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Old 09-24-2008, 02:30 PM
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oh wow Vod:cool:

I can totally picture this as a B&W graphic novel.
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Old 09-24-2008, 02:33 PM
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oh wow Vod:cool:

I can totally picture this as a B&W graphic novel.
:D thank you


I am usually pretty light on the visuals, but i was going for a more "Lovecraftian" feel for this one.
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Old 09-25-2008, 02:26 PM
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The imminent death cheapens your ending and the recorder is kind of hackneyed at this point. The atmosphere and usage are skillfully vintage and ring true. I think you may actually have a better story with a survivor than with a casualty. I'm not saying turn the narrator into some howling Friday the 13th style wildman proclaiming dark prophecies, but your ending would feel harsher if he walked away from it.
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Old 09-25-2008, 02:44 PM
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This might be of interest:
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The imminent death cheapens your ending and the recorder is kind of hackneyed at this point. The atmosphere and usage are skillfully vintage and ring true. I think you may actually have a better story with a survivor than with a casualty. I'm not saying turn the narrator into some howling Friday the 13th style wildman proclaiming dark prophecies, but your ending would feel harsher if he walked away from it.
hmmm... I don't like "cheapened", so i will definitely rethink it... however, I know the recorder thing is hackneyed, it was an intentional throwback to Notebook found in a deserted house by Robert Bloch :)
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Old 09-25-2008, 04:49 PM
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I like the author being dead-IMHO
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Old 09-25-2008, 06:36 PM
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Very good - I'm a bit jealous.
I have two small questions though - I may be misreading but. . .
fowl = pig ?
If the recorder clicks off before the splash - how do we hear the splash?
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Old 09-26-2008, 04:10 AM
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Very good - I'm a bit jealous.
I have two small questions though - I may be misreading but. . .
fowl = pig ?
If the recorder clicks off before the splash - how do we hear the splash?
Fowl: I knew i was going to miss one... :)


It was originally a chicken, but when i typed the line "panic stricken chicken", i felt it kind of hurt the mood :) Godamn find and replace.... Plus, a pig is just more effective than a chicken to me.
(I fixed it :))

As far as the splash, what do you think?:D

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Old 09-26-2008, 09:37 AM
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I dunno - I'm still howling with laughter over panic stricken chicken
give me a a minute :p
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Old 09-26-2008, 09:42 AM
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That didn't even register when I read it (fowl-pig thing)

Demonique-you are sharp :cool:
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