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The Spooky Spectrum: Oliver from Come Play (2020)
Welcome, my dear readers to The Spooky Spectrum, A Halloween Edition of Breaking the (Autistic) Code. I will be looking at Autistic-coded, and some canonically autistic, characters in Horror films during the month of October. It is important to note that I will definitely be discussing some disturbing topics in these essays so be cautious before continuing on. Spoilers will also be a thing as well as snark.
By Kelsey O'Malley4 years ago in Horror
The Teppes
On the Far South Coast a pissy, fickle spring held on until the seventeenth day of what was supposed to be summer, when a storm came. A ripsnorter. An east coast low coiled itself up out of nowhere and tried to heave the ocean ashore. 368 millimetres of rain fell on Kialla, a seaside town that was popular with tourists when there were such a thing, before COVID. All that rain fell between 1pm and midnight. The sea churned, turned Kialla Beach inside out. A flûte, not seen by anyone who cared to report it after sailing out of Botany Bay two hundred and thirty years ago, saw the sun and gave up its ghosts.
By Jamie Forbes4 years ago in Horror
When The Night Falls
The Night. It is tradition. I will not break tradition. I am not sure how long the town has stood, but it is old - I know this. Decrepit buildings and dilapidated docks stretch far into our little lake, some collapsed, forgotten, some still used daily by the fishermen going up and down, sunrise to sunset... even those most trafficked still on the brink of collapse, somehow held together by ramshackle boards and old rope. More are forgotten than not. A simple life for simple people.
By Rachel Christopher4 years ago in Horror
The Lakes Secret
Chapter 1 CAMPGROUNDS It was a cold fall night. Nothing in sight. The streetlights were too far away and not even the yellow or the red of leaves covering the green grass could brighten the ground. The park only allowed darkness to pierce the eyes of its well awaited campers. Everyone was quiet, for they knew what lured in this eeriness. There was no need to scream. No need to move a muscle. The morning would come and that was their chance for escape. To add more fury to the madness, all eight members had to sit straight up the entire night fall. To sleep would put much at risk.
By Beautiful Intelligence4 years ago in Horror
A Scientists journey (Fiction, Halloween based)
A mad tapping is heard coming from the door. Darius Weber is wondering why the tapping isn’t ending, and why he even is here. Normally he would send a underling, because Darius isn’t just a adventurer, he is a mad scientist, and he needs what’s in this run down castle before he can proceed with his plans.
By Dylan Shead 4 years ago in Horror
Rock. Paper. Scissors.
“The little girl’s body was pulled from the lake and rushed to the hospital. She was still alive, but her body ended up being permanently paralyzed. The doctors were unsure how it happened, but chalked it up as a freak accident,” TJ read the article out loud, “The townspeople paid their respects to the family, giving food and gifts. But then one night, when the family put their daughter to bed, they did not realize it would be the last time they would ever see her alive. Cassi Anne’s body was found the next day, in bed, drowned. It was a death that caused a pause in the community, as the source of the water appeared to come from her mouth, but it was decided that she was simply drowned and then placed back in her bed afterwards. There were no words of mourning as the last of the remaining family joined their daughter following rumors of their hand in her death spread throughout the town, taking their lives at the lake where her accident originally occurred. In honor of Cassi Anne, the town has renamed the lake after her, a decision that was split amongst the locals and ultimately decided when put to a vote. But since then, there have been multiple casualties at Lake Cassi Anne that were similar to the little girls, and the mayor has put an official ban on the lake and closed off all access to it,” TJ finished reading the last part of the article, folding the paper in half and laying it down on the table in front of her. Ben, who was not known for paying attention, sat attentively staring at the article, his glasses hanging onto the tip of his nose. “There is no way any of that is real,” he commented after a moment, the faint hint of fear in his voice.
By Paige Ouellette4 years ago in Horror
Something Fishy At Camp Black
“A lot of research has shown that frogs can in fact feel pain.” Stacy pulled the frog from the mud, bringing its severed corpse closer to her square-framed spectacles. “But due to the differences in brain structure and the nervous system compared with other vertebrates, it remains controversial.” She turned, holding the frog out to the boys gathered behind her.
By James Blackford4 years ago in Horror
A Mother's Promise
The ocean has been singing to me since I was a child. To help me sleep, the sweet alto tones of that voice would join the seagulls and the waves to form a chorus that could ease any mind. I always asked mom if she could hear the song, but she only shook her head and brought the covers up to my chin. She would then kiss my forehead and say, “I love you, Oliver.”
By Josh Ripperger4 years ago in Horror
