{"id":"skinwalker","name":"Skinwalker","summary":"Skinwalker is a shape-shifting figure from Navajo folklore that became a fixture of internet horror memes, first through 4chan greentexts and the /r/skinwalkers subreddit in the early 2010s, then through and TikTok edits. The format hit its peak in late 2021 with Patrick Bateman 'Staring Animals' edits about spotting a skinwalker disguised as a Sonic drive-in employee.","tags":["skinwalker meme","skinwalker tiktok","skinwalker greentext","navajo folklore meme","sonic skinwalker meme","staring animals skinwalker"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":8,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/skinwalker/skinwalker-skinwalker-meme-cover-collage.webp","caption":"A cover collage showcasing popular skinwalker meme formats, blending Patrick Bateman and TikTok-style captions with a classic skinwalker depiction.","width":800,"height":450,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/skinwalker/skinwalker-4chan-skinwalker-greentext-story.webp","caption":"A 2016 4chan greentext helped popularize the skinwalker as a horror storytelling trope online.","width":680,"height":543,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/skinwalker/skinwalker-skinwalker-hunting-4chan-thread.webp","caption":"A 4chan /x/ thread about attempting to summon a skinwalker, with a satirical reply from the creature's perspective.","width":489,"height":731,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/skinwalker/skinwalker-skinwalkers-outside-my-house-macro.webp","caption":"A popular image macro paranoia meme declaring 'there are Skinwalkers outside my house.'","width":680,"height":552,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/skinwalker/skinwalker-patrick-bateman-sonic-skinwalker.webp","caption":"A widely shared Patrick Bateman skinwalker meme about a skinwalker disguised as a Sonic drive-in employee.","width":680,"height":810,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/skinwalker/skinwalker-bateman-skinwalker-doctor-meme.webp","caption":"A Patrick Bateman skinwalker meme variant about a skinwalker disguised as a hospital doctor.","width":668,"height":742,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/skinwalker/skinwalker-josh-peck-skinwalker-nvg-meme.webp","caption":"A photoshopped Drake and Josh meme showing Josh Peck geared up to fight skinwalkers.","width":680,"height":455,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/skinwalker/skinwalker-hank-hill-skinwalkers-meme.webp","caption":"A King of the Hill Hank Hill meme blaming the 'got dang skinwalkers' for backyard disturbances.","width":680,"height":608,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/skinwalker/history.md","related":["loch-ness-monster","montauk-monster","cryptid","erosion-bird-opium-bird","mothmanowlman","weird-erotica","cthulhu","digital-image-stabilization","mobile-leprechaun","eye-of-rah","creature-breaking-glass-me-at-bros-window","herobrine"],"popularityRank":2805,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}