 Horror/Scary: November 16, 2010 Issue [#4074] |
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This week: The Monster Edited by: W.D.Wilcox  
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THE MONSTER
I was just sitting around thinking, as I am apt to do on occasion, but this time it was with BOTH sides of my brain. Usually this means that I have shifted into neutral and am about to write something just plain silly, because instead of being analytical or emotional, I am both at the same time, and that's just confusing as all hell. And I say that with a wisdom beyond my ears. Nevertheless, the thought that bubbled to the surface of my over-cooked brain was, The Monster.
Now, as you all know, The Monster, is the famed-creature of Mary Shelley's classic, Frankenstein, and although one of the first all-time scary beasts in literature, it has always amazed me that she couldn't have thought of a better name for the poor slob. Still, Monster works, so who am I to complain. Besides, it's just the first name really that bugs me. You know, THE, as in, THE Monster. Now what kind of a name is that? Can you imagine going to school with a first name like, THE. "Heya, THE." "Nice to meetcha, THE." It's just downright embarrassing. The whole thing kinda sits like a plate of cold dread in my stomach. And even though I have to admit that I like that feeling, in truth, it really just makes me nauseous.
But, hey, that's all in the past, and let me tell you something about the past. That's where it is, in the past. Remember that sentence about the past? That's in the past already. I can barely recall it, except that it contained the phrase, 'the past'. The past is made up of memories, which are made up of dead stuff that can't hurt you, like say a pointy stick could. It's all just atoms and such, I shouldn't wonder. But wasted ones all the same, just lying there doing nothing to anyone. Yeah, it's all in the past.
Now where was I? Oh, yeah, The Monster. I can picture the dumb fella now, just screaming away, "Aaaarghhh!" while beating his chest like a gorilla, images of burning villages flashing in his eyes. And I'm sure old Victor Frankenstein was very proud of his creation, his hunk of sewn-together flesh that he stole from the bodies of dead criminals. But if you think about it, it really can't be compared to the invention of the pointy stick. Now there was an creation! Good old stick, just the thought of it kind of pokes you in the eye, don't it? 
Until next time,
billwilcox
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DEAD LETTERS
Starr* Rathburn 
Comments:
Most seniors living (or I should say dying) in nursing homes...
Very true. I worked in a nursing home for a while, so, like you, I have unpleasant memories of what they're like. I've written a poem about this subject. As you know, Bill, I'm not a poet, but this one was kind'a close to my heart. "Invalid Item"
Anyway, thanks for talking about the terror of nursing homes. Here's hoping your words will help someone think of going to visit a lost soul there.
Yours from the darkness,
Starr*R
P.S. Thanks for the links to the contests.
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Just thought I'd write in to let you know Bill that, if coming up with a scary new place to write about was your goal, then you have suceeded. *biggrin*
My grandmother also passed away in a nursing home, and when I was in high school, I would do volunteer work once a week there. You get to see a lot of sights, but ultimately it is very tragic, especially when you see the ones lying in their beds where death is just waiting to take them.
Nice job, and Happy Halloween!
drifter46
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Interesting but I won't let the wife see this letter. She's a nurse IN a nursing home and...well let's just leave it at that.
Secondly, if you want something really scary, toss aside the nursing home and remember, we are ALL just waiting to die. Time, place and circumstances change but the end result is the same. A dirt bed.
Last but not least, when I go I'm not telling anyone I've gone. IF there's a marker it will simply say..."Guess Who?"
Spooky, Cute & staiNed 
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Wonderful, this is great, for I have never thought of a nursing home as a mundane, bleek gateway from life to death, waiting.. such surreal hoplessness. Bravo! 
tkmacc
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Dear W. D. Wilcox,
Your essay, Descriptions: Writing For the Blind, (02 10 10 Horror/Scary Newsletter), showed me how to develop similes, rather than telling me to use similes, as other essays have done. The latter are frustrating, because they give examples of similes used by authors, but not a method of creating similes. Thank you, I'll be using your technique of visualizing followed by applying.
Keep Writing,
Tom (OleTom) McCranie
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