For this week’s blog you are to write a story in the genre of Gothic Literature. Your stories need to be 300 words, contain all the elements of a short story (characters, climax, conflict, action, etc), and be dark in nature.
Good luck, and have fun.
one day in a small country town a lil boy named Tyler was out playin with his friend Dillin in the corn field behind his house.It was getting dark out wich was their favorite time to play. In the middle of the cornfield was a big open circle.
ReplyDeleteThey raced through the corn to see who would get there first right when they got there they heard,"Tyler, it's getin late time ta come in, you better not be playin in the corn field me and your pape warned you bout doin that cuz of the cyotes" called Tylers ma from the house. " commin ma" called Tyler. "Awwwwww" said Dillin "we din't even get ta play hide an seek" "hey," says Tyler "I got an idea, how bout I go inside wait till my ma goes ta sleep then we'll meet in the middle of the corn field. Dillin looked releived and said "ok you go and I'll wait right here till ya get back" Dillin waved as Tyler dissapered through the corn to his house.
Hours went by and still Tyler had not shown up. " don't worry he'll be here soon" Dillon says to himself as he looks around. Soon it got to the point where Dillin could barly see three feet in front of him. "Tyler forgot about me" Dillin thought angryly as he started to walk throught the corn field to Tylers house. As he walked through the corn an ery feeling creeped over him, the feeling that he was being watched. Scared he ran the rest of the way by the time he got there it felt like forever. And it was really dark {oh man its really late my ma'll kill me if she found out i stayed out this late} thought Dillin as he looked at Tylers bedroom window the light was out so " he's sleeping!!!!" said Dillion angerly. So he went home. when he got there he noticed that all of the lights were off { wooo thank goodness) he thought as he creeped inside. he quickly creeped past his parents room and clossed the door to his when his head hit the pillow he fell into a deep sleep.
He woke up by being shaken by his ma. " get up come on, Dillion Tylers missin." she said in a paniked voice. When she said that it was like being splashed with ice water, in an instant he was up and bounding out of the room. With ters runing down his face he ran to Tylers house to see if it were true. Right as he was about to knock on the door Tylers mom ooened the door and hugged him. Her hair was messed up and her face covered with tears. They sat there for a while crying on the couch when they heard a heavy knock on the door. When they opened it standing there was their neighbor Tom. "Mrs.Benidik we found him" as he said this he looked down at his hands and said" were sorry for your loss." The people in the surch group said they found his bodie not even 20FT from the house in the corn field. No one knew how he had died, he looked as he did the night before when he was playing with Dillion, Except for the frightened look that was forever frozen on his face.
The next day was the funeral everyone except for Dillion showed up. A neighbor reported to have seen him heading twords the cornfield but no one had hear nor seen him since then. No one knows what happened to him some people say that he died but no one has been able to find the body
It was a normal summer night when 3 teenagers went camping in the woods. There names where Jillian, Tyler, and Mandy. Everyone would say that whoever went there, never returned. But, they didn’t believe it so they wanted to prove them wrong by staying there overnight.
ReplyDeleteWhen they arrived at the place they where staying they began to set up but kept hearing someone yelling nearby . They thought it was just someone trying to mess with them so they just continued setting everything up.
A few hours later, they still heard the noise. So Jillian decided to go see what it was. She said she would be back in a few minutes but, and hour went by so, Tyler and Mandy went to go see where she went.
After they walked for about 10 minutes, it got really dark and suddenly very cold. They noticed blood was everywhere and began follow the trail of blood. After they couldn’t find her, they began to try to find a way out of the woods but couldn’t. They realized they were trapped. They turned around after someone threw something at them from behind them. It was an axe, that hit Tyler in the back of the head.
Mandy had no idea what to do and realized trying to help him would be pointless because he was already dead. So she ran as fast as she could back to the campsite to get something she could’ve used as a weapon to attack whoever it was that killed her friends.
But, when she got back there was a man with long black hair and his face looked like it had been burnt by fire was sitting in the chair with the axe that had killed Tyler on the ground next to him . Mandy began screaming and running away, trying to call somebody for help. When she dropped her phone she found a very sharp stick and attacked the man with it. She stabbed him right in the stomach. He just lied there, not moving. So she ran as fast as she could and she wasn’t really paying attention and she ended up falling down a very steep hill, and smashed her face off of a rock. It killed her.
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ReplyDeleteElise i think that your story was very good. I realy liked the part where the girl insted of being murderd she basicly died by her own fault
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ReplyDeleteOne big house, empty for years and it was Halloween night. Some kids decided to go inside and see if they could get spooked. There was a group of kids that had been waiting for years just to see what it was like inside that house. They had finally been old enough to go out on Halloween without their parents. The house was very spooky, large and decayed looking. No one had lived there since a young couple and their son left claiming there was an evil spirit. No one ever believed them but no one ever dared to move in either. So, two boys... James and Anthony decided to go in with their girlfriends, Shelby and Christy. All of them were fooling around in a boat outside the house when they heard a knocking from inside the front door. They didn't understand who would be inside when it looked fairly empty. Not even a light was on. So, the boys went up and opened the door with Shelby and Christy slowly following behind. They walked in and pulled out their phones for some light. When they started to look around they found a candle. So James got out his lighter and lit it. All they could see was furniture covered in blankets and pictures still hung up from the previous family. So they walked up the stairs, into the first room. It looked like a dungeon, the walls lined with what looked like fake blood and skeleton toys. So they walked into the next room and it looked empty. Shelby walked inside and opened the closet then walked inside... It was a fairly large closet with a lot of clothes. Her and Christy saw plenty of girl clothes and decided to try them on. While James and Anthony walked back down the stairs to look around some more. Suddenly, James heard Christy cry and ran back up stairs. Then Shelby started screaming and Anthony tried running up. Something grabbed Anthony and pulled him back the stairs. James got up stairs to see what was wrong and the girls were just messing with them. So they all came back down stairs..Except for Shelby. They both wondered where she went so they went back up to look for her but couldn't find her anywhere. They figured she was just messing around but then they couldnt find Anthony. Christy and James thought they were just pulling a prank so they went home. But ever since that night, Anthony and Shelby were never found.
ReplyDeleteElise i like your story! And the name Jillian. (:
ReplyDeleteOne night Ben Gay and Chris Peacock were four wheeling out in the woods. They lost track of time and before they knew it it was dark. So they started their way back to their house. But Ben spotted something and he called Chris over and they saw a dead moose it was torn to bits. They were wondering what could do this to a moose. Ben said we better get home and then all of the sudden they hear a scream. It came from the mountains so they got back to their house and got lights and went back out to the mountains. They heard it this time but it was closer and then they heard a a laugh. Chris was getting freaked out and wanted to go home but Ben couldn't just leave a person to die. So they finally got to the place where they though they heard the scream and they walked and they felt the ground start to fall underneath them. They both screamed and tried to move out but it was to late they were trapped. A few hours went by and they heard the scream again and when they looked up they saw a man. His face was covered in blood and he was very tall and also had a chainsaw in his hands. He laughed again and said your my next meal. So he chained them up and dragged them back to his house his house looked like it was about to fall over and looked very old and creepy. They got inside and saw human heads and intestines and eyeballs in jars. He said the eyeballs are my favorite and then he took out a knife and stabbed Ben multiable times and Chris screamed and the guy said your desert. Once he got Ben all cut up he made Chris eat him with him. And then after that night none has ever seen Ben Gay or Chris Peacock.
ReplyDeleteevauaghn i liked your story good job.
ReplyDeleteOne day there were 4 teenagers going on a road trip to the worlds biggest mall. There was Allison 17, her boyfriend Charles 18, Erin 17 and Cody 18. They took Allison's car to go to the mall. They decided to take a short cut through the woods.
ReplyDeleteSuddenly there car broke down and they were in the middle of the woods on a dirt road with no service and no houses that they could see. So Charles and Cody were looking at the engine to see if anything was wrong with it. They were looking for over an hour.
As it started to get dark they were getting a little freaked out so Erin said "Guys I'm starting to get a little scared why doesn't one of us use our phones to call someone"? "Mmhhhmm maybe because we don't have service!" Charles said. "Allison go look in the trunk for flashlights its hard to see what I'm doing." But there were no flashlights. "Okay guys lets split up" Allison and I will go walk down the road to see if we get service, Charles and Cody go in the woods to see if you can find a house but, if you don't find anything by 30 minutes come back."
30 Minutes pasted and the girls came back and had no luck. There was no sign of Charles and Cody. So they girls were waiting. "Man I'm starting to get really hungry" said Allison. "Me too!" I have some food in the back we could eat" said Allison. "Okay lets eat." So the girls sat down and ate.
As 2 hours went by Charles and Cody were still not back. "Maybe we should go find them they are taking a long time" "Okay" Allison agreed. So they got all their flashlights and went out into the woods. All they heard was howling and crackling of sticks.
The girls heard something growl, that sounded like it was right behind them. They started running like never before. "Hold on I'm out of breath and I think we are away from the thing that was growling at us" Erin said. So the girls started walking when suddenly they heard a big loud scream what they though sounded like Cody. "Oh my god!" said Allison. "Lets go see if it was them." They saw Cody laying there dead and they ran over to him. Allison started screaming "WHERES MY BOYFRIEND!" They heard another scream and Allison started crying because she knew that it was Charles and she was running through the woods. Erin didn't know what to do so she knelt next to Cody.
She heard what sounded like foot steps and she turned around a a guy with an ax was standing there and she tried to run away but it was too late he swung and killed her. When Allison heard her she started running towards the car but the ax man heard her and started chasing after her and finally he killed her.
The End.
Harrison I thought your story was really creepy and gross. Like the eyeballs in the jar and the human heads. But it was a good story good job.
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One night last year in October, three teenagers, Boone, Hayden, and Dante, were getting ready to go the annual haunted house. Every year the “Scary Jack-o’-lantern” has the scariest haunted house in the world. At the haunted house the year before, Dante actually peed his pants he got scared so bad!
ReplyDeleteWhen everyone was ready to go, Boone’s dad drove everyone to the pumpkin farm. When they got there they noticed that they didn’t see anyone even though there were hundreds of cars there. They thought that this was weird because usually it is the busiest place around the town of Slaughterville, Oklahoma (which is actually a real place!). They saw that it was open so Boone’s mom dropped them off and they started to walk into the pumpkin farm. The first thing they saw was the haunted house; it looked like something was moving inside! They snuck up toward the haunted house wanting to know what was going on. Outside of the haunted house they saw what they thought was fake blood. They would later find out that they were wrong!
Hayden led the way into the haunted house. On the right hand side they saw fake axes, knives, guns, and more weapons hanging from the wall. They kept going on even though they were starting to get worried and freaked out. After a few minutes, they started to hear a voice talking. It was coming from a hidden door on the left hand side. They ran through the door and found three men with guns holding everyone at the pumpkin farm hostage. The men told them to go sit down or they would shoot them.
Boone, Hayden, and Dante were never seen or heard from again. No one knows what happened that day at the pumpkin farm, but it was definitely the scariest pumpkin farm ever.
Evaughn, I liked your story because you described the kids and because the corn field was creepy!
ReplyDeleteThe road to the manor was long and winding. The wind howled, and the rain raged. The dark sky lit up only with the occasional lightning bolt, otherwise completely dark.
ReplyDeleteAs he went down the road, the manor shown in the distance. At its high earthen perch, Daniel turned for but a moment to look at the manor serene beauty. But for that moment, a turn in the road came up, the guard rails speeding towards the car, showing in its headlights. With a sudden crunch, the jagged, rusted over guard rails folded. As the car slid down the path through the trees and rocks, Daniel's yells and screams of panic were muffled by the rain.
The car came to a stop against on old pine tree at the foot of a hill. As he managed to get himself from out of the car, he looked at the wreckage of it with dismay. It smoked and steamed, and was bent in nearly every place. "Christ, it looks terrible..." He said, as he turned around to look up hill at how far the top was. It was rather steep, and nearly 100 ft away. "Well, I suppose I'm not going to get it back up there by hand."
He looked around for any form of shelter from the storm. He spotted a nearby house, with lanterns glowing ominously in the dark of the night. He approached with caution, wondering who could be inside.
The door was large and wooden, with several scratches and splinters missing from its face. Mounted on it was a figure of a dragon head, with a ring in its mouth for a knocking device. With a sudden burst of courage, he lifted it and banged it against the door three times, slowly. For a minute, nothing but silence. After some time though, the door slowly creaked open, revealing a tall, thin figure, that arose in the door's threshold.
After a few seconds, the figure spoke, saying "Hello... I haven't seen a person out here in nearly a century... Why don't you come in...?"
In fear, Daniel stood there, mouth a gape, as the odd hooded figure ushered him inside. "Hear... Sit down... You look tired..." The man said as he pointed his hand to a beaten up reclining chair, with one of the arms ripped of, the other scratched with foam coming out the seams.
"Tell me... Why are you hear...?" The man uttered, his eyes covered by a black hat with a long brim. After sitting there for some time speechless, Daniel slowly explained how his car had gone off the edge of the road, and ended up there.
"Hmm... Fascinating... Anyways, I'm getting a bit... Peckish... Perhaps we should prepare a meal... Come with me..." He said, as he held his motioning Daniel to go forward.
Feeling more accustom to the man, Daniel said "What will you prepare? What are we going to eat?" "Well..." The hooded figure said, "Unfortunately, you won't be attending this meal... The meal, however..." He said, as he picked up a black, blunt object that looked like a baseball bat, "...Is you..." hitting him in the back of the head with it, only once, killing him. "Such a shame too..." The man said, revealing his face from under the cloak, which was covered in scales the color of poison, and yellow eyes that were in sharp points. "Guess you should watch were you're going... Hehe..."
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ReplyDeleteOne cold fall day in Pennsylvania, a girl named Catherine was walking home from school with a few of her friends, Sarah, Jessica, and Katelyn. Catherine’s house was only 5 blocks away from the school, but it still seemed like a long walk, especially when she had to walk by Bill King’s house, the town creep. Bill King was a man who had just gotten out of jail for attempted murder, but was later found not guilty. Even though the entire town thinks that he really did kill Jason Nandlock.
ReplyDeleteAs the girls walked by Bill’s house, they heard a slamming sound. They quickly whipped there head around to look at what was going on. And, Bill King was standing on his porch with a shovel in his hand. The girls froze in place. He slowly started walking down the steps while keeping his eyes on the girls. Catherine looked over at Katelyn and told her that they should start walking a little faster. All of a sudden the man got into his car, and began pulling out of his driveway. The girls all sighed with relief. Then, they heard a loud sound. They turned around, and saw the car coming towards them. They all screamed at the same time. And tried to jump out of the way but it was too late.
The car hit them, and Katelyn was the only one who survived. Katelyn’s friends were all pinned underneath the car. And Katelyn was just laying there near the sidewalk. She was hurt and couldn’t get up. One of the neighbors must’ve witnessed what happened. And Katelyn could hear sirens.
The police came, and put Katelyn in the ambulance. She woke up in the hospital, and found out she was the only one of her friends who survived, and Bill King, the man who ran them over. Had also killed himself after. Many families were devastated. And Bill King was officially gone.
Catherine, i really like your story! Good job:)
ReplyDeleteThis is a story about a child named Greg. His favorite thing to is play football for his school. But he got hit one time and it killed him. The next day was the funeral, when everyone was gone some how he rose up out of the ground. But he looked different. Before he died he was 5 foot 5 inches and he had green eyes and brown hair. Now all he had was bones. so he went to his friends house named Paul. when he got there Paul just looked at Greg. then he went to bed and never woke up. So Greg went to his house and everyone was dead.he didn't know how they were dead. The only evidence was the scared look on their faces. so people thought that Greg was not a good name for him anymore. so people call him "the white death." some people say that he killed everyone on the face of the earth. Yes he did walk under water to get the middle east.so when he went back to his house his wall were painted with dead bodies of all the people he scared to death.Once there was nobody else on the earth he got bored so he wen t after the animals. The bears tried to kill him but there was no blood so he wouldn't die. then when all the animals were about dead he ate them when they were still alive. so he gained the energy and he was as strong as the animals.And then went went for a walk. Some people say that he is still walking. so he got hungy and at the trees.
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ReplyDeleteCool story Harrison, its a little weird, but really cool. Love it, keep it up! :)
ReplyDelete“You guys ready?” I heard from behind.
ReplyDeleteI turned around and saw my old friend Chris Hawke; we have been friends since collage and decided to go hiking up in the Rocky Mountains for a weekend vacation. There were four of us, me, Chris, his friend Jake, and my brother Matt Wolfe. We were at the base camp at the bottom of the mountain getting ready to head up.
“Ya, Luke are you?” My brother called to me?
“Yup, let me just get my pack” I replied
I went back into the tent to grab my back pack filled with all the necessities for wilderness survival, a machete, a small lighter, some clothes, and a couple of snacks for along the way.
We all had our own special skill that we were bring up with us. Chris and I were in the Rangers for about four years. Matt was a survival expert, and Jake was an adrenaline junkie so he would be used to things like this.
“Alright I’m ready” I called
“Okay, let’s head up!” Jake yelled
We headed up the trail. He walked for about an hour or two hours before we took our first break to eat. Then we started back up. Eventually we found the spot that we were going to set up camp.
“Alright this spot looks good” Chris said
“Luke! Matt! Can you start setting up?” Jake said
“Ya” I replied
Jake threw us the tent spikes to hold the tents down. He and Chris started to look for firewood to give us warmth and light for the night. About an hour passed when we finished pitching the tents.
As we finished we heard a loud scream come from the distance. Matt and I went to go and check it out, when we saw Chris running towards us.
“There…There’s something or...or someone out there. They killed Jake!!!” Chris yelled.
“Wait what?” I asked in confusion.
“There was a person out there when we went to get the firewood. While I was looking Jake strayed off. I started to look for him when I heard the scream, but then I found him lying on the ground with somebody or something standing over him. I approached it but it ran off so I came back here as quickly as I could.” He added.
I went back to grab my rifle that we brought just in case a wild animal would attack the camp and set off into the woods with Chris and Matt.
We followed Chris to where he saw the figure. When we finally got there, the figure as still there, I yelled at it to come closer so I could see who it was.
It started to lurch forward at us when it burst into dust and blew right at Chris. All I saw was it go into Chris, come out, and him falling dead onto the ground. I started to fire at the black cloud coming right at me.
When I started hearing the clicking from the rifle being empty I dropped it and took off. My brother was ahead of me about 10 feet. We got back to the camp and started to look for anything we could use against it. Then we heard foot steps. I looked through a small hole in the tent, it was Jake. How was he alive?
Matt stepped out to get him.
“Wait! It’s a trap!” I screamed
The possessed Jake lunged at Matt.
“Get away from my brother!” I yelled at it
I grabbed a small bowl and threw it at the figure. Luckily it hit it in the face. Now it was starting to come at me. Not thinking I grabbed a smoldering stick from the fire and thrust it at the figure.
It burst into flames and finally fell into a pile of ash.
We hiked back to the road and told local authorities about it, they gathered the bodies and we gave Jake a burial and gave Chris the hero’s Burial he had always wanted.
Cool Story Devon Great Use Of Gothic Literature.
ReplyDeleteJared i like your blog its very creepy
ReplyDeleteNice story Devon you did a great job
ReplyDeleteGreat story Evaughn I liked the ending, and not just because it ended. Great Job Keep it Up!
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