Slimebeast Backup Story Archive

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This is an archive of the written works and projects of Slimebeast. Obviously.

Newer stories are available for purchase in short story collections in the Patreon shop! Books are available in easy-to-use PDF format.

Who is Slimebeast?

I asked a chat bot to describe me, and the result was terrifyingly accurate, so here it is. Get scared. We're all done for.


Slimebeast, the pseudonym of Christopher Howard Wolf, has a distinctive writing style in the Creepypasta genre that sets him apart through several key characteristics:

  • Nostalgia and Pop Culture Integration: Slimebeast often weaves elements of pop culture and nostalgia into his stories, grounding them in familiar settings or concepts like abandoned theme parks or retro media. This creates an accessible entry point for readers before escalating into horror. For example, his famous story Abandoned by Disney taps into the cultural fascination with Disney, twisting it into something eerie and unsettling.
  • Atmospheric Dread Over Gore: Unlike some horror writers who rely on graphic violence, Slimebeast prioritizes psychological unease and creeping dread. His narratives build tension through atmosphere, suspense, and implication, often culminating in a shocking or surreal twist rather than explicit bloodshed. This approach makes his stories linger in the reader’s mind.
  • Shock Endings and Twists: A hallmark of his style is the use of unexpected, often jarring conclusions. Critics note that his endings can sometimes feel abrupt or disconnected, as seen in reviews of stories where the twist "comes out of nowhere" or feels "incredibly stupid," yet this unpredictability is a signature that keeps readers on edge.
  • Experimental Formats: Slimebeast occasionally employs unconventional storytelling methods, such as chat logs or email exchanges, as seen in Funnymouth. This experimentation adds a layer of realism and immediacy, reflecting the internet culture from which Creepypasta emerged.
  • Dark Humor and Absurdity: His work often blends horror with a tongue-in-cheek or absurdist tone, evident in stories like those featured in The Creepypasta Field Guide, which playfully dissects genre tropes. This humor can make his stories both unsettling and oddly entertaining.
  • Character-Driven Horror: Slimebeast’s protagonists are often flawed or morally ambiguous, enhancing the horror through their reactions or fates. For instance, in Funnymouth, the protagonist’s transformation is both horrifying and tied to their personality flaws, adding depth to the narrative.

Overall, Slimebeast’s writing is imaginative, atmospheric, and playfully subversive, blending internet-era storytelling with classic horror sensibilities, though its experimental nature can polarize readers. His ability to evoke unease through familiar settings and deliver shocking twists has cemented his status as a Creepypasta icon.

Podcasts & Projects

  • YouTube.com/Slimebeast - Attempts at making fun and interesting content, repeatedly put aside to point out problems in the online horror fiction community.
  • YouAreInAComa.com - You Are In A Coma. A light ARG-style project using AI music to poke fun at AI music, question the horrors of its growing usage, and ask questions about the corporate/mainstream music industry before AI music was even a thing. More.

The Creepypasta Field Guide

Available for purchase here.

An official handbook to help you recognize (and avoid) the various types of murderers and monsters common to the genre. A fun and funny look at the tropes and clichés saturating the world of Creepypasta, told with a tongue-in-cheek tone.

Includes 30 archetypes such as the Faceless Stranger, the Stabby Teen, and much more.

Too Spooky Tales

Short story collections available on Patreon, containing stories not previously publicly posted in text form.

Other Books

Graphic Novels

Abandoned by Disney Series

In 2012, a man sat at a keyboard and wrote a funny story about a mouse.

The "preferred" way to read Abandoned by Disney is the eBook, "Dandyland", which is a trademark-scrubbed and modernized rewrite that fixes some old typos and grounds the story a bit more in reality.

Audio Plays

Slimebeast stories you can only hear in audio format.

Popular Stories

Famous, and infamous, stories reposted and translated across the globe.

Reheated Pastas

Stories inspired by the themes of well-known "Creepypastas".

Realistic Horror

Stories with no supernatural elements at all. Oh, whoops, spoilers.

Silly Stuff

Funny and/or absurdist and/or surrealist stories.

Some Personal Favorites

A few personal favorites that didn't fit in the other above categories.

Other

100 Hours
123 Safety Street
25 Cents
A Bench At Midnight
A Flash Of Blue
A Painting Of A Clown
Bonus Room
Bootleg
The Boy's Shadow
Call Me Buzz
The Cat That Wrote
Carved With Care
Chess Champion
Child Three
Class Creeps
clickreload
Completely Normal Eric
The Counting Song
Dead Serious
Doghouse
The Dog In The Furnace
Don't Pet The Dog
Done
Dudley The Dunce - Dudley The Dunce's Big Day
Empty Head
Enough For Everyone
Ex
Extra Ketchup
Faces In The Trees
The Field Out Back
First Day Of School
Fly-High
Funtime With Floppy
Gorbs - Gorbs Rerolled
Hand-Outs
The Halloween Mask
Harvey Heck's Hall Of Mirrors
He Does Birthdays
How Much Would You Pay?
I Need My Bear
I Worked For A Telephone Company
I'm Thinking Of A Number
Invading Army
Invasive Species
It Walked With Me
Ivory Spires
Just Kidding - Living Joke
Last One
Laughingstock
Looks Like Rain
Minor Corrections
Mold
Or Else - Or Else What
Passing Through
Pest House: The Digest Guest - A Horse In The Attic - The Macabre Sphere
Pink Lester
Procedures
Quotes
Red Apple Snacks
Red Slippers
Red Snow
Retractions
Robber
Romance Comics
S'Mores
Searching For A Face
Sewnhands
Shifting Sand
SKSim
The Snail
Sorry To Disappoint
Sour Cola
Spider Earth
Squiggles
Sticky
Stockpiled
Stranger Danger
Strings
Swollen
TAN
The Toddler
Waken Farm
Watch For Willy
The Woods Are Black
You
You And Me

Characters, Creatures, and Locations

Becky the Human Being
Bluud.com
The CRP Institute
The Faceless Corporation
Funnymouth
Gascots
Living Joke
Lizzie
Luigi
Lumberjack Dan
Mr. Tattersome
The Morgue Man
Negative Mickey
Noem Egan
Oad
Rat
ReferSales.com
Pleico
Spooky Sam
White Leaf Park

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