User blog comment:Chelsea.adams.524/"It's Not Scary" or How Not To Write A Critique/@comment-26054278-20150818002947

I've written a lot of critiques over the months I've been on this site, and therefore I must stress that when a person does indeed critique a story, their not only easiest, but best way to convey something to whoever reads the review, is to take a paragraph or line that has a minor/major flaw with the story (not necessarily too nitpicky, although nitpicks do have their place at times) and explain exactly what is bad about that segment. It is simple and gets the point across much more clearly and smoothly than having to explain a lot without providing any examples from the text.

I hugely agree with your first point, as creepypastas have evolved in various directions that go beyond trying to be "scary" and instead go for emotional routes and an actual well-written story. I usually view the creepiness of a story as a much smaller segment in comparison to most other aspects of a good/bad story just because amazing stories don't have to be scary. Sure, they may not be creepypastas, but I'll take quality over something disturbing every single day of the week.