Creepypasta: The Icons of Internet Horror

[@boohmygosh]

it's almost a shame that the picture for jeff the killer will always be attributed to such a nothingburger story, it's such a good pic

[@amythepandemonium3673]

bring on the spooky spaghetti, the terrifying tortellini, the boo noodles!

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Let's also bring Killer Carbonara, Reaper Ramen, and Lurid Linguini.

[@thederpyhunter1850]

I used to legitimately believe Lavender Town Syndrome was real as a child solely because I was prone to spontaneous nosebleeds and one just happened to start one time when I was listening to one of those "ORIGINAL POKEMON GREEN BETA" Lavender Town tracks floating out there. I think those playground rumor-type creepypastas are some of my all-time favorites and it just really really sucks that in an era where information is readily available at our fingertips it's way harder to suspend your disbelief and/or wonder if stories like that are actually true or not.

[@nyalan8385]

I have this issue as well. When I was a kid I watched tons of nature documentaries, and when I was in 2nd-3rd grade I discovered cryptids. The concept was instantly fascinating to me, animals as of yet undiscovered by science, a whole new frontier to explore, my imagination ran wild. Flash forward to now and all that is lost. I am much more knowledgeable about zoology and ecology than those documentaries could have ever taught me (seriously, do you know how much blatant misinformation is in nature documentaries?) and for every single crytpid I encounter there are always at least 4 or 5 reasons to me on why that animal could never come to exist in our world, even for the most convincing cryptids, and as such they only bring me disappointment. I know a lot of people view cryptids more as ghost stories than actual animals that are undiscovered by science (for instance wendigoon’s current cryptid iceberg) but to me they always represent some fascinating animal that we haven’t discovered yet. And for that reason I keep delving deep into online forums, KZbin videos etc etc looking for that one cryptid that I can’t actually think of a valid reason for it not to exist

[@EbolaGranola]

I LOOOVE Smile Dog. If you wanna' see a real in-depth analysis and discussion of it, I recommend seeing Midnight Krick's video on it. He even got to ask the creator a handful of questions.

[@spookymcg]

Thanks for the recommendation!

[@outtahere79]

I never would have guessed based on your other work.

[@samb1532]

Ben Drowned hit me at the perfect time in my life; young enough where the tropes didn't seem overwritten and the game footage felt convincing. I also really tend to enjoy stories where the antagonist's goal is to have the protagonist experience/understand what happened to the antagonist, rather than just kill them.

[@ceoofeternaldamnation]

Sorry babe can’t talk right now! Conner McGrath uploaded a new video!

[@kenzafassifihri6904]

real.

[@teacatsbooks1294]

I think the one creepypasta that marked me the most was Candle Cove. Even when I knew that the rest were fake I was so convinced that the program had existed and I still think about it from time to time. It was so simple yet so effective.

[@gwendalynnwatkins1296]

It's not real???

[@gwendalynnwatkins1296]

What's crazy

[@3_raccoons_in_a_business_suit]

YES I WOULD LOVE A SERIES ON CREEPYPASTAS

[@CFGalt]

I’ve always loved creepypasta, even since I was a kid (even though I was probably way too young lol). It’s always been a fun, and often very interesting, part of the internet for me…

[@TheParadoxGamer1]

One of the biggest aspects, for me at least, was the ease of just suspending your disbelief. You could believe that someone did this, even it its not well written. The grand scale of internet horror became more inclusive like you said, more than just writing, you felt sucked in and believed something my favorite horror youtuber Night Mind noted, “This is not a game”. I think Creepypasta falls under the same category of fiction that sentence was born from, ‘Unficition’. I loved this video, love all your content in general. (Also i heard that tape recorder sound from TMA, the brain poison has you too.)

[@spookymcg]

The Magnus Archives rot is inescapable. Love Night Mind too. Thank you for watching!

[@TheParadoxGamer1]

@@spookymcg Ofc! Your american gothic essay has also infected my brain so keep making cool shit! Thanks for being an inspiration!

[@17thcentury_girl]

Creepypasta's arent even well written reading them today but they scared me so much when I was younger I stayed up all night

[@social_ghost]

I remember spending so much time circa like 2009-2013 staying up late reading all the creepypasta’s that were coming out at the time. I was fresh out of college, jobless, and had waaay too much time on my hands. Stuff like NESGodzilla, Candle Cove, and a lot of the work by the author Slimebeast still sticks with me to this day. Its kind of sad in a way that the barrier to entry for new horror is so high these days, I sort of miss the days when any person (kid, preteen, teen, adult, whatever) could write a story and post it online and have it gain a lot of traction. Now it seems like everything needs to be either in video format or advertised heavily for anyone to notice.

[@benjackson-ellery4267]

Candle Cove was another great one, that and marble hornets. While I was older than the intended fan base at the time (I'm like forty now, I'd have been in my twenties) it felt like something special was happening in the horror community when the creepypasta movement was big.

[@violentincantation]

i wasn't even a child when herobrine came out and spread like wildfire but he's my favorite creepypasta guy so i can't wait to see you talk about him. like, i know everyone has already talked about him to a degree but idc im here for more lets all get scared by some silly guy who does shit like make random tunnels in your minecraft world.

[@alexiawalgren2797]

From someone else who was in the same home situation, my parents assumed that reading level would naturally cut me off from content that was too mature for me. They definitely weren't correct.

[@iam14andthisisdeep53]

no honestly, im more astonished you didnt mention the my little pony creepy pastas I guess they could be seen as kind of niche, but the whole spawning of Smile. MV. and even now the whole infection AU going around, its sucha weird/cool phenomenon. Great video though helped me hang my laundry after being stuck in ADHD paralysis :)

[@spookymcg]

i’ll keep this in mind if i make a part II!

[@desara_fen]

im being very brave remembering this phase in my life (great vid!!)

[@heid03]

The chokehold creepypastas have on me even now after like a decade of my first time reading one is kinda insane lol. What’s interesting about Jeff’s story is that it was rewritten back in like 2015 cause just about everyone acknowledged that the original was bad. Revisiting the original story and then comparing it to the new one is a really interesting experience for sure

[@CUBETechie]

Wow I love this wandering in the Video its chilling and also creepy. It give me Chillas Art's Game vibe in this case its convenient store

[@visyrlreaction]

Hell yeah! Glad to see you working on the topic of creepypastas, felt like this was a long time coming and I'm excited to see how this potential series progresses.

[@kieranonan2234]

I’ve been binging your videos over the past 2 days. Good stuff

[@moth_mann]

My parents were the opposite, I got roped into the horror genre way too early in my life by my mother who is an avid fan of Stephen King and horror films. Showing horror games and movies to a 6 year old, to her, was perfectly fine - and honestly I'm thankful she did. Anyway, the whole Slenderman creepypasta used to scare the shit out of me, I remember I used to go through pictures of supposed sightings.... Great video!

[@Celebrindal333]

It’s hilarious to me that you read IT to get scared, because I read it for the opposite reason. I’ve been a horror junkie since accidentally watching Jaws on TV at 4yrs old. When I was 9 my mom and her friend watched the tv movie of IT, which I watched with one eye from the hallway while they thought I was asleep. It was the first time I had a nightmare that froze me with fear (Pennywise ate my Mom). At 11 I decided to confront my fear and read the book, which gave me the ‘tools’ to combat Pennywise. My mantra was “I believe in unicorns, I believe in fairies but I don’t believe in you!” The different upbringing can make the experience so different, my Mom tried to censor what I watched (but I was a latchkey kid) however my aunt never censored anything which is why I saw Candyman at 6yrs old and wouldn’t go to the bathroom with the door closed for longer than I care to admit. Your parents were probably trying to save you from this irrational fear. Oh well, I’m a horror addict now constantly searching for something to scare me 😂

[@brodieorr5393]

I think creepypastas was my favorite part of growing up in the early 2000s in middles school my friends and i used to spend lunch retelling or coming up with our own creepypastas, usually on the spot we had a running joke about making a bowl of spaghetti and one of the noodles being shaped like a skull calling it... creepy pasta

[@ceablue8037]

I really like when you have footage in these videos with you like walking outside, or the other one of your room during the "quiet horror" video. I guess it feels really immersive, but maybe that's because I'm a fan of found footage horror. Either way, love your stuff!

[@elisabethan]

one of my favorite creepypastas when i was younger was clockwork. obsessed with her

[@lexablack1997]

I think you‘d really like „The Black Tapes“- Podcast! Currently listening to it, I really like the other podcasts from the creator. I am a huge fan of TMA, this podcast is a bit different from it. But you might like it as well.

[@pea547]

Your video essays are criminally underrated

[@TheAnimefan1412]

Amazing video as always! A series on creepypastas would be awesome 👀 also I never thought about how ridiculous Jeff is as a name in that case omg 😂

[@SkyP9812]

I remember back when I stumbled across my first creepy pasta It was a reading of robo-tails by some KZbinr (I believe he was called minor bits or smth) and it scared the absolute living shite out of me! Good times, good times Edit: I remember now. It was Tetra bit!

[@wt_mambo]

Out of jokes, this channel is really really REALLY underrated, it surprises me how it doesn't have more subscribers, good job man, love the videos

[@TheStormKid]

Dude I am absolutely loving your videos, keep up the great work!!

[@TheRaven5138]

Got something to listen to while cleaning my room. Love the essays man.

[@againstthelight]

You've very quickly become a favourite youtuber of mine, covering all the topics that I just love in a way that is so engaging and relaxing, keep it up dude!!!

[@atlas6864]

you're my favourite niche internet celebrity i really look forward to these videos

[@michaelsilver253]

Smile dog scared the shit out of me and gave me a couple nightmares (which is how the curse works in the story too) and I was fucking 24 at the time haha

[@lucymorley5097]

I stumbled across your count just randomly one day, but you have all the makings of an amazing youtube creator!! Every single video essay u make i’m hooked !!

[@JAGomez]

Yo um What the hell is this footage of a hike in the dark?! I'm sweating over here

[@torlester]

I’ve been a fan of creepypasta since I couldn’t walk but this video made me realize I need to do a jeff the killer cosplay with my husky being smile dog

[@spookymcg]

please send me the pictures if you do!!

[@katshaveagun]

I was wondering, waiting for smile dog to come up because it was one of my favorites, i remember browsing trying to find the real photo like an idiot

[@LucasDimoveo]

Hope you're doing okay with the weather/power fuckery. Solid video as always 🔥

[@ghosthoochie4063]

You’re so young omg….i was like “streaming services?” lol then you said 21 and I had a huge “ohhh” moment. Even at 7 years your elder I find your video essays so interesting ❤

[@deebo3182]

Gotta boost that subscriber count, do your part for the algorithm people

[@brycetheviewer9986]

yesss🎉 love your horror themed vids man ur incredible at that🔥✊

[@khali-seaweed2]

I really enjoyed your commentary in this one, I'd love to see you cover more creepypastas or perhaps some stories posted on r/nosleep, there's definitely some interesting ones out there!

[@ThereIsARatInYourTea]

Zelda fish would be a cool one, esp like the ocarina of time fishing spot

[@norah7823]

Did anyone else take those “24 hours with Jeff the Killer” roleplay quizzes on Quotev?

[@jeffreyrussell4874]

Loved this!!

[@tristanputnam196]

Please be part 1 of a larger series 😂

[@Giles29]

"But who was phone?"

[@killergodzilla0270]

The NES Godzilla one is wack

[@zachmetry6124]

Yay, creepypasta

[@sangera]

Why did you censor yourself immediately after saying "suicide"?

[@guyblack9729]

Is that boxxy at 12:28?

[@holly1528]

LET'S GOOOO

[@ZippophileStudios]

HIS NAME IS THE HELL PRIEST NOT PINHEAD

[@wastelanderone]

Read IT at age 11 it was A Whole Mistake lmao

[@PremonitionSociety]

Oof your parents don't sound very fun. Hope things are better now 😅

[@roosaemergencyspotter]

Bababooey

[@teirusureynard9279]

JTK _never_ appealed to me. Toby, Jack, Jane, etc. All were cringe even when I was younger.

[@apatheticAstronaut]

16:31 i definitely prefer the human teeth version cuz if you look close enough at the demon one you can see the dogs lil schnoz where the chin would be