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Extremely Dark and open ended

Well, just make sure you don't plan you wedding around a Zombie Apocalypse

Here's all the stories in one accessible list: 7 out of 8 Authors answered the call with our stories 2. Ghost- Thorn Wilde 3. Mad Scientist- Scotty94 4. Vampire- aditus 5. Slasher- joann414 6. Cemetery- Rustie 7. Zombie- WL 8. Demon- Sasha

What do you get when a couple of demons go into a bar, then each tells their war stories of debauchery, gore, and mayhem? An excellent Gothic story Thanks Sasha for writing this story and joining my event

Aww thorn, you are such a romantic I use the same concept of tethering in my Causality Universe for ghosts. It is a common concept in Eastern Mythology. The Japanese have entire purification rituals for removing spirits from objects or people. However, love should never be abandoned. Thanks for writing in my event.

Thanks everyone for making this such a good event, I am considering another one for December Themes (Christmas is big one, but I want to give everyone a few goes at the dreidel too )

So I will link everyone's story on here and hope you all take a look during the dead of night to see how scary your GA writers can get at this time of year Give comments if you wish, it's what we poor writers and editors get for putting in our effort ? 1. Curse- thebrinkoftime (No story) 2. Ghost- Thorn Wilde 3. Mad Scientist- Scotty94 4. Vampire- aditus 5. Slasher- joann414 6. Cemetery- Rustie 7. Zombie- WL 8. Demon- Sasha

A Classic Vampire with allusions to Rice. What is real and what is too real to exist? Thanks for joining my effort to give everyone a nice array of horror stories.

Rustic horror with a nice twist, a classic romance for a cemetery Thanks for taking part and creating such a fine story

https://www.gayauthors.org/story/w-l/halloweenhorrorthemes2013-zombie/1 The Promise by WL Halloween theme -zombie

The Promise By W.L Words began to form in my thoughts as I awoke, uncertain words: Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow Where Am I? Who Am I? What is this…thing next to me? It feels warm, is that the word to describe this feeling? Yes, the thing feels warm. More words come to describe it: soft, tender, and love. I feel another thing rising in me, hunger. The hun

The transformation of a Man, the journey he takes, and the Promises he could not keep

WOHOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good try by the Card 2013 World Series Champions! Boston Red Sox! Congratulation to David "Big Papi" Ortiz as League MVP!

Looks bad for Wacha right now I'm starting to feel bad for you Cards fans

I've seen it, but my story is kind of the reverse of Warm Bodies, in almost every way. You are right, the process of transformation is usually really quick; there is no exploration of what dehumanizes people, when they become zombies. James, you took one route in your storytelling and I take another. We are both breaking different ground in this genre. I don't want people to compare us, becuase we're really different in how we approach things. Also, while Warm Bodies is expository (like the way I usually write) my short story took the route of minimalist expression. Much of the story is written in between the lines with hints towards tragedy and the isolation within groups rather than support of civilization.

Wainwright did well, but Lester was very good as well. I think Wainwright should have just let Ortiz walk last game, the single gave us a lot of momentum that could not be matched by the Cards. Ortiz should get MVP, but Boston will get our first victory at home. (We won our others world series on road games in 04 and 07) With that we will no longer under the shadow of any curses, unless we do something stupid like trade Ortiz for Brian McCann (Don't do old patterns)

Back to the Green monster, for the last one.

Research methodology problems, Thorn, is what holds this research back from conclusive statement. With a high prevalence of homicide and a sample filled with males, the research had a lot of problems. They admitted that their sampling was 92% male to begin with, not a very logical cross sample. The pseudo-necrophiles were all homicidal criminals, plus 11 out of the 34 were homicide necrophiles as well. It feeds into the old horror movie trope of Norman Bates of Psycho. Also, they did not even list racial composition, so we are talking about a cultural singular study with a high prevalence of males and murderers. The 1989 research had a lot of issues that few have tried to retrace and challenge. Also, I like to point this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_arousal Sexual arousal has several stages and may not lead to any actual sexual activity, beyond a mental arousal and the physiological changes that accompany it. Sexual arousal and attraction does not always equal sexual acts. However in the sample, it shows a very strong prevalence of sexual acts, primarily through criminal action. Thorn and Miyege have neither of you been turned on by your partner or lover, but nothing comes about afterwards. Sexual arousal by experience, memory, or contact is not equivalent to sexual acts. Also, aggression and sexual acts run in tandem. Aggression is also high among criminals Perhaps if their research was conducted with a wider sample and less reliance on criminals, it would be a bit more balanced than this The problem with psychology is that the field researches rare things, then consider it science without retesting their hypothesis. I am not saying that these guys are all saints; many of them may be evil incarnate for all I know and you know based on the early research. However, the methodology for the early research was extremely flawed. The extrapolation and conclusion faulty considering modern methodology and procedures. I don't think any of us really want to drag this topic out any longer, we all stated our opinion on Necrophilia. I don't consider its adherent to be criminally inclined, macabre and weird definitely, but I would not judge a group of people based on one psychological study with so many holes. (It might be praised by mainstream psychology, but remember lobotomies and reparative therapy were too not so long ago )

I will freely admit, a certain green fellow on this forum made was on my mind, when I chose to write a Zombie story. I have seen many zombie movies in recent years; they are the best social commentary devices, second only to Star Trek strangely enough Currently Walking Dead has the best cast, writers, and overall feel to a zombie story and I know I can't equal it in a short story, so I want to go another quieter route for a zombie story. I know Jamessavik is writing Case Black, so I am in stiff competition for a Zombie story. I don't want to steal his thunder, nor tread where he is going. There is something is missing in the zombie genre, I think it's that thing between man and Zombie, the missing stage between the transformation that few people go into. What if there's a stage between turning from man to zombie, a middle ground that is neither? Zombies are brain dead, so I want to give you what people call "having your life flash before you" at the moment of death. I also took a lot of stabs at social commentary about modern civilization and materialism. My story is framed by a poem from Robert Frost, not the famous Poem that every sci-fi writer quotes when doing an AU story about two roads No, I took a lesser known poem that I admired and framed it into the short story. For those with some interest in poetry, I hope I did Frost proud with the material. When the time comes, I hope you will enjoy it.

As a Boston Boy, I am cheering for my home team tonight. If we win, I'll offer you some chowda' to the Card fans on here with some oysta' cracka' Too bad we didn't do a MLB pool in here, could have been fun. (Another race between me and Tet for the championship )

I can make this a trashy post like "Did you cheat on him?" However, I thought it'd be more interesting to open up and ask this question about modern romances and keeping fidelity with your lover. I know Polyamory is far more fashionable; plus, I am not role model for monogamy either However, I do try to put my heart out there, but it just never works out. Also, keeping fidelity does not always just mean sleeping around with another guy or girl or both at once. Betrayal comes in more flavors than the light spectrum and you can be betrayed on anything from lies, false intentions, money, or even emotional baggage. At the heart of all betrayal is fidelity, how much do you trust him/her not to break your faith? Trust is a big part of being together at least in old fashioned relationships, but nowadays, we come together, go off on dates, screw around, and call it a relationship. I've never completely trusted the guys I've been with in all honesty; my gut instincts are usually accurate too. However, if I really do want to love someone fully, Can I really trust them? Can they really trust me?

You do know I said the 1989 research methodology was lacking cross cultural sampling In addition, as I said expression is not uniform. Sexual arousal or even relations does not always mean penetration or oral intercourse. In conventional stereotypes, gays are usually subjected to that concept as well I.e. just because two guys are in love: one or both must be fucking the other. Also another point of fact, the 1989 research does not go into detail on what they consider "sexual". I think the research is not there to justify your view thorn, nor mine in reality, which I freely admitted. However, the potential is there for my definition rather than purely an explicitly dark evil version as you ascribe. My view is that this phenomenon is not inherently taboo under certain precepts, not all. A faithful lover interpretation is acceptable for most romantics among us, even if it is macabre.

Oh definitely individual taste the issue of connecting with deceased loved ones reminds me of the movie, "what dreams may come". The chaeacter Annie is mentally broken by the death of her children and she relied on her husband (played by robin williams) to remain attach to reality. When he dies, she no longer has anything to live for. Society is based on many attachments, healthy and otherwise. Myiege, like you said sex is not the only form of necrophilia, it is merely one expression. The concept in on itself is not sexual, unless the pis attracted to corpse but that's a fetish for an object.

Based on my reviews, yes I am a Batman and DC fanboy (I will do Marvel from time to time, I like the Hulk storyline and Marvel CCivil War storyline between Capt. America vs. Iron Man's factions) However, when it comes to Cartoons, I prefer DC and here's a good example why: Batman: Under the Red Hood The wiki has spoilers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_Under_the_Red_Hood The Plot summary is very obvious to most Comic book readers, but the short version is simple: the 2nd Robin Jason Todd is back from the dead and has returned to Gotham to clean up crime "by any means necessary". He will become a drug lord, deal guns (This movie was made way before the Fast and Furious program in the US was public), and murder to reduce and control crime. Batman is struck by guilt and grief at the appearance of his young protege doing all this. The opening scenes give you some extremely dark imagery that reminds everyone of Dark Knight's Heath Ledger Joker. The entire movie just keeps building up until you hit the catharsis, Batman and Red Hood, Jason Todd, square off: I can't, but agree with Jason. Even though, Batman does the right thing; I feel emotionally like Batman as a mentor and a father to Jason should have pulled the trigger on Joker a long time ago. I can feel Batman wants to do it, he wants to give in to his hatred, but in the end, he does not. The story is a tragedy, but it is a good exploration of the differences between what Batman represents and what Jason does after his resurrection. Batman is driven by vengeance, but he is not consumed by it. He represents the type of human being, who will fight near the edge of law and order, but never break the line of reason. Jason represents the "Victory at all cost" types of men, who is willing to break the rules in order to make the world a better place. I highly recommend this movie for both kids and adults. For kids to enjoy a hero without clear morality, but clear ethics. For Adults to reflect on the line between extremism and goals, why there are some lines in the sand that cannot be crossed. 5 out of 5

Just a reminder: The stories should be going up on the 31st, if you guys still want to do it: 1. Curse- thebrinkoftime 2. Ghost- Thorn Wilde 3. Mad Scientist- Scotty94 4. Vampire- aditus 5. Slasher- joann414 6. Cemetery- Rustie 7. Zombie- WL 8. Demon- Sasha