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20645532 No.20645532 [Reply] [Original]

>horror story from nosleep or other similar communities
>plot twist and premise is spoiled by an overly descriptive title
>real example: “The time traveler who saved my life”. The story is written in a way that the mysterious man actually being a time traveler is supposed to be a surprise, but it’s not because of the title

Why? Why do people do this? It takes so much away from the story it’s not even funny. It’s really irritating when the story itself is really well done, and the title is the only issue.

>> No.20645556

>>20645532
Go back

>> No.20645647

>>20645532
As someone who likes to go into every story blind, I agree.

>>20645556
Fuck off, people are allowed to use more than one website you fucking faggot.

>> No.20645869

One of many reasons I hate r/nosleep.
Have you read their rules for posting?
All the things your story can't contain?
It's fucking madness.
I posted 7 stories to r/nosleep, and all were removed for one threadbare reason after another.
One was actually removed because my story dared to express emotions other than fear at any time. Seriously.
r/nosleep can kiss my ass.

>> No.20645947

>>20645532
I don't browse nosleep, though I like to fall asleep listening to some of the nosleep stories that get narrated on YouTube. I don't find that most of the titles contain egregious spoilers personally. They do strike me as a bit overly descriptive, though. It reminds me of those 18/19th century books with the super long titles. I suppose when stories have those kinds of titles, it's much easier to decide whether you want to spend your time reading it. And because it's the trend, people will want to do it, but naturally, some people will overdo it and end up including too much in the title.

>> No.20646420

>>20645532
Go back

>> No.20646569

>>20645869
Post'em here.

>> No.20646579

>>20645647
Go back

>> No.20646585

>>20645647
go back

>> No.20646625

>>20645532
If a story needs a plot twist or a surprise to be interesting it's not a good story anyway.

>> No.20646661

>>20645647
go back

>> No.20646682

people suck dick at writing horror. even the best classic creepypastas are usually old stories i heard at camp in boy scouts from a guy that learned them 40 years earlier. putting the reddit writing style on top of a genre that's already difficult is like putting ricin in dogshit

>> No.20646691

>>20645869
>I posted 7 stories to r/nosleep
You ought to return.

>> No.20647013

>>20645647
Go back

>> No.20648048
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20648048

>>20646569
Nah, I just ended up posting them on other subreddits.
>>20646691
Not worth the effort.
I did toy with the idea of writing a parody of a r/nosleep story, where the protag reacted to everything (even mundane events) with overwhelming fear, and for the few times he didn't, a stand-in for the r/nosleep mods would pop in and say "No [other emotion]! Just fear!"
But I just wasn't motivated enough to care.
>>20645556
>>20646420
>>20646579
>>20646585
>>20646661
>>20647013
Why hate on Reddit? Moot didn't. See picrel.

>> No.20648082

>>20648048
i fucked moot in the mouth he begged for it also you have to go back

>> No.20648160

I bet you use Twitter too, you fucking faggot.
Go the fuck back.

>> No.20649530

>>20648048
>moot
literally who, another retarded twitch streamer?

>> No.20649603

>>20649530
Are you too stupid to notice the "Admin" near his name?
He created 4chan way back in the day, newfag.

>> No.20649609

>>20649603
wow

>> No.20649759

>>20649603
>caring about e-celebs
fucking zoomers i swear