Clockwise, starting from the left: The Rake, the Shadowlurker, Slenderman, Smile Dog, Eyeless Jack, Mr. Widemouth, Jeff the Killer, Grinny Cat, Ms. P, BEN, Grinny (monster form), Zalgo, Suicide Mouse.exe, BOB, Smile Dog (husky/illusion form), Enderman, Lara.
"This comic is just my idea of what a creepypasta world would be like. No it's not meant to be taken too seriously, it's mostly a way for people who are severally disturbed by creepypasta to have something to help them get over their fears. so here is a comic that will make you laugh, giggle, and smile. I know it's hard to be scared guys, this comic is here for you. I hope you enjoy Pastamonsters I know I love making it!"
— Comickit
Pastamonsters
is a somewhat Slice of Life type webcomic by Comickit on Deviantart. It chronicles multiple Creepypasta characters, such as Slenderman, Jeff the Killer, and BEN, as well as original characters such as Grinny and Priscilla, as known as Ms. P/Pencilneck, as they go to retrieve Smile Dog from the Over-world (human realm).
The comic was originally canceled on December 5, 2014. However, in July 14, 2017, it became active again on DeviantArt and is continuing to be updated as of 2023.
Tropes used in Pastamonsters:
- Adaptational Dumbass: All of the characters, save Slender Man and Zalgo are far more comedic versions of their original creepy pastas, which were originally intended to be unironically frightening.
- Art Evolution: Any comic drawn after Comickit's hiatus is drawn more in depth and the characters looking less like Noodle People.
- Ax-Crazy: Jeff.
- Badass in a Nice Suit: Slenderman, of course.
- Bad Boss: Zalgo and Slender Man. Before and after Zalgo finds out that Shadow Lurker still has not found the "green surge" (Grinny), he threatens to drop him into the Chasm of Eons for taking way too long. He also demotes Slender Man after he finds out his sending Jeff to find supplies caused Jeff to bring Grinny to the Under-Realm, which, in his own words, could "threaten the balance". And before that, when Slendy finds out Jeff, BEN, and Ms. P went through the Seed Eater's forest during hunting season when he told them to go around it and at night, his face transforms into an even more horrific form as he throws a tentacle-tantrum, threatening to kill Jeff if he finds him.
- Berserk Button: When he's about to drown again by the Seed Eaters in the forest, BEN becomes "sober" and starts glitching out and wrecking havoc around him, even using his catch-phrase "You shouldn't have done that" as he is conjuring fireballs. He gets worse when Jeff tells him to catch his attention that "Wind Waker is better and you know it!' just as he is about to throw his "black gooey stuff" into his eyes again.
- By the Lights of Their Eyes: The characters have glowing eyes during the night scenes.
- Canon Foreigner: The comic contains several additional characters that are not part of any existing 'pasta, such as Grinny the cat, Lara the human who takes care of Smile while he is injured, Lara's toxic boyfriend Jake, Lara's mother Samantha,and Priscilla, aka Ms. P (or Pencilneck), who is a childhood friend of Jeff and BEN from high-school and seeks to become a Proxy Tutor.
- Cast Full of Gay: A Pride post by the maker of the comic reveals that Jeff is gay (or at least not straight), BEN is transgender, and Ms. P is bisexual. Later, a commenter asked if Rake was gay, to which maker said that not only is Rake gay, but all the characters are gay.
- Cats Are Mean: Grinny. He tried to murder Jeff for almost no reason at all, and his douchebaggery to Smile is what causes the dog to run away, thus kickstarting the whole plot.
- However, Grinny's trying to murder Jeff in his sleep could be argued as justified, since he was experimented on by Dr. Goodworth.
- Chivalrous Pervert: BEN enters Jeff's house and immediately begins looking up pornography on his computer.
- The Comically Serious: Slenderman when he's around Jeff and BEN.
- Comic Trio: Jeff, BEN and Ms. P. Jeff is The Leader, BEN is The Fool, and Ms. P is The Comically Serious.
- Dark World: The Creepypasta characters seem to be in one.
- Deadpan Snarker: Nearly every single character has had a moment where they throw snark at various people. Special mentions go to Slenderman and BEN.
- Deliberately Monochrome: The Under Realm is devoid of color (unless the characters are in some sort of interior), mostly focused on being black and white (especially the Pit, which is exclusively black and red). Meanwhile, the Human World and any other locations are bright and colorful.
- Denser and Wackier: Especially compared to the original Creepypasta series.
- Eldritch Abomination: The Under Realm is inhabited by them.
- Everyone Went to School Together: According to Comickit, Jeff, Ben, and Mrs. P. did. They even posted a small comic on Twitter featuring BEN meeting the two for the first time in class.
- Idiot Hero: Most of the "protagonists". Most notably with Jeff and Ben.
- In Name Only: Pretty much every 'pasta character behaves almost completely different from their Creepypasta counterparts, for the sake of humor. Smile Dog is a good example, having nothing in common with his canon self besides being a supernatural dog that happens to resemble both of the pictures associated with the story.
- And BEN might as well be a completely separate character.
- Invisible to Normals: Inhabitants of the Under Realm can project a disguise (of varying quality) that makes them appear as regular humans, animals (in Grinny and Smile's case), and household items (Slender Man's "illusion form" is a toaster for instance) while in the Human World (however, it only extends to their bodies).
- Jerkass: Nearly every single character could qualify. The most notable examples in the Under-realm are Jeff, Zalgo, and Slenderman. In the human world, Jake is a toxic boyfriend to Lara, passive-aggressively pressuring her into getting a job at only 16 years old and telling her "At least you're doing one thing right!" when she tells him she's heading inside the church.
- Lighter and Softer: Compared to the canon Creepypasta stories at least. This series has been designed with a conscious push for less cynicism and seriousness.
- Love at First Sight: The moment he sees her, Grinny figures out that he is in love with Ms. P, causing him to start blushing with tiny hearts floating over his head. He even calls her "my love" once he, in anthro-cat form, finds her and Jeff tied to a tree by the Seed Eaters.
- Mega Crossover
- The Mentor: Slender Man to Jeff...in theory, at least.
- Mr. Widemouth claim to be a tutor to Grinny though it's quickly revealed that Widemouth's just a loser who was fired by Zalgo and just wanted a friend. Grinny, partly out of pity and partly because he knows nothing about the Under Realm, agrees to take Widemouth with him to find Ms.P anyway.
- Noodle People: Jeff can look like this sometimes.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Ms. P's real name, according to
Comickit, is Priscilla, though Jeff, BEN, Mr. Widemouth, and Grinny tend to call her by her nickname "Ms. P" or "Pencilneck". - Only Sane Man: Slender Man, Ms. P, and Lara.
- Portal Pool: The Well, which is one of the ways the monsters travel from the Under Realm to the Overworld (human realm). It's noted by Slender Man that the Wells are an outdated and very dangerous system of travel and that Smile would never be stupid enough to go to the Over World that way...
- Power Trio: Jeff, Ms. P, and BEN.
- Enderman, Eyeless Jack, and B.O.B.
- Sidekick Creature Nuisance: Mr. Widemouth is occasionally an annoyance to Grinny, constantly trying to break out into song at inappropriate moments such singing "When It's Over" by Sugar Ray when they're trying to catch up to Ms. P, and later "Toxic" by Britney Spears while they were lost in the forest.
- The Stoner: BEN.
- Team Mom: Ms. P is one to BEN and Jeff.
- Two Guys and a Girl: Jeff, BEN and Ms. P.
- Uplifted Animal: Before being taken to the Under-realm by Jeff, Grinny was just a normal domestic cat test-subject called Oscar and was experimented on by Dr. Goodworth, who tested out a strange green drug on the feline that gave him hyper-intelligence and caused most of his fur to fall out. Later on, he gains the ability to take a human-form as well as an anthro-cat monster-form. It is because of this green drug injected inside him that he is suspected of being the "green surge"/"intrusion" by Zalgo, who senses his presence somewhere in the Under-realm and instructs Shadow Lurker, his most loyal servant, to find and destroy it.
- Villains Out Shopping: Several of the scenes involve this - Jeff is trying to buy a video game, Jeff and Smile purchasing sombreros...
- Villain World: The Under Realm. It's a seemingly normal world at first glance... until you meet the inhabitants. It is infested with soul-eating demons and monsters, and serial killers. If you're a sane person in this comic, don't expect to get any leeway. To call it a Crapsack World would be an understatement.
