Why Momo Challenge panic won’t go away

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On the night of July 11, 2018, YouTuber AL3XEITOR uploaded a creepy new video for his audience of nearly one million subscribers. 

In the video, the creator holds up his phone to the camera and shows viewers a scary image of a half-woman, half-bird hybrid creature displayed on the screen. The YouTuber claims he’s trying to contact this being. Numerous messages are sent. A phone call is made. Ten minutes go by. Nothing happens. This video goes on to rack up over 5.5 million views, AL3XEITOR’s most popular since he first started uploading to YouTube four years ago. Other popular YouTubers began to share their own videos about the beast. Read more…

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This site lets you submit your own monster, which they’ll archive like a top-secret CIA file

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17 terrifying creepypastas guaranteed to keep you up at night

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The age-old tradition of telling ghost stories around a campfire has gotten a digital upgrade with creepypastas — scary stories or pictures that spread across message boards, becoming internet lore that are discussed both on and offline.

People around the word share their bizarre and terrifying creepypastas, hoping that the tales will gain popularity and become classics, often quoted or cited by horror fans and frightened netizens.

Like with the ghost stories of old, not all creepypastas are particularly scary or good, even if they are frequently passed around. Reading a long story with an interesting title or image is no guarantee of a frightening payoff, and the writers often forget that just having someone meeting a quick and unfortunate fate does not an interesting story make. Read more…

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