Okay.
Pretty sure the deadline is next Wednesday
When's the due date for the vote?
Pssst...Make sure you check out and vote in the EoFF Spooky Story Contest! I know a couple writers here who would really appreciate that
Glad to see you slowly warming up to him.
Incineroar doesn't like being photo-bombed
More Incineroar fun stuff!
Fair enough. Personally, I quite enjoyed when the old man dissolved into the floor, leaving behind the trail of poison. A good reminder that Haunter is part Poison Type.
Honestly, I don't care about such things because if they were to throw as many ultra balls as it usually takes to catch a legendary, that would totally ruin the scene and its buildup. For this, it's just... eh. I mean, cool, they are eating nothig. So? Why is the old guy staring menacingly at them as they're eating? Oh no, they are eating nothing but air, this is my most evil plan ever, muahahaha! And honestly, it would have been creepy if it turned out later that the food wasn't real, but we are just shown it through the majority of the scene, which just ruins any tension and leaves us with an awkward moment as these people (is Chansey people? Let's say it is) are just happily scratching at their plates with their utensils. And then there was the guy disappearing into the carpet, which was all so brightly lit and purple that it was just lame. Why not have the dude disappear out of sight? Make it a bit more subtle somehow? Blur the lines between what is real and what isn't? And then the girl at the end is just... "ooh, scary black-haired girls in Japanese horror movies are just the best! Let's throw one in and scare people!" I mean, I can see what they were getting at, but it just feels like every scene just falls apart for stupid reasons (don't get me started on the portrait at the beginning). IMO, horror just doesn't work if it isn't subtle, especially if you're trying to trigger some more psychological fears, and they could have made some really creepy stuff with this, but they didn't. Of course, alternatively, you can go full shock and gore to make people scream, but this doesn't do that either. It tries to shock you a bit, but doesn't really have the guts to go all-out with it. So in the end, all this just felt like someone just waving a doll in front of my face, going "ooga-booga!"
