š House of Horrorsš SHADOW š·ļø SEEKING COLLABORATORS!
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This is a segment of šMISSION CONTROLš With Me! @carrieallen that airs LIVE every MONDAY 8 PM EST on the Steemstar Network!
This debuted on June 11, 2018.
I'm looking for collaborators!
Do you write scary stuff? (Not too scary, I need to stay PG13.) I'd potentially like to do 1-2 segments per 2 hour show. Each one would be less than 5 minutes. Basically, I read the story in an intense, dramatic fashion (š) and add sound effects.
Please... please write something for me. Please.š
This week's Guest author.... it's me!
That's right. I did it again. But it's a little different. Have you heard of š¹STEEM MONSTERSš¹ yet? Well, where the heck have ya been?! Just wonder through the tag #steemmonsters or visit their account @steemmonsters for more info. In the mean time... my story....
Meet the Haunted Spider
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I decided to try my hand at her origin story, but I still wanted it to be suspenseful and such. So instead of being super forthright with my info, YOU learn about it as SHE does. A little weird? Sure. A bit creepy? Hopefully.
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SHADOW
Written by Carrie Allen
June 9, 2018
It all seems pointless, yet there is something driving me. I feel like Iām a mere shadow of myself. Like, the sustenance, the realness that was me, is just a wisp of what I was. But Iām getting stronger. I know I am, though how Iām not sure. The days and nights now seem a perpetual blur. Iām never hungry, but continue to hunt.
Sigh
I sense that Iāve changed dimensions or worlds, but have no way of knowing. There are others here, but they donāt seem to be able to see or hear me. Iām completely invisible, often even to the things I hunt. They are unaffected by my attacks. I fall through them as if they are supernatural. Ghosts of beings of the past...
I still remember before. The memory fades a little each time I get stronger. I remember being here, right here, in this forest, happily preparing the dinner Iād caught earlier for me and my brood. They were growing up to be quite the group of little buggers. I miss them.
And suddenly, the ground began to shake. I knew what was coming, but already had my hands full and wasnāt prepared. I quickly dropped what I was doing and started to usher my children back to our safe haven.
āGo! Little ones! Back home! Quickly now!ā
The quakes quickened. I recognized the rhythm, confused at why it was happening so late at night, but continued to hurry my babies back to safety.
I do a headcount. āWhereās Scotty?ā
I run back out darting from side to side, each shake of the earth now like an explosion slinging me in random directions.
Suddenly, it stops.
āScotty!?ā
SFX: āHey, mom! Look at thisā
I see him, on the other side of the path, crouched down by some mushrooms. I begin to sprint in his direction. āStay right there, Scotty!ā
The quakes start again. They are much closer. One hits so close and hard I fall back, but am quickly up on my legs again. I have him in my sights.
SFX: Squash, stomp
Then everything went black. Completely. I couldnāt hear anything or see anything. It was just black, darkness. I tried to call out, but again nothing.
And now, Iām here. Everything LOOKS exactly the same, but it feels completely different. Or I doā¦ Itās hard to say. I continue my daily tasks almost as if Iāve been programmed. Iām spinning more than I ever did before. The product?! Itās the finest of all silks! And my weaving has taken on new shapes and symbols Iāve not even dreamed of!
WIth all this solidarity Iāve been spending a lot of time perfecting my martial arts and predatory and defensive moves. Iām quicker and more agile than ever and seem to keep gaining more strength as time moves forward.
SFX: level up darkness
Oh! There it is again. I feel like I just got stronger. But now my mind is more crowded. Strange. Whose memory is that? Is it mine? Itās so clear and feels so realā¦ Wait, what just happened? I was just walking along the sidewalkā¦ Or was I?
Hello?
SFX: Hello?
What? Hello? Who are you? Where are you?
SFX: Hello? I think Iām ā¦. Youā¦.
What?
SFX: I think we are somehow together.
In my head?
SFX: Yes.
Where did you come from?
SFX: Iām not sure. Everythingās very foggy. I donāt recognize my memories. But they must be mine, right? Or yours?
Whatās the last thing you remember before being hereā¦ with me?
SFX: Black. Darkness. No sound. No light. Nothing. Then POOF! Iām here.
Thatās all I remember too! But there was no one before me. It was just meā¦ or at least not that I remember.
Here comes someone. Maybe theyāll be able to see meā¦ er us today.
SFX: We canāt be seen?
Not yet.
āHi! Hello!ā
SFX: āWhat? Did someone say something? Is someone here?ā
āMe! Yes! Hi! You can hear me?ā
SFX: āThat was weird, I could have sworn I heard somethingā¦ā
āWait! Donāt go! Please!ā
sigh
I donāt understand. But this must prove I'mā¦ weāre getting stronger. She heard us. She definitely heard us, if only for a brief moment.
Hello? (pause) Hello?
Are you there?
sigh Alone again.
I must go practice my weaving. The day of summoning is coming and I must be ready. Though for what, I still donāt know.
END
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You write things that are familiar to my own universe...a convergence, ohh it is all them you know, shaping our thoughts so we convey their world. For you know I am a shadow and I share a soul... Sounds mysterious I know but one day I will explain... And you will gather all the threads
Oh the loom... You know about it :*
Are our souls entwined in the same flesh... Or is she me or am I her?
I know you listen... Are you there?
Oh mystery is paid with mystery
Riddle
You write beautifully. Glad finally I had time to listen quietly.
Oh! Pris!
Thank you. š
I often wonder where my thoughts come from... and occasionally I let go of secrets (even from me) in my writings. It's startling, surprising and wonderful.
I'm glad we're friends. ā¤ļø
I upvote already because I know I'm going to love it... as I do all of them... but saving it for tonight under the blanket in complete darkness again, cos last one that way was quite an experience... so WILL BE BACK...! :) (sounds horror menacing hahaha FX mwhaha)
This one is more strange and suspenseful... cause I was attempting something a little different. But! I'm planning to bring the scares next week. š
I should try listening how you do... though, I totally know what's gonna happen. LOL!
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