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Creepypasta for Dummies: Creating a Hybrid Creepypasta OC

Greeting and salutations, fellow Pastanians. Today we’ll be looking into creating an interesting type of creepypasta OC which you’ve probably run into before, even if you didn’t know it: the “hybrid” model of OC. “What is a hybrid?”, I’m sure you’re wondering. Well, a hybrid is essentially an OC which blends elements from several different types of character templates. In recognition of the fact that gave me the inspiration for this guide and ideas for the content, we’ll use a hybrid character of hers in the form of the Slender-doll Ally for our initial example.

First off, before we talk about anything else, you should make sure the elements you’re mixing make sense in a logical context. Just because creepypasta is supposed to foster creativity doesn’t mean you can blindly mix and mash elements from different models and still expect it to work. A 17th-century werewolf who drives a Cadillac and kills her opponents with a machine gun isn’t scary, she’s just stupid. Ally makes significantly more sense since she was once human, but took on the aspect of Slenderbeing powers through a tragic incident.

For two examples off the top of my head that would also work, a daemonic ghost (a hybrid of the traits “daemon” + “ghost”) might work wonderfully. Perhaps they were ripped out of Hell by a careless summoner, but not before being corrupted beyond belief and now festering with power untold of. Science fiction and horror can go very well together as well, so a classic alien monster (“alien” + “creature”) might be fun to utilize. Or you could go all Lovecraftian and have an alien god or spirit (“alien” + “entity”/“spirit”). If sci-fi horror interests you I’d recommend the novel “The Tommyknockers” by Stephen King, or the original “Alien” film directed by Ridley Scott for study material.

Another thing to consider is if they were born as a hybrid or if they became one by some manner of circumstance. The daemonic ghost I mentioned was likely human at one point, so they would be the latter. Ally was also a human in her early life, so she would fall under that as well. The alien monster, on the other hand, was likely to always have been a thing of nightmare. And remember that if they are a hybrid due to some event to explain the event in full. If your computer virus monster (“glitch” + “creature”) was just a software program one day and a self-replicating entity that siphons people’s souls through their monitors the next, something important is clearly missing. Remember, it’s not scary if it makes you scratch your head and go “Huh?”.

Remember to display some facet from each side of a hybrid character’s heritage. For instance, the ghost of a Satanic sacrificial victim (“ghost” + “victim of tragedy”) would probably possess some form of daemonic energy or power in addition to being vengeful and hate-filled. Lastly, not every hybridization has to be worn on the sleeve, so to speak. A discreet touch can be good too. Maybe the ghost we just mentioned looks like a normal person at first, but when angered their ritual tattoos and mazes of scar tissue bleed through their false skin.

In conclusion, I would highly recommend that you at least consider making a hybrid OC of your own. Combining elements in a manner that compliments and plays off of different strengths of the character’s facets can be fun and rewarding, and results in a truly unique character. And remember, part of it being “Creativity, not Reality” is having fun with the creative part.