Prank shows have been popular on television since the beginning of TV broadcasting, with the legendary “Candid Camera” show first airing in 1948 and running through the 1970s. That show has been ...

A Brazilian hidden camera show's latest prank has become a new viral hit. The prank involves a truly terrifying stunt involving unsuspecting members of the public getting a huge fright in an elevator.

It would feel wrong to begin talking about a scary prank on a TV show -- in this case on the Brazilian variety show Programa Silvio Santos -- without noting that this prank is probably not much ...

WASHINGTON – A scary prank involving unsuspecting people riding in an elevator in Brazil is going viral online. In the video, a series of people get into the elevator and are unsettled when the lights ...

Brazil’s infamous spirit girl in the elevator TV prank was truly horrible, but ultimately unbelievable because it’s based on fantasy. But finding cadavers all around you can be very real—especially in ...

A Brazilian variety show called “Programa Silvio Santos” regularly plays hidden camera tricks on unsuspecting audience members. But with a new ghostly elevator stunt, they have officially created one ...

Competition for big advertising bucks has driven pranksters to push the limit. Jan. 11, 2013— -- Capturing viral video magic has proven to have big payoffs, but competition for millions of clicks ...

There’s nothing quite like seeing innocent, unsuspecting people having the shit scared out of them. That’s exactly what you’re gonna get, too, in this frightening six-minute clip from a Brazilian talk ...