Introductory Antimemetics
Junior Researcher Kim's been working for the Foundation for all of four hours and he feels pulverised, as if an anvil were dropped on his head in that first introductory lecture. It's lunchtime, and…
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Wizard Glum
It's funny the significance that even the most flawed games can have in our early childhoods.
There Is Something Wrong at the Edge of America
I realize you may not be familiar with the Olympic Peninsula, given how out of the way or otherwise unknown it is, so I’ll introduce you.…
A New Kind of Year
To the writers of Retlaw and Drummond’s Almanac,
The Sinking House
Colt was only thirteen years old when he rowed as fast as he could away from Benji and Caleb, the most menacing boys in Troop 0172. It was…
Dead Mall
This story has a prequel and a sequel, Sleepy Pines and Dead Pines.
Tending to the Graveyard
Tending To The Graveyard by Never You Mind Who
The Old Bridge in the Park
The children in the town of [REDACTED] knew better than to cross the old bridge in the park, especially during the evening hours on foggy…
Three Friends Diner
To: Jeremy Fuentes, Ph.D
The Long List
Note: This story is an entry for the finals of the 2015 Creepypasta Freestyle Competition. For a full list of entries, see this category.…
Greywater
Greywater Gardens lives up to its name, I thought, as I made my way up the damp concrete slabs, bridging across the stagnant pond.…
Out in the Woods
Hey, /x/. Just thought that I'd share a couple of spooky stories from my childhood, to get everyone all hyped for Halloween.
Happy Sun Daycare
Just a few miles outside of my town stood an old country house. It had been converted into a daycare, where parents would drop off their…
Hanging Man Hill
Gaston, South Carolina is a lonely little place.
The House That Death Forgot
Melinda hated driving at night. She did her best to avoid it. Short trips to the store if she just realized she ran out of tampons or had…
The Showers
Every area in all parts of the world has those area-specific urban legends that just refuse to die. Whether the stories are about a haunted…
The Disappearance of Ashley, Kansas
Sometime during the night of August 16, 1952, the small town of Ashley, Kansas ceased to exist.
A Room
"Am I going to die in here, Herbert?"
NoEnd House
Let me start by saying that Peter Terry was addicted to heroin.
The Cave
There were originally nine of us scheduled for the spelunking expedition, but Murphy’s Law dictated that two of the group had to pull out…
I Ate at an AI Restaurant
I ate at an AI restaurant.
The Intro
The roof has lifted another 2, maybe 3 centimetres, she said to herself staring out of the window at the building right across from her…
The Doorless Room in My Old House
Dream or memory?
Victoria, Yukon
Only known photo of Victoria, circa 1899.
Could Have Been a Magpie
You won’t find it.
Flat Paint
It was my first time in a grocery warehouse. My eyes were caught by the top of the gaping maw that was the shutter doors, bumping into my…
The Girl in 402
I knew one day I would have to tell this story. It took me a year to finally sit down and do it. I've been told that doing this could help…
Trapped in the Backlogs
Entry 1
Wriggling Trees
When I was a kid, we had these unreachable, giant pine trees sitting down a long embankment behind my house. I say they were ‘unreachable’…
New York City, Statue of Liberty, Dodecagon
Remember this: Behind the eyes of the Statue of Liberty in the ancient City of New York lies a dodecagon with a terrifying power -…
The Mariner
There used to be water, in the unending sea.
An Illegal Investigation of Ballintully Springs
Ten minutes ago, Tom took a left off of the R445 dual carriageway, and found himself on an unknown back road that sloped down sharply at…
The Forest of Things You Want to Happen
Due to the sudden passing of Lucas, one of our own, in early July and the fact that we currently do not have a Spotlighted Pasta for this…
Pasta Noir: Dames, Slugs and the Hatchetman
The downtown night air was crisp and cool with the slight aroma of misery. He never thought that his life would turn out the way it did.…
Shut That Damned Door
My parents died in a car crash when I was fourteen.
So Much for My Complexion!
Just a little over a week ago, I was awoken at seven in the morning by a startling phone call from my mother. She informed me that her…
The Stairs and the Doorway
I've never considered myself a nosy person. No more nosy than the next guy. I just have what my Ma would call an unhealthy amount of…
50 Foot Ant's Second Story
Original story: http://nothotbutspicy.com/para/50fa2 All credit goes to 50 Foot Ant of Something Awful.
50 Foot Ant's First Story
Original story: http://nothotbutspicy.com/para/50fa All credit goes to 50 Foot Ant of Something Awful.
Anomaly
Originally posted on /x/
The Comfy and Cozy Cabin
I quickly walked through the cabin, making sure everything was nice and tidy, just right. I've gotten pretty good at getting the whole…
I Found a Digital Camera in the Woods
Last week, I drove to a nearby town. The place was surrounded by tall hills and mountains. You could have a very pleasant hike down any of…
House of Rules
I live in a house of rules.
Lightless City
Do you have someone you hate? Someone you would do anything to hurt, pay any price for vengeance? If so, you may want to consider visiting…
The Thing That Stalks the Fields
It was a few weeks ago that the hay bales started creeping slowly away from the house. Every morning when I woke up, each had moved a few…
Do Not Feed the Animals
I have been receiving the letters for well over 50 years, although now it’s more often I will get an email from him.
Mr. Widemouth
During my childhood, my family was like a drop of water in a vast river, never remaining in one location for long. We settled in Rhode…
Julia Legare
A few years ago, I was often found with friends exploring old, supposedly haunted places. One day, we found ourselves at the Edisto First…
Humper-Monkey's Ghost Story
Humper-Monkey's Ghost Story is a very long pasta written by Something Awful forums poster Humper-Monkey in a military stories thread…
Kisaragi Station
The following is a translated transcript of an actual thread posted on the Japanese message board 2channel in 2004. The stated topic was…
Club 33: A Dark Secret
Out of all the bad things to come out of Walter Elias "Walt" Disney and his so-called "Park of Magic" and "The Happiest Place on Earth",…
Off the Beaten Path
Sitting at his table illuminated by a small bedside lamp, Robert Francis poured over a map, jotting down notes each time his eyes fell onto…
The Courthouse Figure
This is the old Courthouse, now a Presbyterian Church but still known locally as 'The Courthouse'.
A Colder Place
Author's note: Excerpted from the summary included in Nightmare on Black Mountain: A Review of the McCoy Peak Footage. Author Carmine…
In the Bayou
If you want to understand why I left the place I was at, you’re really just going to have to hear the entire story. You won’t believe it,…
Disney's Catacombs
So, a couple years back, my buddies and I tried to stay in the park after closing time. Our plan was to just take pictures. Nothing…
Cave Children
On November 22nd, a rescue party led by Dr. Marcin Inciéda into the Dulth-Aral caves of Pohnpei discovered a damaged tape recorder tied up…
A Little Gift
Before I begin to relay the details of this ritual, I should probably explain that you need to be in a certain state of mind for it to…
The Shelter
The year my parents got divorced was odd and uncomfortable. They argued a lot more in front of me, some days the tension was so tight it…
Small Businesses
It's pretty common on the east coast to see houses rented out for shops and other businesses. I always thought it was pretty cool, and…
A Bag of Candy
The building in which the theater is located.
Lead Masks
It’s 1966, and Jorge da Costa Alves finds himself flying a kite one afternoon in the nearby Vintém Hill in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.…
Sawney's Cave
The legend of Sawney Bean is perhaps one of Scotland's most memorable ghost stories, one that whilst being dismissed as fantasy by…
Hillside Manor
Hillside Manor was built in 1805 by a wealthy couple by the name of Marcus and Elizabeth Belle.
The Valley of the Shadow of Death
To Bishop Gardner,
Beauties of the Underworld
Some things are never quite what they seem. When one refers to “The Underworld”, we instantly think of demons, fire, brimstone, eternal…
Good's Diner
Someday, you will be driving down a long, two-lane highway. There will be no other cars, no signs, no animals, not even any birds flying in…
Mudhouse Mansion
Mudhouse Mansion is a house located outside Lancaster, Ohio. Some claim that it is haunted. According to locals in Lancaster, the house was…
Google Maps Balcony Creature
On December 10th, 2011, an anonymous user on 4chan's /x/ board posted a thread with simple instructions to view a location on Google Maps.…
The Angel of Industry
In a barren mountain range in northern Europe is a secluded cave.
Huntsville Camping Trip
I went camping about three weekends ago at the Huntsville National Forest in Texas. Me and three friends that came home for the weekend,…
Midget Mansion
The city of San Antonio, Texas is home to many ghosts and legends, but few are more disturbing than the legend of Midget Mansion.
The Mystery of Bertshine, Iowa
A house in Bertshine, Iowa.
Banchō Sarayashiki
The Sengoku or Warring States period in Japan was a time of great social upheaval and political intrigue. It was during the Onin War…
Lyeford, West Virginia
Lyeford is a small, rural town located in West Virginia, United States. Established in 1717 by William Lyeford, the town was never large…
Prey
My story takes place in a town you’ve probably never heard of in south-eastern rural Kentucky. It’s a small town with its people sparsely…
Wagon Man
His bare feet blistered and calloused against the concrete. Concrete for as far as the eye can see. They just needed something to eat and…
Mirror Avenue
I live in a pretty small, relatively unknown town. This is the internet, so I won't divulge too much information but I will tell you it's…
Tunnel
The day was already going terribly. I overslept, I didn't eat breakfast, and I told my French class my dog was made of pizza. Not the best…
Mothman
The Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia is an infamous cryptid whose origins date back to the mid '60s, when reports of a mysterious…
The Man and His Ancient Lyre
If you go to Italy, there are many different temples and tombs that have writings and drawings written on the aged stone walls of the ruins…
Eleanor
Pitch black. You can't see a thing. Cold hard floor. Head throbbing. Hard to think.
A Diary in a Mine
A cabin of the Bonair Mine.
A Good Night Out
Reality Checkpoint
The Bagpipe Tune
Somewhere in Pas de Calais, France, there was a trench in the First World War, once used by the Scottish 20th Brigade. It may be filled…
Life and Death
Dan awoke in a panic before calming down to examine his surroundings. He was in a cramped, empty room; the only noticeable features were…
God Toilet
It's time to tell the story of the God Toilet!
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant is one of those little suburban communities that seem to have spilled out across the rural Ontario countryside in recent…
Selena
Fuller Road; never again will I think of it as just a road on my way to school. It was only four short weeks ago that I had the strangest…
Dead Simple
It was about 7:30pm when I drove into Pleasant Creek. Never was there a more ironic name for a town ever created (except perhaps for some…