User blog comment:Mmpratt99 deviantart/Can a Creepypasta Not Be Really Scary But Still Be Good?/@comment-26054278-20160427233905

For me, a Creepypasta should contain some slightly disturbing or scary elements in it, or at the very least deal with something supernatural or mythical. In my opinion, a good story is a good story regardless of if it is creepy or not, and while a Creepypasta on this site should contain some horror factors in it, I certainly would not fault a story on here if it wasn't particularly frightening.

Many old fairy tales are very dark, and I'm sure if you wanted to take an older fairy tale that isn't especially creepy (yet still has a few disturbing elements in it) and make it into a story, then it would still qualify as a Creepypasta. Of course, we can debate about the definition of Creepypasta for a long time (as my view on it is likely different from the view other people have on it), but for me, I'd say yes; A Creepypasta can not be scary and still be good.