User blog:Javer80/From Candle Cove's author: some insights on creepypasta.

I've deigned to spend my first blog post in conveyance of actual talent.

Look grateful.

http://krisstraub.com/2011/10/23/problems-with-scary-short-stories/

This is a relatively short blog post by Kris Straub, former (and current? I guess he's still writing Starslip) webcomic artist. And, as mentioned, author of probably the most-ripped-off creepypasta in existence: "Candle Cove".

It amounts to a nicely worded tip on shock value and how to play your narrative hand. But what you might find even more valuable is some brief, sober critique on a few other well-known pastas and what makes them good. I like Straub's comments because he doesn't appear to be jaded on horror at all, and still has the excitable wherewithal to note why some stories continue to be really goddamn scary whether you're a teenage initiate or well into adulthood.

Keep an eye on this dude, and get writing.