All About the “I Think I’m Gonna Die in This House” TikTok Trend

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Trend expert Shayan Faraz explains why you’re suddenly seeing creepy edits of kids' shows

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Last Updated: January 30, 2026 Fact Checked

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If you’ve been scrolling on TikTok recently, you may have heard the screeching violins of Charli XCX’s “House” paired with an odd video of a children’s show. The “I think I’m gonna die in this house” meme is the newest trend to take TikTok by storm, and we talked to trend expert Shayan Faraz to help us explain it all! Keep reading to learn what the meme is, its origins, and how to participate in the trend.

“I Think I’m Gonna Die in This House” Trend Overview

Trend expert Shayan Faraz says the “I Think I’m Gonna Die in This House” trend is a TikTok edit style with a dramatic, intense aesthetic. The clips range from serious scenes to light-hearted clips from cartoons. They're edited to look like horror videos and are accompanied by the song “House” by Charli XCX.

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What is the “I think I’m gonna die in this house” meme?

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This meme turns lighthearted pop culture videos into horror edits. Trend expert Shayan Faraz explains, “The ‘I Think I’m Gonna Die in This House’ trend is a TikTok edit style that uses the song ‘House’ by Charli XCX to create intense thriller and horror videos on TikTok. Users will use the lyrics “house” or “I think I’m gonna die in this house” as the main text overlay to create a dramatic, intense aesthetic.”^{[1]
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- When Charli sings the word “house,” the videos show a “violent” moment from the clip, and the video turns black and white, like an ironic horror edit.
- Faraz adds that the meme format is varied. It includes “dramatized, serious scenes from TV” and “ironic, non-serious clips from cartoons in order to create satire.”^{[2]
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- Many of the clips feature comedic shows like SpongeBob Squarepants, The Office, and Drake & Josh. The violent moments depicted are usually played for laughs in the original show or movie, making these edits even less serious.
- We’ll include some specific examples of the meme in the section below!
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Shayan Faraz (or Chum as he’s known online) is a content creator with over 35,000 followers on his TikTok page @chummertok. His videos analyze internet culture and viral trends.

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Examples of the Meme

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The trend has led to some viral examples of the meme. There are a ton of “I think I’m gonna die in this house” memes on TikTok right now, but some of the most successful feature popular comedies and kids’ shows and movies, like SpongeBob Squarepants and The Cat in the Hat. Here are some of our favorites!
- As a serious example, Faraz shares this video from @movieswithmiya that remixes the movie Get Out to the Charli XCX song.^{[3]
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- Faraz also shares this TikTok from @angelsluvvme featuring clips from Peppa Pig as a silly example of the trend.^{[4]
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- This video by @buttface_grace shows two “creepy” or violent clips from the office—Michael hitting someone with his car and Dwight wearing a piece of ham as a mask.
- This video by @xo.aprilshowers shows clips from the SpongeBob episode where SpongeBob and Patrick are trapped in Sandy’s house while she hibernates. In this case, the characters are worried that they actually will die in that house.
- This TikTok by @hddit33 is also about SpongeBob Squarepants and shows Squidward injuring himself in various violent ways.
- This post by @spellboundsnitch shows clips of the Harry Potter characters screaming at different points in the series where they’re in danger.
- This post by @purely.sophia shows different scenes from the Cat in the Hat ride at Universal Studios with the caption “POV you’re riding the scariest ride at Universal Studios.”
- This video by @fuzzynaval shows the iconic Drake & Josh episode where the brothers get stuck in a treehouse without a door.

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Where does the meme come from?

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The audio is from Charli XCX’s song “House.” While the exact origins of the meme are unknown, it’s specifically tied to the song “House” by Charli XCX. The song is featured on the upcoming Wuthering Heights movie soundtrack. It fits the movie’s Gothic vibe with its eerie background music and the fact that Charli simply repeats the phrase “I think I’m gonna die in this house” throughout the majority of the song.^{[5]
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- The song itself is meant to be serious, but we all know TikTok takes nothing seriously, so users pair it with comedic videos.
- “House” was released on November 10, 2025, and the meme has been gaining attention ever since.

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How to Participate in the Trend

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Choose your favorite cartoon or comedy to parody. Any lighthearted show, movie, or even commercial will do. Look through clips to find a “violent” or “scary” moment (even if they aren’t really that violent or scary), then edit them together using the song “House” by Charli XCX. Play a casual clip while Charli sings “I think I’m gonna die in this…” then immediately switch to the violent or scary clip when she says “house.”
- Many TikTokers choose to display the lyrics in their videos, but this isn’t required.
- Most of the popular videos in this meme start out in color, switch to black and white at the “house” lyric, then go back to color for the beginning of the next clip.