Year 2016 experienced a lot of challenges. The #MannequinChallenge,  #BidoungChallenge, the #IcebucketChallenge. This new one is weird and scary. It is called the #deadpose challenge.

The #deadpose challenge involves people posing as if they were dead. According to internet folks, the weird and scary challenge began on Facebook.

Believed to have originated from South Africa, internet users have described the new challenge as ‘satanic’, ‘evil’ and immoral.

One of the creepiest of the poses was a young black man who posted a photo of himself with the noose around his neck as if he had died from hanging.

Some South African twitter folks linked the evolution of the pose to the release of South African hip hop star, Molemo Maarohanye known as Jub Jub from prison.

Jub Jub was convicted for culpable homicide in year 2012 after causing the death of four children during a drag racing accident that occurred in year 2010. He was released from prison on parole on January 5.

Here are some of the #deadpose Challenge and some of the comments about it.

Black twitter is ungovernable, how do you start 2017 with such a scary trend? #DeadPose pic.twitter.com/htxwE1l78O

— Mweli Masilela (@mwelimasilela) January 8, 2017

Ohh sasa Frika you didn’t have to go this far#Deadpose pic.twitter.com/ap2pDkoT9z

— Miss_Amber (@LesegoMashigo3) January 8, 2017

Notification:
SAPS just joined the group. ???#DeadPose pic.twitter.com/WHk0qcgipS

— Japhta Sesotlo (@JaphtaSesotlo) January 8, 2017

In the history of deadposes there’s no hilarious like this one… #deadpose pic.twitter.com/elCO4JmJeE

— SbongsenMansuitCiara (@iamMabonesh) January 8, 2017

#deadpose even mr Forbes got the trend goin on ???? pic.twitter.com/sdMQDtqwkF

— SbongsenMansuitCiara (@iamMabonesh) January 8, 2017

#deadpose ??? Third picture thou ?? pic.twitter.com/ye7KNZ6seY

— Tshepo _ SA??☺ (@mothapo_tshepo) January 7, 2017

#DeadPose

Hahaha South Africa needs deliverance

— Hazza♡Wifey (@thandi_official) January 7, 2017

RT if you feel black twitter is taking it too far with the #deadpose

— Adv. Zac Moselana (@Isaac_Moselane) January 8, 2017

Newsocial media craze… #deadpose pic.twitter.com/6YtKzCmOus

— Gee_TheReal_1 (@GeeImhotep) January 9, 2017

Since Jub Jub came back from the jail, kids are pretending to be dead…. I get it now kids… #Deadpose

— Anele ? (@anele2471) January 9, 2017

#DeadPose pic.twitter.com/XKBpBKpdOv

— Naba NdiKwenze (@BigIGrey) January 9, 2017

If anybody tag me on this #DeadPose pictures, I help u share the picture on my timeline and write RIP……..#Dvt

— Don Vman Technology™ (@donvman_TECH) January 9, 2017

A photo posted by sifiso sakhile mbuyazi (@sifisosakhile) on Jan 9, 2017 at 12:12am PST

Aowa Sata Frika #DeadPose ha ha ha ???? how much is that ticket to Australia again. .

A photo posted by Vez Timekeeper (@veztimekeeper) on Jan 9, 2017 at 12:06am PST