Help me scare my roommate this Halloween!

[polarmystery]

My roommate and his fiance stay at our house every once and a while during the week. While he is away, I have our house all to ourselves. My idea is this:

He has a T.V. and a DVD player right next to his bed and I wanted to rig the T.V. and DVD player to turn on in the middle of the night (say 2am-sh) and play a video of that girl from the ring coming out of the T.V. or a video of something fairly scary that's believable like something is filming them. I don't think I could rig the audio control but it would have to be somewhat loud and have scary ambient noise. The problem is I'm not sure how to do this. I don't think the DVD player has an timer-on function. Also, I don't know how to get the DVD to play after they are both on. Any body have any recommendations? I want them (him and his fiance) to be relatively scared of going in his room. What do you guys think and how do you think I could set this up?

 

[JohnCU]

damn lurkers

 

[George P Burdell]

Any way to hide a long video cable running from another room to your roommate's?

 

[Red Squirrel]

Yeah easiest way would be to just quickly switch the video source to that of a cable (or wireless device maybe?) that way you don't have to worry about having them use the dvd player before bed, mucking up your plan. (Ex: if you put a dvd in there and they remove it/see it). Your scary video would need to have maybe 5 minutes of silence and black. So it gives you type to sneak in, turn on the TV while it's black and silent and sneak out. At worse they may semi wake up with that feeling someone came in the room then realize no one is around, then 5 minutes later...

Another idea is invite them to watch that movie with you, ensure you properly time when it starts. Have a friend call the house at a specific time so it falls when movie is done and say "SEVEN DAYS" and hang up. You need to arrange it so she picks it up. (maybe head straight to the washroom after the movie).

I heard of someone doing this to his GF, most hilarious thing ever.

 

[CrazyLazy]

It would be much easier to just do it with a computer. And find something better than the ring, maybe goatse ***** etc.

 

[polarmystery]

Originally posted by: CrazyLazy
It would be much easier to just do it with a computer. And find something better than the ring, maybe goatse ***** etc.

Goatse is just nasty

 

[polarmystery]

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Yeah easiest way would be to just quickly switch the video source to that of a cable (or wireless device maybe?) that way you don't have to worry about having them use the dvd player before bed, mucking up your plan. (Ex: if you put a dvd in there and they remove it/see it). Your scary video would need to have maybe 5 minutes of silence and black. So it gives you type to sneak in, turn on the TV while it's black and silent and sneak out. At worse they may semi wake up with that feeling someone came in the room then realize no one is around, then 5 minutes later...

Another idea is invite them to watch that movie with you, ensure you properly time when it starts. Have a friend call the house at a specific time so it falls when movie is done and say "SEVEN DAYS" and hang up. You need to arrange it so she picks it up. (maybe head straight to the washroom after the movie).

I heard of someone doing this to his GF, most hilarious thing ever.

Ahh I see. I think I could find a way to add another video source or modify the existing source. Thanks for the help so far! Now to find a video.

 

[Freshgeardude]

Originally posted by: polarmystery
My roommate and his fiance stay at our house every once and a while during the week. While he is away, I have our house all to ourselves. My idea is this:

He has a T.V. and a DVD player right next to his bed and I wanted to rig the T.V. and DVD player to turn on in the middle of the night (say 2am-sh) and play a video of that girl from the ring coming out of the T.V. or a video of something fairly scary that's believable like something is filming them. I don't think I could rig the audio control but it would have to be somewhat loud and have scary ambient noise. The problem is I'm not sure how to do this. I don't think the DVD player has an timer-on function. Also, I don't know how to get the DVD to play after they are both on. Any body have any recommendations? I want them (him and his fiance) to be relatively scared of going in his room. What do you guys think and how do you think I could set this up?

photoshop some pics of him having sex with other women than his fiance and make a slideshow roll on the tv

 

[lupi]

Originally posted by: freshgeardude

Originally posted by: polarmystery
My roommate and his fiance stay at our house every once and a while during the week. While he is away, I have our house all to ourselves. My idea is this:

He has a T.V. and a DVD player right next to his bed and I wanted to rig the T.V. and DVD player to turn on in the middle of the night (say 2am-sh) and play a video of that girl from the ring coming out of the T.V. or a video of something fairly scary that's believable like something is filming them. I don't think I could rig the audio control but it would have to be somewhat loud and have scary ambient noise. The problem is I'm not sure how to do this. I don't think the DVD player has an timer-on function. Also, I don't know how to get the DVD to play after they are both on. Any body have any recommendations? I want them (him and his fiance) to be relatively scared of going in his room. What do you guys think and how do you think I could set this up?

photoshop some pics of him having sex with other women than his fiance and make a slideshow roll on the tv

:laugh:

 

[polarmystery]

how about the morning crowd? Any ideas how I could set this up?

 

[MrDudeMan]

Why can't you just steal the remotes and turn them on from a distance after they are asleep?

 

[polarmystery]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
Why can't you just steal the remotes and turn them on from a distance after they are asleep?

Because they close the door and he has a dog. (Dog is relatively quiet, but will figit if I try to sneak in there.) However that gives me another idea for a universal remote to turn on the player/TV. Thanks for that

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: polarmystery

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
Why can't you just steal the remotes and turn them on from a distance after they are asleep?

Because they close the door and he has a dog. (Dog is relatively quiet, but will figit if I try to sneak in there.) However that gives me another idea for a universal remote to turn on the player/TV. Thanks for that

I meant steal the remotes before they go to bed. He will just think he misplaced it and go to sleep with it temporarily lost.

 

[Q]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

Originally posted by: polarmystery

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
Why can't you just steal the remotes and turn them on from a distance after they are asleep?

Because they close the door and he has a dog. (Dog is relatively quiet, but will figit if I try to sneak in there.) However that gives me another idea for a universal remote to turn on the player/TV. Thanks for that

I meant steal the remotes before they go to bed. He will just think he misplaced it and go to sleep with it temporarily lost.

This is the solution

 

[AstroManLuca]

You could plug the TV into a timer so it automatically turns on at a certain point. You could also have a small light hooked up to the same timer and running into your room so you know exactly when it turns on.

Except... wait, most TVs have soft power-on switches, so you can't make a TV automatically turn on as soon as it gets power, right? Or is it possible?

Anyway, just throwing the idea of a timer out there.

As for a video, what might work well is one of those "screamer" flash videos where you have calm, quiet music playing for a minute or so and then something loud and scary comes on the screen. The first part wakes him up and confuses him, and just as he's getting his bearings he gets a good shock.

 

[darkxshade]

Your roommate that gullible, he scare easily? If my tv turned on @ 2am in the morning and playing the scene from the ring as we near Halloween, I would tell you to come out of hiding and try harder next year.

 

[Papagayo]

Just chase him around the house naked with a Butcher Knife..

 

[shocksyde]

Originally posted by: Papagayo
Just chase him around the house naked with a Butcher Knife..

Or with a chain saw, American Psycho style.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: darkxshade
Your roommate that gullible, he scare easily? If my tv turned on @ 2am in the morning and playing the scene from the ring as we near Halloween, I would tell you to come out of hiding and try harder next year.

:laugh:

True.

 

[Delita]

Yes! For some reason this thread reminded me of an old Halloween song from when I was a kid. Been looking for it for a while and found it here. Hells yeah. H A double L O W double E N spells Halloween!

 

[racolvin]

go and buy a pregnancy test. Throw the tester away and when he girlfriend is gone, go into his room with the empty box and say "dude, look what I just found in the trash in the bathroom!"

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: racolvin
go and buy a pregnancy test. Throw the tester away and when he girlfriend is gone, go into his room with the empty box and say "dude, look what I just found in the trash in the bathroom!"

Better yet, find a preg chick to pee on one and hide that

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Stab him in the heart with a ballpoint pen and scream "NOW YOU'VE GOT AIDS." That should do it.

 

[racolvin]

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus

Originally posted by: racolvin
go and buy a pregnancy test. Throw the tester away and when he girlfriend is gone, go into his room with the empty box and say "dude, look what I just found in the trash in the bathroom!"

Better yet, find a preg chick to pee on one and hide that

LOL! Ok, that's one better but it requires more effort

 

[BoomerD]

:roll:

Stupid fucking children...