Her friend at the Ganges

"Her friend at the Ganges" was the original pilot for what would become Frosted Mini Fears. It was written by Chad Garcia and narrated by Carlos Farrell. It premiered on November 9, 2012 on the Inanimate Object Productions YouTube page. It can be viewed here

Production
"Her friend at the Ganges" was written and directed by Chad Garcia. It is done in the traditional 'Ken Burns slideshow style' of creepypasta, lacking the cinematic flare Frosted Mini Fears would eventually be known for. There is one visual effect at the end of the story with the individual photos being developed. At their Fanime Panel, Phil pointed out that he used an image of Spawn to create the demonic shadow cast by the girl in the story.

Summary
In the poverty stricken rural of India, freelance photographer Andrew Ulrich travels to Mumbai on assignment. He stays in a decrepit hotel as it is all he can really afford and on his way to his room passes by a small girl. She was unusually healthy and jubilant. Being polite the photographer asks her name to which the girl replies in broken english that she's going to see her friend at the Ganges. The photographer snaps a picture of the girl and continues on to his room. Barely able to sleep due to the sound of children playing in the halls outside his room, Andrew prepares for the days shoot. He notices the same girl from the day before, except now she lacks the elation she once possessed. He continues on to the Ganges, where he finds a sobbing woman. Attempting to consul her, Andrew discovers that her daughter had drowned in the Ganges that morning. The woman's description of her daughter matched that of the girl Andrew had met when he first arrived. Upon returning home, Andrew develops his photos including the one he had snapped of the little girl. The flash from his camera had created a shadow on the wall behind her, a shadow that appeared pointed and demon like.

Reception
The episode received overwhelmingly positive reviews with such comments as "...i was genuinly scared when i saw the photo and heard the background sounds..." and "amazing. simple and creepy." To date it is the most viewed episode of Frosted Mini Fears.