When someone buys up a huge amount of something super common and cheap before anyone cares about it, then once people start realizing they want it, the supply is basically gone and the price shoots up. A supply-and-demand spike caused by one person (or group) cornering the market early.
“Bro really hit the Kabuto King Effect on those cards — they were everywhere last month, now they’re sold out and 5x the price.”
by Kabuto follower January 22, 2026
Get the Kabuto king effect mug.A 19th-century cosmic horror trope that acts as a mental virus. It is a cursed, two-act play that, upon reading, causes immediate obsession, existential dread, and total insanity in the reader. Associated with the mysterious city of Carcosa and the Yellow Sign, the entity acts as a bringer of madness, often interpreted as an avatar of the cosmic deity Hastur.
You should also know the viral Minecraft ARG "Searching For A World That Doesn’t Exist" created by YouTuber Wifies, d3rlord3 is the genius protagonist who gets stalked and eventually "broken" by the one and only King in Yellow.
You should also know the viral Minecraft ARG "Searching For A World That Doesn’t Exist" created by YouTuber Wifies, d3rlord3 is the genius protagonist who gets stalked and eventually "broken" by the one and only King in Yellow.
Friend 1: I just read the second act of that play, and now I’m seeing black stars over the Arby’s parking lot. Pretty sure The King in Yellow is about to pull up.
Friend 2: Are you ok, man?
Friend 2: Are you ok, man?
by areyouokman January 29, 2026
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