The 13 most-shared scary ads of all time

At some point over the past few years, brands realised that making people feel a bit nervous sold products, or so the term 'prankvertising' would lead you to believe. Halloween has become a showcase for such tactics, but which brand has the most popular content online?

The top 13 most-shared scary ads of 2015 is topped by the scary baby
The top 13 most-shared scary ads of 2015 is topped by the scary baby

We've teamed up with Unruly to look at the most shared videos this year, unleashing the most frightening and nerve-wracking videos from the shackles of the internet for your pleasure (or pain).

The film studios do lead with the scary promos but they employ tactics all brands could adopt. 

Watch, if you dare.

1. Devil's Due film -   - 2,185,323

2. - 676,737

3. r - 639,988

4. LG -  - 592,892

5. - 545,190

6. t - 339,431

7. - 222,219

8. - 147,498

9. - 165,650

10. - 122,761

11. - 111,229

12. - 108,774

13. - 107,767

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