Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6910020-20130304135158

After reading the above mentioned story and being so horrified I couldn't sleep (for a good twenty minutes; I'm still a growing boy and need my rest) I have come to a conclusion I want to post for discussion this morning.

The guy who wrote this story is undoubtedly a good horror author. The pacing and unpleasant surprises were perfectly timed and very, very unpleasant. The disclaimer about how the story is real works quite well, because the back story is specific enough to fend off initial suspicion about the nature of the story's truth. However, it's total bollocks!

One of the most profound and re-occurring aspects of the stories I have read (and enjoyed, mind) on this website is the presence of an antagonist from small, far away European countries, sometimes in subtle, insidious ways, sometimes as a striking presence. (Ok, this and 'The Story of Her Holding an Orange' with that scary woman from Bosnia). This works quite well, as a longer known history usually means a more established culture of respective folklore and scary stories. However, in this case I can't help but get a pretty strong sense of xenophobia. I have never heard of the animator Andrew Skinner from Fife, Scotland who is supposed to have murdered children and photographed them in order to make this horrific rogue episode. This is pretty substantial evidence, because I am from Scotland :). If he was imprisoned, I would have heard about it through the media, as would any news-conscious people throughout the UK, and probably western Europe.

So, it seems to me that if you substantiate a horror story posted to creepypasta with an antagonist from a wee far away country from the US it adds credence to its supposed truth.

Also, why would an animator from Scotland be hired to make an episode of Spomngebob?

Anyway, contradict  me if you like. As we say in Glasgow: ''mon then!!' 