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Not in that way, dirty minds... No... I need an idea for a Cryptid, something fun, unique and intriguing.

Give my an idea and I will see what I can do with it.

I have done Little shop of Horrors recently so plant based was entertaining.

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4 hours ago, chris191070 said:

Gremlins

Now I have to ... hmmm 

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I say giant ants attacking San Francisco and living in the Muni tunnels under the city 

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Mothman or Gargoyles? Are you wanting something more humanoid that would be able to communicate? Or just critters? 

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4 hours ago, Krista said:

Mothman or Gargoyles? Are you wanting something more humanoid that would be able to communicate? Or just critters? 

Primarily looking for ideas at this stage, pre-planning stage for the next bit of writing. 

Trying to explore the Genre and see where I can go with it.

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16 hours ago, chris191070 said:

Gremlins

I am thinking that this is the winning idea so far...

Charlie vs the Gremlin Union: local 666

Though the idea of the ants is tempting, perhaps in a follow up story.
Now how to write a Mothman trying to get through Heathrow trying to declare his Gargoyle partner as carry on baggage.

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Victor is cramped, annoyed, and completely unhelpful from inside the bag. He treats this like a minor inconvenience rather than a covert smuggling operation.

  • Victor (muffled, gravelly voice from inside the canvas): "Arthur, it smells like duty-free Toblerone and despair out there. Tell them I have frequent flyer miles. I want the extra legroom."

  • Brenda (staring at the bag): "Did your bag just ask for extra legroom?"

  • Mothman (panicking, sweating moth-dust): "It's a Furby! A vintage, highly advanced, gravelly-voiced Furby! Very rare!"

  • Victor: "I am not riding in the hold, Arthur. It's unheated. It's bad for my joints. I'll chip."

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On 3/26/2026 at 1:15 AM, Topher Lydon said:

Though the idea of the ants is tempting,

All I'm saying, my vote is for the original idea! Let the ANTS Reign.

Reminds me of the old 50's nuclear fear movies where all sorts of tiny insects grew to large threats. One of my favorites was the grasshoppers/locusts of The Beginning of The End made famous by the Mads of MSTK3000

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So I goggled it and found out my ultra original idea about giant ants roaming around the tunnels of San Francisco has already been done in the 50's. It's called THEM and its LA instead of San Francisco. 

So I suck and back to my drawing board.  

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I tried to get ChatGPT to do a decent Mothman, it wasn't pretty. It kept giving him bird feathers and talons, not insect/mothy appearances. I went all caps in my frustration and it finally landed on something... lol. 

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High school students are forced to face their darkest fears in order to defeat a supernatural force that feeds on the chaos and misery of humanity.

Too dark?

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1 hour ago, William King said:

High school students are forced to face their darkest fears in order to defeat a supernatural force that feeds on the chaos and misery of humanity.

Too dark?

Sounds like a typical day in High school :D 

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On 3/25/2026 at 3:19 PM, Jason Rimbaud said:

I say giant ants attacking San Francisco and living in the Muni tunnels under the city 

I really want to hate you for this idea but seriously I was thinking about my anthology idea and wouldn’t you know it I think giant ants that attacked San Francisco would fit.

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11 hours ago, Jeff Burton said:

I really want to hate you for this idea but seriously I was thinking about my anthology idea and wouldn’t you know it I think giant ants that attacked San Francisco would fit.

*sits back watching*. Good, good.  

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On 3/27/2026 at 3:32 PM, Jason Rimbaud said:

So I goggled it and found out my ultra original idea about giant ants roaming around the tunnels of San Francisco has already been done in the 50's. It's called THEM and its LA instead of San Francisco. 

So I suck and back to my drawing board.  

You know now that I think about it I may have actually seen this movie as a kid 😂

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