Spooktober! YouTube Does Halloween
I’m constantly surprised by what people are create to put on YouTube. Not because people are talented and creative. No, far from it. As someone who studies digital media and understands the so called “democratization of media” made possible by the Internet, I can appreciate people who want to make videos to put up for the world to see. Yet it is still difficult for me to comprehend the thought process that allows the terrible, strange, and ridiculous to end up on the web.
I’ve done a little digging through YouTube to bring to you today a selection of Halloween related videos that will make you say, “whaaa??” Think of this as the Internet video equivalent of a photo essay.
is a Ph.D. student in the Critical and Cultural Studies program at University of Pittsburgh. He holds a B.A. from the College of William & Mary and an M.A. from North Carolina State University. He is editor of
is a Ph.D. student in the Digital Media program at Georgia Tech where he does 