User blog comment:HumboldtLycanthrope/Writer's Lounge Part 5: An Interview with Mikemacdee/@comment-28938497-20150326204645

My definition of Creepypasta, true creepypasts, is a story that contains elements of both horror and urban legend, so that if it's copied and pasted onto a random forum without context, people will think it might be real.

That's how Creepypastas started, and I still feel that true Creepypastas need to be short, snappy, and they need those elements of urban legend swen into the mix. Without all that's it's just a horror short story, which isn't quite the same thing in my opinion.

That being said, I prefer writing and reading Horror short stories. They make it easier to sleep at night.