Visitors to Creepy Hospital Get the Fright of Their Lives in Horror Movie Prank

Owlman torments urban explorers

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The makers of "Lord of Tears," a well-reviewed Scottish indie chiller, definitely ruffled some feathers with a pair of pranks that brought the film's evil "Owlman" into real life.

In the first and less elaborate stunt, Owlman popped up on Chatroulette, where he set some teeth chattering with fear, though most users just seemed amused. (By Chatroulette standards, he's actually not so bad.)

More recently, though, the beaked beastie nested in an an abandoned children's hospital that's reportedly a favorite haunt of sightseers and photographers.

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