This scream is tied to the Five Nights at Freddy's horror game series, which began in 2014 and became famous for tense security camera gameplay and sudden animatronic attacks. Online, creators often label similar clips as a FNaF Jumpscare Scream because the franchise helped define that loud, instant shock style. The sound spread through YouTube gaming videos, reaction edits, and short-form meme posts, where it is still used as a quick shorthand for fear, surprise, or a deliberately exaggerated scare.