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- Jan 23, 2024
I've gotten around to watching most of the CreepCast episodes that have been released, so I'll give my thoughts on the stories that have been covered so far.
Stairs in the Woods/S&R:
More of a collection of many smaller stories and monster showcases, than one large conventional creepypasta. There are some connecting points between the accounts told, but there really isn't much of an overarching theme besides the existence of the supernatural in National Parks. I haven't read the other parts of the series, so I don't know if the author ties it all together somehow or what. Overall though, it's a pretty fun read with some nifty concepts, even if its just a monster mash of spooky happenings.
Jeff the Killer:
I'm gonna be honest and say I didn't listen to this one. I think its for the best.
Russian Sleep Experiment:
A classic, it doesn't waste any time and gets directly to the meat of the story, with minimal setup needed. It's a product of its time for sure, especially the ending dialogue which hasn't aged all too well in my opinion, but the twist itself I though was enjoyable, and was a little reminiscent of a story like "Beyond the Wall of Sleep" by Lovecraft. Also, Meatcanyon's critiques on this one were downright retarded, he really should just stick to being the funny voice guy.
Borrasca:
I'm going to spoiler this one and the Left Right Game, because I go into detail on both stories and don't want to ruin them for those who have yet to read or listen to them.
My Dead Girlfriend is Messaging Me on Facebook:
I don't have much to say about this one other than that it was enjoyable. Short but concise, it left the ending open enough so the reader can come to their own conclusions, and the behavior of whatever was texting the MC in the story unnerved me, I must admit. Another classic, and for good reason.
PenPal:
One of my personal favorites. While it has its issues (i.e. the MC and Veronica's relationship being very forced and rushed, and the total lack of really any police interference throughout the story, except for Footsteps I guess), there is still plenty good to take away from it as well, and the author is adept at creating tense situations and relaying the urgency of said situations effectively to the reader. The ending wraps the whole thing up in a nice disturbing bow, and I thought it was a little sad, but maybe I'm just a big wuss.
Left Right Game:
It really seems like this podcast is evolving from an exploratory look at famous Internet horror stories, to an audio drama retelling of creepypastas, with some trite commentary thrown in here or there.
Stairs in the Woods/S&R:
More of a collection of many smaller stories and monster showcases, than one large conventional creepypasta. There are some connecting points between the accounts told, but there really isn't much of an overarching theme besides the existence of the supernatural in National Parks. I haven't read the other parts of the series, so I don't know if the author ties it all together somehow or what. Overall though, it's a pretty fun read with some nifty concepts, even if its just a monster mash of spooky happenings.
Jeff the Killer:
I'm gonna be honest and say I didn't listen to this one. I think its for the best.
Russian Sleep Experiment:
A classic, it doesn't waste any time and gets directly to the meat of the story, with minimal setup needed. It's a product of its time for sure, especially the ending dialogue which hasn't aged all too well in my opinion, but the twist itself I though was enjoyable, and was a little reminiscent of a story like "Beyond the Wall of Sleep" by Lovecraft. Also, Meatcanyon's critiques on this one were downright retarded, he really should just stick to being the funny voice guy.
Borrasca:
I'm going to spoiler this one and the Left Right Game, because I go into detail on both stories and don't want to ruin them for those who have yet to read or listen to them.
Oh boy, this one was rough, and I mean rough as in "what the fuck was the author thinking," and not "this is really hard to process emotionally." Such a good start, the introduction to the Triple Tree was interesting and mysterious, with such a unique visual of the tree house itself, only to be rarely brought up again until the ending (where we still get no explanation for its existence), and other than that, it just serves as a plot contrivance twice throughout the whole story. I do not believe this story was planned out very much at all, shit like the sign saying SKIN ND MEN seems like the author's way of copping out of previously established plot points because they either don't know how to resolve them, or they wanted to change the tone of the piece halfway through. The ending, as previously mentioned by others in the thread, is over the top and gratuitous, and I find it laughable that the "shiny gentleman's" true nature is supposed to be a big reveal, even though its brought up like once in the story before the ending. Overall, the author's heart was in the right place, but fuck me their execution was lacking.
(P.S. Having lived in Southeast Missouri before, I found it surreal that a place like Cape Girardeau was name dropped in a relatively popular Internet horror story, although I don't know of any small towns in that area that would have a GameStop, that's quite a stretch on the author's part, but now I'm just nitpicking.)
(P.S. Having lived in Southeast Missouri before, I found it surreal that a place like Cape Girardeau was name dropped in a relatively popular Internet horror story, although I don't know of any small towns in that area that would have a GameStop, that's quite a stretch on the author's part, but now I'm just nitpicking.)
My Dead Girlfriend is Messaging Me on Facebook:
I don't have much to say about this one other than that it was enjoyable. Short but concise, it left the ending open enough so the reader can come to their own conclusions, and the behavior of whatever was texting the MC in the story unnerved me, I must admit. Another classic, and for good reason.
PenPal:
One of my personal favorites. While it has its issues (i.e. the MC and Veronica's relationship being very forced and rushed, and the total lack of really any police interference throughout the story, except for Footsteps I guess), there is still plenty good to take away from it as well, and the author is adept at creating tense situations and relaying the urgency of said situations effectively to the reader. The ending wraps the whole thing up in a nice disturbing bow, and I thought it was a little sad, but maybe I'm just a big wuss.
Left Right Game:
Much like Borrasca, I felt this one had a really strong beginning, but dropped the ball a little more than halfway through. Unlike Borrasca, there was obvioulsy much more care put into planning each plot point of the story, and the pacing between them. Its time for my confession however, I didn't finish this one and don't plan to. I stopped at the part with Bluejay holding the remainder of the crew hostage in the forest. This section was unbelievably fucking retarded; firstly there is Bluejay's character and motivations which are so poorly written and make no sense, and secondly it completely breaks up the entire flow of the story, which up to this point was consistently great, just so we can have some gay ass interpersonal drama with a character who is more of 2 dimensional bad guy than a piece of paper that has the phrase "I am evil" written on it. Furthermore, the main character should just be renamed to Mary Sue, because she is a little miss perfect, and even when she fucks up, there is hardly any negative consequence for her actions. Great setting and potential, bogged down by an author who should spend their time writing soap operas instead.
It really seems like this podcast is evolving from an exploratory look at famous Internet horror stories, to an audio drama retelling of creepypastas, with some trite commentary thrown in here or there.
