User blog comment:Linkstar/Can we please stop with all the minecraft pastas?/@comment-26937526-20120316205829/@comment-4295646-20120316223119

Well, they would have to deal with the ever-present consideration of theme, though. Creepypasta about some show or game tend only to work well when the chosen media is generally lighthearted, cheery fare. That way, introducing dark or shocking elements creates a kind of dissonance that makes the overall work effective. (Not that I especially like these anyway, even when they're done relatively well.)

That's why it's difficult to write creepypasta about works that are already dark. Like Mass Effect. You've got horrible space monstrosities and race wars and deadly pathogens everywhere. How much darker can you really go without turning it into Event Horizon or some shit?