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We sincerely hope you weren't planning on sleeping anytime soon. Creepypasta is a collection of [[Nightmare Fuel|creepy, frightening, and/or utterly terrifying]] stories that originated from and still are floating around the internet. The name itself comes from "Copypasta", referring to the tendency of creepypasta to be copied and pasted all across the Internet. They can range anywhere from [[Ghost Story|ghost stories]] or [[Mind Screw|mind-bending]] [[Surreal Horror|tales of terror]], to [[The Slender Man Mythos|stories about slim businessmen.]] A common trait among them are a lack of disclaimer from their authors stating the work is fiction which may cause the lines of reality and fantasy [[Paranoia Fuel|to blend.]] [[Right Behind Me|Just don't look behind you, 'kay?]] Often the subjects of [[Alternate Reality Game|ARGs]], because audience participation can add whole new levels of [[Nightmare Fuel]]. Sometimes, these may actually have a decent ending.

Not to be confused with [[Flying Spaghetti Monster|pasta that may be creepy]]. Badly written [[Nightmare Retardant|(or unintentionally funny)]] Creepypastas are often called "Crappypastas".

See also the [[SCP Foundation (Wiki)|SCP Foundation]] and Unfiction forums.

* [[Ben Drowned (Web Video)|Ben Drowned]]: Another very engaging pasta.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141011223920/http://thecolligere.com/internet/creepy-internet/pokeweird-hacked-pokemon-silver Lost Silver]

** Notable as someone made an [[Defictionalization|actual game]] based off of this creepypasta. It's not a hacked ROM but a game created in Game Maker. It faithfully recreates the game experiences of the original, and then expands upon the content through help of the author. It's strongly suggested that one play the game first and then read the original, since the original creepypasta is effectively one big spoiler for the game. Available here: [http://www.mediafire.com/?q947hvqbp6q6s8s Here]{{Dead link}}

* The aptly-named [[NES Godzilla Creepypasta (Literature)|NES Godzilla Creepypasta]]

* [[Candle Cove|Candle]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20121203232817/http://www.ichorfalls.com/2009/03/15/candle-cove/ Cove]

* [http://www.tengaged.com/blog/Beautiful/189125/russian-sleep-experiment-o Russian Sleep Experiment].

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131105001618/http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Psychosis Psychosis]

=== {{tropelist|Creepypastas containoften examplesmake use of: ===the following tropes:}}

* [[All in Thethe Eyes]]: Oftens crosses over with [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red or black eyes take warning]].

* [[Brown Note]]: Several involve ''something'', be it a video, picture, etc, that causes people to go insane, or worse.

* [[Cliché Storm]]: An interesting example - the Creepypasta Wiki even has [http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Creepy_Cliches a list] of "Creepy Cliches".

** Heck, so many [[Creepy Doll]] pictures were added onto the wiki that they said, "NO MORE DOLLS".

* [[Crusty Caretaker]]: If you suspect you are, in fact, the star of a creepypasta. Listen to these guys when they tell you not to go into the [[Abandoned Warehouse|abandoned warehouse]].

* [[Curiosity Killed the Cast]]: See [[Youth Is Wasted Onon the Dumb]].

* [[Death Byby Mocking]]: If the hero character is especially dumb.

* [[Demonic Possession]]: A person, animal, or inanimate object may end up being controlled by an evil spirit....and causing great havoc.

* [[Fourth Wall Observer]]: [[Ben Drowned (Web Video)|You shouldn't have done that.]] No, really. You shouldn't have.

* [[Haunted Technology]]: [[Ben Drowned (Web Video)|''You've met a terrible fate, haven't you?'']]

* [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane]]: Some creepypasta are totally ambiguous as to whether it's supernatural or not. Perfect examples of this are the [[Pokémon (Franchise)|Pokémon]] creepypasta Ghost Black and Lost Silver, which are simply the author describing what appear to be nothing more than very morbid ''Pokémon'' rom hacks that were written to cartridges. There is no evidence to suggest otherwise and nothing strange happens to the author of either other than them being incredibly freaked out about it. Supernatural possibilities come from wondering who in the world would do this and why. (On top of the fact that hacking the games to such an extent has only recently become possible)

** [http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Helen "Helen"]: The narrator finds his grandfather acting bizarrely in his new apartment, claiming someone named "Helen" is taking over rooms and making threats. Turns out some computer virus has been downloading obscene material and relaying threatening messages through a [[Bonzi BuddyBonziBuddy]] called "Helen," and with the computer gone the grandfather starts getting better. The narrator still thinks it's weird that there's no documentation of the virus online.

* [[ROM Hack]]: Some of these Creepypastas are this.

* [[Stand in Portrait]]: The above two sometimes turn out to be this.

* [[Things That Go Bump in Thethe Night]]: And in the morning, and noon, and afternoon...

* [[Town Withwith a Dark Secret]]: every damn last one of them!

* [[Twist Ending]]: Expect this. A lot. The wiki has a category called, "Shock ending".

** [[Truth in Television]]: Some of these are ''actually real''. Notably Chernobyl.

* [[Youth Is Wasted Onon the Dumb]]: You'd be amazed at how many are reliant on the main character ignoring all warning labels and sign posts for the fun to begin.

{{quote| Then, a ''skeleton'' popped out.}}