About
For The Last Time is a YTMND fad revolving around a menacing figure standing outside of a window at night. The scene is often accompanied with ominous music, usually the track “The Darkness That Lurks In Our Mind” from Silent Hill 2.[1]
Origin
The original image of a red-eyed Baboon staring into a dark kitchen is said to have originated in one of 4Chan’sLegendary Creepy Threads, although it is not clear which Imageboard it was posted under. The image was allegedly inspired by a recurring nightmare that a person had as a child.[2]
On October 3rd, 2006, YTMND user Kacen uploaded a site called |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||3||||||||||||||||||||||||||| featuring the image in question with music from the Silent Hill series. The YTMND went on to gather over 900 votes (with a site average of 4.09/5.00), over 140 favorites, over 300 comments, over 69,000 views, and a $38.54 sponsorship from another user.[3]
Spread
Following the creation of the website, user extremejon created another site in the same style, placing a photoshopped version of Happy Cat in the window.[4] In addition, extremejon uploaded a site including the You Forgot Poland fad called “You have forgotten for the last time!” giving the fad an official name.[5] Following the creation of these sites, the fad took off with dozens of variants.[6]
Search Interest
External References
[1]Silent Hill Wiki – The Darkness That Lurks In Our Mind.
[2]YTMND Wiki – For The Last Time.
[3]YTMND– ‘|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||3|||||||||||||||||||||||||||’ Site Profile.
[4]YTMND– Don’t Look Into Its Eyes!
[5]YTMND– You Have Forgotten For The Last Time!
[6]YTMND– ‘For the Last Time’ Search.