Jeff the Killer (2008 4chan story)

Jeff the Killer is a 2008 horror short story originating on 4chan's /x/ board.No.993068 - Killerjeff. - 9 October 2008 - /x/ - 4chan - Retrieved 22 February 2024 It is consistent with Sesseur's take on the character and originates from a series of posts made during a brief period in relation to Jeff.
==Characters==
*Jeff the Killer
*Liu
== History ==
=== Background ===
Sesseur's first post about Jeff the Killer, "Hi, I'm killerjeff.", had been posted to Newgrounds on 14 August 2008.Hi, I'm killerjeff. - killerjeff - 14 August 2008 - Newgrounds - Retrieved 22 February 2024 Several posts to 4chan were made in the days following,Jeff the killer. - No.82928694 - 31 August 2008 - /x/ - 4chan - Retrieved 22 February 2024 including multiple on the 9th of October.Jeff the killer - No.89920146 - 9 October 2008 - /x/ - 4chan - Retrieved 22 February 2024Jeff the killer, ever seen his face? - No.89922317 - 9 October 2008 - /x/ - 4chan - Retrieved 22 February 2024
=== Posting ===
Some minutes before the story post, another thread was started, stating that Jeff had an acid-scarred face, and a brother Liu. In addition, it stated that Liu would be helping him in his cause.Jeff the killer. This man wasn't born looking like this, acid messed up his face like this. His brother Liu doesn't wish him to murder, Jeff thinks it's for a better cause. Liu will help Jeff's cause. - Anonymous - Jeff - 9 October 2008 - /x/ - 4chan - Retrieved 22 February 2024 Another post later in said thread claimed that the Jeff the Killer image was a "Fat mexican kid [taking a] picture of some cheap mask with reflective solvent precoated on it that he bought from the dollar store in a last minute half-assed attempt to go trick-or-treating with his little cousin."Fat mexican kid takes picture of some cheap mask with reflective solvent precoated on it that he bought from the dollar store in a last minute half-assed attempt to go trick-or-treating with his little cousin. - No.993366 - 8 October 2008 - /x/ - 4chan - Retrieved 22 February 2024
==== Subsequent posts ====
In the days after the thread, additional posts were made. One in an unrelated thread questioning how Jeff the Killer could have a fanbase,Jeff the killer has a fanbase... - No.997153 - 10 October 2008 - /x/ - 4chan - Retrieved 23 February 2024 another post claiming to have a different image of Jeff the Killer,This is Jeff the Killer's other picture. - No.93857138 - 30 October 2008 - /x/ - 4chan - Retrieved 23 February 2024 and another thread with another supposedly different image,Another Jeff the Killer image. - No.1061679 - 30 October 2008 - /x/ - 4chan - Retrieved 23 February 2024 in which several posts claim that Jeff "seems like a pretty cool guy";seems like a pretty cool guy - No.1061683 - 30 October 2008 - /x/ - 4chan - Retrieved 23 February 2024 was the OP and to whom "Acid made me look demonic";That man, he's me, honestly, that is me. Acid made me look demonic. - No.1061685 - 30 October 2008 - /x/ - 4chan - Retrieved 23 February 2024 that he'll "fucking gut you and doesn't afraid of anything";I think Jeff the Killer is a pretty cool guy. He fucking gut you and doesn't afraid of anything. - No.1061688 - 30 October 2008 - /x/ - 4chan - Retrieved 23 February 2024 that he's "the type of guy to bring beer to a children's party";He's the type of guy to bring beer to a children's party. - No.1061694 - 30 October 2008 - /x/ - 4chan - Retrieved 23 February 2024 and that he's "very tall 7'6, has a muscular but more lanky look to his body weight, his mouth can grin wide as a clown's face paint smile. He talks in third person. (example- Jeff has banana in pocket) Very serious, in a sarcastic way".The definition of Jeff the Killer- He's very tall 7'6, has a muscular but more lanky look to his body weight, his mouth can grin wide as a clown's face paint smile. He talks in third person. (example- Jeff has banana in pocket) Very serious, in a sarcastic way. - No.1061719 - 30 October 2008 - /x/ - 4chan - Retrieved 23 February 2024
On 9 November, a user asked /x/ for the origin of the JTK image.Where did you find Jeff's picture at? - No.1087012 - 9 November 2008 - /x/ - 4chan - Retrieved 23 February 2024 On 18 November, a poster attempted to ask /b/,Alright /b/. Can someone explain the backstory behind the whole "Jeff The Killer" or wherever the fuck this pic came from? - 18 November 2008 - /b/ - 4chan - Retrieved 23 February 2024 to predictable results.
=== Spread ===
In 2023, the story was reposted to Reddit.(Forgotten?) 2008 version of the Jeff the Killer story (from an archived 4chan thread) - axamlo - 31 October 2023 - r/Creepypasta - Reddit - Retrieved 23 February 2024
==Notes==
===Trivia===
*This is the earliest known Jeff the Killer story that is an actual narrative, preceded only by "Hi, I'm killerjeff."
==References==
Category:Fiction
Category:Real short stories
Category:Real short stories released in 2008
Category:Creepypasta related