The Virality of Horror Trends on Social Media

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dc.contributor.advisorJulie Nelson, Ph.D.
dc.contributor.authorDeTuro, Briana
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-19T15:12:36Z
dc.date.available2021-08-19T15:12:36Z
dc.date.issued2021-08
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes popular horror challenges that went viral around 2010-2014 and encouraged children to harm themselves and ultimately persuaded them into suicide. Slender Man, the Blue Whale challenge and the Momo, t 2 theories of virality, parasocial interaction, paranormal phenomenon, and cyberbullying to help By looking at the examples of his paper will use the understand the reasoning behind the mass hysteria of these trends. This research will attempt to answer the questions: Why did these horror trends, despite the intended consequences for participating, go viral on social media? How are social media influencers responsible for these challenges going viral on social media? How should parents, teachers and children become aware of these challenges on social media and what should they do to avoid them? This paper uses case-study methodology to develop a better understanding of why the Slender Man, Blue Whale and Momo Challenge gained so much attention, regardless of the individuals knowing the horrible intentions of participating in these trends. This essay explores the coverage of the Blue Whale challenge (i.e., popular YouTuber Shane Dawson’s, William Salhani’s and an anonymous YouTuber’s videos) more specifically because of the end goal being so severe, which is to take one’s own life.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11868/2096
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherMAPC, The University of Tampaen_US
dc.subjectHorroren_US
dc.subjectTrendsen_US
dc.subjectSocial mediaen_US
dc.subjectBlue Whaleen_US
dc.subjectMomoen_US
dc.subjectSlender Manen_US
dc.subjectViralityen_US
dc.subjectMorbiden_US
dc.subjectParanormalen_US
dc.subjectCyberaggresionen_US
dc.subjectCyberbullyingen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectMediaen_US
dc.titleThe Virality of Horror Trends on Social Mediaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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