CREEPYPASTA RULES: SURVIVAL GUIDE

“Not all stories are just stories… Some bite back.”

Welcome, unfortunate soul. If you’ve stumbled into the world of Creepypasta, you need to follow these rules—unless, of course, you want to disappear.

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Rule #1: Never Acknowledge Them

If you hear whispers in the dark, see movement in the corner of your eye, or feel like you’re being watched—ignore it. Acknowledging their presence only makes them stronger.

Rule #2: Do Not Say Their Names

Some entities listen for their names. Saying them out loud is like an invitation. If you’ve read about something unnatural, don’t repeat it. Especially at 3:00 AM.

Rule #3: Never Answer Unfamiliar Calls, Texts, or Emails

If you get a message from a number you don’t recognize—delete it. If an email contains a file labeled “DON’T OPEN”, destroy your device. Some things aren’t meant to be read.

Rule #4: Burn the Cursed Object

If you find an old videotape, a haunted doll, or a diary written in something that isn’t ink—don’t investigate. Don’t play the tape. Don’t read the diary. Just burn it. And pray it stays dead.

Rule #5: If a Game Asks for More Than Your Soul, Quit Immediately

Haunted games exist. If a character calls you by your real name, shuts off your system, or offers you a “real-life prize”—shut it down. Never play again.

Rule #6: Beware of Smiling Strangers

If someone with unnaturally wide eyes and an unsettling grin approaches you, do not engage. Keep walking. Do not run. Do not look back.

Rule #7: Always Count the Shadows in Your Room

If there is one more shadow than there should be—leave immediately. If you can’t leave, pretend to be asleep. You might survive the night.

Rule #8: Never Take a Shortcut Through the Woods

If a path was never there before, don’t follow it. If the trees start whispering, turn back. If you see a house with the lights on deep in the forest—do not go inside.

Rule #9: Trust Your Reflection—Until It Blinks on Its Own

Your reflection should only move when you do. If it ever lags, smiles when you don’t, or keeps staring after you turn away—break the mirror and leave. Now.

Rule #10: If You Find a Journal With Your Name In It, RUN

If the pages describe everything you’ve ever done, including things you haven’t done yet—set it on fire and run. Someone is watching.

Rule #11: The Internet Holds More Than Just Stories

Some Creepypastas aren’t fiction. Some websites shouldn’t exist. If you ever find a livestream with no host, a forum that deletes itself as you read, or a file that s itself—destroy your device. Immediately.

Rule #12: If You Break These Rules… It’s Already Too Late

If you feel something behind you, hear static in a silent room, or notice your shadow is missing—they’ve already found you.

You should have followed the rules.

How to Escape Once They’ve Found You

“You broke the rules. Now, you run.”

So, you didn’t listen. Maybe you read something you shouldn’t have. Maybe you looked too long into the darkness, and the darkness looked back. Either way… they know you now. And you? You have very little time.

But there is a way out.

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Step 1: Do Not Acknowledge Them

No matter what you see, hear, or feel—ignore it. If the lights flicker, if the whispers grow louder, if your own reflection starts watching you—do not react. They feed on fear. Do not give them a meal.

Step 2: Break the Connection

If you found them through a story, website, video, or object, you must sever the link.

• Burn the book, delete the file, shatter the screen—destroy whatever brought them to you.

• If it can’t be destroyed, bury it in a place no light touches. Do not visit again.

• If it follows you, skip to Step 5.

Step 3: Salt the Perimeter

Salt is a natural barrier against unnatural things.

• Make a circle of salt around your bed before you sleep.

• Line your windows and doors—do not leave gaps.

• If the salt is disturbed by morning, they tried to get in. You don’t have much time.

Step 4: Never Be Alone in the Dark

They thrive in loneliness. If the lights go out, do not sit in the dark.

• Carry a candle, a flashlight, anything that creates light.

• If you see eyes in the darkness, do not blink.

• If you hear your name in the silence, do not answer.

Step 5: The Emergency Ritual

If they’re already in your home, and you feel their breath on your neck—this is your last chance.

1. Find a mirror. Look at your own reflection.

2. Do not break eye . No matter what moves in the background.

3. Whisper, “I do not belong to you.”

4. Blow out a candle (or turn off a light) as you say it.

5. Leave the mirror’s sight immediately.

Do not return to that mirror until sunrise. If it worked, they will be gone. If it didn’t…

You should have followed the rules.

Final Message Log – [red]

“If someone finds this, please listen. I made a mistake. I didn’t follow the rules. I thought it was just a story. Just a game. But it’s real.

The shadows… they’re watching me. My reflection isn’t mine anymore. The whispers won’t stop.

I tried to do the ritual. I did everything right.

It didn’t work.

If you’re reading this, it means they’ve already taken me. Don’t look for me. Don’t say my name. Just follow the rules.

And whatever you do… don’t turn around.”

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