creepypasta
Conspiracy theories tagged "creepypasta."
3 articles
Debunked
The Backrooms
How a single creepy photo on 4chan became one of the internet's most elaborate collaborative horror projects — and why some people think the Backrooms might be real.
2019-05-12 · United States · Anonymous 4chan poster, Kane Pixels (Kane Parsons), Async Research Institute (fictional)
Unresolved
Black-Eyed Children
Reports of pale children with completely black eyes seeking entry to homes or cars — first widely reported by journalist Brian Bethel in 1998. An exploration of the origins, theories, and psychology behind the BEK phenomenon.
1998 · United States · Brian Bethel (first published account), David Weatherly (author and researcher), Jason Offutt (paranormal writer)
Debunked
Slender Man: From Creepypasta to Conspiracy
The story of how a Photoshop contest entry on Something Awful became a global phenomenon, inspired a real stabbing, and spawned conspiracy theories about internet mind control.
2009 · United States · Eric Knudsen, Morgan Geyser, Anissa Weier