Hookworm

There are monsters who were once people, those who you could once reason with but are now unable to be considered human. There are monsters that wish to tear you apart, whose very nature is to rip your insides out and feast on your bones. Some monsters are even mythical, which the simple idea of them causes nightmares without even being material. All these monsters have caused fear over centuries, but surely there is only one that can be considered universally terrifying. In case you haven’t guessed, the true horror is a monster which not only wishes for you to suffer, is animalistic in nature, follows you like your thoughts, but is also as real as the grass your bare feet walk upon. The monster, as oddly as its name may be, is the Hookworm (please do not laugh at the unoriginal name until the end). The serial killer has been given a hook on his hand by his author to seem less human and more noticeable from other humans. In a similar fashion, the ‘Hook’worm has gained its name by its own natural teeth. Once either has grabbed you, the only difference between the human and the worm is that it’s easy to feel the cold metal of the hook. The Hookworm’s teeth will give no warning before it begins draining the life from you.

Humans naturally fear bizarre creatures that may with them harm. If a dog wishes to cause major damage to your jugular vein, you will most likely run for life sake. Not only are the dog’s methods painful but also lethal, sending its victims into the true horror of what happens after death. Hookworms can also cause lethal and painful deaths. But rather than aiming for the clearly visible weak point in humans, it aims for the lungs. Simply by entering cracks in the skin, the worm can travel through the blood stream straight to the lungs to breed before you even know a vital organ is at risk. It doesn’t even need that big a crack; your sweat glands are just large enough.

While the demon may seem immaterial, it causes damage simply by being the ultimate evil beyond human imagination. The hookworm is actually at a disadvantage at this point, it is a material creature. However, where the demon can be countered with crosses and church visits, the worm is not so easily cast away. Like how believing one demon exists creates a devil to rule many, one larvae of the hookworm spreads just as fast creating its own legion not in the spiritual pits of hell, but inside your own flesh and blood.

As frightening as this creature may be, there is still one nagging feeling about this ‘hookworm’. The name is so odd and that picture up top is clearly a photoshop, isn’t it. This is Creepypasta isn’t it? Why yes, and while 98% of pastas are made up fiction and Jeff is no more likely to kill you than a thimble, this is one of those rare cases. No, I don’t have a real world story where I swear I saw a worm crawl through my best friend’s leg and he died a week later. However I do have this, a link to the internet. And not just any other link, but a real world .gov link that is only one of many that tell of the infamous real world monster who eats you from your lungs out. te the text of your article here!