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Don
Posted: September 26th, 2020, 11:26am
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The Monster In The Well by Zack Akers - Short, Horror - There's a monster in the well. Don't believe me? Take a peek...
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Don - July 30th, 2022, 1:37pm
eldave1
Posted: September 26th, 2020, 6:02pm
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Theme wise - not for me. I could see why others would like it.
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Parked in the small lot is a nice sedan
Reads better as a Sedan is parked….
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DOUG Hello? (beat) Hey, Honey. Yeah, I'm just leaving the office now. (beat) Yeah. I'm gonna stop by the hobby store and look around a bit. See if they got anything neat in. (beat) Alright. I won't be too long. (beat) Yep. Love you too. Bye, Honey.
Parentheticals should be on their own line.
Maybe:
DOUG
Hello?
(listening)
Hey, Honey. Yeah, I'm just leaving the office now.
You don’t need this:
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DOUG (sotto) That's not Cherry.
I didn’t understand why Cherry’s corpse would be decayed by now – it just happened.
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CHERRY (dialog) Now there really a monster in the is well.
What’s with the parenthetical?
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Zack
Posted: September 26th, 2020, 6:16pm
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Thanks for the read, Dave. I know this isn't for everyone.
"I didn�t understand why Cherry�s corpse would be decayed by now � it just happened."
SPOILERS!
She is decayed because she has been dead for a very long time. The Cherry that Doug picked up at the park is a ghost.
"What�s with the parenthetical?"
Dumb typo. I'll fix it.
Thanks for giving this one a go.
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eldave1
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LC
Posted: September 26th, 2020, 7:32pm
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Zack, I remember this one from before, right? Did Doug go in the well last time? Regardless, this version reads more horrifically complete as he gets his just desserts. I only have one minor quibble re Cherry's description. I pondered over what colour hair 'pale brunette' is. Then realised she's pale, brunette. Very dark, very gruesome. Very well done. Ick.
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Yuvraj
Posted: September 27th, 2020, 1:11am
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Long time since I read one of your scripts, Zack. This one was quite a nice and dark read. Although I guessed right for what was gonna happen to Doug as I read Cherry's description. That she's a pale brunette. I thought she might be dead and "well" she was. But, just one question: Did Doug killed all those children in the well? I think the answer will be yes but regardless it is always better to confirm. Regardless, good luck.
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BarryJohn
Posted: September 27th, 2020, 6:05am
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The log line really pulls a reader in. Nice. Very nice. Very visual writing.
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Zack
Posted: October 4th, 2020, 10:26pm
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Hey, guys. Sorry for my late response.
"Zack, I remember this one from before, right?"
Hey, Libby. Hope you've been well.
Yes, this is based off a short I wrote about 7 years back.
"Very dark, very gruesome.
Very well done. Ick."
Very happy to hear that you enjoyed my sick little tale. Lol. Thank you very much for reading.
"Long time since I read one of your scripts, Zack. This one was quite a nice and dark read."
What's up, Yuvraj? Thanks for the high praise.
"Did Doug killed all those children in the well?"
Yes, Doug killed all the kids in the well.
"Nice. Very nice. Very visual writing."
Thanks for the read and the kind words, BarryJohn. Much appreciated.
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LC
Posted: October 4th, 2020, 10:57pm
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Ooh, glad you checked in, Zack! I was left wondering about this: DOUG Hello? (beat) Hey, Honey. Yeah, I'm just leaving the office now. (beat) Yeah. I'm gonna stop by the hobby store and look around a bit. See if they got anything neat in. (beat) Alright. I won't be too long. (beat) Yep. Love you too. Bye, Honey. Is this to imply he has a wife and kid of his own? P.S. Would do very nicely as a Short-short in the Horror anthology but I guess you have another for that?
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Zack
Posted: October 4th, 2020, 11:08pm
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I definitely meant to imply that he has a wife, but not necessarily a kid.
And yes, I've got something else in store for the horror anthology. Can't wait to share it with everyone.
Thanks again for reading, Libby.
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LC
Posted: October 4th, 2020, 11:19pm
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Ah, see the 'hobby' thing got me. Thought he might be buying something for his own kid at the hobby/toy shop which imh would add a whole other layer of eww, and what a monster he is. Anyway, that's by the by. Will be on the look out for your Ep.
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Zack
Posted: October 5th, 2020, 2:48am
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Ah, see the 'hobby' thing got me. Thought he might be buying something for his own kid at the hobby/toy shop which imh would add a whole other layer of eww, and what a monster he is.
Hm. Hadn't considered that. Not a bad idea.
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Yuvraj
Posted: October 7th, 2020, 3:16am
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Zack got some dark themes up his sleeves. Moral-wise this is unfortunate and terrifying but story-wise it is pretty amazing to read. Real creep here. Good luck.
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Zack
Posted: October 27th, 2020, 12:16am
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Thanks for the front page review, Michael! Very happy you enjoyed it so much.
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No problem, bro! Nice work! -- Michael
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