Creepypasta: 5 Most Popular Titles That Took the Internet by Storm!

Liputan6.com, Jakarta - Creepypasta are horror stories spread through the internet, often in the form of copied and pasted text on various websites.

These stories aim to frighten or unsettle readers and have become a significant cultural phenomenon online.

Of the many creepypasta stories in circulation, some have managed to capture attention and become extremely popular.

These stories often involve supernatural elements, murder, or strange occurrences that leave readers feeling the chills.

Here are five of the most popular creepypasta stories that have taken the internet by storm.

Slender Man is a fictional supernatural character originating from a creepypasta internet meme, created by Something Awful forum user Eric Knudsen in 2009.

He is depicted as an unnaturally tall and thin humanoid with a featureless white head and face, wearing a black suit, and possessing branch-like tendrils.

Stories about Slender Man typically feature him stalking, abducting, or traumatizing people, especially children.

However, his popularity has also brought controversy, such as a moral panic in 2014 after several acts of violence were attributed to fans of the character, including the near-fatal stabbing of a 12-year-old girl in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Jeff the Killer is a web horror character and creepypasta meme that gained widespread popularity after the publication of a fan-made story in 2011.

The character is depicted as a sadistic serial killer with horribly pale skin, no eyelids, long black hair, and a permanent smile-shaped scar.

In the most well-known version of the story, Jeff is a teenager who experienced a horrific incident in which one of his bullies doused his face with alcohol and bleach and set it on fire.

After being released from the hospital, Jeff became fascinated by his disfigurement and began to lose his sanity, carving a smile onto his face, burning off his eyelids, and murdering his family, becoming known by the catchphrase "Go to sleep."

BEN Drowned is a three-part multimedia alternate reality (ARG) and web series created by Alexander D. Hall under the pen name Jadusable.

This creepypasta centers on a The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask game cartridge haunted by the ghost of a young boy named Ben.

The story begins when a player named Jadusable purchases a strange used cartridge and begins experiencing supernatural occurrences within the game, such as non-player characters calling him "BEN" and eerie messages.

Ben, who idolized Link from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask before being sacrificed, was a member of the Moon Children and was the first victim to be drowned on April 23, 2002.

Eyeless Jack is depicted as the main antagonist of the creepypasta of the same name, a man-eating serial killer who breaks into homes and eats the kidneys of his victims.

He wears a black hoodie and a dark blue mask with large, black, empty eye sockets, with a strong appetite for human organs, particularly kidneys.

In the original story, a man named Mitch wakes up with a cut on his cheek and learns that one of his kidneys has been surgically removed, then sees Eyeless Jack above his bed.

Its canonical origins state that Jack Nyras, a 19-year-old college student, was subjected to a cult's ritual human sacrifice, transforming him into a kidney-eating monster.

Smile Dog, also known as smile.jpg, is a supposedly "haunted" image dating back to the early days of the internet, with a reputation for driving those who view it insane.

This notorious creepypasta centers on a cursed image called "smile.jpg," which depicts a Siberian husky-like dog with an unnatural smile, revealing two rows of perfectly white, straight, and sharp, human-like teeth.

Those who view this image have reportedly experienced insanity, hallucinations, and epileptic seizures.

The only way to stop the suffering is to "spread the word," or share the image with others.