Now, since Merriam Webster was VERY unhelpful in proving my point, My partner and i I sully my hands in description. Creepypasta and urban legends are similar in nearly everywhere they both take placed into the real world ( sort of). I mean, it's recognizable as a real world, and the people are established. That's what makes them scary and endearing. On top of that, both creepypasta and urban legends are informed by word of mouth. Well, in the internet's case, it's copy and copied and pasted.