Tesco gives shoppers the creeps with severed hands and a poltergeist trolley

Shopping in any supermarket on a busy Saturday can sometimes feel like a nightmare, but not as scary as this Tesco store that has been decked out with spooky surprises.

Tesco: Halloween spot turns the retailer into a 'spookermarket'
Tesco: Halloween spot turns the retailer into a 'spookermarket'

Perhaps you might be interested in trying a little severed hand instead of your favourite meat cut? Or maybe you'd like to pick up a ghostly head with your favourite brand of loo roll?

To capitalise on Halloween festivities, Tesco has injected a bit of scary humour into the weekly shop with a number of unexpected items in the bagging area including a trolley moving around without a shopper, a pair of bloody hands at the fish counter and a butcher dressed up as a terrifying clown. 

Children were treated to a moving pumpkin display and some shoppers found themselves taken aback when they picked up a pack of loo roll, only to see a ghostly face behind it on the shelf. 

The YouTube spot, which has already racked up more than a million views, is accompanied by five short videos revealing

The work is in keeping with the humour Tesco has recently resurrected in its marketing, beginning with a TV campaign featuring Ruth Jones and Dan Miller. 

Brand: Tesco

Client: Claire Hoey, marketing manager

Agency: BBH

Creatives: Kate Murphy, Matt Moreland and Chris Clarke

Market Reports

Get unprecedented new-business intelligence with access to ±±¾©Èü³µpk10’s new Advertising Intelligence Market Reports.

Find out more

Enjoying ±±¾©Èü³µpk10’s content?

 Get unlimited access to ±±¾©Èü³µpk10’s premium content for your whole company with a corporate licence.

Upgrade access

Looking for a new job?

Get the latest creative jobs in advertising, media, marketing and digital delivered directly to your inbox each day.

Create an alert now

Partner content