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[[File:Katy Robinson.png|thumb|247x247px|'''Katy Robinson''''s photo which is widely rumored to be the original un-Photoshopped image. | [[File:Katy Robinson.png|thumb|247x247px|'''Katy Robinson''''s photo which is widely rumored to be the original un-Photoshopped image. | ||
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History of the image and its appearance on [[screamers]]. | History of the image and its appearance on [[screamers]]. | ||
The oldest documented appearance on the entire internet about Go to Sleep is on the Japanese site pya.cc where two versions of the image were posted. The first publication, made on September 10, 2005 by Maruhorando, was named 白粉そ の ２ | The oldest documented appearance on the entire internet about Go to Sleep is on the Japanese site pya.cc where two versions of the image were posted. The first publication, made on September 10, 2005 by Maruhorando, was named 白粉そ の ２) while the second was published on November 16 of the same year by Omega Boruto. Both two years before appearing on YouTube and three years before the Jeff the Killer creepypasta emerged. | ||
On August 2, 2007, a Japanese video named NNN臨時放送([[NNN Extra Broadcast]]) was uploaded to YouTube. This one tried to simulate an intrusion of a television signal putting disturbing images, among them, the one published by Omega Boruto. By this time, it is believed that the image was better known in Japan than in the rest of the world. | On August 2, 2007, a Japanese video named NNN臨時放送([[NNN Extra Broadcast]]) was uploaded to YouTube. This one tried to simulate an intrusion of a television signal putting disturbing images, among them, the one published by Omega Boruto. By this time, it is believed that the image was better known in Japan than in the rest of the world. | ||
A year later, in August 2008, Newgrounds user killerjeff posts the image on the site claiming to be a photograph of him. It is believed that this is where the Jeff the Killer creepypasta arises, since in October of that year a story based on that image was uploaded to YouTube. Around this time, the page | A year later, in August 2008, Newgrounds user killerjeff posts the image on the site claiming to be a photograph of him. It is believed that this is where the Jeff the Killer creepypasta arises, since in October of that year a story based on that image was uploaded to YouTube. Around this time, the page [[anne.jpg]] was also created, a screamer that was spread on 4chan and other forums with the phrase "Go to Sleep" that was intended to scare users who surfed at night. | ||
Since 2008, Jeff the Killer's creepypasta has become too popular, becoming an icon of this sub-genre of stories. | Since 2008, Jeff the Killer's creepypasta has become too popular, becoming an icon of this sub-genre of stories. | ||
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*'''[[:Category:Jeff the Killer|''All screamers featuring Jeff the Killer'']]''' | *'''[[:Category:Jeff the Killer|''All screamers featuring Jeff the Killer'']]''' | ||
[[Category:Jeff the Killer]] | [[Category:Jeff the Killer]] | ||
[[Category:Videos]] | [[Category:Videos]] | ||
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