Noun
creepypasta (countable and uncountable, plural creepypastas)
(Internet slang) Frightening urban legends and short stories circulated on the Internet.
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 Creepypasta… Source: 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