Tesco Ambushes Poor Shoppers in a Tricked-Out 'Spookermarket' for Halloween

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Boy, a lot of creeps work at Tesco these days.

Or so it would seem from BBH London's "Spookermarket" campaign, which includes an amusing 90-second hidden-camera video, shot in one of the British chain's stores.

The aisles are tricked out for Halloween, and unsuspecting patrons are treated to the likes of ghoulish butchers who jump out from behind the counter and ghostly shopping carts that tool around on their own. And check out those severed hands in frozen foods! (Given English cuisine, we're not actually sure those are part of the gag.)

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