SAN BRUNO (CBS SF) - The Brazilian variety show Programa Silvo Santos is taking candid camera pranks to a whole new level. In a recent episode, the show terrified unsuspecting victims with an elevator ...

As a follow-up to its terrifying Ghost in the Elevator prank, Programa Silvio Santos is back with another way to scare Brazilians who apparently don’t know the ...

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 ...

Is scaring the living daylights out of someone hilarious or mean? You decide. Last week, the Brazilian hidden camera show “Programa Silvio Santos” aired clips of ...

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 ...

An elevator floor was replaced with flat screens playing a video that simulates the elevator’s floor falling away. The hidden camera footage of riders’ terrified reactions is part of a new ad that is ...

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 ...

Dec 04, 2012— -- It was only a week ago that the ghostly elevator prank by Brazilian variety show host, Silvio Santos went viral. While some are still recovering from the freaky little girl in ...

A clip from a “Scare Tactics”-type Brazilian TV show has gone viral — generating nearly 6 million hits on YouTube in just three days. The six-minute clip from SBT’s “Pegadinha” (“Hidden Camera”) shows ...

Hidden camera pranks entered the zeitgeist back in 1948, courtesy of Allen Funt’s then-groundbreaking television program Candid Camera. The premise was simple yet universal: trick everyday folks with ...