About

James Charles Screaming "Hi Sisters!" Jumpscare, also know as James Charles Jumpscare, refers to remixes of YouTuber James Charles popping into frame while saying, "Hi sisters!" as an attempt to scare people.

Origin

On April 4th, 2017, James Charles uploaded the video in which he performed the scene (shown below). The video gained over 9.5 million views.

The video was made after a recent spread of jokes regarding makeup Charles wore to a meet-and-greet with fans (shown below).

Spread

On July 31st, 2017, YouTuber thatbihhjasmine uploaded an edit which put the clip into the trailer for _
Ouija_, gaining over 550,000 views (shown below, left). Ross Castillo uploaded early example appearing on April 15th, 2018, using the Unfriended trailer but with the James Charles jumpscare (shown below).

In late 2018 and early January 2019, the James Charles Jumpscare began to be used more on Instagram and YouTube. Some examples include an edit by snatched that put the scene in the trailer for The Nun (shown below, left) and a January 9th, 2019 edit by Dank Nemotoads (shown below, right).

On January 15th, 2019, PewDiePie reviewed the meme in a video of his series Meme Review (shown below).

Various Examples

Search Interest