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As an enthusiast in the paranormal, it came naturally to be enticed into the grotesque, macabre world of Creepypasta experiences in 2014. Among the d...
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{ internet origins. }
Prior to the Creepypasta story, the widespread image of Jeff the Killer dates back to an obscure Japanese forum named Pya! This site is still accessible and primarily utilized in a manner reminiscent of Imgur or Flickr, in the sense that it's often used as an image-sharing website in which various users and anonymous viewers can submit personal photos and send them to others via shareable link.
The earliest confirmed revision of Jeff's photo was uploaded to Pya! on September 10, 2005, and appears less refined and somewhat more comedic in comparison to its newest rendition, which was posted on the site on November 16th of the same year.
These images are now widely associated with the appearance of Jeff the Killer, but for its time, no context was provided to either image in clarifying the intended identity of the subject.
{ temporary broadcast. }
It wasn't until August 2, 2007 when the image gained a remote amount of lore and traction behind it.
Though it's only a brief appearance, the infamous image of Jeff is featured at the timestamp 4:11 in a YouTube video entitled NNN臨時放送, which approximately translates to Nippon News Network Special Broadcast.
The video itself is a recreation of a Japanese urban legend originating from the early 2000's. The original story described an eerie broadcast which would appear at 2:30 AM, long after the televised broadcasts had ended for the night. The broadcast would feature an extensive scrolling list of names, comparable to staff credits following the end of a film, and would be accompanied by a series of disturbing auditory and visual elements. It would end with a final cautionary statement of "Tomorrow's sacrifice" in Japanese before cutting to regular scheduled programming.
The implementation of Jeff's image was only one of the few proclaimed "disturbing" photos in the video recreation of this urban legend, though it's uncertain whether or not it was created with the sole intention of being featured in the project.
It's also worth mentioning Jeff's catchphrase "go to sleep" may have been an allusion to the encompassing imagery in the video as well. A caption appearing at the 4:16 mark of the video says おやすみなさい , which directly translates to "good night" in English. The correlation is unconfirmed, yet probable based on the circumstances surrounding it.
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The image later resurfaced on Newgrounds on August 10, 2008, posted by a user named killerjeff. The user implied the person imaged was an individual named Jeff, who was of a separate urban legend ritual.
