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Liz Zimmers's avatar

I knew it! I knew there were things under beds! Great, shivery story!

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Scott Roche - he/him's avatar

Thanks, Liz! I’m still trying to decide if it’s better not to look and never know or to look and risk finding out.

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Jenny Homan's avatar

Intense. Well done dude. I was reading through my fingers there at the end.

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Scott Roche - he/him's avatar

This makes me unreasonably happy.

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Jenny Homan's avatar

Sadist… No, malicious. Nah, what do you call it when someone delights in the discomfort of others? Schadenfreude? I think it’s a sadist, but since that was the point, and I’ve done it myself… It takes one to know one, hey? I don’t usually read short stories, they always cut off right at the good part, but I’m glad I gave this one a chance. It’s excellent. Perfect for MM. Do you do the Macabre Monday thing? You’d fit right in.

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Scott Roche - he/him's avatar

LOL! I think you just call that person a "writer".

I'm so glad you gave my story a shot and that you enjoyed it. Short stories are my bread and butter. I'd much rather write them than novels (though I do write novels).

Tell me more about Macabre Monday. Macabre is one of my favorite words. Right up there with defenestrate.

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Jenny Homan's avatar

Seriously? You don't know about the big MM? It's like Sci-Friday but for horror. A bunch of stackers post every Monday about some horror thing they're doing, reviews, rec's discussions and original stories, tagging each other to spread the word. It's a whole big thing. They even have a monthly (I think) roundup, and writing competitions now and then. It's a whole bunch of fun. There's a small team of people running it. I'm not sure who the others are, but John Coon is one of them. Honeygloom is also one of the names I see often. I suck at writing horror, but you should definitely give it a try.

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Scott Roche - he/him's avatar

I'll have a look! I may have seen it but I've only been active on here for about a month or so.

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Jenny Homan's avatar

Oh my! Wow, and you’ve already got 1000 subs! That’s amazing. Great job. MM is a lot of fun, and definitely worth checking out if you’re into horror. They started a myth a while back called The Suff. Awesome stuff there.

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Jean Marie Bauhaus's avatar

Noooope!

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Scott Roche - he/him's avatar

LOL

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Joy DeSomber's avatar

I realized my lip was curling as I read this. Incredible writing! I’ve stayed in places like this. Now you make me realize the motels I’ve stayed in weren’t so bad.

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Scott Roche - he/him's avatar

Thanks, Joy! Yeah, at least there were no flesh eating ghouls. At least we hope not. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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