Squidward's Suicide (2010 creepypasta)

Squidward's Suicide is a 2010 creepypasta, based around a horrific episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants".
==Characters==
*Narrator / Intern
*Killer
*Stephen Hillenburg
==History==
===Origins===
In a Reddit post made on 8 February 2013, a Redditor named u/SuicideSquidward posted a thread on r/self claiming to have posted the story to 7chan's /x/ board on 6 April 2010.I wrote Squidward's Suicide and am kinda happy with how much it spread - SuicideSquidward - 8 February 2013 - r/self - Reddit - Retrieved 21 February 2024
===Spread===
On 31 July 2010, the story was crossposted to a SpongeBob SquarePants-themed Tumblr page.Holy fucking shit. - spongeboboverdose - 31 July 2010 - Tumblr - Retrieved 21 February 2024 Said Tumblr post was then shared on r/NoSleep on 7 October 2010.Crosspost from WTF: Squidward's Suicide (I read this and thought of you, nosleep) - 7 October 2010 - r/NoSleep - Reddit - Retrieved 21 February 2024 It was posted to the Creepypasta Wiki on 8 August 2010,Squidward's Suicide - HandsomeChris - 8 August 2010 - Creepypasta Wiki - Retrieved 21 February 2024 where it remains as of February 2024.
==Notes==
===Reception===
*Jacob Sherwood of "Bad Creepypasta" cited the story as the third worst of the five worst creepypastas he had ever read in 2013.Top 5 Best & Worst Creepypastas - MichaelLeroi - 20 June 2013 - YouTube - Retrieved 21 February 2024
=== Trivia ===
* The alleged author claimed to have been inspired by "Suicide Mouse" and "Dead Bart".
* The story was lampooned as an episode of "Bad Creepypasta", in which the show's regular hosts invited an English teacher to comment on the story's grammar errors and other writing issues.BAD CREEPYPASTA - Squidward's Suicide - MichaelLeroi - 3 February 2014 - YouTube - Retrieved 25 February 2024
* The story was mocked as part of Dorkpool's series of Creepypasta Riffs.Creepypasta Riffs: Squidward's Suicide - Dorkpool - 20 February 2015 - Creepypasta Wiki - Retrieved 25 February 2024
==Links==
*Squidward's Suicide on the Creepypasta Wiki
*Squidward's Suicide on Know Your Meme
==References==
Category:Fiction
Category:Real short stories
Category:Real short stories released in 2010
Category:Creepypasta related