The Demogorgon debuted in Stranger Things, the Netflix series released in 2016, as the main creature hunting from the alternate dimension called the Upside Down. Its name was borrowed by the show's characters from a Dungeons and Dragons demon. Clips of its roar and screech later spread across YouTube, TikTok and soundboards as a reusable scream meme for horror edits. Because the series remained hugely popular through multiple seasons, the sound stayed recognisable and kept being reused for monsters, villains and exaggerated scary reveals far beyond the show itself.