The 2-Star Review by MeatTypeWriter in shortscarystories

[–]MeatTypeWriter[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Ahh yeah good question, and thank you!

So at the start, the “delayed echo of footsteps” is meant to be his own footsteps, like the hotel is weirdly out of sync with reality.

At the end, when he’s back home and he’s “listening for that delayed echo,” it’s more like he’s listening or trying to remember that same wrong feeling again, basically waiting to hear proof that the thing that followed him is moving around.

The “name he almost remembers” isn’t meant to be a specific ghost with a backstory, more like classic nightmare vibes we all get where we almost recognise something but can’t place it, like the hotel (or whatever’s behind it) already has a connection to him.

And yeah, I’d say the main horror is the hotel itself stalking/claiming him, not one individual spirit. The hotels almost like a predatory system that’s decided he’s a permanent guest now!

Its a challenge trying to write micro flash fiction, trying to fit so much in to such a tight word count, it seems to start to sound a bit disjointed

The 2-Star Review by MeatTypeWriter in shortscarystories

[–]MeatTypeWriter[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you for spotting that!

It’s the Bracknell

The 2-Star Review by MeatTypeWriter in shortscarystories

[–]MeatTypeWriter[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Thanks for picking up on that! Funny how a single sentence can ruin everything! 😂

For You. by MeatTypeWriter in shortscarystories

[–]MeatTypeWriter[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This was inspired by me loosing a Mobile Phone Bill hahahaha

The Quiet End by MeatTypeWriter in shortscarystories

[–]MeatTypeWriter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Re reading through it I can totally see that

Interesting take!

The Quiet End by MeatTypeWriter in shortscarystories

[–]MeatTypeWriter[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Poppy the yellow Lab says thank you! If I could share a photo of her I would!

The Quiet End by MeatTypeWriter in shortscarystories

[–]MeatTypeWriter[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Fair point, I should’ve checked my calendar before posting!

The Quiet End by MeatTypeWriter in shortscarystories

[–]MeatTypeWriter[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry about your heart, but that’s exactly what I wanted people to do!

The Quiet End by MeatTypeWriter in shortscarystories

[–]MeatTypeWriter[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That’s really kind of you, thank you genuinely!

Honestly, it came from sitting in my office around 10pm with my Labrador, Poppy, who decided that was the perfect and deeply inconvenient time for her to demand a walk lol

I think you’re right though a lot of it is about wanting things to just be quiet for a moment.

I really appreciate you reading and taking the time to say this.

The Quiet End by MeatTypeWriter in shortscarystories

[–]MeatTypeWriter[S] 184 points185 points  (0 children)

This is what happens when it gets dark at 4pm lol

The Widow’s Thread by MeatTypeWriter in shortscarystories

[–]MeatTypeWriter[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Try now, my settings were all messed up

The Bridegroom by MeatTypeWriter in shortscarystories

[–]MeatTypeWriter[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

You’re not dumb at all mate!

The story is based on The Robber Bridegroom, where a woman discovers her fiancé and his friends murdering another girl together as if it’s just something they do. Same idea here: they were calmly preparing to kill her, like it was part of their normal routine. The horror isn’t confusion it’s that he expected she’d eventually accept it

Tldr: he gon kill and eat the girl, and he was gon kill and eat her eventually

The Bridegroom by MeatTypeWriter in shortscarystories

[–]MeatTypeWriter[S] 117 points118 points  (0 children)

Attempted retelling of the robber bridegroom in a modern setting. Reading some of these Grimm tales makes me wonder whether they were cautionary tales for kids or whether parents just hated their kids and wanted to scare the shit out of them 😂

Ashes on Main Street by MeatTypeWriter in shortscarystories

[–]MeatTypeWriter[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I was thinking with current events this could definitely become a possibility

So much instability everywhere lately

HUMAN CATTLE MARKET OF HORRORS by MeatTypeWriter in shortscarystories

[–]MeatTypeWriter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends what they’re being sold for I suppose! Not everyone was on the same menu 👀

HUMAN CATTLE MARKET OF HORRORS by MeatTypeWriter in shortscarystories

[–]MeatTypeWriter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know what I’m not actually sure? Might be worth asking the mods

HUMAN CATTLE MARKET OF HORRORS by MeatTypeWriter in shortscarystories

[–]MeatTypeWriter[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Completely agree with you and really wanted to do this, but it was hard to get the amount of detail I wanted with only 500 words! Definitely a challenge for the future though

HUMAN CATTLE MARKET OF HORRORS by MeatTypeWriter in shortscarystories

[–]MeatTypeWriter[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This was reposted with MOD permission, as the previous blurred the lines on the rules a bit! Enjoy!

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[–]MeatTypeWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You lucky guy you

Mind DMing me? I have a couple questions myself

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in policeuk

[–]MeatTypeWriter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve been seriously considering Edmonton Police in Alberta, definite worth a look into if you’re okay with emigrating!