Mascot Horror

aka "Kiddie Horror", or "Kiddypasta" Is a sub genre from internet horror, and has been around for quite some time, though it could be argued that FNAF pioneered the sub genre to popularity in 2015. It is used to describe either a game, movie, creepypasta, or horror franchise that pertains to younger audiences such as young Gen Z's and Alphas. Where as older generations wouldn't necessarily find them scary, rather seeing them as more edgy and cringeworthy, sometimes even laughably bad to the point where they wonder how some find this stuff creepy. This is because younger generations tend to be more emotionally susceptible to edgier content than others, and usually develop connections with them as part of brain development. In other words, they're retarded (with their emotions). Some examples of mascot horror such as FNAF, Bendy, Poppy Playtime, & Hello Neighbor usually contain content that is very recognizable and appealing towards these younger individuals mainly due to the cartoonish design of the characters, which is a crucial element in mascot horror. Other types of mascot horror such as Slender, Squid Games, and Siren Head weren't necessarily child friendly to begin with but as time went by, mainstream media has transformed these once horrifying icons so poorly to the point where they aren't even regarded as scary anymore. Despite the name, "mascot" refers to the fact that each mascot horror franchise contains a main notable character, whether it be good or bad.

Youtuber: Hey guys welcome to my 2 hour long video essay of why this mascot horror franchise is failing!

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Crappypasta

A term coined mainly by 4chan, reddit, & creepypasta wiki users to refer to poorly written, overly clichéd creepypastas most likely written with the intent to be disturbing or horrifying to the reader. Most of these crappypastas have been banned from the creepypasta wiki, and can most likely be found on the "bad creepypasta" category within the trollpasta wiki. Note that crappypastas are not meant to be confused with trollpastas, as trollpastas are intentionally written to be sarcastic as well as comedic. Most crappypastas often stem around the genres of lost episodes, gaming creepypastas, mascot horror, image creepypastas, and even fanfics with fetishized violence.

Some examples of crappypastas are:
Sonic.exe
Jeff the Killer
Red Mist
Guest 666
Slenderman

To the determine whether or not a creepypasta should be deemed a crappypasta or not is up for debate, as many stories that have been regarded as genuine creepypastas, only for them to be labelled as a crappypasta after a few years because the people who used to find these stories scary, now have matured enough to realize how bad they were. Some crappypastas are later turned into mascot horror icons due to their sheer popularity upon younger audiences.

There can be hybrids of crappypastas and trollpastas. These types of crappypastas are purposely written poorly and sarcastically in order to be funny, yet fail at offering any comedic value to the reader. One example of a crappy trollpasta is "TEH DAY OF ALL TEH BLOD".

Person 1: By far the scariest creepypasta I've read was the story of Herobrine!
Person 2: People still find those crappypastas scary? It's freaking 2023! Grow up!