Talk:Candle Cove/@comment-27392678-20151213163249

This never gets old. Absolute classic, and it's how simple it is that makes it work. Kris Straub is very talented in being able to conjure up so much horror in so few words.

For those who haven't seen it, check out Straub's "Scared Yet" youtube videos where he talks at length about this, and other creepypastas. The anecdotes about unreliable memories, and kids shows of the 70s etc. kind of ring true for me because I remember a lot of the stuff he talks about. There's a LOT of scope for really scary horror in the whole "missing/false memories" thing and I really wish a lot more creepypastas would explore that.

Candle Cove could only have been set in the very early 70s or possibly late 60s when most TV for kids was very professional and polished, but there were still a lot of junky and low budget shows (especially on local TV stations) that looked bad, often using creepy-looking puppets.