The scream is associated with JesseAndMike, with the soundboard listing tying the clip to Jesse Garfield and material from the 2014 to 2017 period. Rather than coming from a single famous scene, it has circulated online as a standalone reaction sound, shared and reused by editors who needed a raw, recognisable panic scream. Its appeal is its immediacy: no setup is needed for viewers to understand fear or shock. That simplicity has kept it in meme edits, gaming videos, and reaction compilations long after its original uploads, where a loud human scream still cuts through better than a polished effect.