Monday, July 26, 2010

I Have An Idea . . .

For a short story. A mysterious puzzle is regifted from one person to the next. Something bad always happens to the giftee. Finally, after all the family and friends are exhausted, the puzzle starts showing up at garage sales and auction boxes. Disaster follows.

Turns out, when you put the last piece of the puzzle in place, you release a creepy evil spirit that brings bad tidings into your life. The only way to stop it is to break up the puzzle, box it up, and get rid of it.

I think it will work. I wonder where I got the idea. It just came to me . . .

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Oh my . . .



Clown puzzles. You intentionally lose the pieces.
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 26, 2010 at 10:02 AM

    That is a great story idea! Very Stephen Kingish! Go for it. :-)

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  2. AnonymousAugust 4, 2010 at 9:57 AM

    For some reason I immediately thought of the movie "Jumanji". Is the clown a pyromaniac in that puzzle. A lantern is just a weird prop for a clown.

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  3. smsarberAugust 15, 2010 at 4:35 PM

    Ooh, this is really good. Endless potential here!

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  4. smsarberSeptember 2, 2010 at 11:44 AM

    I have to wait til October to post this as the Horror Prompt on AW. I called September when we originally talked about this, but never reminded anyone, and someone else got in behind me. She's a noobie, and I won't discourage her by jumping in. It will keep another month. But I'll still link to your blog. :-)

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  5. smsarberOctober 2, 2010 at 1:27 AM

    This is up at AW in the Horror Forum now as the October Prompt, and I linked everyone to your blog.

    Thanks for sharing it with me :-)

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