The screaming bird earrape clip spread as a generic meme sound rather than from a single confirmed movie or show, circulating on soundboards and short video edits in the 2020s. Its appeal comes from the familiar format of taking a short animal noise, boosting it until it distorts, and using that distortion as the joke itself. It remains popular for reaction edits, gaming moments, and prank compilations where creators need an instant signal of panic or chaos without any dialogue or context to set it up first.