Candle Cove is a creepypasta created by the webcartoonist and author Kris Straub in 2009. The story centered on a fictional television show by the same name that was visible by and known only to a small group of people, predominantly children, who recall the disturbing show on a forum. Straub has stated that he was inspired to write the creepypasta after reading "Area 36-Year-Old Still Has Occasional Lidsville Nighmare", an article published via The Onion. The series quickly became popular, inspiring YouTube adaptations, stories set in the same universe, and an unofficial fan created wiki, Candle Cove Wiki. In 2015 Straub self-published Candle Cove in a collection of short stories entitled Candle Cove and Other Stories. The Verge commented that Candle Cove differed from other creepypasta i