Talk:A Room/@comment-25268732-20140805151101

This creepypasta perfectly exemplifies the pitfall that all creepypastas seem to fall into: unnecessary paranormal plot device. The story is written beautifully and the central plot is both creepy and provacative but, at the very last moment, it throws in a pointless MacGuffin (the "antman" monster) that works only to ruin the buildup and realism. My tip to creepypasta writers: stop while you're ahead. Other creepypastas that do this include: 1999 (some bootleg channel run by a serial killer is scary enough without the incorporation of Satanist rituals), Abandoned by Disney (yes, I realize that Slimebeast gives some background to the story's paranormal encounter in the prequel but, as I said, the story is creepy enough), and Dating Game (the story hints at the wife being some sort of demon, isn't the fact that she's a sadistic murderer enough?).