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Paragraph Paranoia
Topic Started: Sep 1 2013, 11:18 PM (798 Views)
Kamidio
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This could be considered a game, but I like to call it a writing experiment. Whenever something horrifying or disturbing comes to you, write it down. It must be able to induce horror in only a few sentences.

And remember, even the most mundane things can be turned into horror.




Do not sit with your back to the wall. They don’t like it.
Do not sit with your back to the window. They will see you.
Do not sit. They hate that.
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When you stop listening, they start watching. Do not turn off the broadcast, because if they start watching, they'll never stop.
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Do not open your eyes. Keep them shut no matter how close you think it is. Do not look, do not turn the light on. If it thinks you're awake you're gone. Do not make a sound. Do not open your eyes.
"You shall perish, whatever you do! If you are taken with arms in your hands, death! If you beg for mercy, death! Whichever way you turn, right, left, back, forward, up, down, death! You are not merely outside the law, you are outside humanity. Neither age nor sex shall save you and yours. You shall die, but first you shall taste the agony of your wife, your sister, your sons and daughters, even those in the cradle! Before your eyes the wounded man shall be taken out of the ambulance and hacked with bayonets or knocked down with the butt end of a rifle. He shall be dragged living by his broken leg or bleeding arm and flung like a suffering, groaning bundle of refuse into the gutter. Death! Death! Death!"



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Do not listen to the whispers. Keep the lights on. Do not sleep. She is here. She has always been here.
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There's a parasite. In your eye. No, really. Look--well, you can't do that, can you?
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Crit, that was the least terrifying thing ever. That sounds like something you'd hear in a comedy.

There is no secret threat. We don't have a secret police. Everything is fine, just fine.
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Eh, I came up with it in like thirty seconds.
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Her beautiful blonde hair glinted in the gorgeous rising sunlight. They sat on the park bench; he was happy. His arm merrily wrapped around her harmonious form, he laughed for just that morning he had such company. Such lovely little company. As he turned to her. And leaned in for the perfect kiss as the Sun was highest in the sky. Her cold dead eyes stared back. Her freshly cut throat glistened moistly, her blood the colour of rose petals. It would be a shame the rest of the world would disapprove of their union as the morning ended with that beautiful kiss between the huntsman and his prey.
Edited by dialforthedevil, Sep 6 2013, 05:06 AM.
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Why am I so scared, if I know there is nothing out there. I've even turned the light on there's nothing out there. I try to close my eyes but I just cant get to sleep. I pray for a car to go by to break the silence. There is so much silence it hurts my ears, that buzzing sound that reverberates when there is nothing else....or is it silent? The buzzing. I turn my light on again and the buzzing goes away. I turn it off and collapse into my pillow....
*bzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZ*
"You shall perish, whatever you do! If you are taken with arms in your hands, death! If you beg for mercy, death! Whichever way you turn, right, left, back, forward, up, down, death! You are not merely outside the law, you are outside humanity. Neither age nor sex shall save you and yours. You shall die, but first you shall taste the agony of your wife, your sister, your sons and daughters, even those in the cradle! Before your eyes the wounded man shall be taken out of the ambulance and hacked with bayonets or knocked down with the butt end of a rifle. He shall be dragged living by his broken leg or bleeding arm and flung like a suffering, groaning bundle of refuse into the gutter. Death! Death! Death!"



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Run.. it was all he could do. Run. His legs ached, his sides burned like he was being stabbed with hot knives. But he wouldn't stop.. he couldn't stop.. it would get him if he did. He had to...

A sting.. an insect probably. Yes, that. An insect had stung him. Certainly nothing to worry about in a time like this. He kept running, as he felt the first warm trickle of red fluid drip down his shoulder... blood... but he didn't have time to question it as the world around him began to blur... his mind grew foggy, as suddenly his legs ceased to exist, dead, from lack of circulation. Such warmth... such pleasure... he thought suddenly as he collapsed into the dust, blood spurting warmly from the minute puncture wound in the back of his neck. Footsteps, quickening, came closer with each breath... a shadowy figure on the darkening horizon. He felt suddenly so at peace, such a wonderful feeling. He hoped it would never end. Why had he ever tried to run? This was amazing. The man lay pondering this as blood pooled around his unmoving body. Such a wonderful peace, he felt, as the creature slowed and eased up on its quarry. It had been so easy, and now it would retrieve its reward. Walking up to the man and, indifferent to the intoxicated smile that even now lit up the dying man's dirty face, slit open his abdomen, releasing the gushing organs from their confines, and commenced to feed, the evening filled at once with the grotesque noises of crunching bones and quiet, giggling laughter, until finally, there was nothing but complete, utter silence.
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I am enjoying these! They are beautifully macabre! I have to say Fakey is a master of this.
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Because he wants to inspire paranoia, not horror.

You should be careful with what you say, they might get you. You can whisper, they will still get you. They do not even have to listen hard, you live among them, right next to them. What you write, what you say, what you feel. Keep it in your head, don't let the dirty things get out. Most importantly don't trust anyone. But you are already gone, once you discover them and the dirty things start bubbling in your head, it is only a matter of time until they find you. Too weak to just finish it, you keep on trying to hide.... but they will find you. Look behind you.
"You shall perish, whatever you do! If you are taken with arms in your hands, death! If you beg for mercy, death! Whichever way you turn, right, left, back, forward, up, down, death! You are not merely outside the law, you are outside humanity. Neither age nor sex shall save you and yours. You shall die, but first you shall taste the agony of your wife, your sister, your sons and daughters, even those in the cradle! Before your eyes the wounded man shall be taken out of the ambulance and hacked with bayonets or knocked down with the butt end of a rifle. He shall be dragged living by his broken leg or bleeding arm and flung like a suffering, groaning bundle of refuse into the gutter. Death! Death! Death!"



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I really need to get one of these in.

Fakey, more prompts as well sir!
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The first time they turned the lights out is when they heard the whispering. Their deaths were quiet and quick, like someone disposing of vermin.
The second time the lights went out, they left two alive. The two went back and warned their tribe. The elders laughed at the foolish boys, and dimmed the lights. That night, the darkness filled with screams.
It had begun.
Edited by Mr Mysterio, Sep 11 2013, 02:33 PM.
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*yawn*
"You shall perish, whatever you do! If you are taken with arms in your hands, death! If you beg for mercy, death! Whichever way you turn, right, left, back, forward, up, down, death! You are not merely outside the law, you are outside humanity. Neither age nor sex shall save you and yours. You shall die, but first you shall taste the agony of your wife, your sister, your sons and daughters, even those in the cradle! Before your eyes the wounded man shall be taken out of the ambulance and hacked with bayonets or knocked down with the butt end of a rifle. He shall be dragged living by his broken leg or bleeding arm and flung like a suffering, groaning bundle of refuse into the gutter. Death! Death! Death!"



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