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COURSE FIVE: HORROR

Author: Wyatt Earp  Date:   05-26-12 08:34 In Wessex Falls they had a saying: "When there is a red moon before snowfall, beware." Of course it was a very old saying and no one knew where it came from or why. Old man Bernard Everard had heard it from his pop, and his gramps, but those were old timers and things were very different in the old days. Hell, when it starting snowing for the winter they were holed up in Everard Hollow and didn't come down until thaw. That was just the way of it. So who knows what folks got up to isolated on their farms during the winter a hundred years ago? Maybe it was like a werewolf thing only folks were going stir crazy? Of course who ever even heard of a red moon? Bernard had seen it yellow or even blue once, but never red. That was until tonight. Tonight he was out on Lake Mekwek ice fishing. This year in Wessex Falls it had been colder than a witch's tit, and tonight was no exception. The ice was good and thick, and it was so cold that Bernard decided to drive his truck out on the ice to his fishing cabin instead of walk. In fact it was so cold that once he was out on the ice he realized he was the only one. Even with their little shacks and heaters it seemed like no one wanted to spend a night out on the lake. "Chicken flatlanders," grunted Bernard, even though he knew full well that his neighbors and fellow fisherman were all natives, but Bernard liked to blame everything on flatlanders with their SUVs and their propensity for 'improving' things. The ice was at least 8 inches, and the mercury read 15 below, and it was probably even colder if you counted the wind chill factor. Before Bernard entered his shack he looked up at the sky. It was always the clearest nights that were the coldest and tonight was no exception. On top of that it was a full moon and she was as big as a pie plate up there in the sky, and red. Really red. Bernard hadn't heard that old saying in years, most of the old timers that remembered being dead and in their graves, but now it came to mind. Beware of what though? It was cold, that was for sure, but it never snowed when it was this cold. Off the ice the landscape around though was covered in a thick blanket of the white stuff. It was just like when Bernard was a kid, not like these modern wishy washy winters since the global warming or whatever it was. Bernard ducked into his shack, got his heater going, and baited his Tip-up, and got it set in place. Then he sat down on his camp stool to wait, a nice flask of brandy in his mittened hand to help pass the time. It was a few minutes past midnight when the ice started creaking around Bernard. At first he was dozing lightly and he didn't notice, but as his consciousness returned to him, he found himself thinking it must be the spring thaw. But that was only until the last shreds of sleep slipped away from his mind. Then he sat up bolt upright in alarm. Why was the ice cracking? It was eight inches thick and the mercury still read in the low teens. Spring was still months away. Even if it suddenly warmed up twenty and more degrees it would take a lot longer for the ice to melt on the surface of the cold lake. Bernard stepped outside. The moon was an angry red eye glowering at him from the sky, and all around Bernard could hear the ice cracking, louder and louder. He fumbled in his pocket for this truck keys. He would need to get it off the ice. Even if it was freezing something was going on and the ice was going. Already he could see cracks growing with alarming speed closer to the middle of the lake, racing towards him, exploding like gunshots in the woods. He paused for just a second to take in the awful scene, his heart a hammer in his chest, his breath coming in short gulps as the panic started to really hit him. None of it made sense his mind protested but his senses screamed at him to run. He turned to make the dash for the truck. What he saw next made even less sense than the cracking ice. A huge tentacle, thicker than a tree trunk, pushed up a slab of ice, than another and another, and with these great suckered arms something, something monstrous and huge, grabbed Bernard's truck and pulled it under the ice and the water. Yelping in fear Bernard broke and ran for the shore. He didn't make it. Before he'd gone a yard the tentacles were back, breaking through the ice all around him. The first wrapped around his ankle, starting to drag him. He tried to break free, clawing futilely with fingers muzzled in mittens, desperately wishing he hadn't left his axe back in the shack, but the thing was powerful and he was pulled off his feet and dragged over the ice, which tore through his down parka like shards of glass. Bernard started yelling, his arms flailing around him, but there was no one to hear him except the kraken under the ice. As it pulled him under the last thing Bernard ever saw was the red moon over Wessex Falls. A few hours later the sky had clouded over and the snow began to fall, covering up all traces of Bernard. In the morning folks would marvel at the state of the lake, but nature could be fickle, everyone in New England knew that. In the spring they would find Bernard's truck a mile away in the Wapek river.

Topics	Author	Date
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Pandemonium Walks Upon the Scene	Pandemonium	05-25-12 09:23
RE: Pandemonium Walks Upon the Scene	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 09:54
The Secret Ingredient	Katheryn dEllesmera	05-25-12 09:57
RE: Pandemonium Walks Upon the Scene	J Sprocket Stemwinder	05-25-12 10:05
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RE: The Secret Ingredient	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 10:06
A little intro ...pirate style!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 10:12
The Challenger ... Devlin!	Devlin	05-25-12 10:25
Welcome one, welcome all!	Joan	05-25-12 10:26
Last Minute Rule Change!	Pandemonium	05-25-12 10:31
COURSE ONE:HISTORICAL WESTERN	Wyatt Earp	05-25-12 10:48
Let it Snow and Ohh look!	Joan	05-25-12 11:07
Some refreshment while we wait?	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 11:26
Response to the judges	Devlin	05-25-12 11:34
RE: Some refreshment while we wait?	J Sprocket Stemwinder	05-25-12 11:48
RE: Some refreshment while we wait?	Katheryn dEllesmera	05-25-12 11:58
JS! I"m likin' the sound o' that!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 12:08
Of Course There MUST beSnow!	J Sprocket Stemwinder	05-25-12 12:16
New friends in the stands too!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 12:30
RE: New friends in the stands too!	Katheryn dEllesmera	05-25-12 12:41
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-25-12 12:41
COURSE ONE: HISTORY! (WWII)	Devlin	05-25-12 12:45
where is the popcorn?	Clio	05-25-12 12:46
RE: Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-25-12 12:50
Snacks and Sky	Joan	05-25-12 12:54
RE: New friends in the stands too!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 12:56
Commercial break between rounds!	Devlin	05-25-12 12:58
RE: Commercial break between rounds!	Katheryn dEllesmera	05-25-12 13:09
Sponsors? Aye!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 13:13
A Little Curious Countess	Suzanne de Vertus	05-25-12 13:15
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-25-12 13:16
Some Support	Joan	05-25-12 13:35
The Pin, The pin on the badge!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 13:43
Summertime Movies!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 13:57
Sitting in the stands...shaking my head!	Sesen	05-25-12 14:20
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-25-12 14:57
RE: Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Clementine Proulx	05-25-12 15:13
Goodbye...For now!	Joan	05-25-12 15:20
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-25-12 15:25
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-25-12 15:36
COURSE TWO: FANTASY STEAMPUNK	Wyatt Earp	05-25-12 15:46
Old doesn't mean mature	Dulcinea	05-25-12 15:49
Cheers and no jeers...	Clio	05-25-12 15:51
Drafted	Isabella Marie	05-25-12 16:13
RE: COURSE ONE: HISTORY! (WWII)	Alexei Nikolaevich	05-25-12 16:27
Hours tick by.....	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 16:38
RE: Hours tick by.....	Katheryn dEllesmera	05-25-12 16:51
COURSE THREE: ROMANCE	Wyatt Earp	05-25-12 16:58
Interviewing the Competitors!	Isabella Marie	05-25-12 17:24
RE: COURSE THREE: ROMANCE	Clementine Proulx	05-25-12 17:26
COURSE TWO: DARK URBAN FANTASY	Devlin	05-25-12 17:26
The Girls Spot Miss Clio	Big Ben	05-25-12 17:36
*Applause*	Sabrina Banner	05-25-12 18:00
Being found by friends	Clio	05-25-12 18:04
RE: Being found by friends	Evaline Boulanger	05-25-12 18:15
Half-starved judges!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 18:19
Food is on the way	J Sprocket Stemwinder	05-25-12 18:50
Sweet Treats	Phyllida	05-25-12 19:04
RE: Sweet Treats	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 19:17
RE: Sweet Treats	Phyllida	05-25-12 19:45
So quiet!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 19:48
RE: Sweet Treats	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 19:52
COURSE FOUR: SCIENCE FICTION	Wyatt Earp	05-25-12 20:11
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Taniko	05-25-12 20:12
Knackered	Wyatt Earp	05-25-12 20:14
Lettin' the Pearl sing us a lullaby...	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 21:08
Plan and What happened	Dr Armageddon Endikut	05-25-12 21:27
RE: Plan and What happened	Devlin	05-25-12 21:31
Wow	Dulcinea	05-25-12 21:33
9 hours	Dr Armageddon Endikut	05-25-12 21:41
COURSE THREE: CONTEMPORARY	Devlin	05-25-12 21:48
RE: Wow	Suzanne de Vertus	05-26-12 01:25
What Happened So Far	Joan	05-26-12 02:38
COURSE FOUR: ROMANCE	Devlin	05-26-12 03:06
Two to Go!	Joan	05-26-12 03:28
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-26-12 04:59
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-26-12 05:00
Shaking herself awake	Clio	05-26-12 05:17
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-26-12 05:40
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-26-12 05:41
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-26-12 05:42
Also Awakening This Pleasant Morn	Big Ben	05-26-12 06:40
Back to Judging	Katheryn dEllesmera	05-26-12 07:26
COURSE FIVE: SCIENCE FICTION	Devlin	05-26-12 07:36
One to Go!	Joan	05-26-12 07:47
Fair mornin' to Pan Historia	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-26-12 07:48
An Invitation	Clio	05-26-12 07:51
Final comments	Devlin	05-26-12 07:54
Most exciting - and what is to come!	Sesen	05-26-12 08:23
COURSE FIVE: HORROR	Wyatt Earp	05-26-12 08:34
The End (almost)	Joan	05-26-12 08:39
RE: The End (almost)	Wyatt Earp	05-26-12 08:45
Judging!	Pandemonium	05-26-12 08:47
Round of applause, indeed!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-26-12 08:57
Stick a fork in it	Dulcinea	05-26-12 09:10
The Judges Have Spoke: And the Winner of Pan Historia's First Iron Writer Challenge Match Is:::	Pandemonium	05-26-12 11:17
RE:Winner of Pan Historia's First Iron Writer Challenge Match	Veronica Dorsey	05-26-12 11:43
RE: The Judges Have Spoke: And the Winner of Pan Historia's First Iron Writer Challenge Match Is:::	Andrea Hawthorn	05-26-12 12:05
RE:Winner of Pan Historia's First Iron Writer Challenge Match	Suzanne de Vertus	05-26-12 12:16
Congratulations	Clio	05-26-12 14:06
RE:Winner of Pan Historia's First Iron Writer Challenge Match	Taniko	05-26-12 15:43
Many thanks to one and all!	Devlin	05-27-12 14:04
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-28-12 05:16
IWPH Writer Stadium: Getting Ready For The Second Challenge	Elizabeth deLisle	06-01-12 06:55
Offering the concessions	Clio	06-01-12 08:32
RE: Offering the concessions	Wyatt Earp	06-01-12 12:41
RE: Offering the concessions	Sky	06-01-12 15:09
RE: Offering the concessions	Calliope	06-01-12 15:09
For Calliope and a question for anyone	Clio	06-01-12 15:24
Tea and a good seat	Sarah Hastings	06-01-12 15:29
When the Devil is too busy...	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-01-12 15:30
Pandemonium Walks Upon the Scene	Pandemonium	06-01-12 15:52
RE: When the Devil is too busy...	Sky	06-01-12 16:00
Today's Secret Ingredient is....	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-01-12 16:02
RE: Today's Secret Ingredient is....	Wyatt Earp	06-01-12 16:03
RE: Today's Secret Ingredient is....	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-01-12 16:10
Andr...errr Adrasteia Arrives	Andrea Hawthorn	06-01-12 16:22
RE: Today's Secret Ingredient is....	Devlin	06-01-12 16:30
COURSE ONE:HISTORICAL WESTERN	Wyatt Earp	06-01-12 16:34
Sideline commentary	Devlin	06-01-12 16:50
Sitting down by Devlin	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-01-12 16:55
Sideline commentary	Devlin	06-01-12 17:03
RE: Sideline commentary	Sarah Hastings	06-01-12 17:08
More commentary	Clio	06-01-12 17:27
Army Called	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-01-12 17:36
RE: Army Called	Wyatt Earp	06-01-12 17:51
COURSE TWO: CONTEMPORARY	Wyatt Earp	06-01-12 17:57
Rivited	Calliope	06-01-12 18:08
A little monkey business....	Sky	06-01-12 18:14
Course #1: History/War (American Civil War & WWI) Scratches	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-01-12 18:19
Sampling the Courses	Andrea Hawthorn	06-01-12 19:12
RE: Sideline commentary	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-01-12 19:13
Course #2 Fantasy: A Devil of a Game	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-01-12 19:31
Taking a Seat	Azazel	06-01-12 19:49
Invitation Answered	Andrea Hawthorn	06-01-12 20:13
Tip of the Hat	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-01-12 20:48
Acknowlegement	Azazel	06-01-12 21:11
Course #3 Fanfic/Scifi Doctor Who Adventures of the 13th Doctor: Scratches on the Walls	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-01-12 22:09
Master	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-01-12 22:18
At the Games	Tank Girl	06-01-12 22:55
Considering the Courses Offered So Far	Elizabeth deLisle	06-02-12 00:13
RE: Considering the Courses Offered So Far	Phyllida	06-02-12 01:02
RE: Considering the Courses Offered So Far	Elizabeth deLisle	06-02-12 01:07
A Delayed Welcome	Joan	06-02-12 02:03
What Happened So Far	Joan	06-02-12 02:56
caught up and waiting	Clio	06-02-12 07:04
Mug of Joe in Hand...	Wyatt Earp	06-02-12 08:17
Entering the Stadium...	J Sprocket Stemwinder	06-02-12 08:48
RE: What Happened So Far	Captain StarCastle	06-02-12 08:50
COURSE THREE: HORROR	Wyatt Earp	06-02-12 09:22
RE: COURSE THREE: HORROR	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-02-12 09:31
Course 4: Contemporary: It’s Only a Scratch!	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-02-12 09:36
COURSE FOUR: ROMANTIC FANTASY	Wyatt Earp	06-02-12 10:41
Commentary	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-02-12 11:22
COURSE FIVE: SCIENCE FICTION	Wyatt Earp	06-02-12 11:41
More Courses Served	Andrea Hawthorn	06-02-12 11:41
Course 5: Horror/Suspense: Let me see your hand.	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-02-12 12:43
The Time of Judgement is at Hand!	Pandemonium	06-02-12 12:51
Sheriff.	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-02-12 12:54
Placing Her Vote	Andrea Hawthorn	06-02-12 14:51
Plating the Courses	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-02-12 19:04
The Judges Deliberate Until Morning	Andrea Hawthorn	06-02-12 19:12
Morning	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-02-12 20:07
And the Winner Is...	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-03-12 01:31
I Want to Thank Dr Endikut!	Wyatt Earp	06-03-12 05:54
Bandages for all fingertips	Clio	06-03-12 06:00
Good Job Sheriff	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-03-12 07:26
Well Done Iron Guys!	Captain StarCastle	06-03-12 08:32
Thank you	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-03-12 14:18
RE: Thank you	Wyatt Earp	06-03-12 18:21
Introducing Sarah Hasting,the challenger	Sarah Hastings	06-15-12 17:17
Ooo Goody!	Uncle Sutekh	06-15-12 17:34
Good Morning, Pan and Welcome to Another Iron Writer!	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-16-12 06:26
From Zone: History	Clio	06-16-12 06:50
Oy Yay! I'm not late then	Jessie Dodd	06-16-12 07:52
Is Magic Allowed In This?	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 08:15
~::~ Midnight People - Official Sponser of Iron Writer Pan Historia: Sarah Hastings V. Devlin ~::~	Gabriel Oak	06-16-12 08:16
CONTESTANTS PLEASE READ:	Pandemonium	06-16-12 08:36
Pandemonium Walks Upon the Scene	Pandemonium	06-16-12 09:02
Welcome!	Joan	06-16-12 09:09
... and close on his heels, Devlin!	Devlin	06-16-12 09:13
Here it is! Here I am!	Miss White	06-16-12 09:14
Calm and collected...	Sarah Hastings	06-16-12 09:17
A little bit about me...	Joan	06-16-12 09:24
Pomegranate!!!	Miss White	06-16-12 09:38
Tasty and Comfy	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 09:40
For Coventina le Fay	Miss White	06-16-12 09:46
The King's Cousin Arrives	Peter of Dreux	06-16-12 09:49
RE: Pomegranate!!!	Jessie Dodd	06-16-12 09:50
RE: For Coventina le Fay	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 10:05
RE: For Coventina le Fay	Devlin	06-16-12 10:11
RE: For Coventina le Fay	Peter of Dreux	06-16-12 10:12
A Judge?	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 10:24
RE: A Judge?	Captain StarCastle	06-16-12 10:30
A beautiful union	Devlin	06-16-12 10:36
Course One:Historical Fiction	Sarah Hastings	06-16-12 10:51
Meddling with a Judge?	J Sprocket Stemwinder	06-16-12 11:16
RE: A beautiful union	Jessie Dodd	06-16-12 11:19
Finding Some Loyal Fans	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 11:20
Poms & Circumstances	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-16-12 11:35
COURSE ONE: ROMANCE	Devlin	06-16-12 11:49
Oooh Fairy Dust in Contemporary?	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-16-12 11:52
Inspiration and possible snackage.	Miss White	06-16-12 12:16
Settling In	Andrea Hawthorn	06-16-12 12:44
Course Two: Science-Fiction/Fan Fiction	Sarah Hastings	06-16-12 13:37
Love Voyager Style	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-16-12 15:07
RE: Settling In	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 15:08
Good vs. Evil	Sabrina Banner	06-16-12 15:21
COURSE TWO: HISTORICAL FICTION	Devlin	06-16-12 15:43
Two courses from each	Clio	06-16-12 15:51
RE: COURSE TWO: HISTORICAL FICTION	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 15:57
RE: Love Voyager and Aragon	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 16:04
Lesser Beigns	Uncle Sutekh	06-16-12 16:23
9 Hours In...	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-16-12 18:17
Quieter?	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-16-12 18:55
RE: Two courses from each	Jessie Dodd	06-16-12 19:39
Glitterbomb!	Miss White	06-16-12 19:54
Not something you see every century	Cervantes	06-16-12 20:22
COURSE THREE: HORROR	Devlin	06-16-12 21:18
The Horror is too Horrible!	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 21:51
Fans Go Crazy for Dev!!	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 21:53
Course Three:Mythology	Sarah Hastings	06-16-12 23:34
COURSE FOUR: FANTASY	Devlin	06-17-12 01:30
What Happened So Far	Joan	06-17-12 02:48
COURSE FIVE: SCIENCE FICTION	Devlin	06-17-12 04:08
Course Four:"Anti" Romance	Sarah Hastings	06-17-12 04:09
DEVLIN: PLATING	Devlin	06-17-12 04:33
A doff of the cap	Devlin	06-17-12 04:36
I'll toot her horn	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-17-12 05:38
Excellent Competition!	Wyatt Earp	06-17-12 06:14
Goodness! and Cheers!	Miss White	06-17-12 06:51
Course Five: Mystery-Dedicated to Agatha Christie	Sarah Hastings	06-17-12 07:00
Plating	Sarah Hastings	06-17-12 07:06
How Exciting!	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-17-12 07:12
Refreshment? PLEASE!	Sarah Hastings	06-17-12 07:35
RE: Refreshment? PLEASE!	Miss White	06-17-12 07:54
Fun!	Kat Black	06-17-12 08:22
Astonishing!	Peter of Dreux	06-17-12 08:36
Wow	Clio	06-17-12 08:40
Well Done *salutes*	Captain StarCastle	06-17-12 09:12
Huzzah!	Andrea Hawthorn	06-17-12 13:29
Refreshments would be nice...	Jessie Dodd	06-17-12 15:15
And The Winner Is...	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-17-12 15:22
RE: And The Winner Is...	Sarah Hastings	06-17-12 15:31
Great jobs both of you!	Miss White	06-17-12 15:32
Congratulations to both competitors	Clio	06-17-12 15:58
Good Show!	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-17-12 16:55
RE: And The Winner is...	Coventina le Fay	06-17-12 17:10
Ooooh the next challenger!	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-17-12 19:36
Draw! For lack of a better place	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-21-12 05:29
Ah my old foe	Estarfigam the Memphite	06-21-12 16:20

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