This story happened 10 years ago. We lived then in Buryatia, in a military town. My friend and her husband then moved to another apartment. We helped them make repairs. I was then very surprised by a large red circle with some mysterious symbols inside. It was painted directly on the wall with red oil paint.
We even laughed then - why did the previous residents need it, what kind of strange decoration was this apartment? Of course, we then tore off the old wallpaper along with this sign and pasted new ones. Some time passed, and my friend began to complain that something strange was happening in the apartment: things were disappearing, and then they were in the most inappropriate places, at night in the kitchen you could hear someone opening and closing cabinet doors, floorboards creaking in the corridor. My friends and I didn’t really believe in this at first; we advised her to watch less movies at night. But one day something really strange happened. It was summer, somewhere a little after midnight on the clock. We were sitting in a tent, drinking beer and were already getting ready to go home when we saw our friend running towards us as fast as she could. At first we decided that something was wrong with her, since she was wearing a robe and one slipper. The face was distorted with genuine horror. Coming to her senses a little, she told us this.
Her husband was in uniform (he is a military man) on duty, the child was with his mother, she spent the night alone. At about 12 o'clock she suddenly woke up because her cat jumped onto her bed - her fur stood on end, she tried to hide under the blanket towards her owner. Lena (that was our friend’s name) heard some shuffling steps in the corridor. The door opened, and some teenage girl entered her room (so it seemed to her then). She walked, slowly approaching Lena. The cat was almost silent under the blanket, only shaking with small tremors. Lena could not move from horror, and only when the girl approached did she peer into her face: it was not the face of a girl, it was the face of an old woman! This old woman's lips moved silently, as if she wanted to say something. Lena came to her senses, screamed and threw the first thing that came to hand at this monster - a lamp from the nightstand. The old woman immediately disappeared.
Lena, in horror, threw a robe over herself and rushed out of the apartment, even forgetting to lock the door. She came running to us because she knew that we were going to sit here longer today. We calmed her down as best we could, even tried to turn it all into a joke - like, you had a nightmare, and you took it for reality. But Lena insisted that she was not crazy, that she saw everything in reality, and that she would never return to her apartment alone.
We went to her. When we arrived at her door, it was indeed unlocked. Laughing, we went into the apartment, turned on the light and were completely dumbfounded: not only was the lamp broken, but everything was turned upside down. The carpet was torn off the wall where this mysterious sign had previously been painted and the wallpaper was torn off! Lena herself simply could not have done this - she did not have that much strength.
Our friend’s legs literally gave way from what she saw, she became whiter than chalk. The cat disappeared somewhere, and no one has seen it since. After this incident, Lena and her husband almost never lived there. They left the military camp to visit Lena’s parents.
The bad apartment was listed as departmental, so it was handed over to a military unit. We don’t know who lives in it now and whether a strange ghost appears to the new residents, because everyone has also left. But when communicating by correspondence or by phone, no, no, let’s remember this story. What kind of sign was drawn by the previous owners of the apartment, whether it protected the residents from evil spirits or vice versa, remains a mystery.
Scary stories. In the recent past, it was popular in pioneer camps and among teenagers. "Horror stories" were passed down from generation to generation. At the same time, the listeners experienced similar fears and emotions. A completely different thing is creepypasta.
So what is creepypasta? The creepy stories circulating on the Internet are called “creepypasta” - it comes from the words creepy, which means “scary” and “copypasta” - an inscription that is spread online by the magic key combinations Ctrl + V and Ctrl + C. Most of these stories are indistinguishable from those that were heard in the past: about cannibals, dead people with scythes, maniacs, haunted houses, zombies. But there are also stories that take place only on the World Wide Web.
What is its essence
Creepypasta visits a person when he is sitting alone with a computer screen in a gloomy or dark room. Everyone in the house is asleep. And in this dark room, a netizen sits alone and reads creepy. Here he realizes that he is engulfed in such darkness and horror that it becomes scary to even move. Better not look back! This is the specificity of today's Internet horror stories. Moreover, the impressions from them are so vivid and intense that there is a constant desire to feel them again and again. So, having heard enough different stories, you can begin to write your own description. After all, creepypasta, whose stories are terrible and scary, begins its origins.
What does a virtual horror film convey?
For the most part, the images of such Internet inventions appear to be the inhabitants of towns from present life or from the future. There are many monsters among them, ghosts appear from time to time, and mysterious events constantly happen. There are fans of bloody scenes - in this regard, fights break out with stabbings and gunshots. There are visitors from other planets and horrors from the world of the lumpen. From which dimensions the creepy hero will appear, everyone will find out and plunge into the world of the supernatural.
To follow up, we can say that many people are asking questions about what creepypasta really is? This is, to some extent, a separate planet that connects real life with virtual life. And if previously the greatest effect from a horror story could be expected when people communicated in the appropriate environment (at an evening fire on a camping trip, on a fishing trip, or in a gloomy room at a summer camp), today creepypasta is an excitement that every owner of a computer or tablet. What is creepypasta? A photo can demonstrate a fragment for a clearer idea of the topic.
What are the dangers of creepypasta?
How can an ordinary image or video be dangerous to a person? There is a pseudoscientific explanation: a drawing or sound radio wave has a detrimental effect on the nervous system. It happens that even the creation of such files is attributed to the military, manufacturers, or aliens. Another definition is completely beyond reason: animation can be controlled by a spirit or devil who can burn a computer or tear it off. What is creepypasta - many are afraid to even find out! And the third version - there are no explanations in general.
Phantoms on the net
The most basic method of scaring a neighbor using the highest technology is a screamer (screamer). The user receives a link to a photo with wonderful kittens, views it without noticing the gif extension, and soon regrets it. A terrifying apparition with white eyes jumps out from inside the image. This once again proves that creepypasta really exists. If you build such a “charm” into some game or video, its sudden appearance will be marked by a loud squeal. This is a cheap trick that can be seen in thousands of horror films. But, despite all its simplicity, it works.
How to call creepypasta
Bloody Mary is considered one of the most popular characters when summoning spirits. It is necessary to perform the necessary techniques of spiritual protection so that it does not cause any harm. For safety reasons, while the words “Bloody Mary, come” are being said three times, you must have time to draw a pictogram with any marker on your left cheek and mirror. When Mary appears in the mirror, she will find a pictogram on its surface and will no longer be able to get out. But the ghost itself can be observed in the mirror.
It’s best when creepypasta, whose stories are based not only on calling Bloody Mary, is shown in a large company. This makes it easier to draw defensive symbols, and you can run away in all directions when an otherworldly force appears.
When the ritual ceremony with the image is done, you must not, under any circumstances, erase the pictogram from the mirror and from your cheek for three days. Three days will be enough for Bloody Mary to go back into her mirror world, or someone will have time to call her during this time, and she will become a guest of others. But you still shouldn’t relax, since the ghost can get out at any cost and take revenge on everyone.
Creepypasta, CreepyPasta, Creepypasta or CreepyPasta... Everyone writes differently, but those who are familiar with it understand each other perfectly. “What is this, food?” - an ignorant person will ask, and immediately something heavy will fly at him. Those who know are us, those who seem crazy to some people, those who are crazy about strange things, those who know how to hide their interests or, conversely, infect others with them. We call ourselves “Creepypastas,” although most likely it would be more correct to say “Creepypasta Fan,” but that’s not what we’re talking about now. Some believe that this hobby is slowly flowing into a new subculture, and I cannot disagree with this. Such things as paraphernalia, clothing style, catchphrases and expressions, what can I say - actions in some situations unite us, fans of everything creepy, mystical, which is why some, in theory, should have nightmares and herds of goosebumps should run down their spines. Now it would be fair to talk about what kind of beast this is - Creepypasta. Not for the first time, the reader will hear that these are simply horror stories, like those that many people tell on hikes and camps, the purpose of which is to scare as much as possible. This may also include all kinds of videos, pictures, photographs, etc., which should cause fear of the lights being turned off in the apartment. But where did the characters even come from? Oh, I love this topic! Let's go back to our childhood for a moment. Most likely, every year from the age of two or three, he was afraid of Vodyanoy, Leshego, Kikimora or Baba Yaga, right? Well, here are the very first characters that send chills down your spine. And thus they can also be called Creepypasta, only very, very ancient. Many will, of course, say that this is bullshit, but that’s true. In addition, our Russian Baba Yaga has similarities with Slenderman himself: both live in the forest, kidnap children, only our grandmother does not have assistants, or so-called “Proxies”... Although, what am I? And the hut on chicken legs? She obeys her mistress. Okay, now we are not looking for similarities, but figuring out what is what. Creepypasta characters are the main participants in the most popular scary stories that are so loved by modern readers. One entity with a hundred names that mean one thing... Yes, I’m talking about the Slederman or the Thin Man, the Operator, and for some simply - Scratchy. It first appeared on the Internet forum Something Awful, who doesn’t know that! This faceless monster is known to everyone, not only creepypasters, but only we know about people called proxies. Who are they, what do they do? To begin with, this word must be translated, of course. So, “Proxy” means “power of attorney”, or “trusted person” or “authorized person”. “The Thin Man chooses them for himself,” some say. “Anyone who collects his notes in the forest can become a proxy!” - others shout, interrupting everyone. And all of them are right in their own way. No one knows how they become puppets of a faceless person, and everyone decides for themselves. Myths are silent on this matter. Here, who is good at what, who has what kind of imagination. How many of these assistants are there? Again, someone says three, others talk about four, five, and off we go. Some of them were invented by fans, while others are characters from computer games and TV series. Yes, many have guessed who I mean. Kate is the heroine of the game Slender: The Arrival. Hoodie and Tim Muskie, the protagonists of the series “MarbleHornets” (also well known as “Marble Hornets”, if we are talking about RuFandom), running since the summer of 2009, and which ended, upsetting all its fans, in the summer of 2014. Here's about There's something else worth telling about this series that's interesting... What does a criss-crossed circle mean to you? Of course Creepy, right? Well, why argue, for many it is so. But this sign, the sign of Slenderman and his henchmen, came to us from the Marble Hornets. It is correctly called the “Operator sign”. That's just where our brother doesn't use it! From school desks to fences, they are often applied to personal belongings and sometimes even clothing. Yes, I had a chance to see it several times... And it’s easy to draw: strike it once, twice, three times - it’s done. And yet, with signs, as well as with numbers and some words, one must be careful; nothing can have a single meaning. It should be remembered that everything new is well forgotten old. For example, now take any clothes or a soft toy, carefully examine the sewn-in label with recommendations... And, lo and behold, here you can see a circle crossed out by two lines! What does it mean? This has nothing to do with Creepypasta for sure, but I will tell you that dry cleaning is prohibited for this item. Strange people, sometimes reminiscent of mentally unstable people, we easily communicate with each other on topics incomprehensible to others. There are not very many of us, we meet infrequently, we hide our interests for the time being. Who are we? We are creepypasters, lovers of everything unusual and frightening...
