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I'm excited and sad all at the same time

I do some, but haven't really done any horror gaming since the days of the old PC classics like Undying and the like. On modern systems I prefer RPGs on the rare occasions I have a chunk of time to really dedicate to playing. I'm a FF nut for the most part. I did play the demo for Life is Strange and really liked it. Now I'm determined to think of a book that will scare you Fear is funny that way. Everyone's different.

Is there any horror fiction you like jim jam? That actually spooks you? Fave novels, authors? With horror fiction, for me, a good author can paint a picture that sticks with you long after you think it should. So even if the story itself falls short, or if the book is great but doesn't have a satisfactory ending (looking at you, Mr. King), there are often "scenes" that I find will linger after dark in the back of your mind. That's usually my issue with movie adaptations of horror novels--the version you see on the screen can rarely live up to the picture you've painted (and scared yourself with) in your head. But I could talk about books for hours lol, and I don't want to derail the thread. Maybe some day I'll get the lady balls to post about some of my darker experiences...

See, I just assume all of the stories in nosleep are fiction. I love reading horror fiction, and while you have to wade through a lot of mediocre clichéd stories, there have been some real gems. Some people have even gotten book deals out of it. But if you don't like fiction then it's definitely not the place for you. When I was growing up, my grandpa used to get "Fate" magazine which was essentially the creepypasta reader's digest. We used to have a blast reading through all the spooky stories.

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LOL because I don't like to think about them it's not spooky it's downright terrifying. And I've already contributed to the thread--other people around here who had great aspirations for the WC need to pull their weight... *glares*

I'm here! *pats butts*

And for those of you who like to read spooky stories, I love killing time on reddit/nosleep.

Ooohhh good idea for a thread! And great story Echo--I grew up in the thumb and could picture the setting perfectly. The woods can definitely be just as terrifying as they can be serene, I know that first hand. I am not a religious person, and would probably be a hard core skeptic if I hadn't personally had so many weird experiences as a kid. I still feel that most things can be explained logically, but to this day I have no explanation for a lot of the things I experienced growing up. I was "sensitive," shall we say, and my experiences have lessened as I've gotten older. The house I grew up in had a harmless resident ghost who would follow commands (we knew who he was, so it helped me not to be afraid but it was still disturbing at times). I've seen and heard my dogs after they've passed. I've had a lot of these types of harmless experiences, but those aren't the ones that stick with you. I don't like to talk about the other ones. I still feel like there are logical explanations for these things, I just think there are things we don't yet understand about energy and the natural world. I think it was a Scully quote from an old x files ep that said something to the effect of "nothing happens in contradiction to nature/science, only to what we know of it. I think that sums up my views on the topic. And if anyone wants to read a great book from the skeptic/scientific side of things, Carl Sagan's "Demon Haunted World" is a must.

YES! Seen, not been. I'll let the person who answers the legitimate next question pose the next one lol

I love the auto show. Wish I was back in MI

Dammit jim jam I wanted to answer the stripper question! I'm undecided on Jurco. I think it depends on how he develops in the next year or so. TPBM has a "comfort movie" or tv show.

Man, to watch that Bure/Fedorov/Mogilny line every night...

*pats butts*

There are reports that because they had a few days off, Kane and some other Hawks stayed in LA. Who knows...

I give him mad props for graduating. It's got to be difficult to stay motivated to grind it out in his situation. Kudos. But also Go Blue

I just get SO FRUSTRATED with Smith. He's a guy who seems to have all the physical skills and talent to be a really solid hockey player, but he just gets in his own way. His brain is his worst enemy. I don't know if he over thinks things, or panics in a pinch or WHAT but he does not have a great hockey mind or read of the game. If we could implant Larionov's or Lidstrom's brain into his body he has the physical skills to get it done. Maybe he's just a late bloomer, and he'll rest his breasts in time. I don't think the kid is half as bad as some here make him out to be, but god DAMN does he make himself an easy scapegoat at times. I feel like Z's comment on him from a couple seasons ago about him creating a lot of scoring chances for both teams about sums him up.

*grabs popcorn* And thank you for the Jason Momoa gif *drool*

She won't file charges, because she's right. She's "not the right type of victim." She would be *eviscerated* by a defense attorney because she did instinctively what she felt she needed to get out of the situation without being hurt worse than she had to. But more of these stories are going to start coming out, just like Cosby. The world can ignore one victim. Two victims. Maybe even three. But this scumbag has a history of treating people with entitlement and aggressiveness, sexual or not, and eventually everyone will know exactly the kind of human trash he is.

Question for you--who do you think is the most talented/creative guitarist in music right now? You play bass, right? Who's your bass god?

I remember hearing a story about how their team doc at the time was military, and that combined with Zednick's quick reaction to get off the ice was what saved his life. Can't find a source, so I might be imagining that story, but it always stuck with me. In my head the scene in the locker room is something out of a war movie, with the doc straddling Zednick on a stretcher clamping off his carotid with his fingers. Intense stuff!

Good time to do it. Well before the playoffs and with the extra break for the ASG. Hopefully this explains his lower performance this year, and he'll be back to his old self in a month or two!

Indeed. They are (well, *he* is) the band I've been a fan of the longest (25 years!), seen the most live, and gone to the most extreme lengths to do so lol. Call Trent a sellout if you want, but he will always be a genius to me. Though I greatly prefer older NIN stuff, I'm never *not* interested in what Trent is doing.

SUCK IT A looooottttt of fans and more importantly journalists were calling out this bulls***. NHL couldn't run from this one. Maybe we'll see those tshirts after all!