"I work in cybersecurity, and my latest investigation into the deep web broke me" Creepypasta

[@evanelison]

Usage or excessive repetition of certain words or phrases is usually a pretty clear sign of computer generated stories. This is because as far as ai training goes, it's asking a computer to try over and over again to complete a certain tasking, and rewarding or penalizing successful unsuccessful attempts. This results in a lot of repetition should you want a long (about 45min+ story). It's kind of sad to see that the quality of creepypastas has gone down this significantly, they were practically my childhood. Like between 'strange list of rules' stories, 'these are my tales' stories, and 'darkweb' / 'backrooms', it really feels like the quality of online horror stories is just dead. It's never coming back, it'll never be what it once was.

[@ChristopheRobyn]

You're right about that! It's heartbreaking.

[@NPC20567]

as I'm listening to this story, I'm ten minutes in and its glaringly obvious that the writer knows a lot less about cybersecurity than the narrator they've written. I work in cybersecurity and not a single one of my colleagues would go anywhere near a smart home system or download random files onto a machine that they care about losing.

[@Mr_Frequency]

At the very least, they'd use a virtual machine, lol.

[@NPC20567]

@@Mr_Frequency exactly

[@PoldaranOfDalaran]

I don't work in cybersecurity and at that point I was thinking, "What, don't have a dedicated system just for this kind of stuff that can be formatted or junked if necessary?"

[@teamacio9043]

@@Mr_Frequency He said he used a virtual machine at 4:58

[@toddmorgan9956]

also it resembled something he encountered before clearly it was primmed for him to click on it the whole thing is a mind hack to steal info

[@fancyelk2373]

Man these stories have gotten so overly flowery and tryhard. Author used “sanity “ about 300 times in one story. Edit: great narration as always creeps, almost forgot to say.

[@calcium7642]

it was almost 40 minutes of rambling. At some point the words just lost meaning as there was no plot to back them up.

[@chasitydejohn796]

Pure evil

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

The Dark Web and Deep Web need more Creepypasta Stories about them and nice to see you upload again Creeps.

[@valeforedark]

Markets .only like 5-10% is illegal material for sale.

[@AbyssScythe]

@@valeforedarkstop being a nerd lol

[@patrickboian8545]

Why? Its the same crap. Either the people in the char or the video take control of your computer camera somehow or they sell you something super natural like that tomatos with the teeth story. Dark web stories and movies are lame lol.

[@kentworch]

I don't really mess with the dark web, nor do I know everything about it. That being said, I do have an understanding of what it is. I have explored it a couple times, and I know what the tour browser and a couple others like it do. I mostly just used it to get a couple of bootlegged copies of digital material. The worst I ever did on the dark web was download a bootlegged and outdated copy of Minecraft pocket edition on a 3g phone. That's about it. Nothing really that interesting, and it was a long time ago. The only other thing I did was download bootlegged copies of music that I liked, and actually already had legitimately purchased on CD. I just did that so I could have it on my phone too in mp3 format as I didn't have the ability to rip a CD yet. Anyway I never really did anything too interesting nor messed with the dark web much. At the time I barely even knew that I was actually on the dark web. I haven't messed with anything dark web related in nearly a decade. I guess you could say I was quite a vanilla user of the dark web, and I can count on my fingers how many times I used it. Anyway, thank you for the awesome pasta CreepsMcPasta. I definitely liked it, and it brought back some memories.🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@dgriever8277]

"Driven by a fear of mix and determination". I can't unhear it.

[@caymens604]

This one just rambled on and on with very little actually happening. Was very hard for me to stay focused on it 😅 (great job with narration though, as always)

[@Kitties-of-Doom]

yes its crap

[@bennal5243]

oh my god i thought there was smth wrong with me at first cause I just kept getting distracted

[@chipdipleraka7343]

This story was just the author seeing how many ways they could repeat the idea that they used to find comfort in their computer but now they can't. I seriously kept thinking Id accidentally started it over but it was just him saying the same thing over again hah. 30 mins of story without saying anything. "I spent days fighting" how tho? How was it affecting him? Ok I'm done. Good story tho. Thanks to all who were involved.

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

This may have been the stupidest most poorly written story I have ever heard in my life... I think it was an exercise into how many times you can say codex in the same paragraph and get away with it.

[@Joseph6-k4p]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks it sucks. Like they keep talking about how horrible it is or how it’s some dark entity without ever explaining it. It’s like the Bird Box movie the character us trying to beat a threat without the threat ever being shown as an actual threat.

[@calcium7642]

thank goodness somebody said it 💀 this was almost 40 minutes of nothing substantial. So many words, and yet nothing was said. where was the plot?

[@EmilyXiong1999]

That was the most immersive MMO?

[@asshathacker2631]

Bro, how has nobody noticed this seems to be written by Chat GPT?

[@imbored1179]

Bro I'm loving the constant uploads. Been watching since 2018 and got back Into this channel during the 2020 lockdown. Listening to these during work or commutes make the day better

[@rofflesvanwagon]

I love web creepypastas the most. My overall favorite creepypasta that's not the left right game is "the hidden web page"

[@krystian9186]

Yeah, the hidden webpage is amazing. I especially like its narration by The Dark Somnium.

[@coocei]

Loving that you've started posting more again ❤

[@spook6392]

Creeps you have been entertaining and terrifying me with your chilling tales since I was very young. I’m much older now and want to say thanks from the whole community for being there when we needed

[@cirnomyth1936]

Lost any immersion as soon as the "IT genius" mentioned his full smart-home system

[@johnmcwick1]

I love your videos and am glad you have started to post a little more often!! Hope you are doing well!

[@JohnSmith-qi6tz]

Working in IT, stories like that are more comedy than horror. Kudos to you for being able to read it in such a serious tone :D

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

Yeah it was definitely a joke of a story. Just awful

[@bolognabong]

I definitely want to see an IT creepypasta written by someone who actually has a background in the subject rather than people who see it as magic. Also IT background with multiple certs. Hell, maybe I should bash my head against the keyboard for a few days and see what comes out.

[@Loogielicker69]

@@bolognabong Yeah here's a cybersecurity horror story for you from someone who works in cyber security. I worked with a customer for almost a year to install, implement, and design company procedures, protocols, and networking systems to keep them as secure as possible from all threats, but the owner literally refuses to follow 90% of my advice.

[@asteri0nyxx]

Most unrealistic part of this is someone working in cybersecurity having smart appliances

[@mjpope1012]

Great one as usual Creeps, like that this is so cilled, just got the very edge of growing threat amid the ambient. I'd love to hear some specifically done in UK. Low key ,atmospheric stuff, a bit like MR James or EF Benson.Maybe a Covid lockdown one or a teacher being hunted or stalked... Such good work.

[@notcomfortable_here]

not to be dramatic but I cannot live without your narration

[@KittyLuvYou]

You know it's fake because a cybersecurity specialist would never use smart home devices

[@kamarlewis6579]

Currently studying a security cert then I get this notification 😂

[@Pluvilia]

Thank you Creeps for this reading! However, this story, to put frankly, was a terrible listen. From my perception, it was practically the first 10 minutes of the story repeated similarly 3 more times to fill 45 minutes. - I looked at the codecs - I didn't understand it - I spent day and night on it - it haunted my mind - I was lonely, my house felt like prison - but I was determined to look at it And that's virtually the entire story back to front, disregarding the discovery of the file in the beginning and the updating of it through Eldritch speak in the end. Oh, and the repetitive use of the word "codecs" got grating fast. Either the writer didn't actually know what they were trying to write so they repeated the story 4 times, or the writer wasn't human to begin with and exercised their repository of synonyms.

[@LamborghiniDiabloSVPursuit]

"When you stare into the abyss, and it stares back at you, try not to blink."

[@eventless2816]

1/4 of the way through and im like "there is absolutely no way youre an Cybersecurity Specialist "

[@AHRl]

I was i the ER this noon and it was an awful day. Thanks to this now I can sleep in peace. Thanks Creepsmcpasta.

[@503rpf]

Quit looking for sympathy. Nobody cares🤫

[@coffeezombie6032]

That was really good! At first I was kinda rolling my eyes and grumbling but then something just grabbed me a nd.... shadow dwells within shadow dwells within shadow dwells within shadow dwells within shadow dwells within shadow

[@coffeezombie6032]

Hopefully that conveyed how much I enjoyed this

[@glendashubin4921]

I've been listening to you for about 2 years now. Love your stories!!!! 🌹♥️

[@willlumis8126]

Wellcome back we missed you

[@winstonwins1096]

On such an awful day it's great to have a good story to listen to. Thanks for the content.

[@ohthat1girl416]

Soooo happy every time you upload, sir! I get the notification, click with the quickness and settle right in- I know it’s gonna be good 😄

[@patrickboian8545]

This was pretty mid but at least it wasn't another watch murder video online and they are aware you're watching somehow.

[@danajones9631]

Sounds like you had a ghost in your computer, or just something darker, i really enjoy your narration, you really get to me every single time, thanks Creeps your the best🙂😳❤💯🫶🫶

[@malachikulon8534]

If you like him you should also chect out dark somnium hes great too👍

[@MrX_117]

Did you try turning off and on your computer?

[@cadebritt8001]

The caricatures dilemma sounds exactly like my life. This story hits home. Wishing I can turn it all off.

[@khiraj3232]

Perfect timing ❤

[@Averymarie1229]

Ur voice w the accent is so relaxing bro u would make perfect asmr ur voice is so satisfying

[@stonedjasonvoorhees5959]

I ain't no taco man that's for sure

[@bloodyvamp8133]

love your videos cant wait for this reading 🖤

[@alexfriedrich-u3p]

Just amazing. Imagine if aliens could actually make a file like that.

[@iamjohnrobot]

Absolutely not, this was objectively a horribly written story.

[@moiraesfate1]

What just happened? lol

[@sharonkeever9213]

I love hearing your stories I'm so glad you're out here tonight

[@jackalina91]

It’s so nice to hear your mellow voice again! I could listen to you reading instruction manuals! I hope all is well with you ❤❤❤😎✌️

[@JimmmyRaynor]

hello from megaton

[@brionlovell]

Well written. Loved it

[@johnro8ot]

This was terribly written. Lol

[@thescrunt777]

Bro should try making a friend once in a while Edit: great narration creeps as always

[@paulking6572]

Is this story about the Codex or one man's mental decline?

[@nicktye3621]

Fo reals. I was like I swear if he talks about how he's becoming 1 with the codex anymore I'm gonna lose it.

[@Armeanu91]

Can someone explain to me what was he actually scared of? Because I can hear the "terrifying" and "horrific" parts, but what were they? Is this just about schizophrenia? Also, what did he actually do? This made absolutely no sense to me.

[@TheTobyOMG]

Finally, a story about my profession.

[@meOW0131]

Love listening to Creeps while cooking. Idk why. Just do.

[@use-r1u]

Drags like a snowplow...........

[@Venge94]

I nearly gave up on this story half way through and after finishing it I wish I had, the narration was spot on but this story had no body whatsoever, this story could end 5 minutes after starting and it would be the same story.

[@heretic3629]

God bless you creeps❤❤❤❤❤

[@bnsz8704]

This guy in the story needs a therapist

[@davidabest7195]

More like he needs a psychiatrist and some antipsychotics. Most of the symptoms describe schizophrenia.

[@jayechen1562]

Like digimon just like tv show and perfect scary video and creepy story and scary there a ghost in the machine 😱😱😱☠️

[@KapinKrunch]

Great story like a digital campfire tale

[@kentworch]

I don't really mess with the dark web, nor do I know everything about it. That being said, I do have an understanding of what it is. I have explored it a couple times, and I know what the tour browser and a couple others like it do. I mostly just used it to get a couple of bootlegged copies of digital material. The worst I ever did on the dark web was download a bootlegged and outdated copy of Minecraft pocket edition on a 3g phone. That's about it. Nothing really that interesting, and it was a long time ago. The only other thing I did was download bootlegged copies of music that I liked, and actually already had legitimately purchased on CD. I just did that so I could have it on my phone too in mp3 format as I didn't have the ability to rip a CD yet. Anyway I never really did anything too interesting nor messed with the dark web much. At the time I barely even knew that I was actually on the dark web. I haven't messed with anything dark web related in nearly a decade. I guess you could say I was quite a vanilla user of the dark web, and I can count on my fingers how many times I used it. Anyway, thank you for the awesome pasta CreepsMcPasta. I definitely liked it, and it brought back some memories.🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@jonathanburrow8846]

Moral of the story: stay off the deep web kids

[@UndeadGhostGirl]

Head canon; an eldritch and/or demonic entity from the beginning of time took the phrase "knowledge is power" literally and so resolved to get into mortal's heads in order to compel them to spill all their knowledge out in that entity's tongue, allowing it to consume that knowledge. Since it uses that mortal's mind, that mortal expresses their knowledge through various means. The entity would need different ways of updating it's codex; likely starting as a song or chant, evolving to glyphs, carvings, and statues, evolving to written scrolls, and then evolving to and stay at books and tomes, then a massive leap forward with digital data storage, then one more, slightly smaller leap into the cloud/internet. Also, while the entity may have once had some ambition towards which it was working, by this point it's probably become just as consumed by it's gluttony for knowledge as those it influences.

[@brandanmaza2413]

You summed up the plot better than the story did

[@cadebritt8001]

Oh and thanks for your troubles.

[@khtauhidislam7505]

10:00

[@cursedlight153]

You are my favourite. ❤

[@EternityUnknown]

Repetitive, one character, codex doesn't seem malicious enough, and too much about feelings. The writer has talent, but should learn to better formulate plots. The story sounds like someone went into it with a good idea, but didn't know how to extend the plot.

[@AshBreather]

This story is 101% ChatGPT written. The constant rephrasing of the same idea over and over.

[@evanelison]

@@AshBreather It's strange how ai cannot write stories whatsoever but is good at art. Every attempt i've seen at ai stories is just garbage once it gets to any length whatsoever

[@usernamehere60]

How to say nothing in 5000 words or less.

[@creepyman.]

i hope i reach at your level man

[@fireyking2742]

Take a shot every time he says codex 😎

[@evanelison]

chat gpt ah story

[@carloswalter7321]

Me when im matching wires on amongus

[@Zeabox]

Mod Trident got pked by oda

[@kingcatmemes]

I love this type of horror

[@likeyoucare381]

What's a sandbox?(online)

[@user-ko9tc1go3h]

Written by chatGPT as someone already mentioned

[@CGCGCG91]

Absolutely awfully written story

[@drkinferno72]

Woo another deep web story

[@MissouriSmokes]

Creeps ur a champ. but this story was trash

[@codytyner8088]

Yes first

[@kalez2525]

Shadow wizard money gang

[@Rainbowofthefallen]

🤎

[@josemiguelgonzalezwachter2269]

Very poetic and all... but that's the problem... this was way TOO POETIC! Sorry not sorry. This story essentially said how horrible something is without saying what it does! And frankly it was more frustrating than entertaining in my opinion. Very repetitive. Author has a skill with words absolutely but he/she/they need to work on actual narrative.

[@Gooner184]

This was woeful

[@cargo_vroom9729]

This story brought to you by NordVPN /s

[@Dr_1212]

😈

[@jackballantyne1304]

Ngl this one is doo doo, your narration was the only positive

[@abdopop4708]

12th

[@-JA-]

🖤

[@arsacyclopentadiene6865]

Damn

[@Jerharris90]

YES YES YES. Beautiful story

[@polincgoku6658]

Op finds /x/, posts in /b/

[@MrShArInGaNKAMI]