Previously: "Braid." This week, a 2ch classic from Japan: “Forbidden Slide,” a creepypasta in which the slide at a school playground is… not quite what it seems. File this one under Childhood Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Forbidden Slide”
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“Help Me, Help Me, Susie’s Dying”: Exploring The Truth Of The UK’s Most Haunted Phone Number
Previously: Yotteno Wants To Call You. Decades ago in the UK, there were rumors about what might happen if you went to a public phone box and dialed a specific phone number. The rumors didn’t Continue Reading > about “Help Me, Help Me, Susie’s Dying”: Exploring The Truth Of The UK’s Most Haunted Phone Number
Creepypasta Of The Week: “Braid,” Or, Why You Should Never Go Into Pokemon’s Ilex Forest
Previously: "The Old Bridge In The Park." This week, a Pokemon creepypasta story I wasn’t familiar with until quite recently, despite the fact that it’s quite old indeed. It’s called “Braid,” and Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Braid,” Or, Why You Should Never Go Into Pokemon’s Ilex Forest
“Backrooms (Found Footage)”: A Full Summary Of The Kane Pixels Backrooms Universe So Far
Previously: “Backrooms (Found Footage)” Explained – Part 2. Well, friends, it’s been a while since we’ve taken a look at the Kane Pixels Backrooms universe — about eight months, in fact — and in Continue Reading > about “Backrooms (Found Footage)”: A Full Summary Of The Kane Pixels Backrooms Universe So Far
Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Old Bridge In The Park”
Previously: “Resort Job.” This week’s creepypasta, “The Old Bridge In The Park,” is a delightful surprise of a read. Written by Arthur “Moist Squelch” Burgandy III (apologies to anyone who finds Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Old Bridge In The Park”
Unresolved: Who Was The Poe Toaster? (And Other Mysteries Of Edgar Allan Poe)
Previously: Doveland, Wisconsin. They called him the “Poe Toaster,” because, well… that was what he did: Annually, on the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday, he would quietly yet publicly Continue Reading > about Unresolved: Who Was The Poe Toaster? (And Other Mysteries Of Edgar Allan Poe)
Creepypasta Of The Week: “Resort Job” & The Perils Of Working At A Traditional Inn
Previously: "Helen." Happy New Year, Gentle Readers! Let's kick the year off with a 2ch classic: "Resort Job," widely considered to be the single most important Japanese creepypasta to familiarize Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Resort Job” & The Perils Of Working At A Traditional Inn
Creepypasta Of The Week: “Helen”
Previously: “Gloom House.” This week, “Helen,” a creepypasta about the perils of computers, technology, and the internet — but also about the way our increasingly digital world is also Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Helen”