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Creepypasta - Where scary things go bump in the night

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Creepypastas are some of the most memorable stories you'll find online. The name comes from copypasta, because creepypastas share the trait of being reposted everywhere online, but for very different reasons. Instead of mimicking spam or a niche form of humor, they're made to scare people, even if only a little. Some are mildly creepy, while others are a lot more unsettling or even involve elaborate viral hoaxes. And all of the best creepypastas have left a lasting mark on the people who have read them, because they're each composed well enough to leave some disturbing thoughts in our heads(...)

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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

Putting The Backrooms above Jeff the Killer (and not making JtK #1) is atrocious. Garbage list, I think I saw the same exact ranking ten years ago, minus the backrooms.

1999?

NES Godzilla?

Normalpornfornormalpeople.com?

Ted the Caver???

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

Ted the Caver???

I agree. Ted the caver was an obvious choice. NoEnd House as well.

While i don't agree on the order this other list may be better after all:

https://www.inverse.com/article/47143-most-terrifying-creepypasta-nosleep-stories

[–] Lisk91@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I simply use this site - https://www.creepypasta.com/archive/top-ranked/ and set [sort by highest rating] to find good one

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Great site 👌

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