I will never forget the smell when I returned to New Orleans after the hurricane. It permeated everything. It’s impossible to describe, but it’s a mix of rot, blood, excretion and this sickly-sweet horror that triggers the gag reflex until it is so stuck in your nostrils and pores that you realize it will alwaysContinue reading “Writober Day 17: The Smell Of Death”
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#Writober Day 16: Shiny, Shiny Lure
I love the concept of this image, a creature that evolved to trap its prey by appealing to their impulse to help someone. Kind of like the Ted Bundy of water monsters. This image makes me think of Jaws. It also makes me think of the angler fish in Finding Nemo. The monster looks likeContinue reading “#Writober Day 16: Shiny, Shiny Lure”
#Writober Day 15: The Hill Has An Eye
This image, as my title suggests, made me think of the horror classic The Hills Have Eyes. It also makes me think of the wonderful faux documentary Troll Hunter and that super creepy mind-altering underground man-eating mushroom X-files episode Field Trip (Season Six episode 21). How would your character or characters react to coming acrossContinue reading “#Writober Day 15: The Hill Has An Eye”
#Writober Day 14: Monsters under the microscope.
Now here’s a real monster from The Science Library/Getty Images. I think if you watch Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and compare this guy to the storm-trooper carrying at-ats you’ll see some design similarities. This four-eyed alien-like face, belonging to the larva of a water-dwelling beetle, can be the last thing a tadpole seesContinue reading “#Writober Day 14: Monsters under the microscope.”
#Writober Day 13: A Well In The Woods
This is one of the wells at Longmire in Mt. Rainier National Park. This well sits directly to the left of the cabin in the woods. The well definitely makes me think of The Ring a great spooky movie for those you doing RIPXII’s Peril on the Screen. Why is this well in the woods?Continue reading “#Writober Day 13: A Well In The Woods”
#Writober Day 12: Locked Inside
The human form inside the eye makes me think of Human Centipede for some reason. Oh so creepy. What if we all live inside one huge being? What if it’s a monstrous humanoid with yellow eyes? A writing prompt from #MagicMon on Monday further inspired today’s flash fiction by adding a Ouija board to myContinue reading “#Writober Day 12: Locked Inside”
#Writober Day 11: Shoeless into the storm
This is such a great story image. I have so many questions. Why did this man rush out of the house in the night with only a candle. Why didn’t he put on shoes? How is that candle staying lit? You can see more of Teun Hocks‘s work in his books. #vss: very short storyContinue reading “#Writober Day 11: Shoeless into the storm”
#Writober Day 10: Voyeuristic
There is so much story in this image. Why is Dad outside, in a crazy patio garden, looking in on his exhausted family? Is that even Dad? This image makes me think of the dysfunctional family in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind when Dad is throwing the plants into the kitchen to make hisContinue reading “#Writober Day 10: Voyeuristic”
#Writober Day 8: Hungry Tree In The Military Cemetery
This tree takes me straight to Poltergeist only these gravestones stayed in the cemetery. Any of the Poltergeist movies would be great for those of you doing the RIPXII Peril on the Screen challenge. #vss: very short story He blamed the trees for his losses; roots tripping his men; branches scratching. The trees seek punitiveContinue reading “#Writober Day 8: Hungry Tree In The Military Cemetery”
#Writober Day 7: The Upside-down
What would life be like if gravity worked backwards somehow? Or there was no gravity as we understand it? Or a race of people whose heads pulled downward created an earth in the sky? What story does this image say to you? #vss Last night, I had fun writing a very short story (a storyContinue reading “#Writober Day 7: The Upside-down”
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