Q&A for How to Write Creepypasta

Bleeding, blood-red, or pitch-black eyes are very cliche, as are the numbers 13 and 666. Pointless violence, excessive gore, and phrases such as "I don't have much time to write this" or 'I'm going to die soon" are also common cliches.

No-- Creepypastas can include whatever you want. They are, however, generally horror-themed. There are guidelines on the creepy and crappy pasta pages telling you what is generally expected.

Think of something you find scary and magnify it. Then, put it in a story.

Yes, but depression and schizophrenia are now cliche for popular/bland teenager creepypasta.

It depends on how you execute the story, but the story The Harbinger Experiment bears a major similarity to that.

You can submit it to the Creepypasta wiki during an open submission session. You can also submit it to any other site you're allowed to post Creepypasta on.

I would recommend an older character -- someone at least 18 -- because if there is any violence towards the character in story, it will be more acceptable than if a child is brutalized or killed. If the story revolves around a creepy creature/paranormal activity with no violence or danger shown towards the character, it can be a younger character, as you are not harming a child.

Write it on your computer, Microsoft Word is probably the best, but if you cant afford it, Notepad works well also.

Yes. It can turn into a contest to see who can laugh the loudest if you add that in.

You can post your creepypasta on your website or the creepypasta wiki. You can also publish it on /r/nosleep on reddit. Finally, you could include your creepypasta anywhere that you can post a comment online.

Yes, that's a great idea!

Yes, why not?

Use your imagination and go with whatever name feels right for your creepypasta. Just try not to repeat the title of an existing creepypasta.

The website that you will use to publish it might do this.

That is fine! Wordpad is also good, since you can use different fonts of your choosing.

If you execute it correctly and convincingly, it could work. But keep in mind that topics like these are considered cliche, so involve some qualities that make it unique.

Creepypastas can be true or made up. Either way, the most important thing is for the pasta itself to be convincing.

Sure! My character is 14-years-old, so I think that's just fine.

Any age is fine. However, your parents may not allow you to write horror if you are still a child.

The fewer cliches the better.

Yes, you can, though it might not get a lot of notice there.

Yes! I like it!

Most of the stories I've read did not contain humor. Some dark humor, yes. But people read them to be scared, not to be amused.

That's ok! no matter what age you are, you can post something.

Sure. Just make sure that you have the person's permission before photoshopping them.

Go onto a forum or website that showcases Creepypastas and try to get some ideas from already made stories. Maybe you could make a continuation of an already existing story or maybe a character from a story haunts or attacks your character to make them into a Creepypasta or Proxy.

You can say (if you can implement it well enough) that it's a true story and that the next person who hears about it will be the next victim, or that they need to tell another person so they won't be next.

No, but I wouldn’t suggest it. Your story will probably be better if you use original characters.

Of course! It can always be translated if necessary.

No, but first-person can make them seem scarier. You could write in third person or even second person.