Creepypasta Discussion Thread

[Quijibo69]

I found this on an old VHS tape when I was testing a VHS to PC converter box.

Is it haunted by Gumby?

 

[SU 390]

This one is pretty good.

http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/The_Final_Days

 

[The Fair Lady]

Guess I'll do some more reposts from the fandom thread.

http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Normal_Porn_for_Normal_People

 

[SU 390]

Guess I'll do some more reposts from the fandom thread.

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http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Normal_Porn_for_Normal_People

In hindsight, I didn't like Barbie.avi all that much. Its one of the few file extension Creepypastas that isn't silly to an extent. It was creepy but nothing to spine chilling.

I really like Normal Porn for Normal People. Internet Creepypastas are always my favorite because we all use the internet on a daily basis and when we encounter situations or websites like this it may have an impact on our daily lives.

 

[The Fair Lady]

In hindsight, I didn't like Barbie.avi all that much. Its one of the few file extension Creepypastas that isn't silly to an extent. It was creepy but nothing to spine chilling.

That's why it works for me, though. The ambiguity of it all is really unsettling. Plus, the music CreepsMcPasta used near the end made it that much creepier IMO.

Besides, I don't read creepypastas to get scared shitless. I just want a good, interesting story that incorporates horror.

 

[SU 390]

That's why it works for me, though. The ambiguity of it all is really unsettling. Plus, the music CreepsMcPasta used near the end made it that much creepier IMO.

Besides, I don't read creepypastas to get scared shitless. I just want a good, interesting story that incorporates horror.

I actually like Mr.Creepypasta's telling of the story. Myuuji makes great music. I like 'Something's Wrong' and "Rising Walls" (if that's the correct name).

I feel the same way about Creepypastas myself.

 

[Dark Mirror Hole]

Besides, I don't read creepypastas to get scared shitless. I just want a good, interesting story that incorporates horror.

This is also how I feel about horror films. I find it unfortunate that, whenever a piece of fiction contains remote traces of 'horror', a whole heap of expectations are laid on it. It MUST scare or have a payoff otherwise it gets deemed 'worthless'. This leads to a lot of great films/stories being called 'boring' because people don't take into account that maybe they weren't actually watching/reading horror or they don't realize the 'horror' is only a means to an end rather than the be-all-end-all.

 

[SU 390]

This is also how I feel about horror films. I find it unfortunate that, whenever a piece of fiction contains remote traces of 'horror', a whole heap of expectations are laid on it. It MUST scare or have a payoff otherwise it gets deemed 'worthless'. This leads to a lot of great films/stories being called 'boring' because people don't take into account that maybe they weren't actually watching/reading horror or they don't realize the 'horror' is only a means to an end rather than the be-all-end-all.

Horror shouldn't always be about monsters, vampires and zombies.

 

[Laevateinn]

Horror shouldn't always be about monsters, vampires and zombies.

This. Horror also doesn't have to be about the paranormal, it can be about real life things, like this one:

Sometimes even looking into the mind of someone who suffers from mental or physical diseases can be horrifying enough, yet sad all at the same time. This pasta really shows what it's like for someone with trichotillomania, considering that the auther herself suffers from this disorder, it really deserves the recognition that it's gotten!

The other creepypasta I feel really works is this one, by the same guy who wrote 'Your Secret Admirer':

This one plays with your expectations - at first you think that it's going to be a supernatural story - but by the end it completely swerves in a different direction. The ambiguity works quite well here, too, because all the loose ends are tied up and it hasn't been used as a more eloquent way of saying: 'I've run out of ideas.'.

 

[SU 390]

This. Horror also doesn't have to be about the paranormal, it can be about real life things, like this one:

Sometimes even looking into the mind of someone who suffers from mental or physical diseases can be horrifying enough, yet sad all at the same time. This pasta really shows what it's like for someone with trichotillomania, considering that the auther herself suffers from this disorder, it really deserves the recognition that it's gotten!

The other creepypasta I feel really works is this one, by the same guy who wrote 'Your Secret Admirer':

This one plays with your expectations - at first you think that it's going to be a supernatural story - but by the end it completely swerves in a different direction. The ambiguity works quite well here, too, because all the loose ends are tied up and it hasn't been used as a more eloquent way of saying: 'I've run out of ideas.'.

I just love dark outlooks on television shows. You never really know what the show's hidden secrets are like until you delve deeper into it.

What's your opinion on Ritualpastas?

 

[Laevateinn]

What's your opinion on Ritualpastas?

They can be very good. Again, there's a sense of ambiguity and intrigue, like with Bloody Mary or the Midnight Man. But at the same time I think that there are some which have just too much detail or is basically just: 'If you do this, then a horrible thing will happen to you.' can get very old VERY quickly.

 

[SU 390]

I haven't seen the videos of actual experiences but I wonder why people would risk their lives doing this

 

[The Fair Lady]

I think that there are some which have just too much detail or is basically just: 'If you do this, then a horrible thing will happen to you.' can get very old VERY quickly.

This is why I don't like them. I can't get creeped out by having instructions given to me.

 

[Ification]

I haven't seen the videos of actual experiences but I wonder why people would risk their lives doing this

To see if it's real, of course.

 

[SU 390]

To see if it's real, of course.

That I know. But knowing that it may be legit, why risk your life for it?

 

[Idling]

That I know. But knowing that it may be legit, why risk your life for it?

Cause on a rational level everybody knows it's not real, so there's no actual risk there, but you even knowing that you might get an emotional reaction (just like you know that a horror story or movie won't do you any harm, but might still get some scares out of reading/watching it).
I guess people recreate rituas just cause they're bored and might get some scares out of the experience. That, or cause they want to do a gimmicky youtube video to get easy clicks from the creepypasta community.

 

[Zorceror44]

Honestly, the only great ritual pasta is probably "The Cell Phone Game".

 

[Idling]

Honestly, the only great ritual pasta is probably "The Cell Phone Game".

It's not a ritual pasta though, at least from how I understand the term. Ritualpastas are pastas that consist entirely or mainly of instructions or descriptions of a ritual - with no or nearly no actual narrative story parts. They're usually written more like manuals or how-to-guides. "The Cell Phone Game" in contrast is regular story about a ritual.

I think the ritual-pasta-genre is bad at creating a scary atmosphere in general (since the pasta will be written very objective and to the point - as manuals tend to be). Their strength would be the ability to clearly present interesting concepts and ideas without any distracting elements. It's very similar if not identical to SCP entries in that regard, where instead of a manual you get some scientific description.
Unlike with SCP I must say that I haven't seen any good ritual pastas yet.

 

[SU 390]

It's not a ritual pasta though, at least from how I understand the term. Ritualpastas are pastas that consist entirely or mainly of instructions or descriptions of a ritual - with no or nearly no actual narrative story parts. They're usually written more like manuals or how-to-guides. "The Cell Phone Game" in contrast is regular story about a ritual.

I think the ritual-pasta-genre is bad at creating a scary atmosphere in general (since the pasta will be written very objective and to the point - as manuals tend to be). Their strength would be the ability to clearly present interesting concepts and ideas without any distracting elements. It's very similar if not identical to SCP entries in that regard, where instead of a manual you get some scientific description.
Unlike with SCP I must say that I haven't seen any good ritual pastas yet.

I have not yet indulge myself in the SCP Creepypastas yet.

 

[SU 390]

I'd hate for this thread to die prematurely but what are your opinions on long Creepypastas? Ones that take at least or over an half hour to read?