User blog comment:THELOSTACCOUNT/Jeff The Killer Remake Thoughts/@comment-25052433-20170806174336

You know, I've never really spoken much on that remake here, but since we're blogging about it now, I may as well say a bit.

The idea behind the remake is no secret, it was actually a long standing desire of mine to try my hand at a story that is considered by some to be a beloved icon, and others to be a complete disaster. I chose to propose the contest instead of just writing it on Spinpasta or something because I felt like it could be an incredible community event, which it was.

The reception of my remake has been largely mixed, but is also typically due to the tone of how its presented. For example, comments on Mr. Creepypasta's and Chilling Tales for Dark Nights are almost entirely positive. Where as the responses on channels like Midnight Marinara and Bad Creepypasta, where the story was harshly reviewed and essentially ridiculed, are more negative. This is likely a form of viewer-conditioning. If you say something is going to be great, people will view it in a more optimistic light; if you present it as garbage or something to be made fun of, that is how most readers will see it.

When the story first went live, I had mixed feelings on whether or not it was ever a good idea to even write the thing in the first place. Honestly I wasn't accustomed to such a massive influx of negative comments, so in a way I am glad that I went forward with the project. That isn't to say that I've handled all the negative feedback in the most gracious of manners either though.

When it's all said and done though, I stand by my work and have no regrets in choosing to write on this subject. There were challenges of course, mostly the word-limit (the original draft for the remake was almost twice as long and filled in a lot of gaps) and of course the fact that I was retelling a story that was already told. It was a lot less about me using my own artistic nuances and a lot more about trying to find a better way of recreating a story already told.

Now, in case anyone's head is really ready to explode, I am working on a sequel as we speak! It will be posted on Spinpasta so we don't have to go through another vote/contest episode again. I have a desire to tell more of this story, and am taking on the challenge to myself. Love it or hate it, my advice has always been to write what you feel compelled to write and let the critics do as they want with it, so I suppose I'll practice what I preach. Once it's finished I'll make a blog and post links.

Why Jeff the Killer? Why keep going back into this? Why not? It's writing, nothing less, nothing more, and we here have an opportunity to express our ideas on this platform. Whether you think the story is garbage or golden, if it is to be told, it will be told. As writers, we cannot shut that voice up, even when it's something like Jeff the Killer.