Annie96 Is Typing...

About

Annie96 is Typing… is a creepypasta written by Pascal Chatterjee that was very popular at the time of its publication in 2014 and again in early 2017 when it became a popular subject for YouTube reaction videos.

Origin

On March 20th, 2014, Chatterjee published "annie96 is typing…" to storiesforyourscreen.com.^[1] Billed as "the creepiest chat history you'll ever read," "annie96 is typing…" is framed as a found chat between "annie96," the handle of the character Annie, and "mcdavey," the handle of the character David, on WhatsApp. The creepypasta is uniquely interactive in that in order to read the next message sent in the chat, the user must hit Enter.

In the creepypasta, annie96 texts mcdavey and tells him there is a creepy man wearing his jacket in her garden. David calls the cops. The story progresses to the point where the creepy man breaks into Annie's house, but before he reaches her, things seem to resolve themselves. However, the ending is left ambiguous.

Spread

"annie96 is typing…" was very popular at the time of its publication. At first, it was popular mainly among fans of creepypasta. Two weeks after it was first posted, a link was shared in /r/creepy^[2] and gained 1,167 karma. Interest in the story seemed to be fading until May 15th, when it and the hashtag #annie96 began trending on Twitter. On that day, hundreds of Twitter users shared the story and speculated if the story was indeed fictional. The story's spread brought the attention of some media outlets, including Denmark blog Entwickler^[3] and The Irish Times.^[4] Meanwhile, a fan theory about the events written by Wattpad user BRIELismyname^[5] began spreading on Twitter at the same time as the story due to the author's poor use of grammar. The Wattpad post, shown below, has over 72,500 views and 500 favorites (spoilers for "annie96 is typing…" below)

Reactions

Interest in "annie96 is typing…" waned over the following three years, until it became a popular subject for YouTube reaction videos in early 2017. On January 21st, popular YouTuber Kyutie^[6] posted a video of her reaction to the story. The video, shown below, gained over 6 million views.

This was the first of dozens of YouTube videos where YouTubers filmed their reaction to the creepypasta. several got over a million views, sparking newfound interest in the creepypasta.

Search Interest

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