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A horror story specifically written for and spread across the internet, meant to be copied and reposted the way ordinary "copypasta" text is, but built around fictional horror content rather than any other kind of message.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"That story reads like a classic creepypasta, right down to the ambiguous ending."
LORE & ORIGIN
Derived directly from "copypasta" (itself from "copy-paste"), the term entered 4chan vernacular by mid-2007 to specifically name horror stories written for this exact copy-and-repost distribution pattern.
FIRST SEEN
2007
PEAK POPULARITY
2026 (Digital Folklore Revival)
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
Related To:Slender ManJeff the KillerLost Episode
EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+1 AURA
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2007
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