A WOMAN HAS A CLOSE ENCOUNTER OF THE THIRD KIND ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF ABC FAMILY'S "FREAK OUT," WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 AT 10:30PM ET/PT

Burbank, CA (April 23, 2015) - On the eve of her 18th birthday, a girl has a close encounter when she runs into an alien on an all-new episode of "Freak Out," airing Wednesday, May 13th (10:30 PM -ET/PT).

Each episode of "Freak Out" will feature an unsuspecting mark, whose fears come to life before their eyes with elaborate special effects, intricate makeup, twisted actors, and multiple cameras capturing the scenario from every angle. Every frighteningly hilarious prank is deviously tailored with help from the victim's friends and family to turn an everyday situation into someone's scary moment, until they realize - they've been pranked.

First up, a woman babysits a little girl, who keeps insisting her dead twin sister talks to her. The babysitter is skeptic - until things start moving on their own.

Then, Jeante thinks she's taking a hip-hop dance class but quickly finds herself trapped in the middle of a love triangle between the dance instructor and her crazy ex-girlfriend.

Finally, a group of volunteers comes to clean up a boy's camp but end up having a close encounter of the third kind when a meteor crash lands and an alien pops out.

"Freak Out" is produced by 495 Productions with Founder and President SallyAnn Salsano serving as Executive Producer, along with Joel Zimmer of 495 Productions. Salsano is the creative force behind numerous successful reality television series including: MTV's "Jersey Shore," CMT's "Party Down South," SPIKE's "Tattoo Nightmares," Lifetime's "Big Women: Big Love," VH1's "Tool Academy," TV Guide's "Nail Files," Oxygen's "Dance Your Ass Off," several seasons of HGTV's "Design Star," and many others. 495, along with Telepictures also produce the hit daytime talk show "The Real," where Salsano serves as Executive Producer.

Part of the Disney/ABC Television Group, ABC Family is distributed in 94 million homes. ABC Family entertains and connects to audiences with bold, relatable programming that celebrates the epic adventure of becoming an adult, from first kiss to first kid. ABC Family's programming is a combination of network-defining original series and original movies, quality acquired series and blockbuster theatricals. "WATCH ABC Family" is an authenticated service which allows viewers with participating TV subscription services access to 24/7 live viewing of the network, as well as continued on-demand access to such popular series at home and on-the-go via a wide array of devices. ABC Family is also the destination for annual holiday events with "13 Nights of Halloween" and "25 Days of Christmas."