Scare Tactics
Scare Tactics
Photo Credit: F. Scott Schafer/SCI FI
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Premiered:
- Network: Sci Fi
- Category: Series
- Genre: Reality
- Type: Live Action
- Concept:
- Subject Matter: Horror
- Tags: hidden camera prank
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Plot Synopsis
A frighteningly funny hidden camera show. Set up by friends and loved ones, unsuspecting victims are placed into elaborately staged scary situations involving movie-style special effects and makeup. The horror hoaxes are skillfully designed to tap into the wildest fears of the prank's prey. SCARE TACTICS returned for its fifth season on Monday, October 29, 2012 at 7:30pm ET, showing all seven episode from Season 5 back-to-back on the same night.
SCARE TACTICS returned with six new episodes on Monday, October 28, 2013 from 8-11pm ET/PT on Syfy, immediately following an all-day marathon (8am-8pm) of repeats. Syfy continued the all-day SCARE TACTICS marathon by repeating the six new episodes from 11pm-2am, immediately followed by two more hours (2-4am) of repeats.
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A reboot of SCARE TACTICS, re-imagined by Jordan Peele and Monkeypaw Productions, premieres on Friday, October 4, 2024 at 10pm ET/PT on USA Network, with a simulcast on Bravo, SYFY and E!. This audacious new version of the series turns unsuspecting individuals into the main characters of their very own horror movies in a cinematic approach to the hidden camera concept. The series will be hosted by Flip, a spectral pre-teen obsessed with horror movies and fascinated by human fear. With twisted glee, Flip creates horrific cinematic scenarios and drops real people into the leading roles.
Each episode will feature devious pranksters setting up friends and family, known as targets, in hilariously twisted scenarios that blur the lines of reality, horror and comedy. From a casual dinner party that takes an unexpectedly cannibalistic turn to a pair of newlyweds that are the proud new parents of something ... less than human, the targets will navigate one unreal decision after another as audiences laugh, jump and are left breathless for more. Anyone can be a target, including WWE superstars "The New Day" when a seemingly run-of-the-mill promo opportunity with Cody Rhodes turns into a terrifying paranormal event.
Cast
- Tracy Morgan - Host (Seasons 3-5)
- Shannen Doherty - Host (Season 1)
- Stephen Baldwin - Host (Season 2)
Production & Distribution
- Produced by Hallock Healey Entertainment
- Distributed by Rive Gauche International TV