User blog comment:ShawnCognitionCP/Anti-Cliche Creepypasta Contest 2/@comment-25024048-20160914034847/@comment-25941663-20160914165752

This is a contest for creepy stories, so if it isn't creepy, it's not going to cut it. That is not to say though that you can't add humor. Find the balance between the two if you want to go that route.

I know it is ambiguous, but in the contest we simply look for these two things: 1) A good horror read, 2) Good use of the cliches.