Larry the Cat

Know Your Meme traces Larry the Cat to Dexter, a real oriental shorthair whose owner runs @hobbikats on Instagram. The staring shot spread after TikTokers paired it with spooky narration from @offlainnnn's Scariest Stories series; @idkcatmemes and cat meme pages leaned into an "Evil Larry" persona in late 2024, and the image gained massive circulation via GIPHY as a reaction clip.

The meme sits alongside other staring-animal formats: the joke is not animal cruelty but exaggerated horror framing applied to a very serious-looking cat, which makes it flexible for ironic dread, roommate jokes, or gentle absurdism depending on the caption.

larrylooms.com and dexterlooms.com can highlight rights-safe usage: credit the original Instagram account, link to GIPHY where appropriate, and offer caption packs for Discord or Slack that describe moods without punching down at real people.

evilcatlarry.com works for a small editorial hub comparing Larry to other Oriental shorthair memes (sometimes nicknamed "Kylo Ren cats") and explaining why the breed reads as dramatic on camera—helpful context for visitors who only know the clip.