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TheAzumangaDaiohFan wrote: SnakeTongue237 wrote: Some of the worst lost epsiode pastas would probably include....

"Return To Sender" (Postman Pat)

"Goosebumps Lost Episode" (Starts out ok, but then loses what could've been decent.)

"Blues Clues" (This one actually maybe the worst creepypasta I've ever read, even over Herobrine.) I remember doing a review of the Goosebumps pasta. I can send it to you if you want. I remember finding it t be a rather "meh" pasta when i first read it but after reading it again, i noticed a lot more problems with it.

here's the review:

Well after reading this pasta here are my thoughts on it:

Pros: Cons:   Overall, While I do think there's room for improvment with this pasta, there were a few things I liked about the story that saved it from being god awful. Is it the best pasta i've read? No. However, I found this pasta to be a decent and interesting read. It kept me reading from beginning to end and to be honest, I've read a lot of Lost Episode pastas and this does seem to be one of the better pastas in that genre.
 * I like how this pasta doesn't use too many cliches (i.e content that would obviously never get past the censors, most or parts of the episode being distorted or static, the protaganist being an intern, etc) that tend to take the reader out of the story.
 * I like the amount of potential that this story has. This mostly comes from the episode itself as I do seem rather intrigued by the monster in the episode because it's method of scaring people seems to blend psychological horror and shock horror rather well.
 * The plot of the episode seems like something Stine himself would've come up with in one of his Goosebumps books, thus making the reader think that the episode could've possibly existed. What do i mean by this? Well basically, I felt like the episode went too bloody or sexual or even that violent. Though the episode does have a bit of a darker tone than the other episodes, i still think it could've made it past the censors.
 * While I did like most of the pasta, I felt that the ending was rather over the top with the protaganist contemplating suicide. This comes from the fact that although i'm intrigued by the monster in the episode, I don't think it was potrayed as threatening enough to where it would scare me to the point of suicide. The protaganist contemplating suicide also seems like it was just put there for a cheap shock, without much buildup or suspense leading to it. If this pasta was a bit longer and had a bit more buildup to the suicide or if the protaganist was given a bit more development, then maybe i could forgive the ending a little more.
 * This pasta could've been a little longer. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate all short pastas. However, the short length of this pasta acts as a disadvantage for it because it creates some plotholes. For one thing, it is established that the main character has never owned any of the Goosebumps TV episodes on VHS. "At the bottom of the box was a VHS tape with, “Goosebumps: Hide n’ Seek” written in blue marker on it. I honestly can’t remember owning any of the episodes from the TV show, so it was odd that it was there." Yet, it has also been established that the box they found the VHS tape in has been there for a long time. "I found an old Tupperware box with the word, “GOOSEBUMPS” written across it. All my old Goosebumps books were in it. A wave of nostalgia washed over me. I was near tears as I looked at the covers that had scared me shitless as a kid." With that said, this begs the question. How did the VHS tape suddenly get there in the first place if they don't remember owning any episodes of the TV series? If it's their box, I think they would've remembered what they put in it. While some may say that this adds a bit of mystery and suspense to the story, i feel like it's not taken advatage of. For example, maybe there could be a twist where the episode didn't really exist and was all in the protaganist's head.