About

Belial Behemoth Beelzebub or the "Year Zero" Ghost Trend is a TikTok trend where users show evil or cursed images or footage of their pets over the opening lyrics to Ghost's song "Year Zero," where they sing a number of different names for the devil. The trend began in September 2022.

Origin

On September 12th, 2022, TikToker^[1] @carponasi posted a video set to "Year Zero" by Ghost where an evil or cursed looking photo of their cat is shown each time a name for the devil is sang, garnering over 500,000 views in a week (shown below).

Belial, Behemoth, Beelzebub
Asmodeus, Satanas, Lucifer
Belial, Behemoth, Beelzebub
Asmodeus, Satanas, Lucifer

Spread

The trend spread under the same original sound over the following days. On September 19th, 2022, TIkToker^[2] @winston_da_ween posted a similar video using videos of their dog, garnering over 12.7 million views in four days (shown below, left). On September 21st, TIkToker^[3] @ladyandtheblues posted a similar video, garnering over 20 million views in two days (shown below, right). On that day, Louder Sound^[4] reported on the trend.

On September 22nd, TikToker^[5] @mishayoung posted a video using footage of their chihuahua, garnering over 17.7 million views a day (shown below). On September 23rd, The Tab^[6] reported on the trend.

Various Examples

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