Monika is the president of the Literature Club in Doki Doki Literature Club, the 2017 visual novel by Team Salvato that starts as a light dating game before turning into psychological horror. As players discovered Monika's self-aware, unsettling role, distorted glitch sounds and sudden scares became shorthand for her presence online. Short clips from the game spread through horror edits, YouTube videos and TikTok, where the sound now works as an instant signal for a twist, a corrupted character or a joke turning dark.