# Portal to Hell Portal to Hell is a Tumblr comic series that started in November 2012, built on top of a viral Reddit GIF of a woman slipping into a puddle. Users illustrated the joke that people vanishing into the ground were really teleporting into Satan's throne room, spawning a collaborative shared-universe format that spread across the site through early 2013. ## Origin On June 20, 2012, Redditor oenoneshore posted a GIF to r/funny showing herself trying to jump onto a swing and slipping into a puddle instead. A commenter suggested photoshopping the puddle so it appeared to swallow her whole, and the edited version was reblogged onto Tumblr where it picked up tens of thousands of notes[2]. Early Tumblr commentary, including from the account demonseallovesyou, started calling the puddle a gateway to Satan's lair. The comic format itself dates to November 10, 2012, when Tumblr user pumpkinlore reblogged the GIF and described Satan sitting on a throne of skulls, bewildered by the girl falling through the air. Later that same day, Tumblr user hrmphfft drew a three-panel comic based on pumpkinlore's description, which is the post that established the visual format now known as Portal to Hell[2]. - **Platform:** Reddit (source GIF) / Tumblr (viral spread) - **Creator:** hrmphfft (Tumblr) - **Date:** 2012 ## Overview Portal to Hell is a format where a short GIF of a person disappearing into a hole, puddle, or trap door is followed by hand-drawn panels showing where they ended up: in front of Satan, who is perched on a throne of skulls and increasingly baffled by the steady drip of mortals crashing into his underworld[2]. The joke works because each new entry treats the same throne room as a shared setting, so Satan's expression escalates from mild confusion to full exasperation as more victims pile up around him. The attached comics are consistently drawn in a loose, scribbled style, with Satan rendered as a hunched cartoon devil rather than anything menacing[2]. Later entries lean on continuity, keeping earlier victims sprawled or hanging on-panel while a new one drops in, which is what turned the format from a one-off gag into a running Tumblr collab that anyone could add a panel to. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Portal to Hell? It is a Tumblr comic format where a GIF of someone falling into the ground is paired with hand-drawn panels showing them landing in front of Satan on a throne of skulls[2]. ### Where did Portal to Hell come from? It grew out of a June 2012 Reddit GIF of oenoneshore slipping into a puddle, which was later photoshopped to look like the puddle swallowed her before Tumblr users started drawing the underworld sequel[2]. ### What does Portal to Hell mean? The joke is that every hole, puddle, or trap door in these GIFs is secretly a teleporter to the same room in hell, so Satan keeps having random mortals drop in on him[2]. ### How do you use Portal to Hell? The typical convention is to attach a GIF or clip of a person disappearing into the ground to a comic showing Satan reacting, often with the previous victims still visible in the throne room for continuity[2]. ### Is Portal to Hell still popular? It is a classic 2012-2013 Tumblr format rather than an actively trending meme; peak activity ran through early 2013, capped by the Homestuck crossover in March of that year[1][2]. ## References 1. [https://www.homestuck.com/story/6229]() 2. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/portal-to-hell]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/portal-to-hell Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library