I ordered this softcover out of curiosity; I've read *about* the "creepypasta" form of web-stories, but decided I'd rather read a published collection than browse the actual web sites for some reason. (Perhaps that was wise; many of these stories seem to be formatted as if they're actually happening to people as they post on forums and bulletin boards, so reading them online while home alone might be a bit TOO scary!)

Some interesting tales here, with my favorites including:

"Teeny Tiny" by Max Lobdell, a creepy tale of a young woman who regretted growing up when her mother no longer wanted to hold her on her lap - only to get her wish in a very dark manner indeed.

"The Horror From the Vault" by Isaac Boissonneau is a nice mix of ecological disaster and Lovecraftian horror.

"Down in the Library Basement" by Rona Vaselaar is actually rather sweet - in a creepy way: turns out the local library houses a being that likes to be read to, but that can get very testy indeed if someone offends it.

"Jeff the Killer: Right on Time" by Vincent V. Cava is about a man stalking a woman with intent to kill her - only to find himself threatened by something truly terrifying. Great descriptions in this one.

There are lots of others, some barely more than vignettes, sometimes with a Gahan-Wilson-cartoon feel and sometimes with a bleak psychological message. Interesting mix.

[There's a TV Tropes page on the genre, with examples.]

I'm putting this into the Otherworldly bookbox, which will be on its way to its next stop soon. Enjoy!

Took out of the otherworldly bookbox. Though I listen to some Creepypasta narrators (I listen to Kingspook and Mr.Nightmare the most often), I'm surprised a volume was put together by MrCreepyPasta. Looking forward to reading.

I skipped through and read titles that caught my attention, reading about 1/2 of the stories. I really liked "Creeping Crimson"-it kinda reminded me of a Dean Koontz book.

Gave to a friend