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Publication date
2010–2012; 2020
Publication place
United States
Media type
Internet phenomena Digital (web serial)[1]
Text
Ben Drowned at the Jadusable Wiki
Website
youshouldnthavedonethat.net (2010–11) Within Hubris (2011–12) Methods of Revolution (2020) Eternity Project (2020) Bro Gaming (2022)
Ben Drowned (originally published as Haunted Majora's Mask Cartridge)[2] is a three-part multimedia alternate reality game (ARG) web serial and web series created by Alexander D. Hall under the pen name Jadusable. Originating as a creepypasta based on the 2000 action-adventure game The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask and published by Hall from 2010 to 2020 with a hiatus in-between, the series is known for creating many of the current common tropes and themes of creepypasta and for subverting themes from The Legend of Zelda series. The series concluded on October 31, 2020.
Serving as Hall's first project, the first arc of the series, Haunted Cartridge, was released in 2010. It follows college sophomore Jadusable, who, after acquiring a haunted Nintendo 64 video game cartridge of Majora's Mask, is plagued over the course of a single week by the presence of a seemingly omniscient artificial intelligence entity called BEN. The second arc, titled Moon Children and set from late 2010 to early 2011, follows the public emergence of a mysterious cult known as The Moon Children, who worshipped the Moon by way of human sacrifice, or in their words, ascension. The third arc, titled Awakening, began in March 2020, following new and returning characters who have become involved in multiple events of the current year. This arc introduced new scenarios detailing the aftermath of an in-universe event in 2018 that caused the collapse of civilized society, as well as continuing stories established in the previous arcs with the intent of tying them together.
The series is one of the most popular web serials, with a viewership in the millions, and has been widely recognized as both an example of a modern urban legend and a major influence in helping to establish and legitimize creepypasta as a literary genre, creating many of the recognizable tropes that are now seen today in modern internet horror stories.[3][4][5]
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^Sawyer, Logan (December 3, 2019). "10 Video Games Myths & Conspiracies To Keep You Up At Night". The Gamer. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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