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Originally Posted by The Villain
I love Creepypastas. They're a lot of fun. Why would you get hate for liking them?
I love atmospheric horror. The kind that can scare you just by drawing you into the movie or story. Those aha moments are some of my favorite. Especially if its really clever and can actually fool me.
Cant think of a favorite Creepypasta. Ill have to read more.
I agree with you on how non horror fans look at the genre, they dont understand it mostly and think people who like it violent or something. I get the same reactions when i tell people i write horror
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Originally Posted by NightOfTheLiving_Sam
Yeah I agree. Lots of people give me weird looks when I tell them I love horror or love reading horror novels or stories. Writer myself and I'm still trying to come up with interesting things on what to write about.
I listen to CreepyPasta's. Especially listen to them at night and I really get into. I burn a candle, sometimes I put on some creepy ambient music on. Tend to listen to them on Youtube too. I've also been listening to Be Busta a lot on Youtube. People basically e-mail him and tell him experiences that they've been through. The stories claim that their true and that they really happened.
I don't really question it and just listen to it simply because I find it entertaining. I've loved horror since I was 8 years old. Just look up "Be Busta" on Youtube if anyone is interested.  CreepyPasta is pretty awesome in my opinion. So don't worry. You're not getting any hate from me. =) |
I will admit I was gauging myself when writing the initial post. I haven't been active within the horror community, very much, for the past few years, so I wasn't sure if the horror community would find something like Creepypasta an affront or not; the same way certain horror fans pooh-pooh CGI over practical effects or think 70's and 80's horror films are the only good horror films. I don't think they're wrong. Art is subjective. I don't want to cause any friction in a group that seems lighthearted.
There is good Creepypasta and there is bad Creepypasta, just like there are good horror movies and bad horror movies.
When I think of aha moments the cliche always comes to mind. X tells Y, "I know the order is restored, but who was that masked man who saved us?" Cue disturbed look from X and Y towards the camera. I know the aha moments in horror can be cliche, but some writers and directors do it right. Shirley Jackson is a prime example, at least for me. In one of her short stories, you don't doubt the sanity of one of her characters until the very end of the story. You just hope this character finds what they are looking for and in the end when you realize that, "Holy crap, this character is delusional," it leaves you with chills running down your spine.
I remember I was in a chat room years ago, trying to make new friends. It was one of those chat rooms with the sims-like avatars walking around a virtual space. I mentioned to another group member that I liked horror movies and she replied, "Ew," and proceeded to ignore me, thereafter. I have a friend who said she talked about her love of zombies online and one of her friends, who was a fundamentalist, replied admonishing her and calling her sick for liking zombie movies. She said it was so bad and the friend was so blatantly hurtful that she decided to unfriend them.