Poe's Daughter
A story about a young woman and her plan to become pretty.20 total reviews
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
Oh wow, no holding back here, Patrick! What a gruesome story that was absolutely riveting. I didn't anticipate the evil she was going to perpetrate so it was all the more dark and shocking when it started to unfold. And getting the dead mother involved too was a genius streak, especially with the black humour of having her tongue removed. You achieved your goal (I actually don't know Jame Gumm) with apparent success. It's original and a winner! Well done and good luck! A virtual six from me. Debbie
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2024
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Oh wow, no holding back here, Patrick! What a gruesome story that was absolutely riveting. I didn't anticipate the evil she was going to perpetrate so it was all the more dark and shocking when it started to unfold. And getting the dead mother involved too was a genius streak, especially with the black humour of having her tongue removed. You achieved your goal (I actually don't know Jame Gumm) with apparent success. It's original and a winner! Well done and good luck! A virtual six from me. Debbie
Comment Written 05-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2024
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Hey Debbie! Thank you so much for your review and kind words about the story. Jame Gumm was the name of the character "Buffalo Bill" in The Silence of the Lambs. The "put the lotion in the basket" guy! 😂 He was trying to create a "woman suit" out of actual skin.
Comment from Karen Cherry Threadgill
I have no sixes left. This is unbelievably horrid. Thank you. Marilyn said you were good. This category of writing is something I do not attempt often. I can not write straight horror, someone has to slide in the blood or trip into a grave. You write horrible very well. I enjoyed your writing. Karen
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2024
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I have no sixes left. This is unbelievably horrid. Thank you. Marilyn said you were good. This category of writing is something I do not attempt often. I can not write straight horror, someone has to slide in the blood or trip into a grave. You write horrible very well. I enjoyed your writing. Karen
Comment Written 05-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2024
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Wow, thank you Karen! I'm so glad you liked the story!
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Comment from Pam Lonsdale
Whenever I thought I knew what you were up to, I was proven wrong. Reading this was like passing a car wreck on the interstate; you want to look away because you know it may be sad and horrible to see, but you just have to see it. I just had to keep reading.
So, Agnes placed her mother's tongue in the raven and that allowed it to have mom's voice? She's going to use Anna's blood to make herself beautiful?
This is very Poe-like, Patrick:-)
I really hopes this wins Story of the Month, but you're going to find that whenever we VOTE on a contest here, it more often than not turns into a popularity contest. Some vote for the best, others vote for their friends or the person in the hospital, the person at home with a sick loved one ... You get what I'm saying.
Feel good that you were nominated, because that is done by a committee that looks for good work on the site.
I look forward to many more awesome posts.
xo
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2024
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Whenever I thought I knew what you were up to, I was proven wrong. Reading this was like passing a car wreck on the interstate; you want to look away because you know it may be sad and horrible to see, but you just have to see it. I just had to keep reading.
So, Agnes placed her mother's tongue in the raven and that allowed it to have mom's voice? She's going to use Anna's blood to make herself beautiful?
This is very Poe-like, Patrick:-)
I really hopes this wins Story of the Month, but you're going to find that whenever we VOTE on a contest here, it more often than not turns into a popularity contest. Some vote for the best, others vote for their friends or the person in the hospital, the person at home with a sick loved one ... You get what I'm saying.
Feel good that you were nominated, because that is done by a committee that looks for good work on the site.
I look forward to many more awesome posts.
xo
Comment Written 04-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2024
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Hi Pam! I thought you had already reviewed this! And yes, I would be very proud to have this win. And yes again, I understand the dynamics of these things. So, I take all the good and leave the cynicism alone. I'm all about positive energy, and being nominated three time is humbling and amazing. 😊
Comment from Begin Again
You and your magnificent story deserve a six but I don't have one...does that make us even? LOL I have to admit, I am not into horror stories - especially ones that make my skin crawl or go boo in the night, but it was you, so I had to read it. Beyond a shadow of a doubt, you win hands down for horror stories.... and if I can't sleep tonight...I know who to blame. You are going to be triple-loved by the readers on this site. Bravo at your skills.
Smiles and hugs, Carol
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2024
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You and your magnificent story deserve a six but I don't have one...does that make us even? LOL I have to admit, I am not into horror stories - especially ones that make my skin crawl or go boo in the night, but it was you, so I had to read it. Beyond a shadow of a doubt, you win hands down for horror stories.... and if I can't sleep tonight...I know who to blame. You are going to be triple-loved by the readers on this site. Bravo at your skills.
Smiles and hugs, Carol
Comment Written 07-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2024
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Hi Carol! Yes, you can blame me! I'm glad you enjoyed the story despite its gruesomeness. I will be visiting your portfolio soon!
Patrick
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Hello! Nice to hear from you! I had someone ask for a chapter summary of the ghost story with Eleanor and Farth that I am currently writing so I think when I post tomorrow I also might ad it in case anyone wants an update. I'm about half way through the story I think and it's fun but complicate. No scary stuff though. LOL
Smiles, Carol
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I'm on it! Eleanor and I will become fast friends, I'm sure. Happy writing this evening!
Comment from Ric Myworld
I'm usually out of our short-stocked sixes by Sunday or Monday of the week. But this week I've managed to save one, waiting for that most deserving post. And tag, you're it. Great descriptive writing! Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2024
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I'm usually out of our short-stocked sixes by Sunday or Monday of the week. But this week I've managed to save one, waiting for that most deserving post. And tag, you're it. Great descriptive writing! Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 05-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2024
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Wow, thank for the rating! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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Wow, thank for the rating! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Comment from Julie Helms
You hit the trifecta with me: Poe, horror, and 'it puts the lotion in the basket.' I loved this and thought it was extremely well-written. This kind of psychological horror is like a train wreck, you just can't look away. You hope it's not true, but ooh look at that wonderfully crafted grotesqueness over there, type of conflict. (I have no idea if that makes sense. Lol)
Really well done!
Julie
reply by the author on 04-Sep-2024
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You hit the trifecta with me: Poe, horror, and 'it puts the lotion in the basket.' I loved this and thought it was extremely well-written. This kind of psychological horror is like a train wreck, you just can't look away. You hope it's not true, but ooh look at that wonderfully crafted grotesqueness over there, type of conflict. (I have no idea if that makes sense. Lol)
Really well done!
Julie
Comment Written 04-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 04-Sep-2024
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Hello Julie! Nice to meet you! Thank you for your review of my story. I'm so happy you liked it! And yes, I totally understand your point. It is why so many of us like horror and scary stories to begin with. Anyway, I truly appreciate you spending one of your limited Six-Star ratings on this. ((Still looking around for emojis. Why are there no emojis? <----This is where I would insert a laughing emoji, but of course, I can't. <-----And this is where I would insert a rolling eyes emoji, but ... you get the point.))
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😃😃 the emojis are on my touch screen keyboard. We'll see if they show up on your end when I hit send. I've never used them on here. If it works, you may have just revolutionized my reviewing. Lol! 😎
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They worked! Now how do I use them?
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They are just at the bottom of my keyboard, but it's a touchscreen keyboard. Not sure where one keeps ones emojis with a regular keyboard.
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Yeah, now I'm just showing off. 😊
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Awww, I have no emojis on my keyboard. Just letters, numbers, and punctuation marks. The basic, boring stuff. Oh well! Show off, Julie! I won't begrudge you your emoji prowess! <-----"grin" emoji here
Comment from Marilyn Hamilton
I am mesmerized! An excellent job of braiding all three. I want it to keep going! Please let me know who you are after the blind is lifted because i would like to follow your writing.
reply by the author on 04-Sep-2024
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I am mesmerized! An excellent job of braiding all three. I want it to keep going! Please let me know who you are after the blind is lifted because i would like to follow your writing.
Comment Written 04-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 04-Sep-2024
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Hello again Marilyn! So, about this "blind review" idea. Does it default to "yes," because I don't remember setting it that way? And, are all the reviews blind if it is set that way, or just one every once in a while? My next question is, am I breaking some law by letting you know that this is Patrick again, the one born in the 20th Century, in 1974? *looks around for more emojis to use* Thank you SO MUCH for using your limited Six Star ratings on my work. ((Really? No emojis? Seriously?))
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oh ok I should have know it was a new voice I was hearing in that story. It isn't easy to find a good horror writer around here and I appreciate it when I find it. The blind happens when a story or poem is up for a contest which that piece didn't appear to be so I wasn't sure why the author didn't show. Thank you for fanning me and I will be sure to do the same so that i don't miss any of your horror!
Comment from pome lover
well, that was sickening, which, I guess, was your intent. I know, you warned the reader, but your title intrigued me and I was curious, so ...
I stuck with it, thinking surely she wouldn't, but she did.
one nice thing, you gave good member cents, so thanks.
Katharine
reply by the author on 04-Sep-2024
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well, that was sickening, which, I guess, was your intent. I know, you warned the reader, but your title intrigued me and I was curious, so ...
I stuck with it, thinking surely she wouldn't, but she did.
one nice thing, you gave good member cents, so thanks.
Katharine
Comment Written 04-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 04-Sep-2024
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Awwww, sorry about that! Thank you for sticking it out until the end, though. I do appreciate it.
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Awwww, sorry about that! Thank you for sticking it out until the end, though. I do appreciate it.
Comment from royowen
I've read Stephen King, but many years ago, but apart from a brief look at Poe's The raven, I've never delved any deeper into his works, I know that dark literature can be compelling, but I think one can develop a morbidity I don't want, the windows of the soul are the eye, they say, what we feed it...but well done, good writing, blessings Roy
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reply by the author on 04-Sep-2024
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I've read Stephen King, but many years ago, but apart from a brief look at Poe's The raven, I've never delved any deeper into his works, I know that dark literature can be compelling, but I think one can develop a morbidity I don't want, the windows of the soul are the eye, they say, what we feed it...but well done, good writing, blessings Roy
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Comment Written 04-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 04-Sep-2024
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Thank you, Roy! I appreciate you reading it, especially since it is not your normal cup of tea.
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Thank you, Roy! I appreciate you reading it, especially since it is not your normal cup of tea.
Comment from Michael Ludwinder
Wow, your story is a gripping piece that kept me on the edge of my seat! I particularly admired how you built suspense throughout and delved deep into Agnes's complex psyche. She was unsettling! haha Your descriptions and the unexpected twists added a thrilling intensity. You have a talent for writing horror. Fantastic job on creating such an engaging story!
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reply by the author on 04-Sep-2024
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Wow, your story is a gripping piece that kept me on the edge of my seat! I particularly admired how you built suspense throughout and delved deep into Agnes's complex psyche. She was unsettling! haha Your descriptions and the unexpected twists added a thrilling intensity. You have a talent for writing horror. Fantastic job on creating such an engaging story!
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Comment Written 04-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 04-Sep-2024
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Thank you Michael! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
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Thank you Michael! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!