Five Nights at Freddy's is an indie horror game series created by Scott Cawthon and first released in 2014, built around night shifts in a haunted pizza restaurant patrolled by animatronic characters. When a character reaches the player, the game triggers a loud scream and a close up face, which became the franchise signature moment. Clips of those scares spread through Let's Play videos, reaction compilations and horror edits on YouTube and later short form platforms, turning the scream into a reusable meme sound for any sudden frightening reveal.