Endermen were added to Minecraft in the Beta 1.8 Adventure Update in 2011 as tall, neutral mobs that attack when looked at directly. Their distorted vocal sounds helped make them one of the game's most unsettling creatures. As Minecraft clips spread on YouTube and soundboards, the one-second scream was isolated as a standalone scare effect. It is now shared alongside other game horror clips like the jumpscare scream from FNAF, and remains popular for horror edits, gaming memes and sudden reaction moments.