Old Creepypastas Are SO BACK

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guess the ten-year cycle of nostalgia is a real thing? Today we're looking at remakes and adaptations of classic creepypastas! Including but not limited to, squidward, sonic.exe, mouse.avi, happy happy, and Candle Cove! Also beware because there are some spooOOOOooOOoky twists along the way.
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[@Shunks]

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[@forceten-galebird]

sharky warky

[@cozicko]

kind of obsessed with the quick mike and melissa reference. based and awesome

[@WilliamRBl00m]

HI SHUNKS :]

[@crazyfire9470]

4 days ago but the video is only 11 hours ago.

[@thedotgiver2820]

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[@lilbard1910]

Fun fact- The Grieving was actually IN a Gumball episode. It was part of a shorts compilation and the whole joke was that they showed the title of the episode, and then a narrator in the background listed off a bunch of content warnings for a really long time, then when the episode actually played they just trolled the audience with a dancing dog. A truly iconic moment I don't think is talked about enough.

[@Cubeytheawesome]

Yeah that was hilarious.

[@andromeda_va39]

Oh man, I remember that! I had never heard of the creepypasta at the time, so I had no clue what was going on. I was so freaked out by all the warnings, like "Those who have watched this episode were never. Seen. Again." I was terrified, but also curious. Then the dancing dog showed up and I was honestly kind of relieved.

[@Theepicrichard420]

I watched that in cartoon network once, words could not describe how much i laughed

[@goranisacson2502]

So THAT'S what that joke was all about! I thought it was just a generic joke about creepy-pastas, didn't know that they knew about an existing one and then just trolled their audience.

[@albamomo8324]

the hilarious thing is that the episode itself is where The Grieving comes from, it was a way to make fun of lost episodes creepypastas

[@Rae0814]

I know Happy Appy was originally supposed to a Trollpasta, but it’s so interesting and VibingLeaf did so well with it.

[@jma0645]

When I was young I like it because it was more ""action based"" to my 10 year old mind It kinda look like Monster house to me💀

[@ImmaLittlePip]

Honestly I feel like the author only turned it into a troll pasta like half way into the story There seems to be some actual attempts and failure in doing so in the first few chapters of the story

[@Mr.Tw1sty]

9/11 apple

[@fbmb1337]

@@ImmaLittlePip Honestly I feel it could go either way, though I genuinely believe this one turning into a trollpasta more than I believe I Hate You started as one.

[@Lucky_Lyra]

Vibing Leaf is awesome

[@komb3732]

The little girl crying in candle cove was my best friend in elementary school. I remember I showed her the video one day and she was like “uh that’s me”. She wanted to be a child actor so thats why she would be filmed crying etc.

[@abysmalhope]

omg really? can you tell me more? {only if you want}

[@komb3732]

@@abysmalhope that’s it really, the original video was called “remi fake crying” I remember she showed me it before I even knew about candle cove. It was funny when we found out about it and a little weird. Then we grew up and met new friendships.

[@gummyneighborino7217]

Im not going to accuse you of lying but i will tell you to prepare for the onslaught of smarter than you redditors flocking to this with their 'ermmmm, actually' responses. Godspeed.

[@Xeorboom]

I also know a couple people who got anonymous internet presence, it's cool when that happens

[@beansboghd6852]

As a legally ordained annoying internet Melvin, I am obligated to point out that Steamboat Willie was, in fact, NOT the first cartoon w/ synchronized sound. While it is the first to have an entirely post-produced soundtrack, Fleischer was making cartoons with primitive sound-sync as early as 1925.

[@PaphvulMayle]

@justmeherethereandeverywhere It didn't help that the man cultivated this stuff himself, either.

[@Anne-ot8gq]

Huh, neat

[@EmilyCorradino]

The "whos gonna be rapping? The monkey?" Bit nearly killed me.

[@sussybaka119]

I remember when I installed sonic.exe in my dad's laptop back when I was like ten, I almost crapped my pants not because of the game but because after the game's over the damn thing wouldn't close and was afraid of my dad finding out I installed a crappy malware in his laptop 💀

[@skyshunts]

Did you ever get out of the game? I heard you had to hold 3 buttons on the keyboard to get it out of the game but I forgot what button it was

[@sussybaka119]

@@skyshunts I ended up telling my dad and he had to restart the laptop lol

[@somemadnessfan4763]

that's weird i don't remember any of the Sonic.EXE versions having Malware in it. Where did you download it??

[@Manticorn]

​@@skyshuntsprobably Ctrl+alt+del

[@CyberdustStudios]

The game will automatically close itself, you just need to be patient for it to close. Pressing buttons just brings up that sonic image.

[@zilikslider]

The more obscure creepypastas are actually quite interesting, sometimes

[@SakuraStardust]

This is true. My Japanese creepypasta retelling/cultural lore vids always do really well and people demand them 👀 There’s also the impact of the JTK image search

[@ExplosivefartAAAAAA]

Surprised to see you here

[@ImmaLittlePip]

Ive noticed a large resurgence with 2010s stuff like Bronies, meme culture of that era and of course creepypasta Man what a simpler time the early 2010s was

[@danielferrovias]

We're in the early 2020s... So... I guess you have a point. We're the next generation! Even tho i was born in 2007

[@ImmaLittlePip]

​@@danielferroviasbeen seeing a ton of 2000s resurgence as well

[@danielferrovias]

@@ImmaLittlePip maybe the internet is just repeating itself, since they reached the "peak" in 2017... EUGH...

[@Cubeytheawesome]

And let’s not forget that bfdia has resumed production. We finally got bfdia 6 (and bfdia 7)

[@ImmaLittlePip]

Say what you will about TikTok and YT shorts They do have a huge impact on kids and that new generation is bringing back these old internet urban legends and creating new ones like the anti piracy trend and the Mario 64 beta/personalized thing from a few years back Not to mention MLP blew up on TikTok and instagram recently creating new fans

[@SwaggyG_2102]

We can thank both FNF and VibingLeaf for being able to breathe new life into these creepypastas and giving them another chance in the spotlight once again.

[@memoman_yt]

Basically if good or bad make better

[@pieofchart]

​@@memoman_ytso true, kromergaming

[@UnknowinglyDerpy]

Wasn't there also actual official media where some madman at Nick decided to include what seems to be an obvious reference to Red Mist in an episode of spongebob

[@tempestzeta11]

Yeah, there was an episode in SpongeBob where there were a bunch of doors and they all had different versions of Squidward. One door was a bunch of static then a cartoon version of Red Mist Squidward appears. It should be here on KZbin. It’s obviously not in the actual series anymore though, it got replaced by a Baby Squidward, I think

[@7andahalf]

I remember that! Saw the ep when it aired, and when that part came up I went "wait a damn minute..." I had completely forgotten about Red Mist until then. Even though they removed it, I still can't believe it was referenced in the first place. Not that I'm complaining, it was fun to see it acknowledged in the show lol

[@IndigoDoseStuff]

I don’t think that guy was a madman, I think he just ran out of door ideas and then just searched up spookyyyy squidward

[@pasta9378]

Hey there, as much as I stopped making these Happy Appy videos long ago, it's nice to see people did have some enjoyment of it. Dronian has been cooking up a new reboot if you're interested in that.

[@sarahni]

I was half way through the Tom and Jerry Czechoslovakia explanation before I realized it was real and not part of the creepypasta

[@SpookyUnicornus]

Genuinely, thank you for the warning xd

[@victinitron2000]

same, i literally had to stop watching blameitonjorge bc he put ahenobarbus henocied in one of his thumbnails 💀

[@PigPigGamer]

A video about creepypasta remakes? Perfect for me to watch..

[@joeyravioli]

hi piggy

[@femafllogasmask5193]

Sup!

[@agachansilencekya]

Hi

[@fourteenghosts]

i'm so happy old cringey creepypastas are gettinb popular again. i think there's a lot of pressure for things to be realistic and terrifying, so it's kinda a good step back to just have fun with the more silly ones. really hope candle cove is able to get hyped up again. it terrified me as a kid, but now it's honestly one of my favorites. it's ridiculous and kinda charming in a nostolgic way. idk, cringe culture is dead, everyone should be allowed to just have a good time with this shit.

[@elcee_belcee]

Honestly I haven't been into MLP literally since i was a child, but all of shunks videos are nostalgic in a calming way Keep up the good work girl

[@rizbeto]

same here, though i do remember being sorta obssessed with it, i'm glad youtubers like shunks are keeping it alive!

[@thesteampunker5708]

Same here

[@ImmaLittlePip]

Same honestly say what you will about the brony fandom There's a lot of history during those first 5 years of the peak of the fandom during its height I kinda miss it (I think I was in late middleschool/early highschool when the show came out so I have a ton of nostalgia for that era of the internet)

[@pieofchart]

i read "keep up the work good girl

[@jmokiedm]

(13:40) A little backstory about this image. I made a song called "Death Is Our Only Release" based off the creepypasta & this is actually one of the early album covers I made for it. I posted it to Instagram which is why it's public lol I'm kinda honored seeing something I made for it in one of your videos! I'm flattered... I guess.

[@Karanthaneos]

Can't believe someone actually knew of Normal P for Normal People. It's not a Creepypasta you can casually recommend, but from what I remember it's the vagueness and how real it felt, especially for the time when the internet still felt a little bit like a jungle, and you could find weird sites with lots of links that lead who knows where.

[@ryangoldstrich7334]

I freely admit to always having had a guilty pleasure for old, cheesy creepypastas. I'm sure if I went back and read something like 1999 or NoEnd House, I would find they're nowhere near as good as I remember them being, but they remind me of a simpler time, when I would be on my phone in art class reading these stories instead of doing my projects. The fact that characters like Slender Man have been poisoned by the internet (and also by that one real-life attempted murder) pains me greatly because I still have a lot of unironic fondness for them. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug

[@genericbeansmile756]

Well hey, at least nobody’s ruined Jeff or Ted, and honestly while that Slenderman drama was a big deal I don’t think that it should ruin the source material for anyone because it was out of the creator’s control

[@thefisherking2268]

Someday there are gonna be videos being nostalgic for ‘the golden age of analog horror’ and I cannot wait for that day to come

[@ACrypticCryptid9]

Butcher's Block and The Dream Door were actaully also loosely inspired by Creepypastas, but they changed the names from the titles of the original stories, so, there's definitely less recognizability. Butcher's Block was loosely inspired by "Search and Rescue" (though pretty loosely inspired), and Dream Door was, I guess, inspired by a creepypasta called "The Hidden Door"

[@TheAbigailDee]

I came to say that about Butcher's Block! But I didn't know about The Dream Door. I didn't love that season so I didn't remember at all. But now I gotta check out that pasta!

[@jimjordy3019]

I hold that Jeff the Jeffer occupies such a large space in the pasta sphere because you can project whatever you want onto him. You want a slasher guy, boom. You want a hot animu guy, boom. You want a guy who murder bully for justice, boom. The backstory and aesthetic are the only thing you need to keep, everything else is just whatever you wanna throw in there. My ramblings aside, another common Shunks banger from America’s favorite Yak! (Also most of the time Dietch is pronounced Die-tich, but that’s if it’s German, don’t know if it’s different it’s it Czech)

[@Burn_Angel]

My favorite part was when he said "it's jeffing time" and jeffed all over the place.

[@Sonic_Gamer501]

There was a time where I was actually convinced that I saw Candle Cove as a kid because I vaguely remembered a character called The Skin Taker, although it's possible that I may have just caught someone else watching a KZbin video about it when I was that young.

[@Fluffy-Rose1993]

Gotta love our creepypasta phase. I remember wanting to write my own about Animal Crossing but instead of it being bloody and gory, it was more sad. By memory, the concept was "checked my old save file after X number of years and the town was abandoned except for Isabelle."

[@FMoment4311]

I love watching my favorite trans yak talk about creepypastas we all thought were super scary when we were younger

[@Lucky_Lyra]

Ikr 😂 This is great

[@JAIL_FACE]

Sometimes trans furries really are the funniest

[@Lucky_Lyra]

@@JAIL_FACE furry?

[@miraculous_lady_noir2179]

Wait, they're trans? In which direction?

[@Lucky_Lyra]

@@miraculous_lady_noir2179 used to be man and now women I think

[@Eddiefrb]

Heya, I did the voice of Happy Appy in the Happy Appy vs Flowey rap battle! I’ve been a fan of your content for several years now, I had a brony phase when I was younger and it’s been really fun to revisit that (and other stuff I loved when I was a kid like corny internet creepypastas) with your videos! Just wanted to say thanks for the shoutout, it’s a small world out there on KZbin :)

[@thedraftingax5963]

I loved that rap battle between the two! It was one of my favorites! You did a great job voicing Happy Appy, one of my all-time favorite creepypastas! I am a VA, too, by the way!

[@aestheticniro181]

Old pastas have a certain charm to them. Back then they used to genuinely scare me. Though to be fair I was only teenager during the prime time of scary internet stories.

[@danielferrovias]

I like the fact most people wanna either rewrite or remake it with less flaws

[@neoe5970]

I was not expecting my home country (now czechia back then czechoslovakia) to be mentioned in a video from an american(I assume) talking about creepypastas in a segment about tom and jerry

[@ShimarioRapBattles]

Hi I’m apart of the rap battle community, I’m friends with the people you mentioned in that part of the video and I’ve also made a creepypasta battle myself lmaoooo. Just wanted to say it was super super cool to see you give our community attention and shout us out like this, awesome video 👍

[@SmokeTheHorsehog]

One rap battle channel you didn't bring up, that's a shame you didn't talk about, is GamingPlush64. He hasn't done too many Creepypasta battles, but he has done: Tails Doll vs Plushtrap, BENDROWNED vs Doki Doki Literature Club, Candle Cove vs The Max Headroom Incident, The Wario Apparition vs Polybius, Look-See vs Ever Dream This Man?, and Goner Kid vs Lost Silver, amongst various other horror and non-horror rap battles.

[@lunaticzeroone]

"What was scary to us and then not is somehow nostalgic and scary to a whole new generation of suckers who will watch endless creepypasta analog horror explained videos." I love this.

[@Licoyssss]

THAT THUMBNAIL IS LEGENDARY

[@Cr102y]

Goes hard ngl

[@triedpklove]

HELLLPPPP i was pinkamena/cupcakes pinkie in that one rap battle (at 24:40) 😭 im watching this video while doing homework and that genuinely jumpscared me LOL. so some backstory. i was like. 7-8 years old at the time of recording those lines. it was over skype on shitty satellite internet (hence why a lot of the lines cut out a lot) and i was soooo scared of my parents hearing me say something edgy or god forbid a swear so i had to do them very quiet and very fast so my parents wouldnt hear haha. (the person who ran the youtube account gave me a script. i still have the scripts saved in my google drive if you need proof.) i completely forgot that i even did that as im now of legal drinking age so thank you shunks for helping me bring back the repressed memories 😉 (also i am now . Very transgender and my whole ass legal/birthname is in the credits of that video so thank you so much for not like linking back to the video lmfao)

[@Shunks]

No prob!! Sorry to be so harsh + bring back those memories 😳 As I said though, I did enjoy the pony representation in that video, so it's not all had

[@triedpklove]

@@Shunks haha im not offended in the slightest! if anything im cringing with you lolol

[@skyshunts]

I would love it if someone remade the tails doll curse creepypasta. It was one of my first creepypastas i seen and heard about as a kid. I remember watching videos of people trying to do the curse but end it scaring themselves. I was never afraid of it because I thought it was stupid. It's a plush how can a stuffed animal be scary

[@GothicRomantiSystem]

There are so many stories about it that it's insane. I've been wanting to rewrite one along the lines of the Quacker and Bowen ones but there's over 700 of them and it's taken me years to even annotate all of them let alone start writing a new one.

[@Burn_Angel]

Uh, that's the thing. Tails Doll isn't a plushie. He's a robot. Canonically, he's a miniature robot from which the plushie hangs from. Tails Doll is the red crystal, not the plushie.

[@anobody4606]

​@@Burn_Angel Wow, it's almost like cartoon and video game creepypastas aren't true to the source material! 😲🤯

[@freakthecentipede2743]

Fun fact but right know the total drama fandom is rising from it's grave because a 14 y/o wrote a creepypasta about the cast dying and coming back at vengeful ghosts It's called island of the slaughtered and it's weirdly good

[@AvaTHESirArcski123Fan]

fun fact, in some of the 7/25/05 ones you can hear patrick going “HURHGB” or something like that before it cuts to the kitchen

[@Craftycatz1289]

honestly, I still enjoy reading creepypastas

[@DuckyDoesSmth9517]

Yea me too, sometimes it's just the best thing to keep me entertained :)

[@ImmaLittlePip]

Same they are just so much fun Same with grimdark MLP videos

[@thedraftingax5963]

Me too. They are super fun to read and one of the best entertainment to not keep me bored.

[@lunatpr5594]

26:03 As someone who watches many rap battle channels, something I felt was worth mentioning is that the Mr. Bear vs Sackboy one's seemingly random variety of characters is due to many of them being characters from previous battles from that channel.

[@Kringlez-ui3jf]

It's crazy that the stories i grew up with are making a comeback.

[@baubleBeee]

bro they even referenced Red Mist in an actual episode of spongebob. like there was an episode called "Spongebob in Randomland" and there was a scene where squidward was opening a bunch of doors that revealed a bunch of weird alternate alternate versions of himself, and the third door he opened showed his bedroom before cutting to a kind of stylized version of the red mist squidward before he slammed the door closed. they ended up having to take it out of the episode and replaced it with something else, but it was definitely originally red mist squidward in that door :o

[@alecdashark]

The creators of gumball actually referenced the grieving in the show itself. Pretty cool that pastas are gaining enough attention for that.

[@keysmashjtdsyjjwry9970]

not sure if it's the right place to share something like this but my first introduction to creepypastas was when i was 9 and a watched a video where a guy was reading the entirety of squidward's suicide and i was constantly thinking about it for the next 5 month, scared to be alone, until one day i told my mom about it while crying like it was a huge secret i had to carry this whole time. great video tho!!!!!!

[@fightmarker]

a friend sent me this, thanks for the shout out :)))

[@creativerealm7668]

Okay so as a long time member in the Creepypasta community/fandom (because this fandom has a grip on me and won't let me go lmao) this video makes me smile and then cringe at the memories of me back when I was younger. Seeing a Creepypasta video on 2023 makes me realize that the fandom hasn't been forgotten. Can't wait till I'm the one in the retirement home rambling to my grandkids about slenderman and co. 👍👍👍

[@wokemoralist]

28:33 oh my god i unironically want that shirt

[@TKhelix]

im only a few minutes thru the video so idk if you bring this up later but i think a video series that is heavily inspired by / recreates lost episode creepypastas super well is WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK by tapeworm. they use real VHS tapes to make their videos and overall the videos are super high quality in production and impact. i highly recommend their stuff i think they uploaded recently

[@Wince_Media]

Another fun fact about the grieving! The ceeators of TAWOG noticed it and in an anthology episode, had a "FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, WE WILL BE SHOWING THE LOST EPISODE THE GRIEVING" all for it to be what's essentially a rickroll

[@multiverseman4017]

I think its funny that Gumball actually referenced The Grieving in their show.

[@riverscuomo7140]

If you do a second part I'd love to hear your thoughts on ALF Autopsy- it's a bit more obscure but it always horrified me.

[@mrfunnixd7381]

Been a fan of creepypastas since the late 2010s good to know there back

[@feridoodles6]

If I had a nickel for every time I appeared in a video that features a remake of dumped, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's odd because it happened twice :P

[@bubblesthekitty4423]

“Who’s gonna be rapping?The monkey?” Laughed far more than I should have

[@OtherMomo]

14:23 that's actually my favorite era of Tom & Jerry, I had no idea people didn't like that

[@Xeorboom]

I genuinely wish Candle Cove was real, I already know The Skintaker would become one of my favourite villains!

[@bloodybohemian]

IMSO HYPED FOR THE FANDOMS RESURGENCE I NEVER LEFT-

[@BobbinRobbin777]

With Smile Dog we also have Chainmail Chasers, which is one of my favorite internet horror series rn. It basically follows how the Chainmail Chasers channel gets progressively more derailed, when one of the members accidentaly gets the Smile Dog curse forced upon her.

[@nenegenic]

Despite happy appy being a troll pasta, I love how people are starting recognize it more, it’s pretty interesting aside from purposely bad writing in it

[@acesartgallery9117]

23:35 They should pivot and contact Hasbro about the rights to Apple Jack Sleep Experiment.

[@jumthro]

Since enough time has passed to the point where people have gotten themselves familiar with these old creepypastas, there's definitely been well made recreations or just fan art in general that enhance the essence of them with redesigns or better/less predictable pacing when it comes creepypasta videos. So, seeing different interpretations that surpass the originals is an enjoyable comeback.

[@Technilogica2019]

6:40 honestly time confusing pretty much sums it up "oh i'll just do a quick warmup *how the hell have four hours already passed"*

[@Curttehmurt]

Surprised you didn't mention how "Red Mist" was referenced in an actual episode of SpongeBob... like about a year ago or something. And ironically much like a creepypasta they pulled the scene from future airings so it's like seni lost media, I mean the clip isn't hard to find but nick probably won't ever release the original version officially

[@Cr102y]

The thumbnail is probably meant to reference that,it looks more like the Easter Egg from the episode than the OG one.

[@thedraftingax5963]

I am so happy that they're coming back! All of these pastas are my favorites! Especially Happy Appy and Jeff! I plan on releasing and making my creepypastas too! My first couple of them are Cannibal Courtney and Xander the Slayer! The Decaying Frowner and The Pool Employee are a couple more of them!

[@RealVCT]

Fun fact, just recently people discovered that Sonic.exe is actually a stolen and modified creppypasta called "The Blue Flashdrive" made by a chilean youtube user

[@Cr102y]

It was most likely a coincidence though,I think someone found an even older creepy pasta involving a Sonic with black eyes but it was a SSB Brawl creepypasta rather than a Sonic creepypasta.

[@kubaoko008]

they're so back, they're breaking my back.

[@undertouch]

i have so many fond memories of normal p for normal people because for some reason when i first downloaded TOR the first thing i decided to do was look up "deep web creepypasta" and i found it and read it and it scared me enough to make me delete it from my computer forever

[@OmynysFence]

Hey Shunks, good job on getting sponsors. We are happy for you, and proud of you. Sincerely- Jesus Christ and God

[@brockschannel3927]

I remember 2013-2015 was when creepypastas ruled the internet. I loved watching those epic rap battle parody videos like Jeff the killer vs Slenderman,or Eyeless jack vs Laughing jack.

[@kfbeatforeternity5271]

If i remember correctly Lord X and the cult weren't in the original sonic.exe story. I think they were added after it was reclaimed by the community.

[@dragonick2947]

My favourite piece of creepypasta media is Scott the Woz's video about Polybius. I like the personification of this grand conspiracy as a living arcade cabinet in a video otherwise full of Scott's usual wit. I don't watch a tonne of creepypasta vids, can you tell? 😅

[@trashlord3214]

hey, this actually reminded me of something i saw once like a decade ago, but haven't seen it since or met anyone who knows what i'm talking about. does anyone else remember that lost Shunks episode?

[@Elpresidente98]

I have so much nostalgia for creepypastas. My early, and mid teens were full creepypasta content. I used to follow the 2 top narrators, used to watch all of Hoodohoodlum's lists, used to follow some of the serialized ones like the "Holder" series, ect. It was a good time. I'm glad that there is a bit of a resurgence in these classic spoopy stories. The one I've kinda been following recently is the search for the original versions of the JTK and Smile Dog pictures. Interesting stuff

[@connorbeith3232]

There's this analog horror channel that I find interesting, it has a series called "Tele" which is a fictional cable provider that started in the 80's that has some AI that messes with the shows and commercials it airs (which sometimes even ties in to some creepypastas), this even later extends to games that are provided through some service that Tele provides (though the evil AI is represented by a spooky face, which can be a problem depending on who you are). The videos are honestly well-edited imo, with my favorite being one set in the 2000's where the AI shows viewers shows and channels from the future (at one point when it goes to CN showing Gumball, the UI has the logo from The Grieving which is a nice touch). Even the EAS community has crossed over with creepypastas with one doing an interesting take on Red Mist, told by made-up news broadcasts and EAS alarms, where the episode was made to warn people of an actual red mist that ravages a town in Florida and, like in the episode, makes people kill themselves when looking at it.

[@mk-aka-morgan8386]

My nephew watched a lot of Sonic.exe content farm a few years ago. I'd say Im glad he moved on from that if he didnt just move on to Life Of Luxury 😬

[@reptilerestaurant6168]

I've got a pal who did like a three-hour deep dive into creepypasta epic rap battles and it was so fascinating. Like you can tell those kids had some real passion for it. and a big budget for face paint.

[@CGFillertext]

13:30 The first time I saw this creepypasta, I was really scared out by this image. It’s funny to look back on it now

[@swarple]

Fun fact, the “scary” red smile dog is actually the original one, made by the creator. The original red image looks so strange because in the actual story, Smile Dog doesn’t look like a dog. It’s just some sort of weird demon thing and the closest thing anyone can compare it to is saying that it looks vaguely like a husky. Midnight Krick actually interviewed the creator, who said he might release the assets at some point. Nobody has any idea who made or posted the grainy, more husky-looking one- an image I personally find deeply unsettling, lol. Nobody knowing where it comes from kinda adds to the creepiness but I do hope they eventually figure it out.

[@bunbun2496]

SUPER cool fun fact, the performer who played the life sized/adult sized versions of the skin taker in channel zero is performance artist olivier de sagazan, who is also known by the creepypasta fandom as the "test subject" in the gateway of the mind video!! his whole creative story is incredibly interesting and for all of channel zeros flaws there was a lot of love put into it with the nods to other online horror at the time :)

[@ewetwentythree]

I came across this video as someone who's gone deep down the rap battle rabbit hole. And I think I could provide some perspective on it. Rap Battles and creepypasta may seem like a very odd mix but I think it actually makes some sense especially if you know how it got its start. They are both elements of early 2010s fandom and it would be inevitable for them to cross paths at some point. One of the first notable ERB inspired channels was Epic Rap Battle Parodies, which you show in your video. The channel itself used Slenderman and Jeff the Killer in it's first season, 2 creepypasta characters that are also well known enough to justify using them. At the end of ERBs second season they made Rasputin vs Stalin, which is the first rap battle we now call a "royale". A rap battle which features 5 or more rappers going after each other. With those 2 facts in mind, season 2 ERBP would create Slenderman vs Jeff the Killer, the first "creepypasta" royale. Featuring several other rappers. Very popular upload that would open the floodgates for other channels to follow suit. This is what created the aforementioned Squidwards Suicide vs Dead Bart. 2 weeks later, the same creator would go onto make Epic Rap Battles of Creepypasta and the rest is history. I think you hit the nail on the head for what makes these videos interesting. These classic ones are rough, but that's what makes them enjoyable to watch. Personally, I started watching these ironically but grew to appreciate them sincerely as time went on. I was far from the only one, too. They have quite the cult following for this reason. Something interesting I want to hone in on is that, these rap battles actually could imprint on the original stories and how people view them. "How could you represent Username 666 in a rap battle?" Is a question with a different answer depending on who'd you ask. There isn't any clear way to do it, which surprisingly makes it PERFECT for rap battles as it lets the creator use their own interpretation of the story in a creative way. The formula is the same as it ever was, yes, but requires originality in how they use said formula and the limit is ones own imagination. Squidwards Suicide is an example that comes to mind for me, as the character has essentially been warped by rap battles into this verison of Squidward that wields a shotgun and will fk you up at the slightest inconvenience. Some of these interpretations have garnered wider popularity and been the basis for fanart. Happy Appy, again, has been used a lot in rap battles and effectively carries the characters relevancy. Creepypasta is integral to the fanmade rap battle niche, as long as people make ERB inspired rap battles creepypastas will be used as well. It's just one of those things. The scrapped sequel to Squidward vs Bart has actually become a shared hyperfixation of my friend group and we began working on our own finished "edit" of it just for fun. Really there's something about the videos that for many inspires them to go and make something of their own which is why so many people did exactly that. It's effectively outlived cringe culture and I'm proud of it, it's bizarre and I love the bizarre

[@Jazkal-V420]

I like the more interesting ideas for spooky stories. Thanks Shunks

[@emilianoaventura5295]

I feel the episode Jerry from F&C has some of that creepiness from those kinds of old creepypastas, the part that really got me was a split second frame, which was even explained at the end of the episode as why it was such a brief image, and also it has a very brutal death, even if there is no gore. I like that episode, it was creepy for me and I think that's very cool

[@artbyphobia]

I’ve been in the fandom since I was 11 years old and still it’s a thriving fandom with ever so occurring viral videos on TikTok. The KZbin fandom of Creepypasta has pretty much left but I’m happy to know at least TikTok still has a fanbase full of memes, cosplays, fanart and headcannons. I’m a proud member of the Creepypasta fandom and will always be ❤

[@yeahyeahbeebiss1]

idk how to explain this but i REALLY needed to hear you say skibidi toilet and i had no idea until it had already happened

[@bushwhacker66]

My fave part about Red MIst aka Squidward's S's is that it was so influential and RAW nickelodeon animators made it an official universe in an episode of Sponge Bob where they were opening doors to alternate universes and realities, the episode is "Randomland" and they feature the infamous Squidwards with realistic tears.

[@wadeyhyena1657]

If official companies allowed for Lost Episode adaptations to be made on Syfy. I'd love to see how Dead Bart would've panned out. (I'm honestly surprised that Treehouse of Horror hasn't parodied that story yet. It feels like the perfect place to include it)

[@cian.o]

I once spent a day reading all of the Happy Appy episodes. I remember a lost episode (a deleted page) of God sending Happy to hell.

[@BANKARA_TEEvie]

A little trivia for 17:10... that isn't Sonic.exe, but in fact, it's Sonic from popular fangame series 'Five Nights at Sonic's'! Which, somehow, I knew the creator of when I was younger. Small world.

[@Cinabonsticks]

The Gadget Hack-wrench cult image gave me WHIPLASH omg

[@rio-bq2tn]

Also you forgot to mention but idk if it matters but the creator of the Candle cove creepypasta is made by Kris Straub who made local 58

[@ironpiyepic2666]

As a archie sonic fan, don't mention the Ken name in this house

[@BlizzyBeezz]

Seeing an eyeless Jack mask in spirit Halloween gave me flashbacks

[@liminalcriminal_]

That candle cove lost media really piqued my interest. That clip is a part of my childhood and now I'm very curious

[@masked_majora6475]

I’d love to see a candle cove video named “Candle cove episode 1 air date footage” and its 30 minutes of tv static

[@DarkuuArmati]

Red mist has gotten a whole new meaning if you're into project moon games.

[@gunkwizardry]

granted i havent read it in a while but i remember candle cove as being a genuinely rly good bit of ARG-type of writing. it was written as a forum post asking if anyone remembered this and disputing their mom saying that they weren't ever actually watching anything but static as kind of not like written as The Big Twist, its just told as a fact of the story that the OP doesnt believe is true. also as a note the wind in the background of one of the songs towards the last half of the video kept psyching me out thinking there was actually wind whistling in my open window LOL

[@hermannsprecursors]

YOU MADE MY DAY SO MUCH BETTER. BAD DAY AND THEN SUDDENLY BOOM SHUNKS UPLOADED. DAY IS INSTANTLY BETTER

[@jordyn2632]

That tv show did a season about that Reddit story, where a door appears in the basement, it’s actually so good. A little corny, but I recommend it!

[@happyrobot4160]

I’m kind of sad she didn’t mention that one of the newer SpongeBob episodes referenced Red Mist 😔

[@Cheetisyeetus]

My younger brother saw the reference. He then began screaming very loudly. I do appreciate how she portrayed red mist. Normally, he frowns. Thanks!