More Six Word Horror

I'll get back to the 1:00am posting schedule very soon, but for today have some more "Six Word Horror" stories by me.



This is your new home. Smile.

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Don't speak; you'll break the stitches.

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I can see your feet. Good morning.

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I know you hear me. Knock, knock.

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Just the wind. Back to sleep.

Six Word Horror

I apologize about the amazing lack of updates. I offer some of the six word stories I've written by way of apology. Think they suck? Think they're awesome? Comment and let me know.

You are cute when you sleep.

Harold smiled. She won't be found.

Now I can hear you breathing.

She screams; my tools are dull.

Let's see if you're a bleeder.

Interactive Investigation

So, if anyone doesn't remember, Ghost Hunters had a live special last Halloween on SyFy. It was fairly non-descript in my opinion. It unfortunately revealed a lot of the more boring aspects of their "investigations" that they usually edit out. What I'm linking to today is not Ghost Hunters, but it has a kind of similar flavor. Imagine if Ghost Hunters and Paranormal Activity had an ugly baby and you'll be pretty close.

The story is that six people have entered this old house in order to "investigate" the paranormal activity that has plagued the residence for decades. Over the next few days the team is subjected to numerous types of paranormal situations and disturbances.

Just in case you don't feel like slogging through all of the clips for the exciting stuff, I have a small list of a few of the more entertaining spots:

  - Sunday Camera 5 Hour 9 Segment 4
  - Sunday hour 8 segment 9 camera 5
  - Pretty much the entirety of the last two hours

If you've got some extra time, feel free to look through the rest of the footage and comment with the camera/hour/segment/camera information!

4chan Murderer?

I have to admit that I have been lurking on 4chan for about seven years. I am also a big fan of /x/, the paranormal board, if that couldn't be deduced from my predilections. My hunger for the bizarre has only been exacerbated by the hundreds of creepypastas (slang for short stories that get posted [pasta'd] often) I've read, the gory photos I've seen, and the real stories of mysterious disappearances I've looked into. As is often the case on 4chan, the board is not reliably fun to browse. Much of the time the pages are filled with UFO conspiracy theorists, people asking about summoning demons, and people claiming to be psychic.

All that being said, I am ashamed to admit that after the break is a link to an archived thread that was on 4chan about five years ago. If you don't feel like gambling on whether or not you'll like what you'll see if you click the link, I will summarize it here for you: An anonymous poster uploaded several pictures of what appear to be human bodies that have been stuffed into garbage bags in a freezer.

There are a few possibilities as I see it:
1. The poster is a mortician and either stole the parts or has parts in a bag for no good reason.
2. The poster is a crime scene photographer and he took the photos before the parts were removed.
3. The poster is an astoundingly skilled prop maker and make-up artist.
4. The poster is a serial grave robber.
5. OP is a straight up murderer.

I would like to say that number three is the most likely, but none of the photographs show obvious signs of having been run through Photoshop. All of the parts seem to be legs that have been severed at the hip and collected in one bag together. They show signs of freezer burn and other wear and tear that you would expect from meat that has been kept in a freezer for a while. Some of them look slightly decayed, which gives credence to theory number four.

I genuinely doubt number five, but you never know...

The link is after the break (click "Read more")

Claymation Videos

I promise that this blog won't become a YouTube and Wikipedia link dump. On my honor, I swear it to you. In order to combat the decline into that territory (as so many do) I will do each YouTube posting as a TRIPLE POST with its own THEME.

Today's theme is: "Claymation"

Each of the three videos listed after the break are amazing and should be watched in their entirety. Even if they don't spook or amuse you, the craftsmanship and detail used in their creation is worth multiple viewings. I honestly can't imagine taking on a claymation animation project. Writing a story is hard enough!

The Art of Chris Brodal

Today I'm continuing with the posting of artists who craft images that challenge our perceptions of reality.Chris Brodal's work can be found in the Marc Foxx gallery, located in Los Angeles, California. His work in this exhibition is centrally focused on skulls and the human head. The variety of ways in which this artist incorporates these subjects into beautiful, mysterious, and sleek works of art (usually paintings) is worth a look.



I could not find a personal website for Mr. Brodal, but after the break is a link to his gallery exhibition in L.A.

The 99 Rooms

Ah, another classic. 99 Rooms seems like it has been around for just about forever (at least, for weird guys like me who like this sort of thing) and I always end up going back once a year or so. There's just something about the weirdness of each effect that is worth more than one look.

If you have never been there, there are 99 "rooms" that all seem to be parts of the same industrial area or plant. Each room has a visual and/or aural effect like moaning or a small animation. I can give you two tips before you enter: always watch the entire animation before moving on, and sometimes the animation is dependent on the position of your cursor within the interactive window.

If you like 99 Rooms be sure to visit Ana Somnia, the other project on the Rostlaub website. Ana Somnia is a little less creepy and quite a bit more fanciful than 99 Rooms, and is very fun if you participate in the darkness aspect of it. Switch on your webcam and DON'T CHEAT. It's worth it.

Link after the break (I'm trying something new :D)