(JUST MY OPINIO , NOTHING SERIOUS)
So lately I have been thinking about diffrnet Creepypasta stories and I have came to the conclusion that most of the Iconic "Creepypastas" aren't acctually one. Let me explain.
By the definition, creepypasta is a "horror-related legend which has been shared around the Internet.The term creepypasta has since become a catch-all term for any horror content posted onto the Internet." Which means that to be a "true" Creepypasta the story needs to be shared aroud the internet, muliple times by diffrent ppl on diffrent online forums and stuff. It has many variants, but usually focuses on one character, object or a place. Just like a normal legend.
So for example, when we look at creepypastas like "Clockwork,"Play With Me" or "Nurse Ann" we can see that they are more of an Creepypasta OC backstory. So these are just OCs of diffrent ppl from the fandom that got REALLY popular. Another great example of this is Ticci Toby who used to be a HUGE Creepypasta but the creator decided to leave the fandom, and stated that Tobby is no longer a Creepypasta and its just his OC. Most of them come from The Creepypasta Wiki where everyone can share their Creepypasta OCS or storys.
Of course I still love these Creepypastas. i just wanted to share this with ppl to see what they think. Its important to remember the other half of the definition! Anything horror related can be a creepypasta.
I think about all of this as a theory of some sort (or something similar)!!
Thx for reading, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!
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Iona Fraser-Clark
The funny thing about creepypasta as a whole is the fact that there are two completely different fandoms around it. Like there’s the basic fandom which is genuinely creepy starriest that get shared around the internet, that stick with people and have the potential to keep you up at night, e.g. Russian sleep experiment, candle cove, suicide mouse etc. And then there’s the girly pop fandom which is mostly comprised of fanfics and OCs which we are in, e.g. ticci Toby, Laughing Jack, Jason the Toymaker, which are stories with horror elements, but they aren’t really that scary, or made with the pure intention of scarring people
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obsburger
we totally agree that over the years the term "creepypasta" has been misused but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRO do NOT abbreviate "creepypasta" into "CP" that shit stands for something else
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I hope I changed all of them-
I totally forgot
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Thank you for pointing that out :')
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skullshakerz
the fact that creepypasta was a whole section of a popular creepy and horror oc that wasn't true after this whole time still baffles me to this day.
I used to be so afraid of slender-man and jeff the killer that I can't even sleep in the dark for YEARS, even after I finished high school xD
but still, it was so cool to think back and you making this blog just make my old memories a little sweeter ^_^
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Thank you so so much for reading my blog!
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