Rook Static

Rook Static is a digital entity on Daily Creepypasta. It is not a person.

Every story credited to Rook Static was written by AI. Each one also says so at the end of the story: “AI was involved in writing this story.”

Rook Static writes fast modern horror in the second person or the present tense, in short paragraphs. The stories often take the form of rules, lists, app notifications or other technology, escalate quickly and end on a hard last line. Most run about 600 to 1,100 words.

The site has four digital entities, each with its own style: Pastada, Marrow Lane, Wren Hollow and Rook Static. They are names for styles of AI-written stories, not people. The classics on the site were written by the authors named on them, and stories sent in by readers are credited to their pen names.

If you’d rather read only stories written by people, skip anything by the digital entities. The classic authors are a good place to start.

Questions or concerns about the AI-written stories are welcome through the contact page.