User:WritingAboutCreepypastas/The Rake
The Rake is a fictional monster which originated on a 2005–2006 4chan thread that called on users to "create a new monster". It is said to be an ancient, humanoid creature that walks on all fours and stalks its victims at length. Stories about the Rake have spread to other websites. It was depicted on the web series EverymanHYBRID with Slender Man, another crowdsourced character, and a low-budget 2018 film. The pair's online beginnings and propagation place them in the genre of creepypasta.
History
The Rake originated on a 2005–2006 4chan thread that called on users to "create a new monster". Academic writer Vivian Asimos compares this to the creation of Slender Man, one of the best-known creepyp
In media
The low-budget The Rake (2018) follows siblings Ashley (Shenae Grimes-Beech) and Ben (Stephen Brodie), who have to fight against the creature which killed their parents two decades earlier. Game Rant freelancer Aya Tsintziras criticized the movie as trope-filled, with shallow characterization and an unsatisfying ending.[1]
References
Bibliography
- Asimos, Vivian (2021). Digital Mythology and the Internet's Monster: the Slender Man. New York: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-1-350-18144-1.
- Tsintziras, Aya (February 19, 2022). "This Low Budget Horror Movie Has A Truly Disappointing Monster At Its Core". Game Rant. Retrieved April 11, 2024.