About this episode

The episode explores the creepypasta 'Ben Drowned', detailing its origins and impact on internet horror.

In September 2010, a college student bought a used copy of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask at a garage sale, and discovered a save file named BEN belonging to a boy who had drowned years before. What started as glitchy gameplay quickly became something far more sinister: a presence that manipulated the game, invaded his computer, and refused to be deleted. Ben Drowned is the creepypasta that redefined internet horror... and it may have been watching you all along. Head over to our Twisted Tales YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@crimehousestudios Join Crime House+ to binge a special limited series on Murder: True Crime Stories for America’s 250th: The Crimes That Built America. These are the cases that created the FBI, gave us Miranda rights, sparked criminal profiling, and gave us America’s Most Wanted. Join at crimehouseplus.com or if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, tap “Try Free” at the top of this show’s page. You’ll also get episodes of Twisted Tales ad-free and released one day early. 🎧 Need More to Binge?  Listen to other Crime House Originals Clues, Crime House 24/7, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Murder True Crime Stories…

People in this episode

Host: Heidi Wong

Topics covered

• creepypasta
• internet horror
• video game
• true crime
• glitch
• supernatural

Keywords

• Ben Drowned
• creepypasta
• Majora's Mask
• internet horror
• glitch
• video game horror

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crime House

Books & works: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

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