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Why would we ever need a new scary thread! That way I would have spend my late night hours searchig two different threads for Inge I missed in the hopes of scaring myself. Plus at least here you can see if something gas already been posted (even if it would tak hours to actually search through every page!)ninjastovall0 said:
I was told about this poem by my English teacher the other day when he gave one of my mates one of the old spec anthology's for English. It's old spec because it contains a poem that got banned from the course for promoting knife crime. I mean to put it on here when I found out about it but I forgot. The WW1 poems reminded me of it though. Here ya go
It's mainly the ending that made me think of this threadEducation for Leisure by Carol Ann Duffy said:
ever notice when your in the scary thread how every noise sounds like somebody breaking into your house?
ever notice how when you walk around you seem to see people out of the corner of your eyes?
ever notice how every draft feels like somebody behind you breathing down your neck?
Ever notice how considerate your killer is to finish your last post?
ever notice how when you walk around you seem to see people out of the corner of your eyes?
ever notice how every draft feels like somebody behind you breathing down your neck?
Ever notice how considerate your killer is to finish your last post?
I like that! I like the way it doesn't seem like a scary story at first but turns into one.darthotaku said:
Damn, that's a good one!David_G said:Creepiness.
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*looks around and shivers*
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Wish I had something to add but I think I'm likely going to get stabbed now. >.>
This one's from personal experience:
It's Christmas Day 2008, and one of my brother's presents is Resistance: Fall Of Man. He starts to play it at around Midday, after we've settled into the day. Obviously, the premise of the Resistance series is a fairly scary one, but nothing I hadn't experienced before, even though I'm not a regular player of FPS games, and never have been. So he plays it for a bit, and is just learning the controls in the opening levels. We both comment on how creepy the enemies are. Anyway on the second level, in a bus depot, he kills a few enemies and then some more rush into the depot, so he takes cover behind a small wall where he'd just killed an enemy. But he crouches RIGHT INTO THE ENEMY SO IT'S FACE FILLS UP THE ENTIRE SCREEN. Needless to say we both jumped out of our skin, but he recovered from it fairly quickly, while I, being quite young at the time (still am really
) was frighted for the whole day, so it basically ruined Christmas. I couldn't stand to watch the game after that, and have actively avoided the Resistance franchise and the game covers in stores until quite recently...
It's Christmas Day 2008, and one of my brother's presents is Resistance: Fall Of Man. He starts to play it at around Midday, after we've settled into the day. Obviously, the premise of the Resistance series is a fairly scary one, but nothing I hadn't experienced before, even though I'm not a regular player of FPS games, and never have been. So he plays it for a bit, and is just learning the controls in the opening levels. We both comment on how creepy the enemies are. Anyway on the second level, in a bus depot, he kills a few enemies and then some more rush into the depot, so he takes cover behind a small wall where he'd just killed an enemy. But he crouches RIGHT INTO THE ENEMY SO IT'S FACE FILLS UP THE ENTIRE SCREEN. Needless to say we both jumped out of our skin, but he recovered from it fairly quickly, while I, being quite young at the time (still am really
) was frighted for the whole day, so it basically ruined Christmas. I couldn't stand to watch the game after that, and have actively avoided the Resistance franchise and the game covers in stores until quite recently...
The scary thing is that Education for Leisure was my poem of choice from the AQA Anthology when I did GCSE English LiteratureRhymenoceros said:
I love this thread. I just keep coming back for more. This isn't much, but I found something about the Radiohead song Street Spirit and found it creepy. This is Thom Yorke, the front man, describing the song.
'Street Spirit' is our purest song, but I didn't write it. It wrote itself. We were just its messengers; its biological catalysts. Its core is a complete mystery to me, and, you know, I wouldn't ever try to write something that hopeless. All of our saddest songs have somewhere in them at least a glimmer of resolve. 'Street Spirit' has no resolve. It is the dark tunnel without the light at the end. It represents all tragic emotion that is so hurtful that the sound of that melody is its only definition. We all have a way of dealing with that song. It's called detachment. Especially me; I detach my emotional radar from that song, or I couldn't play it. I'd crack. I'd break down on stage. That's why its lyrics are just a bunch of mini-stories or visual images as opposed to a cohesive explanation of its meaning. I used images set to the music that I thought would convey the emotional entirety of the lyric and music working together. That's what's meant by 'all these things you'll one day swallow whole'. I meant the emotional entirety, because I didn't have it in me to articulate the emotion. I'd crack...
Our fans are braver than I to let that song penetrate them, or maybe they don't realise what they're listening to. They don't realise that 'Street Spirit' is about staring the fucking devil right in the eyes, and knowing, no matter what the hell you do, he'll get the last laugh. And it's real, and true. The devil really will get the last laugh in all cases without exception, and if I let myself think about that too long, I'd crack.
I can't believe we have fans that can deal emotionally with that song. That's why I'm convinced that they don't know what it's about. It's why we play it towards the end of our sets. It drains me, and it shakes me, and hurts like hell every time I play it, looking out at thousands of people cheering and smiling, oblivious to the tragedy of its meaning, like when you're going to have your dog put down and it's wagging its tail on the way there. That's what they all look like, and it breaks my heart. I wish that song hadn't picked us as its catalysts, and so I don't claim it. It asks too much. I didn't write that song
'Street Spirit' is our purest song, but I didn't write it. It wrote itself. We were just its messengers; its biological catalysts. Its core is a complete mystery to me, and, you know, I wouldn't ever try to write something that hopeless. All of our saddest songs have somewhere in them at least a glimmer of resolve. 'Street Spirit' has no resolve. It is the dark tunnel without the light at the end. It represents all tragic emotion that is so hurtful that the sound of that melody is its only definition. We all have a way of dealing with that song. It's called detachment. Especially me; I detach my emotional radar from that song, or I couldn't play it. I'd crack. I'd break down on stage. That's why its lyrics are just a bunch of mini-stories or visual images as opposed to a cohesive explanation of its meaning. I used images set to the music that I thought would convey the emotional entirety of the lyric and music working together. That's what's meant by 'all these things you'll one day swallow whole'. I meant the emotional entirety, because I didn't have it in me to articulate the emotion. I'd crack...
Our fans are braver than I to let that song penetrate them, or maybe they don't realise what they're listening to. They don't realise that 'Street Spirit' is about staring the fucking devil right in the eyes, and knowing, no matter what the hell you do, he'll get the last laugh. And it's real, and true. The devil really will get the last laugh in all cases without exception, and if I let myself think about that too long, I'd crack.
I can't believe we have fans that can deal emotionally with that song. That's why I'm convinced that they don't know what it's about. It's why we play it towards the end of our sets. It drains me, and it shakes me, and hurts like hell every time I play it, looking out at thousands of people cheering and smiling, oblivious to the tragedy of its meaning, like when you're going to have your dog put down and it's wagging its tail on the way there. That's what they all look like, and it breaks my heart. I wish that song hadn't picked us as its catalysts, and so I don't claim it. It asks too much. I didn't write that song
Marilyn Manson is just one of the best artists in face wearing the shirt where he's naked right now
Me too, we did a couple of Duffy's. They're pretty much all like that.Azure-Supernova said:The scary thing is that Education for Leisure was my poem of choice from the AQA Anthology when I did GCSE English LiteratureRhymenoceros said:
I'm going to add this poem by Sassoon because like Chamale, I think its far more horrifying than fiction.
The Rank Stench of Those Bodies Haunts Me Still - Siegfried Sassoon said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toseWcEt-fM
Begotten, really worth watching. Read the description of the vid if you?re curious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts2cqOpe_i8
A whole movie, haven?t watched it yet, but comments on it say that it?s really scary.
Begotten, really worth watching. Read the description of the vid if you?re curious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts2cqOpe_i8
A whole movie, haven?t watched it yet, but comments on it say that it?s really scary.
Stick Stickly may be one of the least creative characters ever made, but he still holds a very special place in the hearts of 90s children for his several years of hosting Nick in the Afternoon. Most information on Stick Stickly says he hosted Nickelodeon's summer afternoon block from 1995-1998, but I always swore that I remembered seeing him on TV earlier than that. I thought I was crazy for quite a while, but recently I found a small fan-site for Stick Stickly that mentioned him hosting a 1993 afternoon block during the school year called Afternoon Snack with Stick Stickly. To my joy, the website even had videos of Stickly's segments. I watched one marked "First Ever Stick Stickly Appearance." Stick Stickly was in front of a chalkboard with Afternoon Snack written on it in normal writing. His design was a little different; his eyes were smaller, he had no nose, and his mouth was a straight line instead of being curved into a smile. He made a couple of corny jokes, then said Rugrats was coming up. The video ended at that point. I watched the next one - there were six of them and none had dates, but I could only assume they were in chronological order.
The second one was called "Stick Gets Injured." Stick Stickly had the same face from the first video, but his body seemed a little worn; there were a few splinters sticking out of his side. His full dialogue: "Well, the dog next door buried me, but I managed to get it, the show you all voted to see! Hey Dude is up next, and don't forget to send in your post cards to vote for the special guest show you want to see! And remember, that address is..." He sang the classic song about writing to him, but the tune was different than in later versions - much slower. After he sang the song, he just stood motionless for a few minutes before the video ended. The third was called "Hang Stick." Stick Stickly was hanging in the air by a piece of string tied around his waist. A little boy who looked about five was also there, and the chalkboard had six dashes on it, representing a six-letter Hangman word. The kid was guessing letters and each time he got one wrong, the string around Stick's waist would move higher. The game would be over when it reached Stick's "neck." The kid kept guessing letters and when the rope was one incorrect guess from Stick's neck, the letters filled in were C_NDLE. It was obvious what the word was, but the kid wasn't taking the game very seriously. Giggling, he guessed x. The rope moved to Stick's neck and his eyes flashed out of existence and were replaced by two X's. There was no sound for about thirty seconds; the kid stared at Stick's "body."
Then, Stick's eyes flashed back to normal and he laughed, said he was fine and that Wild and Crazy Kids was on next. The fourth video was called "Stick Quits." Stick was ranting about something that presumably happened in a segment the site didn't have a video of, saying no one respected him, that he was treated like a toothpick, how his father was a mighty ship, and complaining about how the dog kept burying him. The complaints seemed like jokes, but his tone was more serious than you'd expect. A little kid appeared - not the same as in video three - and told Stick that all the children loved him. Stick was silent for quite a while, then sighed and said he would stay. He reminded us to vote in the guest show contest again and said it was time for Rugrats. The fifth video was marked "Stick Gets Mad (No Sound)." Like the description said, it was silent. Stick was moving very quickly, with body language indicating he was yelling. A little girl was cowering from him, clearly afraid. The girl eventually left and Stick just faced the screen; his animation was so simple that I couldn't tell if he was talking. The sixth video was called "The Winner Revealed." Stick had a dark red stain on the top of his head and one of his eyes was an X. Stick made no mention of his appearance and announced that the votes were in. It was time for the special guest show to air. His last bit of dialogue: "It's been a long contest and the vote was close, but you, the kids, have decided! Coming right now, the classic you voted for, Candle Cove!"
The second one was called "Stick Gets Injured." Stick Stickly had the same face from the first video, but his body seemed a little worn; there were a few splinters sticking out of his side. His full dialogue: "Well, the dog next door buried me, but I managed to get it, the show you all voted to see! Hey Dude is up next, and don't forget to send in your post cards to vote for the special guest show you want to see! And remember, that address is..." He sang the classic song about writing to him, but the tune was different than in later versions - much slower. After he sang the song, he just stood motionless for a few minutes before the video ended. The third was called "Hang Stick." Stick Stickly was hanging in the air by a piece of string tied around his waist. A little boy who looked about five was also there, and the chalkboard had six dashes on it, representing a six-letter Hangman word. The kid was guessing letters and each time he got one wrong, the string around Stick's waist would move higher. The game would be over when it reached Stick's "neck." The kid kept guessing letters and when the rope was one incorrect guess from Stick's neck, the letters filled in were C_NDLE. It was obvious what the word was, but the kid wasn't taking the game very seriously. Giggling, he guessed x. The rope moved to Stick's neck and his eyes flashed out of existence and were replaced by two X's. There was no sound for about thirty seconds; the kid stared at Stick's "body."
Then, Stick's eyes flashed back to normal and he laughed, said he was fine and that Wild and Crazy Kids was on next. The fourth video was called "Stick Quits." Stick was ranting about something that presumably happened in a segment the site didn't have a video of, saying no one respected him, that he was treated like a toothpick, how his father was a mighty ship, and complaining about how the dog kept burying him. The complaints seemed like jokes, but his tone was more serious than you'd expect. A little kid appeared - not the same as in video three - and told Stick that all the children loved him. Stick was silent for quite a while, then sighed and said he would stay. He reminded us to vote in the guest show contest again and said it was time for Rugrats. The fifth video was marked "Stick Gets Mad (No Sound)." Like the description said, it was silent. Stick was moving very quickly, with body language indicating he was yelling. A little girl was cowering from him, clearly afraid. The girl eventually left and Stick just faced the screen; his animation was so simple that I couldn't tell if he was talking. The sixth video was called "The Winner Revealed." Stick had a dark red stain on the top of his head and one of his eyes was an X. Stick made no mention of his appearance and announced that the votes were in. It was time for the special guest show to air. His last bit of dialogue: "It's been a long contest and the vote was close, but you, the kids, have decided! Coming right now, the classic you voted for, Candle Cove!"
That's fantastic. Well written and flowed very well. The reference at the end to Candle Cove was brilliant, considering that's one of my favorite creepy pastas.David_G said:
