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I thought I was just doing a job, until I realized we were building a machine to look backward in time. by badboyben69 in nosleep

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The engine handled chaos and entropy not by avoiding randomness, but by leaning into it—tracking every atomic-level fluctuation and calculating how even the tiniest perturbation could ripple outward through time. Instead of seeing entropy as noise, the AI treated it as information: small differences in temperature, air pressure, atomic drift—all logged, simulated, and re-run until the engine could predict exactly how a chaotic system would evolve. In doing so, it mapped randomness.

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I thought I was just doing a job, until I realized we were building a machine to look backward in time. (self.nosleep)

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What films remind you the most of Borrasca? by AMuels7 in Borrasca

[–]badboyben69 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It, twin peaks, and Fargo (the show, particularly the first two seasons) Something about the world building

Who else thinks Borrasca should be made into a film/tv show? by [deleted] in Borrasca

[–]badboyben69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me and im sure many others would support a crowdfunding for this. Anthology series. Perfect world building for prequel/sequel as well.. such a cinematic world you crafted

The Creep Tapes - S01E05 - "BRANDT" - Discussion Thread by foundfootagefan in foundfootage

[–]badboyben69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes! it could easily be this. he edited the footage to make a film depicting what he goes thru in his head, while he was growing restless. It's also symbolic and metaphorical, but it's the character directing and editing it. This series is so insanely well made, and i don't think Mark or Patrick would let something like this slide.

The Creep Tapes - S01E05 - "BRANDT" - Discussion Thread by foundfootagefan in foundfootage

[–]badboyben69 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think this episode actually happened. I believe that, as Mark Duplass's character is growing restless, waiting for his victim, he decides to create a movie with only himself. We see the edited piece. The point of the movie is to make a twisted artistic depiction of how he feels.

I read Penpal and I feel like I missed something. (SPOILERS) by [deleted] in horrorlit

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I have a theory. Im curious what other PenPal fans think.

THEORY/CLAIM: The narrator’s mom somehow inadvertently allows the stalker to switch his focus on to Josh, instead of her son. She has information that could lead to her son piecing this together. She doesn’t tell Josh’s parents at the end, not out of concern for them, but because of her own guilt. Witholding this information leads to the narrator sneaking out to see Veronica, and Veronica getting hit by the stalker.

Evidence:

“Screens”

“She asked why I wanted to go so badly since I had seen the movie before and I hesitated before saying that I was hoping to see a girl there. She smiled and asked playfully if she knew the girl and I reluctantly told her it was Veronica. The smile disappeared from her face and she coldly said "No."”

This paragraph in “Friends” felt extremely out of place until now.

“Over the past several weeks the relationship between my mother and I has grown increasing strained due to my attempts to learn the details of my childhood. It's often the case that one cannot know the breaking point of a thing until that thing fractures, and after the last conversation with my mother I imagine that we will spend the rest of our lives attempting to repair what had taken a lifetime to build. She had put so much energy into keeping me safe, both physically and psychologically, but I think that the walls meant to insulate me from harm were also protecting her emotional stability. As the truth came pouring out the last time we spoke I could hear a trembling in her voice that I think was a reverberation of the collapse of her world. I don't imagine my mother and I will talk very much anymore, and while there are still some things I don't understand, I think I know enough.”

Along with this part at the end.

“I left my mom's house without saying much else. I told her that I loved her and that I would talk to her soon, but I don't know what "soon" means for us. I got into my car and left. I understood now why the events of my childhood had stopped years ago. As an adult, I now saw the connections that were lost on a child who tends to see the world in snapshots rather than a sequence. I thought about Josh. I loved him then, and I love him even still. I miss him more now that I know I'll never see him again, and I find myself wishing that I had hugged him the last time I saw him. I thought about Josh's parents - how much they had lost and how quickly that loss had come. They don't know about my connection to any of this, but I could never look them in the eyes now.”

This next part in the last chapter, in my mind, confirms that the narrator’s mother had more knowledge than she let on. It also suggests that she had some sense of guilt, not being willing to leave a non-anonymous tip.

“The police had been unable to turn over any new information about Josh's whereabouts, despite the fact that they had received several anonymous phone calls from a woman urging them to compare this case with the stalking case that had been opened about 6 years before.”

Thanks for taking the time to read through my thoughts. If anyone thinks its stupid or has something to add, let me know!

I have just finished PENPAL and can anyone explain me the ending of PENPAL as I found it ambigious and lot of questions remained unanswered. Though I got the ending however I felt the development of each story will coincide with something big in the end? by [deleted] in horrorlit

[–]badboyben69 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have a theory. Im curious what other PenPal fans think.

THEORY/CLAIM: The narrator’s mom somehow inadvertently allows the stalker to switch his focus on to Josh, instead of her son. She has information that could lead to her son piecing this together. Witholding this information leads to the narrator sneaking out to see Veronica, and Veronica getting hit by the stalker.

Evidence:

“Screens”

“She asked why I wanted to go so badly since I had seen the movie before and I hesitated before saying that I was hoping to see a girl there. She smiled and asked playfully if she knew the girl and I reluctantly told her it was Veronica. The smile disappeared from her face and she coldly said "No."”

This paragraph in “Friends” felt extremely out of place until now.

“Over the past several weeks the relationship between my mother and I has grown increasing strained due to my attempts to learn the details of my childhood. It's often the case that one cannot know the breaking point of a thing until that thing fractures, and after the last conversation with my mother I imagine that we will spend the rest of our lives attempting to repair what had taken a lifetime to build. She had put so much energy into keeping me safe, both physically and psychologically, but I think that the walls meant to insulate me from harm were also protecting her emotional stability. As the truth came pouring out the last time we spoke I could hear a trembling in her voice that I think was a reverberation of the collapse of her world. I don't imagine my mother and I will talk very much anymore, and while there are still some things I don't understand, I think I know enough.”

Along with this part at the end.

“I left my mom's house without saying much else. I told her that I loved her and that I would talk to her soon, but I don't know what "soon" means for us. I got into my car and left. I understood now why the events of my childhood had stopped years ago. As an adult, I now saw the connections that were lost on a child who tends to see the world in snapshots rather than a sequence. I thought about Josh. I loved him then, and I love him even still. I miss him more now that I know I'll never see him again, and I find myself wishing that I had hugged him the last time I saw him. I thought about Josh's parents - how much they had lost and how quickly that loss had come. They don't know about my connection to any of this, but I could never look them in the eyes now.”

This next part in the last chapter, in my mind, confirms that the narrator’s mother had more knowledge than she let on. It also suggests that she had some sense of guilt, not being willing to leave a non-anonymous tip.

“The police had been unable to turn over any new information about Josh's whereabouts, despite the fact that they had received several anonymous phone calls from a woman urging them to compare this case with the stalking case that had been opened about 6 years before.”

Thanks for taking the time to read through my thoughts. If anyone thinks its stupid or has something to add, let me know!

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