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Essentially internet horror stories or a myth passed around other sites, to frighten readers and viewers. Jeff's pale white face suddenly flushed with the color red as he removed himself from Marie's grip, standing straight and alert as he looked in the face of the man responsible for the voice. I brought up the BEN file, hesitated for a moment noticing that the stats were not the same as they original were two days ago, it seemed like he had already completed the Stone Tower Temple this time… Summoning my courage I selected it.

So we decide to split up; the four that want to go can go, but I have to stay because I have the keys to the cabin and it's my uncle's and I have to lock up. I'm super pissed at this point, because I feel like people aren't taking this shit seriously, and I definitely didn't want to be out in the woods for another night.

Brevity is nearly always a virtue in creepypasta — as a form of meme, it lives and dies by being read, copied and shared, and fast-acting stories have an obvious advantage. When she noticed Jeff's eyes cracking open, she sauntered over to his bed, and Creepy began speaking in a tone that simply oozed false joviality.

The tradition of telling ghost stories on a dark night has had a digital upgrade with creepypastas — horror stories that have become the stuff of internet legend. Some forums and social media users challenged” people to message the number, and to play a game” related to the chilling image and a supposed backstory about a girl named Momo.

Creepypastas then become immersive, multimedia narratives— a feat that could not be achieved by oral narrative traditions such as folklore and urban legends; the stories then become believable despite questionable origins or even obvious lack of credibility.