Now, I love a good scary story as much as the next guy and I enjoy a decent horror flick here and there, but there are just some things that seem a little too real sometimes. When I discovered Creepypastas at the age of 12, I found my fair share of horrifying stories that shook me to the core, but I was also a wuss back then. Regardless, there are still a few that disturb me more than they should. Happy Halloween! >=)
1. Slenderman:
This was my first official Creepypasta and it scared me into three straight days of no sleep. Not even kidding, I did not sleep for three straight days. Why? Well, the idea of a child murdering, faceless, supernatural creature stalking and then killing me because I was under 18 scared me half to death...kind of literally too. Looking back, it was a little silly, but the fear of being stalked and killed is still very possible. Slenderman may be a child's tale, but it's soon going to become a Halloween classic.
2. Jeff the Killer:
Waking up to a pale guy with no eyelids telling me to go to sleep before stabbing me? No, thank you, but cool story. While the story of Jeff is changed here and there depending on where you find it, the concept is pretty much the same. I, personally, just have an overactive imagination where I hear things in my room that aren't there, resulting in me looking over my shoulder to make sure no one is there. Jeff would be the ultimate scare for me and I am glad he is a fictional killer on the loose. Or is he?! O.o
3. Russian Sleep Experiment:
Stay awake for 30 days and be cleared of all criminal history? Sign me up! Actually, no, that's a terrible idea. When six men are given the chance for freedom in exchange for, you guessed, staying awake for 30 days, they are completely unaware of the horror ahead of them. From insanity to cannibalism, to murder to possible demonic possession, this is the story that reminded me how great sleep is. It turns into a simple experiment into a fight for life in four pages and life being fought for may not even be human.
4. Squidward's Suicide:
The title itself was enough for me to nope the heck out of this story. Even so, I looked into it. You can finda video anywhere on Youtube, really, but it does hit you right in the childhood. The title is self-explanatory and I don't need to put the gruesome details here. Have fun.
5. Sonic.EXE:
Sonic killing all his friends with backwards playing music and a freeze screen of Sonic's bloody face saying "I Am God"? Ha! Nope! A possessed video game is the last thing I need to worry about in my life right now, but the game is available online and takes little effort to find. If you're not feeling up to it, there are plenty of Youtube play-throughs you can watch for yourself. Best one would be Markiplier, if you want a good laugh halfway through.
6. That's Where the Bad Kids Go:
A T.V. show that explains what happens to children who disobey. Well, nothing too unusual, minus the close up of a rusted door with screaming coming from behind it! As T.V. goes, most assumed it was all staged and, thus, completely innocent. But when one reporter gets a little too curious and finds the room, they would have wished it was just red paint all over the walls. Was it fake? Was it real? Are there survivors to tell the tale? Maybe. Just don't let your curiosity get the better of you.
7. Dead Bart:
Another one right in the childhood. Take the famous Bart Simpson and throw him out an airplane window. What do you get? A mangled mess that you didn't need to see. Another episode you could easily find on Youtube, but proceed with caution. It's simply unsettling and I don't have enough space or time to explain the feelings that I got from it.
8. Gateway of the Mind:
When a group of doctors want to get in touch with God personally, what do they do? Well, actually, they come up with a semi-decent plan. Remove all senses from the body, providing no stimulus whatsoever and forcing the person to have no choice to get in contact with God. It seemed to work for a time, too. However, when their little guinea pig starts going insane, they have to make sure he doesn't kill himself. Yet, he explains that he had spoken with God. Oh, cool! What did he say? "God has abandoned us"...oh...not cool...not cool at all.
9. Mereana Mordegard Glesgorv:
I don't even like mentioning this video, let alone watching it. It's not even that scary, per-say, it's just creepy and disturbing! It's just a man drowned in a red glow staring at you with warped music in the background. However, as the video goes on, it slowly transforms to him grinning and becoming more demonic. It's so simply, but just...this one I refuse to watch all the way through, real or not. Whether or not people have gone insane from actually seeing the whole video is still unknown, but I'm superstitious enough to not try and find out
10. Smile.jpg:
A picture of a husky with a human-like smile just staring at you. Nope. Just your average chain-letter that states the basic "Share with 7 friends or this beast will appear at the edge of your bed tonight". Well, that would be silly if the picture itself wasn't so creepy and didn't slowly transform into an apparent picture of the devil. I don't find this nearly as creepy as #9, but it's definitely up there.
