See, I've never thought of "The Exorcist" as being particularly scary. Gross, yes. Shocking, yes. But not scary. For me, "scary" is a slow buildup of tension,...
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delstonejr
Apr 1, 2001 4:40 pm
Reading through Richard's list of scariest films of all time reminded me of those wonderful Killer B films that used to frighten me out of my wits when I was a...
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delstonejr
Apr 1, 2001 4:51 pm
Hi everyone. Many writers, in order to ensure productivity, will set themselves a quota. That's the subject of today's writing tip: Do you or do you not use a ...
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Murina_Anidre
Apr 1, 2001 6:34 pm
Actually, in his book, On Writing, King said that he generally writes ten pages or 2,000 words a day... <br><br> ~Anna...
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dgkg1
Apr 1, 2001 9:11 pm
I am one of those lucky sorts who does not need to set a writing quota ---<br><br>however, i frequently have to be reminded to do other things, including but...
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nixit777us
Apr 1, 2001 11:50 pm
movies that really scared me:<br><br>'Salem's Lot<br>- I saw it on TV when I was about 11, my best<br>friend then was a 5 year old that lived next ...
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kainja2001
Apr 2, 2001 5:10 am
I agree with you about Crash, Richard. It was an extremely strange and disturbing movie. but I watched it twice so you can know I enjoyed it/found it...
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kainja2001
Apr 2, 2001 5:38 am
Hum, exorcist scared the hell out of me because<br>at the time, I was about 17, I believed firmly in<br>demons. later, halloween scared me pretty good. ...
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annmorris1
Apr 2, 2001 1:04 pm
Horror movies can startle or gross me out but rarely truly scare me since leaving my teenage years. I find that the scariest movies are ones not specifically...
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richardbamberg
Apr 2, 2001 1:32 pm
SEVEN was definitely scary.<br>However, I loved Time After Time. SF love stories always get an old softee like me.<br><br>;)...
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kainja2001
Apr 2, 2001 1:55 pm
A lesser known movie that I thought had genuine fear in it was "Eyes of Fire." I also found the original Pumpkinhead pretty freaky.<br><br>What scares me are...
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richardbamberg
Apr 2, 2001 2:05 pm
Charles reminded me of something that happened when I was 16.<br>We were awakened one night with my brother (11) screaming as he ran down the hallway. When the...
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annmorris1
Apr 2, 2001 5:07 pm
Oh, I loved TIME AFTER TIME too but it was scary. <br><br>annie...
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rupp_rider
Apr 2, 2001 7:51 pm
Has anyone heard of the Robins Literary Agency? Is it legit or just another scam?...
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richardbamberg
Apr 2, 2001 8:13 pm
I couldn't find this agency in either of our agency links. If they are not members of the AAR, you might ask the agency for a reference or sampling of either...
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delstonejr
Apr 3, 2001 1:17 am
Kelly, I too find that if I can force myself to sit down at the computer, open the file containing the latest work and type at least a paragraph, I'll end up...
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delstonejr
Apr 3, 2001 1:20 am
Something Pris said reminded me of this. Have you noticed the evolution of movie scare techniques over the years? For instance, all horror movies seem to have...
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delstonejr
Apr 3, 2001 1:32 am
Today's writing tip is a bit of a grammar issue,<br>re: Use of the adverbial "however." When "however" is<br>used as an adverb it should be embedded within ...
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delstonejr
Apr 3, 2001 1:38 am
Richard, that exact thing happened to me too.<br>When I was 16 I ran screaming through the living room<br>one night, out the front door, and hurled myself ...
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delstonejr
Apr 3, 2001 1:48 am
Never heard of Robins Literary Agency. I checked them out. They have a client list of about 200 authors, none of whom I recognized. Their fee rates seemed ...
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delstonejr
Apr 3, 2001 1:53 am
Fellow Parasites, Mom just had her surgery today. She seemed to do well, but the recovery and rehabilitation for a knee replacement is quite long, so I may be ...
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kainja2001
Apr 3, 2001 3:48 am
Del, take our best wishes to your mom.<br><br>Charles...
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nixit777us
Apr 3, 2001 11:26 am
Now ya'll have made me think of something weird that happened once - I was about 16 or 17 and my youngest sister was around 2 or 3. I woke up one night from...
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williemeikle
Apr 3, 2001 12:06 pm
This happened about 3 years ago.<br><br>The night before a long car journey I had a very vivid dream<br><br>I was driving, along a road I knew well, when ...
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richardbamberg
Apr 3, 2001 12:46 pm
Too cool. Wish I could get one of those....
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richardbamberg
Apr 3, 2001 12:47 pm
I hope your Mom gets through it okay. If there's anything we can do, please let me know.<br><br>As for spotty, any pet owners are used to the spotty...
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nossrednadc
Apr 3, 2001 1:38 pm
Just an announcement that a short story I recently wrote called "I Know Hel" was accepted for the MOTHER, MAIDEN, CRONE: THREE FACES OF THE GODDESS anthology...
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nossrednadc
Apr 3, 2001 1:44 pm
Has anyone else seen the Swedish/Danish (mostly Danish) film by the guy who directed DANCER IN THE DARK called THE KINGDOM? A fellow at a video store ...
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nossrednadc
Apr 3, 2001 1:48 pm
Annie--the first time I saw THE BIRDS was in a large old theater, and when we came out afterward it was twilight, and up above the theater on a ledge a group...
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garrettp_32086
Apr 3, 2001 1:58 pm
Glad to hear your mom is doing well, Del. We'll try to play nice when you're away!<br><br>--Garrett...
