User blog comment:BrianBerta/Poll on bad creepypastas/@comment-28938497-20150426211457/@comment-24466828-20150426212239

I know it was one of the first stories to use cliches but it doesn't matter because the cliches weren't scary then so they were definitely aren't scary now. Also, the story uses children as plot devices. If the story does it in a good way then it's fine but this story uses children as shock value. The gore is unnecesary and it ruins the story even more. Also, there are so many spelling/grammar mistakes.

Maybe it was original but now it just seems lazy and time has ruined it. I don't find its cliches scary. It's okay if a story has cliches as long as they're scary. The cliches in this story aren't.