List of creepypastas (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of creepypastas" in English language version.

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12web.archive.org

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7youtube.com

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4screenrant.com

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4dailydot.com

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3kotaku.com

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2nytimes.com

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2reddit.com

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2snopes.com

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2pcgamer.com

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2avclub.com

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1time.com

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1doi.org

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1semanticscholar.org

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1bloody-disgusting.com

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1forbes.com

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1screencrush.com

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1pophorror.com

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1deadline.com

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1gizmodo.com

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1deviantart.com

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1docs.google.com

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1complex.com

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1creepypasta.com

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1gamerant.com

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1muyinteresante.com.mx

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1nowtoronto.com

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1cbr.com

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1hbo.com

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1the13thfloor.tv

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1yahoo.com

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1geek.com

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1imdb.com

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1killscreen.com

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1shortoftheweek.com

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1mashable.com

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1lifewire.com

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1allone-works.com

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1gamesradar.com

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1destructoid.com

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1spacequesthistorian.com

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1svg.com

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allmovie.com

Bencic, Sandra. "The Living Dark: The Story of Ted the Caver (2013)". AllMovie. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

allone-works.com

"[Godzilla Creepypasta] 0.0.1 (DEMO)". Allone Works. 2017-06-27. Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

avclub.com

Hughes, William (30 June 2015). "Max Landis to adapt popular creepypasta Candle Cove for Syfy". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

news.avclub.com

Hughes, William (21 September 2019). "Yep, SpongeBob just directly referenced a classic creepypasta about Squidward killing himself". The AV Club. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

bloody-disgusting.com

S, Michael L.; al (2020-04-30). "'The Backrooms Game' Brings a Modern Creepypasta to Life [What We Play in the Shadows]". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2020-09-24.

blumhouse.com

Burkart, Gregory (11 October 2016). "A Closer Look at Suicide Mouse". BlumHouse. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

cambridge-news.co.uk

Pengelly, Ella (2019-08-27). "The harrowing story of the Slender Man stabbing". CambridgeshireLive. Retrieved 2022-05-12.

cbr.com

Baron, Reuben (April 24, 2021). "Manga Horror Icon Junji Ito Reacts to the Internet's Scariest Monsters". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved April 8, 2024.

complex.com

Barone, Matt (22 February 2013). ""Penpal" Author Dathan Auerbach: From Anonymous Reddit Poster to Published Novelist". Complex.

creepypasta.com

"The Rake". Creepypasta. 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2020-09-22.

dailydot.com

Alfonso III, Fernando (2013-08-02). "Jeff the Killer: 4chan Hunts Down the Origins of an Internet Horror Legend". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
Baker-Whitelaw, Gavia (May 15, 2020). "Who is Siren Head, TikTok's viral cryptid?". The Daily Dot. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
Romano, Aja (31 October 2012). "The definitive guide to creepypasta—the Internet's urban legends". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
Pardee, Grant (27 May 2017). "How Sonic.exe went from a terrifying tale to the butt of furry jokes". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

deadline.com

Grobar, Matt (2023-02-06). "'The Backrooms' Horror Film Based On Viral Shorts By 17-Year-Old Kane Parsons In Works At A24, Atomic Monster, Chernin & 21 Laps". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-02-20.

destructoid.com

Devore, Jordan (7 August 2010). "'Tremendous fan support' could mean Toonstruck 2". Destructoid. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

deviantart.com

"sesseur". DeviantArt. 9 July 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.

docs.google.com

naskivik, Detective Ra. "Original Jeff The Killer Image - What we know and what we think". Google Docs. Retrieved 2023-04-20.

doi.org

Henriksen, Line (17 Dec 2013). "Here be monsters: a choreomaniac's companion to the danse macabre". Women & Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory. 23 (3): 414–423. doi:10.1080/0740770X.2013.857082. S2CID 191466919.

forbes.com

Placido, Dani Di. "Finally, The Internet Found 'The Backrooms'". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-05-31.

gamerant.com

Newton, Ian (2020-10-29). "Bringing Creepypasta to the Big Screen - The New Wave of Horror". Game Rant. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-11-07.

gamesradar.com

McGee, Maxwell; Cooper, Hollander (9 August 2017). "Gaming's creepiest urban legends to make sure you don't sleep tonight". Games Radar. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

geek.com

Plafke, James (31 October 2013). "The 4 scariest, most believable stories on the internet - Geek.com". Geek.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

gizmodo.com

io9.gizmodo.com

Newitz, Annalee (2008-05-13). "Who is "Jeff the Killer"? And is his picture haunted by a real death?". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

hbo.com

"Beware the Slenderman".

imdb.com

"suicidemouse.avi". IMDb. 2018. p. IMDb. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

jsonline.com

Gabler, Ellen (June 2, 2014). "Charges detail Waukesha pre-teens' attempt to kill classmate". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2014-06-04.

kgab.com

Woods, Glenn (27 November 2017). "'The Wyoming Incident' Still Remains a Mystery". KGAB AM 650. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

killscreen.com

Hill, Mark (25 February 2016). "The lingering appeal of Pokémon's greatest ghost story". Kill Screen. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.

kotaku.com

Walker, Ian (October 15, 2020). "The Story Of Crow 64, A Game That Did Not Exist". Kotaku. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
Hernandez, Patricia (31 October 2016). "Pokémon's Creepy Lavender Town Myth, Explained". Kotaku. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
Hernandez, Patricia (5 June 2015). "NES Horror Legend Is Turning Into A Real Game". Kotaku. Retrieved 14 December 2017.

lifewire.com

Oxford, Nadia (1 November 2016). "What is Pokemon's Lavender Town Syndrome?". Lifewire. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

mashable.com

Roncero-Menendez, Sars (12 October 2013). "The 10 Most Bizarre Pokémon Fan Theories". Mashable. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

muyinteresante.com.mx

"El experimento ruso del sueño, ¿es posible morir de insomnio?". Questions from The Russian Sleep Experiment (in Spanish). España. muyinteresante. 1 Sep 2019. p. muyinteresante.com.mx. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

nowtoronto.com

Manzocco, Natalia (April 17, 2020). "Siren Head: Toronto artist's monster an unlikely gaming hit". Now. Retrieved April 8, 2024.

nytimes.com

Considine, Austin (12 November 2010). "Bored at Work? Try Creepypasta, or Web Scares". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
Wudunn, Sheryl (18 December 1997). "TV Cartoon's Flashes Send 700 Japanese Into Seizures". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

pcgamer.com

Watts, Rachel (July 10, 2020). "Meet Siren Head, a horrifying monster haunting the internet". PC Gamer. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
Morton, Lauren (February 1, 2021). "The story of Herobrine, Minecraft's decade-old creepypasta mystery". PC Gamer. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

pophorror.com

"'The Backrooms' (2022): A scary Found Footage Short That's Going Viral - Movie Review". PopHorror. 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

reddit.com

"r/LiminalSpace - The Backroom". reddit. 31 July 2020.
"R/OriginalJTKImage - new earliest JTK upload has been founded!". 10 March 2022.

screencrush.com

Russell, Erica (17 January 2022). "Is This Viral Found Footage Horror Short the Scariest Video on the Internet?". ScreenCrush. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

screenrant.com

Cotter, Padraig (2019-06-21). "Who Is Jeff The Killer? Creepypasta's Evil Villain Explained". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
Cotter, Padraig (2019-05-17). "Who Is Jane The Killer? Creepypasta Character Explained". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
Cotter, Padraig (2020-10-18). "How Channel Zero: Butcher's Block Compares To The Original Creepypasta". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
Womack, Lacey (2020-05-03). "15 Of The Best Video-Based ARGs On YouTube". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-09-20.

semanticscholar.org

api.semanticscholar.org

Henriksen, Line (17 Dec 2013). "Here be monsters: a choreomaniac's companion to the danse macabre". Women & Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory. 23 (3): 414–423. doi:10.1080/0740770X.2013.857082. S2CID 191466919.

shortoftheweek.com

"WHAT HAPPENED TO CROW 64? by Adam Butcher". Short of the Week. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

snopes.com

"The Expressionless Ghost". Snopes.com. October 22, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
Mikkelson, David (28 August 2013). "Was the Russian Sleep Experiment Real?". Snopes. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

spacequesthistorian.com

Historian, Space Quest (2016-12-01). "Whatever happened to the Toonstruck sequel?". The Space Quest Historian. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

svg.com

Gates, Christopher (15 June 2018). "Gaming bombs that somehow became cult classics". SVG. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

syfy.com

Jackson, Matthew (29 August 2013). "Is there a really a long lost Simpsons episode where Bart dies?". Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

the13thfloor.tv

Burkart, Gregory (8 February 2017). "This Footage Allegedly Has the Power to Summon "ZALGO"". The 13th Floor. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

thedigitalfix.com

""What Happened to Crow 64?" - an incredible video game creepypasta that you need to see". Gaming @ the Digital Fix. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

time.com

Roy, Jessica (3 June 2014). "Behind Creepypasta, the Internet Community That Allegedly Spread a Killer Meme". Time. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

tpt.org

"Is Siren Head the Ultimate Modern Monster?". Monstrum. Season 4. Episode 9. August 9, 2022. PBS. Retrieved April 8, 2024.

web.archive.org

"THE NEW "REVOLUTION RACEWAY"". web.archive.org. 2003-05-03. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
Cotter, Padraig (2019-06-21). "Who Is Jeff The Killer? Creepypasta's Evil Villain Explained". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
Newitz, Annalee (2008-05-13). "Who is "Jeff the Killer"? And is his picture haunted by a real death?". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
Cotter, Padraig (2020-10-18). "How Channel Zero: Butcher's Block Compares To The Original Creepypasta". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
Newton, Ian (2020-10-29). "Bringing Creepypasta to the Big Screen - The New Wave of Horror". Game Rant. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
Gabler, Ellen (June 2, 2014). "Charges detail Waukesha pre-teens' attempt to kill classmate". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
Jackson, Matthew (29 August 2013). "Is there a really a long lost Simpsons episode where Bart dies?". Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
Plafke, James (31 October 2013). "The 4 scariest, most believable stories on the internet - Geek.com". Geek.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
Burkart, Gregory (11 October 2016). "A Closer Look at Suicide Mouse". BlumHouse. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
Hill, Mark (25 February 2016). "The lingering appeal of Pokémon's greatest ghost story". Kill Screen. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
"[Godzilla Creepypasta] 0.0.1 (DEMO)". Allone Works. 2017-06-27. Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
Historian, Space Quest (2016-12-01). "Whatever happened to the Toonstruck sequel?". The Space Quest Historian. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

yahoo.com

Logan, Alex (15 September 2016). "How SyFy Farmed 'Creepypasta' for New Horror Series 'Channel Zero'". Yahoo! TV. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

youtube.com

"THE BACKROOMS/LIMINAL SPACES | Creepy Files". YouTube. Sagan Hawkes.
The Backrooms (Found Footage), retrieved 2022-01-25
Brown, Stuart. "Polybius: The Video Game that Doesn't Exist." YouTube. Screen name "Ahoy." 8 September 2017. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7X6Yeydgyg.
"Toonstruck 2- Creepypasta". YouTube. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
"Toonstruck 2 Creepypasta by Shaw and Genghis". YouTube. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
"LOCAL58 - COMMUNITY TELEVISION". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
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zeusnews.it

Attivissimo, Paolo (24 September 2020). "Le parole di Internet: Zalgo text". Zeus News (in Italian). Retrieved 13 March 2021.