Pokemon's Terrifying CreepyPastas Made Generation 1 So Much Better
Warning: This post contains references to suicide. Creepypasta is a rabbit hole forum full of scary stories and amateur horror fiction, home to Slender Man, Smile Dog, and the notorious Russian Sleep Experiment. These make terrifying reads, raw enough to rob sleep from you, and the dark-suited, long-armed child snatcher was popular enough to inspire video games and a (sadly below par) 2018 movie. The inception of Creepypastas first appeared on 4chan around 2007 and quickly built a following of readers and anonymous writers who dared to contribute, but this phenomenon also carved a portion of unsettling tales and urban legends within the Pokemon franchise that elevated gameplay and the lore dramatically....