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Fragments and the Dark's avatar

Loved the Funhouse especially, but all three are great work of art! 😁

Wajad R. Basha's avatar

I love these stories. I particularly love Faceless. The ominous feeling the nightgown is really good! I love how you managed to scare us in such short stories.

Steve McNelly's avatar

Man I especially love All Seeing Eye. I'm a sucker for that Lovecraftian Eldritch goodness. Calling the keeper "hungry" was a really nice touch.

Mirabelle Hale's avatar

Funhouse stuck with me. The idea that the cops are looking for a normal explanation while the reader already knows something is wrong creates a really uncomfortable feeling. Was that one inspired by carnival horror at all?

John Watson - Horror Author's avatar

I just look at the images and start to write, often with no idea where it is going to go.

Mirabelle Hale's avatar

That's really interesting. I think that explains why the stories feel more like glimpses into a nightmare than traditionally plotted pieces. Funhouse especially stuck with me because it felt like there was a much larger horror hiding just outside the frame.

John Watson - Horror Author's avatar

Many of these drabbles stick with me and serve as fodder for longer pieces. It’s a fun wee exercise.

Wendy's avatar

Funhouse has to be my favourite!

Joseph Mesler™'s avatar

Really enjoyed these, particularly ‘All Seeing Eye’. Very happy to see some Bermuda Triangle representation, I do feel it’s absence in modern pulp-inspired fiction

John Watson - Horror Author's avatar

I agree. We need a full story.

Bon C's avatar

Love these and the pics that inspired them

Alicia's avatar

The Funhouse - my favorite!

John Watson - Horror Author's avatar

Thank you. Seems to be the popular one.

Poet_dave's avatar

I love these.