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"Duck Hunt" was pretty goofy, but I did not see that twist coming. At all. I mean, it started out as one kind of story, and ended as a very different kind of story.
"The Dust" Not entirely sure what was going on with the MC, but I can 100% empathize with a terror of the house dust that gathers in the corners. Hopefully mine never becomes sentient.
— Jun 10, 2021 11:25AM
"The Dust" Not entirely sure what was going on with the MC, but I can 100% empathize with a terror of the house dust that gathers in the corners. Hopefully mine never becomes sentient.
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"Masque" by Ed Gorman (1990) - Nothing new or inventive, and the writing isn't even very good.
"The Middle Toe of the Right Foot" by Ambrose Bierce (1890) - Now this is some good writing. Somehow both gothic and concise. Beautifully grotesque sense of place and description of the main character. Clever little plot twist.
— Nov 15, 2025 08:30AM
"The Middle Toe of the Right Foot" by Ambrose Bierce (1890) - Now this is some good writing. Somehow both gothic and concise. Beautifully grotesque sense of place and description of the main character. Clever little plot twist.
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"Mariana" by Fritz Lieber (1960) - So disturbing. Sort of a sci-fi Bluebeard story, but without the actual Bluebeard.
— Nov 15, 2025 08:26AM
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“The Marble Hands” 1915 Capes - maybe where De Palma got the idea for the ending to Carrie
— Nov 03, 2025 03:44AM
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“Making Friends” 1987 Raisor. Ah the adulterated Halloween candy trope.
— Nov 03, 2025 03:32AM
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EDIT: apparently there are still parish clerks, go figure. But the modern role is somewhat different than in 1912, when the expectation was that they lit stoves and candles, dressed the rector, and readied the church for services.
— Oct 26, 2025 08:57PM
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"The Kirk Spook" 1912 (Swain) Not sure of the point of this one, but amused by opening (in jest?) assertion that soon no one will have met a parish clerk, as the profession is nearly extinct. And indeed it is, so extinct that if the story hadn't gone on to describe the duties, I'd have no idea what it was.
— Oct 26, 2025 08:50PM
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"The Jam" 1986 (Slesar) When road ragers get to where they're going. Flash fiction, but fun.
— Oct 26, 2025 08:44PM
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"The Faceless Thing" Hoch, 1963. Great creepy atmosphere and mystery, but all that anticipation collapses in a weak pfloof. I'm not sure if it was supposed to be funny or sad, but it was a little of both. Even monsters get old and tired, I guess.
— Mar 26, 2022 07:49AM
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"Examination Day" Slesar, 1984. Predictable in the way you already know the twist long before it happens, but still fun.
— Mar 26, 2022 07:45AM
