Talk:The Evil Clergyman/@comment-25035274-20150601214319/@comment-28938497-20150601233846

^ This

The clue's in the name. Creepypasta. As in Copypasta. As in copy and paste. Creepypastas are traditionally stories that you could just copy and paste into a forum and creep people out, especially if they can be made to believe it's true.

That's why in a lot of the early ones, there's an 'urban legend' vibe to them, and/or the internet is a fundamental part of the story.