Somewhere there exists a checklist of requirements every fake paranormal "creature" or "alien" video must fulfill before it can be uploaded to YouTube and go viral:
- It must be as low-resolution and fuzzy — pixelated is best! — as possible, short of stirring up hatred amongst commenters.
- The camera work has to be lame — just this side of too shaky, jerky, and out of control to prevent an occasional glimpse of the "mysterious" subject.
- It has to start in the middle of the action and stop before things get good.
- It must include at least two voices on the soundtrack, preferably both male — one relatively calm but ready to crack under stress (this would be the camera operator), the other upset and verging on hysteria ("Oh, my God! What IS that?! No, it's over there. It's over THERE now! Oh, GOD!!!").
- The camera must zoom in and out impetuously.
- The title must be assembled from this vocabulary: Mysterious, Strange, REAL, Paranormal, Disturbing, Creepy, Freakiest, TRUE, Creature, Beast, Alien, Bigfoot, Cryptid, Humanoid, Chupacabra, Caught on Film, Click Now!
