The Carrey scary video clip has circulated online mainly as a short meme sound rather than as a clearly sourced scene, shared with a simple headphones warning because of its extreme volume jump. Its 25 second length lets creators build a quiet lead in before the frightening payoff, a structure borrowed from classic internet screamers and jumpscare pranks. It stays in use because the effect is instant and universal, working in gaming edits, reaction videos and Halloween posts without needing any context about the original video itself.