Back in the old days, before smartphones, laptops and sushi-serving robots, there was a well-known social gathering called a campfire. It was wonderful: Friends and family would sit around hand-built flames, roasting marshmallows and telling scary stories until the sun rose.
It's not the case anymore. Thanks to apps like Vine, people can squeeze spooky tales into six-second videos and share them with hundreds of people, within seconds. Damn kids and their technology.
GIF courtesy of The 90's Kid Memories Blog
For your nostalgic pleasure, we tracked down some of the eeriest Vine posts we could find on the web. They're actually pretty creepy -- so well done, Internet.
Think you can do better? Bring it. Share your scariest Vine videos with us in the comments. We don't scare easily, though, so make them count.
#creepy #babies #vine vine.co/v/bLrIXBqAFTl— punyweakling (@punyweakling) June 8, 2013
They call me the grudge #scary #grudge #vine #loop #magic #howto vine.co/v/bLTaZvn7mPJ— Kaliyani Curley (@Kaliswaq43) June 9, 2013
I might be possessed. Just a bit. #vine #funny #wat #scary vine.co/v/b3t92w5h5bO— Brendaniel (@BrendanielH) June 4, 2013
The knife !!!!!! #scary #knife #vine #vineoftheday vine.co/v/btLdr2LBegn— P•A•U•L (@Paul_Makinano) April 13, 2013
#Creepy #vine vine.co/v/bLbgWuMBlPV— Derek McKee (@Derek_McKee) June 7, 2013
The owl is always watching. #owl #vine #creepy #superbowlsunday #vintage #thebauhaus vine.co/v/b1xMLbUKvA9— Zach Lansdale (@lansdaza) February 3, 2013
I miss you. #vine #creepy @terryfest vine.co/v/bwhiTwmi3E1— derekhoke (@derekhoke) March 9, 2013
#creepy! #vine @beccaenglehardt vine.co/v/bvDI9qXO96U— Jason E (@jenglehardt) February 12, 2013
Bad dreams #haunted #aliens #creepy #scary #vine vine.co/v/bdeJtxuieEZ— Brad Jost (@BradJost) March 14, 2013
No one here gets out alive... #StillVine #PopularNow #Creepy #Art #Fisheye #House #Abandoned #Vine #Loop #A... vine.co/v/b9DAYDq7gHQ— Matt Kaleta (@Matt_Kaleta) May 21, 2013
Gove's Revenge #Vine #Horror #comedy #eye #puppet #Gove vine.co/v/bve26MQtdHx— Tiernan Douieb (@TiernanDouieb) February 10, 2013
#pig #horror #kid #creepy #scary #vine #loop #redo #kid #piggy vine.co/v/bUgzH1jqXnU— Jayne O'Connor (@Jaynemoconnor) April 19, 2013
#loop #scary #thering #Spooky #Vine vine.co/v/bliIUVVh70L— Jess Sanchez (@Jess1221) June 12, 2013
You will die in 7 days. #imbored #stopmotion #thering #imatotalcreep #vine #howdoigetmorefollowers vine.co/v/b6dxt0hnvHz— brittany | gray (@Insta_Gray) February 20, 2013
Good morning! #scary #creepy #vine #loop #horror #doll vine.co/v/bQH1MvY0WEw— Scott Simmons(@ScareHouseScott) May 3, 2013
Spotted: Cookie Monster at the White House. vine.co/v/blrLOh1UjaM #CIsForCookie (cc: @sesamestreet)— The White House (@whitehouse) June 12, 2013
(He says he's after "cookies," but something behind those eyes screams "souls.")