Short scare sounds like Jing Xia Deng Deng circulate widely on soundboards and in short-form video editing, where creators need a two-second jolt that can be reused across many different clips. Because the clip is so brief, it fits easily into reaction videos, prank edits and gaming highlights without needing context or dialogue to land. Its appeal comes from that instant recognisability as a startle cue: listeners hear the sudden burst and immediately expect something surprising on screen. That simple, repeatable function has kept similar scare effects popular long after any single viral moment has passed.