{"id":"candle-cove","name":"Candle Cove","summary":"Candle Cove is Kris Straub's 2009 creepypasta, a forum-thread narrative about a nonexistent 1970s children's puppet show that so skillfully mimics real conversation that readers believe it's authentic nostalgia.","tags":[],"howToUse":["**Play-along threads:** Post on a forum or social media as if you genuinely remember watching Candle Cove as a child. Add your own invented details about episodes, characters, or the Skin-Taker. Other fans will join in and build out the fiction together.","**Static videos:** Upload a video of television static and title it as a \"recovered episode\" of Candle Cove. Use the description and comments to maintain the bit.","**Fan content:** Create fan art of the characters (Janice, Percy, the Skin-Taker, the Laughingstock) or write original creepypasta set in the Candle Cove universe.","**Reference the twist:** In discussions about false memories, childhood nostalgia, or creepy children's media, drop the punchline: \"My mom said I was just watching static.\""],"imageCount":6,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/candle-cove/candle-cove-skeletal-faces.webp","caption":"Nightmarish Candle Cove skeletal faces closeup.","width":800,"height":450,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/candle-cove/candle-cove-skeletal-horror.webp","caption":"Disturbing skeletal horror artwork with creepypasta aesthetic.","width":680,"height":466,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/candle-cove/candle-cove-grin-skin.webp","caption":"Disturbing sketch evoking Candle Cove's horror.","width":680,"height":503,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/candle-cove/candle-cove-skeleton-designs.webp","caption":"Character design sketches for Candle Cove skeletons.","width":680,"height":667,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/candle-cove/candle-cove-characters-illustration.webp","caption":"Iconic Candle Cove characters in colorful animation.","width":680,"height":368,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/candle-cove/candle-cove-dock-characters.webp","caption":"Candle Cove characters gathered on a seaside dock.","width":680,"height":907,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/candle-cove/history.md","related":["the-backrooms","slender-man","1999","7252005-spongebob-glitch-creepypasta","jeff-the-killer","polybius","sonicexe","ai-anime-girls-as-creepypasta-images","abandoned-by-disney","blank-room-soup","borrasca","carmen-winstead-they-pushed-her"],"popularityRank":348,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}