‘Creepy Pasta’ is a term used to describe creepy horror stories posted to the Internet, collected in areas like creepypasta.com and creepypasta.wiki.com. Many among them are written in a way that suggests they are real life accounts… which is a huge pet peeve of mine.
I’m not a fan of masquerading a story around as real to boost the creepiness instead of working the story to suspend a reader’s disbelief and immerse them by other means. That aside, the stories - taken lightly - are often great reads. Add to that: a narrator, creepy background music and an unsettling Youtube Photo backdrop and you have an awesome and unnerving experience waiting for you to take in.
Now, there are many ‘Creepy Pasta’ audio readers on Youtube. One of these is the very talented ‘Scarecrow1719’. You should give her a listen. Her Facebook page can be found HERE and a cleverly named Pasta reading channel called “Sugar, Spice and Dark Stormy Nights” can be found HERE.
She has a flare for Dramatic reading, has some great background music and even added sound effects at times.
Question: What happens when you find a man standing outside your house every night between 2 and 3 am?
He looks ill, with pale skin and tattered suit. When you wonder about him, you receive a makeshift letter in the mail that reads "There is no need for your concern". You find him outside the window again that night. Your curiosity takes over. What happens next? Take a listen:
I’m not a fan of masquerading a story around as real to boost the creepiness instead of working the story to suspend a reader’s disbelief and immerse them by other means. That aside, the stories - taken lightly - are often great reads. Add to that: a narrator, creepy background music and an unsettling Youtube Photo backdrop and you have an awesome and unnerving experience waiting for you to take in.
Now, there are many ‘Creepy Pasta’ audio readers on Youtube. One of these is the very talented ‘Scarecrow1719’. You should give her a listen. Her Facebook page can be found HERE and a cleverly named Pasta reading channel called “Sugar, Spice and Dark Stormy Nights” can be found HERE.
She has a flare for Dramatic reading, has some great background music and even added sound effects at times.
Question: What happens when you find a man standing outside your house every night between 2 and 3 am?
He looks ill, with pale skin and tattered suit. When you wonder about him, you receive a makeshift letter in the mail that reads "There is no need for your concern". You find him outside the window again that night. Your curiosity takes over. What happens next? Take a listen:
Now listen to this one for some great added effects including a well delivered ending:
For more, visit her channel!
- Josh
- Josh
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