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What is your favorite scary story, poem or movie??? Please comment with your answers and if it's not popular, a link to it if you can! Ty! ;) <3 XO, CW This is a fictional scary tale I've written for the spooky season. ;) I enjoy a good scare, especially physiological thrillers... Steven King, Dean Koontz, etc. I like some of the older movies but not the newer ones( too good with effects!) I think I can read about this stuff because I have faith in God and Good over evil. I believe the promise given in Luke 10:19, Jesus says we have been given power over all our enemies! Fear not! Xoxo~CW
Darkness. Eyes widen more and more, trying in vain to see. Then other senses compensate, I hear the faint rustle of dry leaves. My body caught in the shock of fear, refuses to move, but I feel the wet tickle of a tear, a lonely path from eye to ear. Fast and shallow my breathing so loud, the throb of my head as my heart pounds. I know in my heart it is not dry leaves I hear, but the sounds his hands make as he leers. Dry hands rubbing his knees where he sits, the sick slither of his tongue, wetting his lips. Enough to frighten anyone, I think, but I have secrets that take me to the brink… …of insanity, reduced to a quivering shell. I know what is happening, only too well. Images flash through my mind, recent memories, Hands rubbing his knees as he looks at me. Not the first time and wouldn't be the last, If I don't do something, and do it fast. My adolescent legs,coltish and slim, shake, as he curls a finger, beckoning me to him. I try not to let the knowledge show in my eyes, Of the knife I have hidden behind me, against my thigh. It feels like cutting a chicken, a task done so often, his muscles tense in pain, then everything softens. The blood is hot as it splashes my face, coming from his neck, all over the place. I may be just a boy, but I've gotten strong. He didn't notice the tarp I put down when he was gone. A bit of duct tape, a quick wash in the shower, I was back in my bed in just a few hours. The weeks that followed filled with confused emotion, but he is still “missing”, and no one has a notion. I buried him deep, in our garden grounds, knowing the disturbed soil wouldn't be cause to look around. All these memories flashed fast through my head, but how could this be? My stepfather is dead! Finally I am able to move just a bit, reaching out to the lamp and flipping the switch. Involuntary, I shut my eyes, from the brightness that hit them while open so wide. Sitting up quickly, I look through blurry vision, Is it truly him? Has his corpse arisen? A stuttering beat of my overworked heart and in the light of my lamp, clarity imparts, What my eyes tell my mind, it wasn't him… not his ghost or his corpse, Thank God, Amen! Smiling at my vivid imagination, I reach out to turn off the light with a deep inhalation. A double take and my smile’s replaced by wild eyes and a grimace on my white face. Caught by the glint of light on steel, I see the knife I used to kill… …my hands shake and my sight begins to dim. It is the same knife I buried with him.

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Date: 10/12/2024 2:59:00 PM
Before I became a Christian I watched horror, but no more. If I was to choose a "before" I would choose 1984 with John Hurt, since the terror was so real life. Also the Poseidon Adventure. Now I don't know. I found Signs with Mel Gibson to be scary till I saw the silly looking aliens at the end. Have a great weekend Crys
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Crystol Woods
Date: 10/13/2024 11:18:00 AM
Lol agree with you on Signs... it was very creepy until then! I don't know of the others you refer to but I'm curious now so I'll look em up! I've never been a fan of the horror movie genre. I'd rather read a scary or psychological thriller and use my imagination... which is no where near as disturbing as some of the images I've seen just on the covers of the horror movies! There are classics that I like... the old black and white thrillers.
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Date: 10/13/2024 11:18:00 AM
As a Christian, we know we are in a Spiritual battle that is 100%reality, and so these fictional tales are just not that scary. To me anyway. And we have the promises of God, of His protection and power over the enemy to rely on. I do agree that there's a line that should not be crossed... such as willingly opening the door to evil. We Anoint our home and ourselves, casting out any evil or negative spirits, to remain closed to their influences. Anyway lol didn't mean to go on like that but oh well! Thanks for your comments! Xoxo
Date: 10/11/2024 10:53:00 AM
Dear Crystol, what a disturbing picture of the long-lasting and far-reaching effects of childhood abuse. Yes, how trauma can continue to haunt its victims long after the immediate danger has passed. I was one of those victims. I love horror movies, including Alfred Hitchcock, Jordon Peale, M.Knight Shamalyn, and some of the older stories, such as Dracula, Frankenstein, Dr. Jeckle, and Mr Hyde. Autumn Blessings My Dear Friend, Daniel
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Crystol Woods
Date: 10/12/2024 11:58:00 AM
Daniel, thank you for sharing that with me. I wish I could give you a hug and say how sorry I am thing like that happen and that I'm so proud of how you've overcome trauma and write such beautiful poetry!! God bless your sweet heart. Xo
Date: 10/10/2024 1:46:00 PM
What a "Hunted" story/write you have here. I am not into scary/spooky. I am more into the fun for laughs or romance. Thanks for adding Luke 10:19. Yes, Fear Not.  Have a blessed day..................
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Crystol Woods
Date: 10/10/2024 6:28:00 PM
I totally get it...I have to be in the mood and I don't let myself feel on the scary stuff for long... it does seem to take us to a gloomy place sometimes.
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Date: 10/10/2024 6:28:00 PM
There's a great verse in scripture...Phil.4:8?9? And I'm paraphrasing... what ever things are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of a good report, If there be any virtue or praise, think on these things. I try to keep that in mind when the gloom and doom attempt to hold me. I appreciate your candor and visit Paula! Xoxo

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