ppl make fun of creepypasta titles being too descriptive like “I went hiking with my class, it didnt end well” or “something’s living in my grandma’s basement” or “I’m never taking a job on craigslist again” but for someone with zero attention span, descriptive titles like that are a hell of a lot more eye catching and attention grabbing than some poetic one or two word title that doesnt even hint at what the story is about
creepypasta title: red curtains
me: what does that even mean, Im so bored *immediately scrolls past*
creepypasta title: every house on my block got a new antenna last night
me, immediately riveted, needs to know what happened or else I will die:
oh my god who put them there what are they doing where did they come from wh
DOES THIS NOT STRIKE INSTANT CURIOSITY INTO YOUR HEART