The sound comes from The Mandela Catalogue, the analog horror web series created by Alex Kister that began in 2021 and built a following for its distorted VHS footage and alternate creatures. Gabriel appears in the series as a corrupted angelic figure linked to its earliest scares, and clips of his appearances were widely reposted on YouTube and TikTok. Editors isolated the jumpscare audio for memes and horror edits, where its short length and instant dread made it a reusable scare effect far beyond the original episodes.