Borrasca is a four-part horror short story by Rebecca Klingel (pen name C.K. Walker) first serialized on Reddit's /r/nosleep in July 2015. The creepypasta follows a boy investigating disappearances in the fictional Ozark town of Drisking, Missouri, and won the subreddit's Scariest Story of 2015 award.
Origin
Reddit user The_Dalek_Emperor, the account belonging to Rebecca Klingel, posted the four installments of Borrasca to /r/nosleep between July 21st and 24th, 2015[2]. The combined threads picked up more than 15,000 upvotes across the following years[4]. Klingel republished the full story on her author blog under the pen name C.K. Walker in April 2016[1].
- Platform: Reddit (/r/nosleep)
- Creator: Rebecca Klingel (C.K. Walker)
- Date: 2015
Overview
Borrasca is a four-part horror story written by Rebecca Klingel under the pen name C.K. Walker, first serialized as a creepypasta on Reddit's /r/nosleep community[2]. The narrative follows nine-year-old Sam, whose family moves to the fictional Ozark town of Drisking, Missouri, where locals whisper about "skinned men" haunting the surrounding forest[1]. When his older sister Whitney disappears alongside several other women from town, Sam spends the next five years with two friends piecing together what happened to them[1].
The story stood out from typical short scares on /r/nosleep because of its novella length and slow-burn structure, and it won the subreddit's "Scariest Story of 2015" award[4]. Klingel later collected the complete text on her personal author site in April 2016[1].
How It Spread
On November 13th, 2015, the YouTube channel MrCreepyPasta uploaded a complete narrated reading of Borrasca, which passed 1.1 million views over the following years[5]. Fan artists on DeviantArt started sketching Sam, Whitney, and the skinned men from the woods soon after the story caught on with horror readers[7].
Interest surged again on May 25th, 2020, when actor Cole Sprouse launched a scripted podcast adaptation produced by QCODE. The first episode reached over 78,000 views on QCODE's YouTube channel[3]. On November 20th, 2021, animator ODDity released a short film based on the story that hit more than 22,000 views[4].
A second wave of attention arrived on February 26th, 2023, after YouTuber and TikToker @wendigoon uploaded a video calling Borrasca the scariest creepypasta he had ever read; the clip passed 1.4 million views inside a week[4].
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Borrasca?
A four-part creepypasta horror story by Rebecca Klingel (pen name C.K. Walker) about a boy investigating disappearances in the fictional Ozark town of Drisking, Missouri[1].
Where did Borrasca come from?
It was posted to Reddit's /r/nosleep in four parts between July 21st and 24th, 2015 by user The_Dalek_Emperor, later revealed as author Rebecca Klingel[2].
What does Borrasca mean?
In meme and horror circles, "Borrasca" refers to the C.K. Walker creepypasta and its recurring rhyme, "Underneath the Triple Tree there is a man who waits for me"[6].
How do you use Borrasca?
Readers typically share the original Reddit thread, MrCreepyPasta's narrated YouTube reading, or Cole Sprouse's QCODE podcast adaptation when recommending it to newcomers[3][5].
Is Borrasca still popular?
It stayed a reference point in creepypasta circles and saw a fresh spike of interest after @wendigoon's February 2023 video pushed it past 1.4 million views in one week[4].
