Five Nights at Freddy's is an indie horror game released by Scott Cawthon in 2014, where players survive nights as a security guard while haunted animatronics roam the pizzeria. Getting caught triggers a fullscreen jumpscare paired with this scream, a moment that defined the game's reputation for cheap, effective terror. Clips of the scream spread through Let's Play videos, reaction compilations and meme edits, and it remains a shorthand for sudden internet horror more than a decade later.