The Rake's legend originates from the website 4chan. In 2005, an anonymous user posted a thread where he uploaded many ideas of new monsters to the website. In particular, one stood out, resulting in the user creating a new post regarding more ideas about the creature. In the new post, the user just described the photography in his own words.

Eventually, the photo got its name "The Rake". The story and mythos went through many changes and alterations in the beginning. One of the earliest storie