User blog comment:Dorkpool/Are Some Stories Above Crtiticism?/@comment-5643552-20150406171636/@comment-25941663-20150406173057

I agree with everything you said, but I don't think all early creepypastas were meant to be short. Some took the form of blogs, constantly updating the story with content. I think that's the case with Ben Drowned and Marble Hornets at least.

But maybe those aren't considered 'true creepypastas'?

By the way, I totally see creepypastas being studied in the future. It is a strange phenomenon indeed, with pretty much everyone able to write and publish their stories, something unprecedented for any form of art.