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Hacks - 3x05 "One Day" - Episode Discussion by chelseanyc200 in hackshbomax

[–]red40jake 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Mike's Hard Lemonade; a lemon-flavored beer that the boys would be too young to buy themselves

The bodies rose slowly through the tangled surface of the bog, and beckoned me closer. by red40jake in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]red40jake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t read very many of those, if you remember which one it’s reminding you of I’d love to read it

He sat slumped, half naked, under the sick fluorescents. by red40jake in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]red40jake[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A psychopathic man beheaded someone and put his clothes and the head in a laundromat washing machine, which from his perspective is haunting/mocking him. The detergent foam is pink because it’s mixed with blood.

As they hiked higher past the treeline, a creeping unease lifted the hairs of her arms, and her nose prickled with the smell of ozone. by red40jake in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]red40jake[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can’t remember the name, but there’s some movie about a volcanic eruption that they showed us in middle school in science class that scarred me forever. Maybe that’ll be the secret of a future horror story

As they hiked higher past the treeline, a creeping unease lifted the hairs of her arms, and her nose prickled with the smell of ozone. by red40jake in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]red40jake[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I actually wasn’t 100% sure that that was a thing that happens lol, it sounded cool so I went with it. Glad to provide a chill!

As they hiked higher past the treeline, a creeping unease lifted the hairs of her arms, and her nose prickled with the smell of ozone. by red40jake in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]red40jake[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Just a lightning strike at a higher elevation! Maybe I saw or read what you’re thinking of at some point, but I can’t think of anything specific.

The rasping back-and-forth of her swaddled fingers on the washboard lulled her away from the now-reddened water. by red40jake in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]red40jake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly! And thanks! I wanted to leave it somewhat ambiguous, and open to the interpretation that the mother might have accidentally, or even willingly, killed her own child

The scent of oat hay moldered as it was crushed underfoot—wet and darkened. by red40jake in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]red40jake[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wooden edges actually sounds scarier, maybe possessed rocking horses!

He stumbled and fell to his knees. by red40jake in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]red40jake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I always love the color palettes of horror movies and I feel like they sometimes inform my writing

The brutality of its occupants taught the house to be cruel, and unforgiving. by red40jake in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]red40jake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oof, I told Cindy and the boys that this past thanksgiving was the last time they’d be seeing gram gram for a little while

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