Ep. 144: Creepypasta

There’s nothing we love more than terrifying ourselves into sleeplessness with a little help from the internet, so we’re diving into the phenomenon of creepypasta to figure out where they came from, why we love them, and what they say about culture. Highlights: [0:00] Anna tells CoRri about the Shakahola Forest Incident[36:32] It turns out Anna is a total Simpson’s n00b, we chat about why summer sucks and how the climate crisis will kill Anna specifically, and CoRri is going to Europe[47:45] You should read Revenge by Yoko Ogawa[54:14] What we watched! (The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue, Hurt, Becky, The Shallows, Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, Barry, Alligator, Resurrection, Parents, The Burbs, Alligator 2: The Mutation, Inland Empire, Wild At Heart[91:20] We talk about the history of Creepypasta stories, our experiences with them, and what they mean culturally Stuff we referenced: How faith turned deadly for Kenyan cult followers who chose starvation as path to salvation Kenya: Shakahola massacre death toll rises to 226 Kenya to convert massacre forest into a memorial site Death toll from Kenyan doomsday cult crosses 300 More horror as 12 more bodies recovered from Shakahola forest Shakahola cult survivor recounts the ordeal Interior CS tells Senate several red flags were ignored at Shakahola https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8RFSVN5/ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8RFy8hD/ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8RFsECC/ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8RFg7MT/ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8RFUuTh/