Doritos - The scariest place on the web: Hotel 626

In late 2008, Doritos wanted to reintroduce two flavors that had been discontinued in the 1980s - Taco and Four Cheese.

Doritos – The scariest place on the web: Hotel 626

Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco

SYNOPSIS

The following is a horror story with a happy ending. It starts with a nightmarishly dull brief, leads down the darkest corridors of the digital domain and ends in the light of day celebrated by millions.

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