According to The Futility Closet, the “shortest horror story ever written” is usually attributed to Frederic Brown. It was subsequently edited by Ron Smith, who only changed one word from the original.
The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a lock on the door.
As we wait anxiously for the sequel, all you literary critics may nuance the plot on this Overnight Open Thread.
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When you shop for a new outfit, you gotta try try it out first, especially if you intend to stomp through TinyTown a whoopin’ and a whompin’ as Godzilla.
It’s kinda like getting a sock at The Village and taking it for a test run before the cameras start rolling. You really have to practice, especially if you’re gonna crow about it later on an Overnight Open Thread.
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UPDATE: WE’RE WATCHING THE LIVE FEED OF THE RESCUE OF THE CHILEAN MINERS. Copy and paste:
http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=2
UPDATE 2: Here’s the Fox News Feed:
http://interactive.foxnews.com/livestream/live.html?chanId=5
UPDATE 3: Here’s the msnbc feed.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/39632101#39632101
[Originally posted here.]
The Blood-Tooth Mushroom
“The young fruitbody is spongy and characteristically exudes droplets of red fluid. Later the fruitbody becomes tougher and teeth develop on the underside.”
That appears to be a good description of some members of congress, especially the part about developing teeth on the underside. Ugh. I wouldn’t lick it.
BUT if I did I’d prolly run for Senator… and win. My soul would be gone forever, and I’d be sitting on dentures in my old age and talking out my posterior, just like most Senators. Gives me the willies, but it also serves as an appetizer for the Overnight Open Thread.
[Original image found here, crossposted here.]
Whoa. There’s some serious WTF**kage here. Here’s a blowed-up and enhanced version:
There’s so much voodoo here I don’t know where to begin. Besides the Demon Cow ressurected by lightning and the Skull and Crossbones Medusa, there’s Michael Frank, a hoodoo man and a ninja turtle. At lower right is the scariest by far: Alfalfa as Dame Edna with a Darth Vader/Troll mask.
Nope. I’m not even gonna touch the doorbell… just back away slowly and hope the demons don’t follow us into the Overnight Open Thread.
The Diary of Daedalus
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