The Scariest, Freakiest and Funniest Halloween Ads of 2017
Scare tactics from Mars to Burger King
The Directors Bureau
“Ye Olde Bureau”
Every October, production company The Directors Bureau—which counts Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola among its directors—celebrates Halloween by “dressing up” the whole company in costume, from the website to the telephone answering script to the office decor.
This year, they’re channeling the Middle Ages, rebranding as “Ye Olde Bureau”for the month of October. Callers to the main office line are greeted by a strumming lyre and flute of a festive minstrel tune. A voice in a high-pitched Cockney accent then shouts, “Grrrrrrreetings from Ye Olde Bureau, home of The Directors Bureau!” “The expertly rolled ‘r’s and overall presentation is so convincing that callers may think the guise is pre-recorded, until the operator inquires again, with another, ‘Greetings?’” a rep tells us.
There’s also a short animated film on the website, bringing to life a pair of dueling knights on the pages of a storybook.
Past years’ themes have included “TDB ESP,” a psychic hotline persona, à la Ms. Cleo; “As the Bureau Turns,” inspired by the melodrama and heartbreak of soap operas; “TDB High,” channeling high school sitcoms; a fraternity theme with “Theta Delta Beta”; fast-food restaurant-inspired “The Directors Burger”; and the Italian-themed “Bada Bureau.”
Verizon Fios
“Dark Ages”
Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo returns for Verizon, and gets an earful from a creepy neighbor about how scary internet service was before Fios came along. Mixed by Sonic Union.
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