: A creepy, hollow-eyed statue of Link that follows the player relentlessly.
In the early 2010s, WMV (Windows Media Video) was a standard format for sharing clips online. Its slightly compressed, sometimes "crunchy" quality added to the aesthetic of the creepypasta. It made the footage feel like a raw, unedited recording from an old capture card, enhancing the "found footage" realism that made the story so believable to young audiences. ben872.wmv
Here is a blog post exploring the mystery and legacy of this digital ghost story. The Ghost in the Machine: Unpacking ben872.wmv : A creepy, hollow-eyed statue of Link that
The file is a pivotal video within the " Ben Drowned " legend, one of the internet's most famous "creepypastas" and alternate reality games (ARGs) . Created by Alex Hall (known as "Jadusable") in 2010, the story centers on a haunted Nintendo 64 cartridge of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask . It made the footage feel like a raw,
The video file—typically formatted as a Windows Media Video—serves as a "glitch tape," showing the game world breaking down. Players witness: