The 'Hood Cryptids' and 'Withered YNs' memes represent a surreal fusion of urban street culture and digital body horror. These images typically feature young men edited with 'withered' or extreme aging filters to appear skeletal, hollowed-out, or ancient while still wearing modern streetwear. Emerging from social media platforms like TikTok and X, the meme focuses on the 'lore' of these characters, often depicting them as mythical, soul-tired entities lurking in urban environments. It serves as a visual metaphor for being 'stressed out' or having 'seen too much,' turning grainy neighborhood photos into unsettling urban legends that are both haunting and ironically funny.