They have been making their collective and rotten little presences known for months now, in one form or another. Muffled, nasty grumbles, muttering in the darkness, that keep calling my name.
I’ve been avoiding that place like the plague and I can sense the growing mass lurking within the enclosure. It terrifies me and, as the weeks keep passing, it’s my fault for letting them steal my power and hold me hostage.
Daylight gives me a false sense of security but when darkness falls, the creaking and gnashing sounds escalate as if to taunt me when I hurry past that hidden noise. It reaches out in an attempt to grab me. I try not to go near there.
Why did I ever allow this to get so out of hand and lose all control? It frightens me to no end and keeps me awake at night because I can hear them grumbling down my long dark hall.
It has to stop! I just cannot live with this living, growing nightmare any longer and allow it to consume my life.
I’m going in……wish me luck.
Linkup and Flicker of Inspiration Prompts – #21: The Indescribable Horror and #22: The Living Nightmare
The guidelines were as follows but… I managed to twist both into one response. I know, I know…my ADD made me do it. Don’t judge me or my kitchen junk drawer, we both have issues.
#21: The Indescribable Horror…
Halloween is closer than ever! At least, the closest it’s been yet this year. The prompt this week was a bit of a challenge; I wanted you to describe something indirectly. Nothing like “the dog was ugly,” for instance; saying “she recoiled in horror at the sight of it” is fine because it’s not describing the object itself. Certain eldritch abominations can only be described indirectly because direct description would drive us insane, so you can see that developing this skill can come in handy.
#22: The Living Nightmare….
You’ve had nightmares; we all have. Everyone has them. This week, I want you to write it down.
I don’t necessarily mean write down the narrative description of your nightmare; I had a nightmare once where Tina Turner chased me with a vacuum, but I don’t think it would make an interesting story as such; also the odd flow of events in dreams doesn’t generally translate well to normal prose.
Take your nightmare, or just something that scares you personally, and write a story based on it. If you’re scared of spiders, scare me with spiders. Share your fears and nightmares, give them to your readers. That is your goal this week.
