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Ghost Knocking On The Door Meme Template

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The format

What does Ghost Knocking on the Door mean?

Also called Death Knocking on Doors · Grim Reaper Knocking on Door

The Grim Reaper has passed three doors and is knocking on the fourth. Label the earlier targets, the next target and whatever keeps coming for them.

The open doors and the trail behind the Reaper show a streak. The closed door shows what could be next. Give the Reaper a label that explains what links all the targets.

The cause can be a chore, a recurring expense, or a player clearing levels. The final door is still closed, so the image predicts the next encounter without showing its outcome.

Origin

The Death Knocking on Doors cartoon

Know Your Meme documents an August 2013 political version of Death Knocking on Doors posted on Taringa. It notes that the drawing may be older, so that post does not establish when the artwork was created. [1]

Later versions apply the sequence of doors to sports and games. This page uses a blank four-door image. [1]

Caption guide

Show what has been hit and what is waiting next.

Label the three open doors from left to right, then label the closed door as the next target. Put the cause of the streak on the Reaper’s robe below its face.

Use an example to replace the editor’s text with all five labels. Keep the door labels short so they fit inside the narrow panels.

First past target
Inside the first door at the far left.
Second past target
Inside the second open door.
Third past target
Inside the third open door.
The next target
Near the top of the closed door at the right.
The cause of the streak
On the Reaper’s robe below its face.
  • Connect all the doors to the same cause.
  • Keep the face, knocking hand and door handles visible.

Ghost Knocking on the Door examples

Original captions to try with this template.

Make your own

Ghost Knocking on the Door: First past target: Focus. Second past target: Plans. Third past target: Schedule. The next target: Lunch break. The cause of the streak: MondayFocusPlansScheduleLunchbreakMonday
Work

Monday is not done yet

The day has already wrecked focus, plans and the schedule. Lunch is next.

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First past target
Focus
Second past target
Plans
Third past target
Schedule
The next target
Lunch break
The cause of the streak
Monday
Ghost Knocking on the Door: First past target: Level 1. Second past target: Level 2. Third past target: Level 3. The next target: Final boss. The cause of the streak: MeLevel1Level2Level 3FinalbossMe
Gaming

One more level

The player has cleared three levels and is heading for the next challenge.

Read caption text
First past target
Level 1
Second past target
Level 2
Third past target
Level 3
The next target
Final boss
The cause of the streak
Me
Ghost Knocking on the Door: First past target: Pay. Second past target: Bonus. Third past target: Refund. The next target: Savings. The cause of the streak: ExpensesPayBonusRefundSavingsExpenses
Everyday

A very brief payday

Regular expenses have eaten the extra income. Savings are next in line.

Read caption text
First past target
Pay
Second past target
Bonus
Third past target
Refund
The next target
Savings
The cause of the streak
Expenses
Sources1 reference

References for this template. Example captions are original.

  1. Death Knocking on Doors: Know Your Meme

    Documents a 2013 political version and later sports and gaming edits, while noting that the artwork may be older.