The 'And Then A Skeleton Popped Out' meme originated as a satire of low-quality creepypasta stories found on the internet during the early 2010s. It specifically mocks the tendency of amateur horror writers to use sudden, non-sequitur jump scares to conclude a story that lacks a proper climax or logical progression. The phrase gained massive traction on platforms like 4chan and Tumblr, often accompanied by a low-resolution or hyper-realistic image of a skeleton to emphasize the absurdity. Today, it is frequently used as a punchline to dismiss long-winded, nonsensical stories or to poke fun at predictable horror tropes where the reveal is intentionally lazy.