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Scare Tactics
Overview
Unsuspecting people witness science fiction inspired pranks with alien abductions, hauntings, and other paranormal events.
Status
Ended
Created By
Scott Hallock, Kevin Healey
Network
Syfy
Seasons & Episodes
Season 4
Hosted by Tracy Morgan, this hidden-camera reality show features staged pranks on unsuspecting victims who are hurled into horrific situations.
Episodes
It's My Party
Host Tracy Morgan helps scare a caterer caught in the middle a deadly food rivalry.
No Pain, No Brain
A medical experiment takes a sinister turn; pranks involving a séance and a freak show play out. Actor Judah Friedlander ("30 Rock") guest stars.
Killing Rosemary's Baby
A prank is played on a model who thinks she's helping with an auction; a demonic baby becomes trouble for a caretaker; an actor meets a madman on a hidden-camera show; a missing girl reappears amid unusual circumstances.
Vampire Stakeout
A singing telegram revives a dead man; a wine-maker's secret ingredient is revealed; a vampire gets "murdered"; a laundry worker encounters a psychopath.
Life's a Witch
An organ-harvesting prank is featured, along with segments involving a witch, aliens and a creature that caused an accident.
Alien Road Block
A delivery guy, a temp worker and a production assistant play roles in pranks. Also: a witness in the witness protection program has a disturbing visitor.
Valet Violence
An actor's joke on a mobster does not end well; an old book that can summon spirits is used in a prank; a news crew's report on death cults goes awry;a demonic doll causes trouble for a babysitter.
Tracy the Tour Guide
A mummy menaces; a horror film actor goes on a rampage; a lab assistant encounters a deadly mist; a documentary film crew finds a winged monster.
Uh Oh! It's Maggots
A plant grown in space becomes a student's problem; a sister's prank on her brother goes awry; a television crew visits a house where an old butler still serves his dead master; a doorman considers drinking a magic elixir.
If These Walls Could Bleed
A property inspection takes a sinister turn; a new male enhancement drug is tested; a student and a police officer encounter unusual diners at the diner; a crew pursues a mind eraser to a chilling conclusion.
Chill Out
A giant reptile nest is found in an old facility where tests on animals were conducted; a farmer's organic soil has a dark secret ingredient; a temp worker gets spooked by a drug developer; a lab tech becomes entangled in a scientific rivalry.
Hot Under the Collar
A new dog collar is tested; a geological work crew is exposed to a dormant virus; a delivery worker becomes trapped in an asylum; a pregnant woman carries a belly full of snakes.
Buzz Kill
A prank with a female robot that runs on blood; a babysitter summons evils spirits with a Ouija board; a beekeeper's ambition plays out; a plumber and his assistant encounter a bunch of snakes.
