What was your most frightening Internet experience?

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Headsprouter

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Now, brace yourself, this thread might not be for the faint of heart.

Now, I love creepypasta and other such things on the net, I love a good mystery such as unaudible videos and connected deaths, but sometimes we all find something that crosses a bridge.
But I'll get to the point. Within the last couple of months, I gained an interest in creepypasta, like I said, and as my interest grew, I would sometimes visit 4chan's /x/, to read stories of dangerous experiences and odd memories of the past. Although I have never contributed, and have never lurked the depths. Well, tonight, I couldnt sleep, so I started surfing around for a good read on my dying iPod, so at quarter to 3 at night I decide to pay /x/ a visit (stupid idea), and at one point I come across a creepy images thread.....

Now normally these don't affect me, so I scrolled down the thread, entertained by the wierd, not scary sights, clicking and zooming on some of the stranger ones out of morbid curiosity for the fine details of a mindfuck image, for example. Some of these images I had come across before. But the point is, I was unfazed by any of them, until a bright, sunny image caught my eye.

But even at the safe distance I had prepared for caution, I knew something was wrong...
So I nervously tapped the image, zooming out as it loaded...done, I slowly zoomed in from the side....

Then I saw it. Abort. Not time or place.

So I left to the first place everyone goes, heart pounding in shock. To google, I tappedthe search bar, mind racing, unable to find pleasant thoughts. Safari crashes. Re-enter, back to the thread, I go somewhere else, it crashes. Back to that thread! I go to the escapist inbox, I was quoted, check that, decide whether it's worth replying, and I scroll over to the forum box, safari crashes again. Back to the thread! Back to the inbox, check forums, nothing of interest.

And the image, I can't really remember, but my imagination still scares me. The premise is burned into my mind. I saved that thread as a "favourite". I'll revisit it when the sun has risen. I know my curiosity will bring me back...

So, ever had a disturbing experience on the Internet? Ever find yourself in the wrong part of town with only yourself to blame? Any images scarring your subconscious? Gather round the campfire and share with us your personal horror stories. How a well known creepypasta or creepy image affected you as an individual.
 

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I suspect creepy troll but not sure enough to call you on it. :p

Can't say I've been "scarred" by anything but I'll admit to a few sleepless nights when I first found the scp wiki and Marble Hornets.
 

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darkcalling said:
I suspect creepy troll but not sure enough to call you on it. :p

Can't say I've been "scarred" by anything but I'll admit to a few sleepless nights when I first found the scp wiki and Marble Hornets.
I had a feeling I was giving off that impression. But I can't blame you. This is just like a creepypasta premise....a certain image that drives people to flee from it, through cyberspace. Surfing to the first place of comfort that comes to mind...
But yeah, I'm not going to be giving out links to the image or anything. Although my mind is starting to soften the memory, so eventually when I do check it out again I'll be like "It won't be so bad!" and then I'll be like "What have I done to myself...?"
I'm not even gonna give clues. Except a reference to the uncanny valley. And distortion. But that's still incredibly vague.
 

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imahobbit4062 said:
I saw some fucked up shit back before I was banned from Gametrailers. Such as someone eating a baby foetus (apparently a delicacy in Korea), someone kept posting graphic images of kids being operated on in places that clearly weren't hospitals. One that really stood out was a dog who had a firecracker placed in it's mouth, then the after image...that one kept me up that night.
GT sounds like a horrible place. Is it always like that?
 

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My first time seeing the "Offended" page on Encyclopedia Dramatica.. all the way through. Painfully so.

Every. Goddamn. Screamer. Image. Existing. Today.
 

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Sometimes I look at pony pornography. I will never have those precious moments back. I will also never make sense of them.
 

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was in a bar...bartender said wanna see a funny vid...chocalate factory...to this day i gag :(
 

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I remember my first "screamer," it was the subliminal message screamer. Most recent thing on the internet that I discovered and got scared of is the slender man though. Well crap, now I don't know if I can sleep...
 

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Reading "Squidward's Suicide" on the Escapist's own Scary Thread.

SERIOUSLY, WHYYYYYYY

For the record, I think SmileDog is a bit comical, but one person I showed both versions to could not agree. I thought he was going to barf.
 

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ShadowsofHope said:
My first time seeing the "Offended" page on Encyclopedia Dramatica.. all the way through. Painfully so.

Every. Goddamn. Screamer. Image. Existing. Today.
Ohman, you had to remind me of that. I went through the whole damn page for a bet - to this day it's £20 I'm not sure was worth it. Bad times!
 

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I thought a friend had killed herself for a few hours, kept dozing off cause I was sleepy as hell but I kept looking at the chatroom just hoping she was still alive for like 3 straight hours...I guess my prayers were answered cause she was fine after all.


Not exactly what you're going for in the OP but...it was plenty frightening lol.
 

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ShadowsofHope said:
My first time seeing the "Offended" page on Encyclopedia Dramatica.. all the way through. Painfully so.

Every. Goddamn. Screamer. Image. Existing. Today.
I feel sick now.

What the fuck is wrong with me? I could've searched "screamer" since I didn't know what that was.. but, noooo. I couldn't do that.

I just quickscrolled through a bit of it, skimming. And.. :-/

My stomach isn't what it used to be. When I was younger, I ate pizza while I watched Faces of Death. That's just.. I..



Damnit. I was about to go to bed, too.

Edit: On Topic - I am amazed that, even as long as I've been on the internet, I still regularly come across things that make me sit back and wonder just what the hell is wrong with people. There are some well and truly messed up folks out there.