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creepypasta

Noun

Meaning

creepypasta (countable and uncountable, plural creepypastas)

(Internet slang) Frightening urban legends and short stories circulated on the Internet.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

For whatever reason, Slender Man does seem to have resonated particularly among teenagers; perhaps that’s the demographic most susceptible to scary stories, or perhaps they’re the people frequenting sites like Creepypasta most often. Source: Internet

Over three seasons, Syfy anthology show Channel Zero—which takes its inspiration from CreepypastaSource: Internet

Creepypasta describes a type of horror fiction that emerged with the rise of the internet, and often takes the form of stories that feel like they could be true. Source: Internet

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