Screech comes from Doors, the popular Roblox horror game where players move through a series of rooms while avoiding entities. Screech hides in dark rooms and lets out its distinctive noise when a player fails to look at it in time, making it one of the game's most recognisable threats. Clips of the sound spread through Roblox gameplay videos, TikTok edits and meme soundboards, where it became shorthand for a sudden scare. Its brevity and instantly unsettling tone keep it useful for horror content and reaction videos long after players first encountered it in-game.