Mac Attack

In what's possibly the first print ad to be designed without Adobe CS, this ad campaign for Mac computer support arranges desktop folders into scary images. Other noteworthy executions include a shark preying on a lone folder and a folder arrangement that looks like a space invaders screen shot. I know a computer crash can ruin your day, but I would've preferred an execution that tries to inject some humor into the situation rather than this depressing visual.













I would love to hear the "Mac Guy" defend this one.

Taxi Cab Aggressions

As if taxi drivers weren't scary enough, the latest campaign for American Red Cross further reminds us of their inability to drive at the third grade level. So now I have to worry about a bomb in the subway or bus, and my cab driving off a bridge into the East River. Walking never sounded so good. But I'd still have to worry about a reckless cab running me over.












I can't imagine the guy driving that cab is getting any big tips.
Or passengers.

diePod

Here's a new campaign from Australia (though it's really just the same execution several times) warning music listeners to watch out for cars. The ads are a little confusing because chalk outlines are usually associated with crime scenes. Makes me wonder if the listeners were murdered because they have crappy taste in music.












This also could've been an anti-Kenny G ad.
"Listen to Kenny. Die of boredom."

Nicotine Foot

Here's some frightening banner ads I found on FoxNews.com, America's scarevertisement headquarters. It was hard to spot them because they were lost in a sea of terrifying headlines and news stories. This whole "smoking makes your body parts fall off" appears to be the new trend in anti-smoking ads. Seems like a stretch to me, but what do I know? In a few months they'll probably come up with a totally new way to scare smokers. I'm looking forward to it.




























Skip Legault might be dying, but he's the poster child for a national ad campaign. I can only hope I'm that famous before I become crippled from smoking, my legs fall off and I bleed to death.
Hang in there Skip. Your 15 minutes aren't over yet.

Drive Like an Adman

This is one of my favorite scarevertisements for traffic safety. Few things are more entertaining than watching a horrific accident in super slo-mo. You can practically feel this kid's femur snap.













I'm not sure if it was staged or actually real footage of an accident, but the smoothness of the slow motion definitely looks like it was shot at a high speed, so it's probably staged. Either way it's simple and well-executed. Nice work! You scared me real good and I'm never driving again.

It's 10pm: Know Where Your Children Are?

This would've been a good ad for a pharmaceutical company, but since they almost never make good ads, Osocio beat them to it.

















I think they should make this into a movie. The plot could center around different diseases and mental disorders taking kids hostage and threatening their parents. A talking disease would be pretty damn scary. Steven Seagal could play the medication that comes in and kicks some disorder ass. It could even be funded by Pfizer or Merck. Sounds like the next big summer blockbuster.

Cold War Kids

At first I thought this was a trailer for Jesus Camp II. The first Jesus Camp documentary still scared me more than this ad did.













I wish my summer camp was this exciting. We only got to play freeze tag, sing corny songs, and make arts & crafts out of rainbow-colored pipe cleaners. Kids today have it so much better.

Baby Boom!

I don't even even have a baby but I want one of these!













No baby stroller was safe from automatic weapons until now.
Does this mean we're ready to let toddlers join the marines?

Bad Blood

Another reason I'm glad I'm not a female.
Especially since I love swimming with sharks once a month.











Let's face it. If you're ever that close a school of sharks, a tampon really isn't going to save you anyway.

The War on Scarrorists

What better way to win an election than to scare the hell out of voters. It's the oldest trick in the book and Team Tancredo executes this strategy perfectly.
And I love how he references "spineless politicians".













Nicely done Team Tancredo.
By the way, do you guys know Team Zissou?