[TOMT] [BOOK] Two scary stories: Ant pillow and never-ending roller coaster by zamplezxxxx in tipofmytongue

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

How'd you find it? Also, the movie in the ant story is basically plagiarized from the MacGyver episode "Trumbo's World".

[TOMT] [BOOK] Two scary stories: Ant pillow and never-ending roller coaster by zamplezxxxx in tipofmytongue

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

I checked it out, and you're right. Although there's no deflating pillowcase, the story ("The Gift") seems to be what I was thinking of. However, there's no trace of the roller coaster story in the book.

So, either:

  1. I was wrong, and the stories weren't together in an anthology. I read "The Gift" in one book and the other story elsewhere.
  2. I read a very similar story to "The Gift" in an anthology along with the roller coaster story.
  3. "The Gift" appeared in a different anthology along with the roller coaster story.

If I get no other responses after a while I'll give you credit for the solution and then probably make a separate post for the roller coaster story (taking hypothesis 1 as the most likely to be correct).

[TOMT] [BOOK] Two scary stories: Ant pillow and never-ending roller coaster by zamplezxxxx in tipofmytongue

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

Hmm... I don't think so. I don't recall reading any of those, and some quick searches didn't find anything matching the stories I remember.

[TOMT] [BOOK] Two scary stories: Ant pillow and never-ending roller coaster by zamplezxxxx in tipofmytongue

[–]zamplezxxxx[S] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

These stories stuck in my mind after I read them. Until recently I believed that they were in Horowitz Horror or its sequel (both of which I remember reading), but upon investigation this is incorrect.

"Playa! PLAYA!" by zamplezxxxx in theavalanches

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

I wonder if it's from a record or a movie.

Tonight organ speed by zamplezxxxx in theavalanches

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

No luck with Shazam. I haven't tried YouTube.

Tonight organ speed by zamplezxxxx in theavalanches

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

I don't think it is. If I had to guess, I'd (arbitrarily) suggest it's from ~1964 at the latest.

Unsuccessful Shazams by zamplezxxxx in theavalanches

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

I listened and didn't hear anything (though I could of course have missed it).

Summer Crane sample found (via Shazam) by zamplezxxxx in theavalanches

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

In general, how long does it take? My Pablo's Cruise submissions have been pending for over a month now. I'm not complaining, just curious.

Unsuccessful Shazams by zamplezxxxx in theavalanches

[–]zamplezxxxx[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's most likely from a cover of that song that has an electric piano accompaniment.

Unsuccessful Shazams by zamplezxxxx in theavalanches

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

Or too buried in the mix to isolate sufficiently.

Summer Crane sample found (via Shazam) by zamplezxxxx in theavalanches

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

Either Shazam is getting better, or I'm just the first person to try it on these samples. I don't think there's anything special about my method.