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MC Draganowski's avatar

AUUGGHH that was horrifying. Not everyone can write horror this good. From the mundane to the terrifying. Horror grows best in the mundane.

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Glad you enjoyed it!

Nav Rao's avatar

Must be re-read. I'm still fixated on the final confrontation and the Labubu reference. Yes, they are terrifying.

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Thanks for reading! I agree, these things are scary.

Judith Ashcraft's avatar

This story is way too good. The slow built-up burn from the casually creepy remark in a store to the unhinged gore at the end is perfect. I love your writing style, and some of your phrasings are going to stick with me for a long time. A magnetic Labubu. Incredible.

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Thank you, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Beware of sticky things haha

Judith Ashcraft's avatar

I'll never look at a Labubu the same way again.

RM Greta's avatar

Truly creepy. Just that little bit of information she knew about the main character. Ugh. I loved the descriptions of these weird sacks of flesh, especially with the car scene. Also had a good chuckle at the argument with the kid in the shop.

Great details for everything too.

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Thanks!!! Glad you enjoyed the details :)

Jim J Wilsky's avatar

Just subscribed, Saint-Lazare. One story, this one, is all it took. I saw those pig eyes...Very well done and looking forward to reading more. - Jim

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I'm very honored! Thank you for your comment, glad you enjoyed it.

Gaby Jai-Devi Brogan's avatar

Ooof. You write unravelling minds scarily well (but also, the mundane backdrop that often breeds them). This slow ramping-up had me hooked from the very first line. Awesome stuff.

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Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Pedro Santos's avatar

...the shift from shop banality to raw horror felt seamless.

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Glad you enjoyed it!

Garen Marie's avatar

Your writing is so wonderfully descriptive. I can always imagine myself right in the scene, which is horrifying, of course, but very effective.

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Sorry!!! But thanks too 😅

Nick Buchheit's avatar

Diabolical ending.

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🤘🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Adrian Fares's avatar

Great descriptions. That last scene felt like Butch running over Marcellus in Pulp Fiction. I like the opening: "as if a gust of wind had pushed them all inside". Now I know what a Labubu is too.

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Thanks for the comment, I really appreciate being compared to Tarantino! Sorry for the Labubu though 😬

Liz Zimmers's avatar

So. Good!

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Thanks 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

MA Knight's avatar

Great premise, and you really delivered. Incredible and unique descriptions, as always.

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Thank you 🤍🤍🤍

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I wish you the best, but I'm broke!

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Thanks 👍🏻 👍🏻 👍🏻