{"id":80476,"date":"2020-10-02T19:17:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T16:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/paranormal-tiktok-is-here-to-give-you-the-creeps\/"},"modified":"2020-10-02T19:17:12","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T16:17:12","slug":"paranormal-tiktok-is-here-to-give-you-the-creeps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/paranormal-tiktok-is-here-to-give-you-the-creeps\/","title":{"rendered":"#Paranormal TikTok is here to give you the creeps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9c97797ab\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9c97797ab\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/paranormal-tiktok-is-here-to-give-you-the-creeps\/#TikTok_creators_are_coming_up_with_their_own_scary_stories\" >TikTok creators are coming up with their own scary stories.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/paranormal-tiktok-is-here-to-give-you-the-creeps\/#The_urban_legend_reframed\" >The urban legend reframed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/paranormal-tiktok-is-here-to-give-you-the-creeps\/#The_evolution_of_creepypasta\" >The evolution of creepypasta\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/paranormal-tiktok-is-here-to-give-you-the-creeps\/#The_element_of_surprise\" >The element of surprise<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/paranormal-tiktok-is-here-to-give-you-the-creeps\/#More_on_TikTok\" >More on TikTok<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Paranormal TikTok is here to give you the creeps<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-sub-head\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"TikTok_creators_are_coming_up_with_their_own_scary_stories\"><\/span>TikTok creators are coming up with their own scary stories. <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content-wrapper\">\n<p>There are ghosts everywhere on TikTok, not just in divisive viral photoshoots. <\/p>\n<p>Last year, a video went viral after <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chancetherapper\/status\/1178669559827587073\">Chance the Rapper<\/a> claimed there was a ghost in it. In April, user reubix_cube filmed a dance to Doja Cat\u2019s \u201cSay So,\u201d but many pointed out <em>something<\/em> on the stairs behind them. Last month, user Anna Banana started off a video about White Claw before being interrupted by <em>something<\/em> in the curtains. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-tiktok wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@anna_banannaaaaa\/video\/6874765756932836613\" data-video-id=\"6874765756932836613\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n<section><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"@anna_banannaaaaa\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@anna_banannaaaaa\">@anna_banannaaaaa<\/a> Ummmmm ok\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"spooky\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/spooky\">#spooky<\/a> but what was that ?<\/p>\n<p> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Scary - Background Sounds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Scary-6735931451033782273\">\u266c Scary \u2013 Background Sounds<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This is post-<em>Paranormal Activity<\/em> content: There are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sJG5Y2jhpKo\">compilations<\/a> of all the weird, unexplained things that h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en in the backgrounds of TikToks. A generation raised on internet lore like Slender Man is of course going to have its own ideas about what scares them\u2014or a captive audience. The language of the platform\u2014\u201ccursed\u201d TikToks\u2014as well as its many weird niche avenues (deep TikTok) make it fertile territory for creepy content. <\/p>\n<p>On paranormal TikTok, you\u2019ll find a collection of amateur ghost hunters, mediums, and people who think their houses are haunted. Some of these accounts ramp up the theatrics of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@beyondparanormal\/video\/6819882471950273797\">paranormal investigation<\/a> for clicks. (The <em>Kroll Show<\/em>\u2018s \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2LBPoxMnfzc\">Ghost Bouncers<\/a>\u201d sketch is real on TikTok.) Others are more <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@_.brooklyn.marie._\/video\/6854992974229687557\">subtle<\/a> in their <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kittyk38\/video\/6843589845831437573\">approach<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But, under the umbrella of paranormal TikTok, there are other evolutions happening.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-urban-legend-reframed\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_urban_legend_reframed\"><\/span><strong>The urban legend reframed<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Over the summer, a decades-old urban legend about someone hiding under your car and slashing your Achilles tendon, so you can\u2019t run away, was circulated on TikTok as a cautionary tale. This is something I heard growing up in the \u201890s, and the story goes back even further than that, so I was a bit surprised to see how long it has survived in nearly the exact same framing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TikTok has no shortage of accounts dedicated to retellings of urban legends, true-crime stories, or scary internet stories. Leticia Rodriguez spotlights different urban legends and folklore on her account lettylovesyou. The popularity of her videos made her \u201c[realize] there are lots of people out there who have experienced paranormal things and also wanted to share their own stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-tiktok wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lettylovesyou\/video\/6868303511046655238\" data-video-id=\"6868303511046655238\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n<section><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"@lettylovesyou\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lettylovesyou\">@lettylovesyou<\/a> Mexican urban legend: La Lechuza part 1\ufffc! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"lalechuza\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/lalechuza\">#lalechuza<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"lechuza\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/lechuza\">#lechuza<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"witch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/witch\">#witch<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"urbanlegends\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/urbanlegends\">#urbanlegends<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"mexicanurbanlegends\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mexicanurbanlegends\">#mexicanurbanlegends<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"spooky\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/spooky\">#spooky<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"mexicanwitch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mexicanwitch\">#mexicanwitch<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Relaxing Sounds - Relaxing Piano Consort\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Relaxing-Sounds-6750604091153451010\">\u266c Relaxing Sounds \u2013 Relaxing Piano Consort<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>She says her most popular content is the \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lettylovesyou\/video\/6876457655854959877\">Scary things kids say<\/a>\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, but Rodriguez has a more personal connection to paranormal stories: She tells the Daily Dot she grew up in south Texas, in a home where she heard and saw unexplained things and experienced what she describes as sleep paralysis starting around age 8 or 9. Rodriguez says she\u2019s not entirely sure sleep paralysis is the exact term for what she experienced: \u201cIn my culture, we call this \u2018Cuando se te sube el muerto,\u2019 [which] translates to \u2018When the dead gets on you.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Liz Phan produces similar content, reaching into internet-based stories like the Blue Whale \u201cchallenge,\u201d as well as fan theories behind certain TV shows and movies. She says her most popular video so far is on Japanese legend Kuchisake-onna, aka \u201cThe Slit-Mouthed Woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-tiktok wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@phaang\/video\/6839136156458749190\" data-video-id=\"6839136156458749190\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n<section><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"@phaang\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@phaang\">@phaang<\/a> ?<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"greenscreen\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/greenscreen\">#greenscreen<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"urbanlegends\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/urbanlegends\">#urbanlegends<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"fyp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp\">#fyp<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"scary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/scary\">#scary<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"creepy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/creepy\">#creepy<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Happy Birthday Scary Music Box - Cavendish Music\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Happy-Birthday-Scary-Music-Box-6732529194061793282\">\u266c Happy Birthday Scary Music Box \u2013 Cavendish Music<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think its popularity would have to be derived from the fact that it\u2019s a very popular Japanese urban legend,\u201d she says. \u201cThough at the same time, I feel that it\u2019s not as known in Western cultures. So I see it as either a new story that people are interested in hearing, or a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> fan favorite amongst fans of urban legends.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the fact that these stories might not be entirely true is part of the allure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-evolution-of-creepypasta\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_evolution_of_creepypasta\"><\/span><strong>The evolution of creepypasta\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Creepypasta, the name given to scary stories and memes born on and passed around the internet, is still source material for a lot of urban legend TikTok. The platform even elevated its own version of Slender Man: Siren Head. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/siren-head-311x512.jpg\" alt=\"paranormal tiktok siren head\" class=\"wp-image-884677\" width=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/siren-head-311x512.jpg 311w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/siren-head-243x400.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/siren-head-27x44.jpg 27w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/siren-head-101x167.jpg 101w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/siren-head-212x350.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/siren-head-425x700.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/siren-head.jpg 697w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/siren-head-311x512.jpg\" alt=\"paranormal tiktok siren head\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-884677\" width=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/siren-head-311x512.jpg 311w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/siren-head-243x400.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/siren-head-27x44.jpg 27w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/siren-head-101x167.jpg 101w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/siren-head-212x350.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/siren-head-425x700.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/siren-head.jpg 697w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\"><figcaption class=\"dd-article-img-credit\"><span class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit-segment\"><br \/>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@alexhoward_\/video\/6821289894384504070\">TikTok\/@alexhoward_<\/a><br \/>\n                <\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>But TikTok is also producing its own scary stories, with some frightening real-world consequences.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Randonautica app became popular on TikTok this summer, after being released in February. It asks adventurous users what their \u201cintent\u201d is, and then sends them to seemingly random coordinates based on their location. Joshua Lengfelder, one of the app\u2019s founders, told the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/07\/31\/style\/randonautica-app.html\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a> he wasn\u2019t surprised at the app\u2019s popularity: \u201cBecause basically what it is is like a machine that creates memes and legends, and it kind of virally propagates on its own.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Over the summer, the app led a group of teens to a Seattle beach, where they found a suitcase filled with human remains. It was later identified as the bodies of Jessica Lewis and Austin \u201cCash\u201d Wenner, a couple who\u2019d been murdered by their landlord. In another viral instance, a young woman in Colorado allegedly happened upon a shooting victim after setting her intention as \u201cdeath.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Those are extreme examples, but they also likely made more people want to use the app. Randonautica is the perfect platform for crafting fake horror stories, which then evolve on TikTok. In June, one user claimed he and a friend were being pursued by men in a boat after the app led them to a beach. In August, another user was led into the woods of Pennsylvania and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@haley_aig\/video\/6856171350428568838\">claimed she deleted the app<\/a> right after her experience. The #randonauting tag is filled with similar videos of teens venturing into the woods and encountering creepy things, or allegedly being pursued by strangers after leaving their locations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-2-286x512.jpg\" alt=\"paranormal tiktok\" class=\"wp-image-884668\" width=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-2-286x512.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-2-223x400.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-2-25x44.jpg 25w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-2-93x167.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-2-196x350.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-2-391x700.jpg 391w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-2.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-2-286x512.jpg\" alt=\"paranormal tiktok\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-884668\" width=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-2-286x512.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-2-223x400.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-2-25x44.jpg 25w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-2-93x167.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-2-196x350.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-2-391x700.jpg 391w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-2.jpg 534w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\"><figcaption class=\"dd-article-img-credit\"><span class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit-segment\"><br \/>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/foryou?lang=en#\/@itsadrianc\/video\/6834648263145164038\">TikTok\/@itsadrianc<\/a><br \/>\n                <\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Others are building their own haunted locations on TikTok and, in the process, reimagining what short-form horror can look like. Creator <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jbirxd\/\">Jay Xiao<\/a>\u2019s series \u201cHousehold Rules\u201d applies a number of abstract rules and scenarios to a supposedly haunted house, and is sometimes framed as an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jbirxd\/video\/6852426827852451078\">interactive<\/a> venture. <\/p>\n<p>Xiao has even spotlighted <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jbirxd\/video\/6839453394286021894\">comments<\/a> from people claiming they\u2019ve had dreams about that very house, adding to the suspense.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The #netflixoriginal tag has also been applied to short-form horror, as seen through the lens of teen shows. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZSWVKwporps\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZSWVKwporps<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-element-of-surprise\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_element_of_surprise\"><\/span><strong>The element of surprise<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>TikTok\u2019s format\u2014videos on the For You page autoplay, so you\u2019re already hooked\u2014is also perfect for jump scare-centric content. The account Shortest Blockbusters posts clips that feature alien creatures roaming the streets, shot by a bystander, <em>Cloverfield<\/em>-style. Creator skelatorrr often films his young son in videos but edits in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skelatorrr\/video\/6871995131935902981\">jump scare<\/a> or visual effect for unsuspecting viewers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-284x512.jpg\" alt=\"paranormal tiktok\" class=\"wp-image-884663\" width=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-284x512.jpg 284w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-222x400.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-24x44.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-93x167.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-194x350.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-389x700.jpg 389w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-284x512.jpg\" alt=\"paranormal tiktok\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-884663\" width=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-284x512.jpg 284w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-222x400.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-24x44.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-93x167.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-194x350.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok-389x700.jpg 389w, https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/paranormal-tiktok.jpg 520w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\"><figcaption class=\"dd-article-img-credit\"><span class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit-segment\"><br \/>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@shortestblockbusters\/video\/6870999928559242498\">TikTok\/@shortestblockbusters<\/a><br \/>\n                <\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe algorithm does a great job in presenting your videos to those who would most likely be interested in your content,\u201d says the creator behind Shortest Blockbusters. \u201cAnd because of the variety of content on the platform, the audience doesn\u2019t always know what to expect from what they\u2019re watching, which creates an opportunity for the storyteller to surprise them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seven months of pandemic anxiety has certainly made us all wary of any more surprises, which is perhaps why creators are coming up with new ways to scare their audience. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_on_TikTok\"><\/span>More on TikTok<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Everything you need to know to get started on TikTok<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Will TikTok just become U.S. spyware instead?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>How to download your favorite TikToks as videos<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>What is Instagram Reels, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u2019s attempt to take on TikTok?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit\">\n<p>                                                                                                <span class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit-segment\"><br \/>\n                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jbirxd\/video\/6854769641248673030\">@jbirxd\/TikTok<\/a><br \/>\n                                    <\/span><br \/>\n                                                                    <span class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit-segment\"><br \/>\n                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itsadrianc\/video\/6834648263145164038\">@itsadrianc\/TikTok<\/a><br \/>\n                                    <\/span><br \/>\n                                                                    <span class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit-segment\"><br \/>\n                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@phaang\/video\/6839136156458749190\">@phaang\/TikTok<\/a><br \/>\n                                    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit-segment\"><br \/>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@alexhoward_\/video\/6821289894384504070\">TikTok\/@alexhoward_<\/a><br \/>\n                <\/span><\/span><span 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There are ghosts everywhere on TikTok, not just in divisive viral photoshoots. Last year, a video went viral after Chance the Rapper claimed there was a ghost in it. In April, user reubix_cube filmed a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/creepy-tiktoks.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-mediaa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}