The Creepypasta genre is a product of Social Media culture. In their earliest years, these viral horror stories originated in hangouts like Reddit and 4chan… but they’ve since come out of the shadows.

Of all of the first wave of internet-disseminated-and-expanded Creepypasta short stories, perhaps none is as terrifying as “Candle Cove.” Penned originally by Kris Straub before being altered by the ...