Gregory Burkart
Ten Lesser-Known Creepypastas That Will Keep You Awake Tonight
It’s hard to believe how many years have passed since I first welcomed our readers to the nightmare landscape of viral horror known as creepypasta… and since then, the pastas themselves — along with their menagerie of spooky characters and devoted fans all around the world — have become such a part of popular culture […]
Derek Faraci
Folie à Deux: Shared Psychosis
Keith Whittaker made a quick stop at the gas station on his way to an appointment. He filled his Ford F-250 at the Caltex Service Station in Goulburn, Australia and was back on the road when it happened; something kicked the back of his seat. Until that moment, Keith was pretty sure he was alone […]
Gregory Burkart
A Best-Selling Author Recalls a Horrifying Visit From Slenderman
It’s been a while since we last delved into the mythos of the most infamous creepypasta legend — the unearthly, faceless being who goes by many names, including “The Operator,” “The Tall One” and “Der Großmann.” His most common nickname is, of course, Slenderman… and the few who claim to have encountered him and survived […]
Gregory Burkart
This Footage Allegedly Has the Power to Summon “ZALGO”
It’s hard to know where to begin when sorting out the twisted meme widely known among the creepypasta community as “Zalgo” — which seems to involve either an unseen supernatural force, a secret cabal, or perhaps even an evil demigod, the likes of which H.P. Lovecraft himself might have mused about. However, one thing Lovecraft […]
Gregory Burkart
The Slenderman Saga Continues in These Chilling Spinoff Tales
With HBO’s new documentary feature BEWARE THE SLENDERMAN arriving next month [watch the interactive trailer here], the most infamous figure in the creepypasta canon has taken yet another long-legged step into the world of popular culture… but unless you’ve been a regular reader and/or contributor in the creepypasta community, you may not know how many […]
William Bibbiani
Are Freddy Krueger and Slender Man the Same Person?
The boogeyman exists, and it exists for just one purpose: to scare the bejeezus out of you. That’s why I spent a significant portion of my childhood cowering under my bedsheets, hoping that Freddy Krueger wouldn’t kill me in my sleep. Because say what you will about the disfigured child murderer who became an all-powerful […]
Gregory Burkart
Scary Monsters & Super Creeps: Ten Terrifying Creepypasta Creatures
Today, we’re going to look at some of the most chilling viral web tales from creepypasta culture (many of which we’ve covered on these pages over the past year) which revolve around a mythical creature, an inhuman demonic being or similar malevolent entity — in short, a who’s-who (or what’s-what) of creepypasta’s scariest monsters. For […]
Michael Gingold
When Creepypasta Kills: The Chilling Documentary BEWARE THE SLENDERMAN
Anyone who frequents this website has become intimately familiar with Creepypasta, those little servings of horror in legend and real life. For your typical fright fan, they provide entertaining diversions—but what happens when an obsession with a popular modern myth takes over an impressionable mind? It happened in 2014 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and the story […]
Gregory Burkart
Ten Infamous Creepypastas Based on a Single Terrifying Image
Over the years, we’ve searched every corner of the web for the scariest, most popular and most perplexing examples of internet phenomena known as “Creepypasta,” and shared our findings with you. [For a quick primer, be sure to check out our list of The 10 Creepiest Creepypastas, some of which are recapped below.] In our ongoing […]
Stephen Johnson
Spring-Heeled Jack: The Weirdest Urban Monster In History!
From the Loch Ness Monster to Bigfoot to The Jersey Devil, hundreds of people have reported seeing mysterious, impossible monsters, but the strangest of all these creatures is Britain’s Spring-Heeled Jack. Described as a tall, thin man with a devil’s face and claws for hands, Jack could breathe fire and leap over 10 feet. For […]
Gregory Burkart
HBO Documentary BEWARE THE SLENDERMAN Investigates the Web’s Scariest Legend
If you’ve been keeping up with our regular creepypasta coverage, you’re probably quite familiar with the most recognizable, most notorious creepypasta character of all time: that faceless figure from your nightmares commonly known as The Slender Man. We first mentioned Slender in an in-depth creepypasta feature on our site’s official launch last October, and while […]
