Ted the Caver is widely regarded as one of the first viral creepypastas, dating back to a 2001 Angelfire website. It follows the journal entries of 'Ted' as he and his friend 'B' explore a local cave, documenting their arduous attempts to widen a narrow passage they named 'Floyd's Tomb.' What begins as a technical caving log slowly descends into a psychological horror story involving strange sounds, hieroglyphs, and an unseen presence. In meme culture, the imagery of Ted squeezing through impossibly tight spaces is frequently used to represent obsessive curiosity, the fear of the unknown, or the feeling of getting sucked into a niche internet rabbit hole from which there is no easy return.