Is the Internet getting scarier?

Fast-forward a few years, to our contemporary screen-swamped times.

Basically, wewishmean subtweets from classmates and coworkers were the worst of our problems at this point.

Unfriended: Dark WebCredit: Blumhouse Productions

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How do the doomed protagonists of Blumhouses latest film stumble into this horrifying Internet conspiracy, you ask?

By not erasing the contents of a used laptop.

Yep, thats it.

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Luckily, the horror movies of today also contain some useful lessons for surviving our terrifying new techscape.

Here are 8 spine-tingling survival tips for the age of social media.

Good god I miss my Wii…

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No. 7: ‘Playtest’ (Season 3)

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Do you delete it?

Probably best to just forward it along.

What could possibly go wrong, apart from the obvious?

UNTRACEABLE, Diane Lane, 2008. ©Screen Gems/Courtesy Everett Collection

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Some of the would-be protagonists of the firstUnfriendedruined a classmates life by humiliating her online.

And in general, just becarefulwho you friend on Facebook.

I believe in you: resist the urge to lulz.

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New Films Cinema

The DenCredit: IFC Midnighthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R8L6D7nnxo

IFC Midnight

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SmileyCredit: Fever Productions LLC