Channel Zero: 8 Fan-Favorite Creepypastas The Show Should Adapt Next
In 2016, Syfy debuted a new horror anthology series called Channel Zero. What set the new series apart from others like it was that each season was based on a Creepypasta story. Season 1 adapted "Candle Cove," a story originally about a terrifying TV show for children that never existed. Season 2 was based on of the most famous Creepypasta stories, "No End House." The original story is about a house that subjects those who enter it to increasingly terrifying rooms based on their fears.
With Season 3, Channel Zero will be adapting "Search and Rescue Woods," a story about a search and rescue officer who is tasked with finding missing persons in an unnamed forest. What he encounters is horrifying and surreal. The new season, which is called "Butcher's Block," comes to Syfy on Wednesday, February 7 at 10 PM ET.
With three seasons under its belt, what could Channel Zero adapt next? We looked through Creepypastas far and wide to find the best stories Channel Zero could adapt next.
Note: We're skipping out on "Slender Man," as that character has been adapted enough already.
Jeff The Killer
Probably the second most popular creepypasta behind Slender Man, Jeff The Killer is a story about a serial killer who is on the loose. And much like Slender Man, there have been plenty of stories about him. Essentially, he's a person who has a large, unsettling smile who cut off his eyelids so he never has to sleep, as he had low intelligence and believed his eyelids are what caused him to sleep. In many stories, he whispers, "Just go to sleep," as he kills them.
Sonic.exe
Although the moderators of Creepypasta deleted the story, Sonic.exe lives on. The story follows a gamer who comes across a CD of the original Sonic the Hedgehog. Upon playing it, he realizes that something sinister is going on, as the video game character begins to mess with the player and murder other characters. You can actually play the game based on the story.
Obviously, Sega won't be too keen to let its mascot go on a killing spree, but the story of a hacked video game becoming way too real is just too good not to adapt.
The Smiling Man
While this isn't a full, complete story, "The Smiling Man" is odd, creepy, and unsettling. A man who lives in a major city, walks home late at night. He finds he's being followed by a man with a giant grin on his face, looking towards the night's sky. While the narrator escapes unharmed, he's shaken by the experience. Filmmaker Michael Evans created a fantastic adaptation of this story in 2013.
Ted The Caver
Back in 2001, on an Angelfire website, a cave explorer named Ted left a journal about his adventures exploring a cave, complete with pictures detailing how he expanded a hole so he could pass through it. As this story continues--and it's a long read--Ted finds bizarre hieroglyphics and winds coming from nowhere, and he experiences hallucinations. The most unsettling part is that there is no closure to the story; the posts just end after Ted says he's going to the cave one last time with a gun, knife, first aid kit, and a video camera.
Ben Drowned
Continuing with haunted video games, Zetaboards user kafeite came up with the story "Ben Drowned," which mixes writing and gameplay footage of Majora's Mask. In this story, a college student buys what he thinks is Majora's Mask from a garage sale. He finds a previous save file labelled "Ben" on the game and deletes it. Upon playing the game, he finds many NPCs in Clock Town are gone, a creepy Link statue is following him around, and his character keeps randomly burning to death.
Much like Sonic.exe, Nintendo wouldn't be into letting Syfy use Link or Majora's Mask for this game. Unlike Sonic.exe, this story is less intense and a bit more put-together. It utilizes a lot of creepy imagery, which Channel Zero could use for its show.
Russian Sleep Experiment
If Channel Zero wants to do a period piece, "Russian Sleep Experiment" should be on its radar. The story follows five people who were kept awake for 15 days with an experimental stimulant gas by Russian researchers. It's a tale of mental and physical torture that's an incredibly engaging read. The tone of the story fits perfectly into the world of Channel Zero and could easily be expanded for a whole season.
Lavender Town Syndrome
Lavender Town Syndrome is a Creepypasta that mixes both video games and the real world. It's a true modern day urban legend. According to the story, when Pokemon Red and Green were released in Japan, kids between the ages of 10-15 were behaving erratically and killing themselves after playing the game. Upon further inspection, it was caused by the haunting music in Lavender Town.
Pokemon won't make the final cut for the Syfy series, but if Channel Zero were to adapt this, it wouldn't be hard to make up a game to take its place.
My Dead Girlfriend Keeps Messaging Me On Facebook
From the nosleep section of Reddit, natesw tells the tale of receiving Facebook messages from his girlfriend, who died a year earlier. In the story, he mixes images from Facebook along with his tale about his girlfriend to create an unsettling story. Many people in the real world have had friends or family pass away, and trying to reconnect with some form of them on social media is an experience some would want to have.
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