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Five Nights at Freddy's, the 2014 indie horror game by Scott Cawthon, made the animatronic jumpscare a defining moment of online horror, with a loud scream signalling that the player had been caught. Clips of streamers and Let's Play creators reacting to that sudden attack spread across YouTube in the mid-2010s, and the scream became shorthand for a failed night shift. It remains popular today because the sound alone instantly signals danger and surprise, even for viewers who have never played the game.
About this sound
The sudden, high-pitched scream from a Five Nights at Freddy's jumpscare, used in reaction videos and horror edits to startle viewers at a reveal moment.
This is the sharp, panicked scream that plays when an animatronic lunges at the camera in Five Nights at Freddy's, a sudden burst of distorted shouting layered over a harsh electronic screech. It starts instantly with no build-up, peaks in a frantic, high-pitched wail, and cuts off abruptly, leaving a jolt of shock in its wake. In edits it works as a pure startle, turning a quiet setup into a jump scare in under a second and making viewers flinch, laugh nervously, or replay the moment to catch the reaction.
