlfriend
- 217 - Bedridden but Deadly, The Set Up (Parts 1 & 2), Lost and Found
- 218 - Pond Creature, Carface, Moonshine Mountain, Rubbed the Wrong Way
- 219 - Car Wash, Fear Antics: Running Man, Gimme a Hand, Spa of Death
- 220 - The Blob, Road Rage, Strip Club, Man of the Haunted House
- 221 - Alien House Call, Hackman Attacks, Final Entry, Hannah's Abduction
[edit] Season four
- 401 - It's My Party, The Squatters, Fraud Stick-Up, Crop Circle Showdown
- 402 - No Pain No Brain, Communicating With the Ghosts, The Freak Show, Blood on the Cosmos
- 403 - Killing Rosemary's Baby, Human Auction, Look in the Sky, Show and Hell
- 404 - Vampire Stakeout, Mind Killer, Wine to Die For, Grandpa Has Returned
- 405 - Life's a Witch, Revenge of the Werewolf, Alien Babysitter, Organ Harvesting Facility
- 406 - Alien Road Block, Lend Me a Hand, Black OPTS, Murderer Still at Large
- 407 - Valet Violence, Cursed Book, Possessed Farm, Demon Doll
- 408 - Tracy the Tour Guide, Into the Mist, Horror on the Horror Set, Death from Above
- 409 - Uh Oh! It's Maggots, Ultimate Alien Fighter, Fountain of Youth, He Shoots He Spores
- 410 - If These Walls Could Bleed, Size Splatters, Zombie Town, Truthisodes
- 411 - Chill Out, Reptile Creature Revolt, Gang Green Thumb, Scary Development
- 412 - Hot Under the Collar, Insanity Virus, No Asylum, Voo Doo You Love?
- 413 - Buzz Kill, Electrocutie, Ouija Sitter, Snakes in a Drain
[edit] Country
[edit] Canada
[edit] See also
- Infarto: A similar scare/prank show airing on TV Azteca and Azteca América.
- Room 401: A similar scare/prank show airing on MTV.
- Gerilim Olur Musun: A similar scare/prank show airing on Kanal 1 in Turkey.
