Hideous Encounters, In a world without hope
A short story by Lyndon Nadel

The room exploded with light, dust and smoke choked the chimneys throat, and the book of the dead slammed onto the hard wood floor. Threateningly fast he scattered across the floor, hands grasping for something, anything! Could this really be the end of his life? Even if it was he would not accept it.

He felt the icy blade penetrate his flesh, the pain soring into every inch of his body. Every breath lightened his head, as he lunged deeper and deeper into a delusional state. Thick black blood, that of a severed artery, spurted out of his spine like a pumping thing. Thats when it happened. The describyness became too bold. The reader simply refused to accept "pumping thing" as a metaphor, the story broken abruptly by poor sepllnig and bad taste, and finally failing like a chocolate kettle.

To be continued.

Phew, that's a relief. For a second I was beginning to think that you were great at EVERYTHING. Drawing and writing.It turns out it wasn't the masterfully written novel I thought it might be.

Even so, are you going to continue this, or was that just a little joke? Please do continue it. And then maybe you can start adding people's sigworms into it and will end up how all of the other stories here end up. Unfinshed with some people continually bugging you when you will finish it, when you clearly won't.

But... arteries give out red blood.

If it was a vein, I might just understand...

But... arteries give out red blood.

If it was a vein, I might just understand...

They all give out red blood as far as I'm aware, blood turns red when it's got oxygen it in, which happens when it spurts out. Something to do with the hemo goblins.

I still don't quite get this though.

But... arteries give out red blood.

If it was a vein, I might just understand...
Why a book has blood at all, let alone an artery, a body, flesh, hands, a sense of feeling, and the ability to scatter itself (uless it tore itself up, in which case it's the ability to tear itself up) is beyond me though.

So... you wrote a piece of a book and the reaction of a guy/girl on the words used to describe a manner of blood spurting out?
Heck, I wanna know more about this!

Why a book has blood at all, let alone an artery, a body, flesh, hands, a sense of feeling, and the ability to scatter itself (uless it tore itself up, in which case it's the ability to tear itself up) is beyond me though.Didn't spot that, which'll teach me to skim read. There's something hard about reading stuff thoroughly when it's on a screen.

Why a book has blood at all, let alone an artery, a body, flesh, hands, a sense of feeling, and the ability to scatter itself (uless it tore itself up, in which case it's the ability to tear itself up) is beyond me though.The blood came from the guy in the book, not the book itself.
the book fell down and the guy who read the book got hurt and started to bleed.
Books don't bleed... how can you think that:eek: demon book?

Books don't bleed... how can you think that:eek: demon book?

heck, with the science we have today we could get just about anything to bleed. Just pop in some chromosomes and stuff and hey presto, you have a living breathing book. Wonderful stuff science is.

The blood came from the guy in the book, not the book itself.
the book fell down and the guy who read the book got hurt and started to bleed.
Books don't bleed... how can you think that:eek: demon book?
The only reference to a guy is the reader. There's no other mention of a person.

I hardly thing he would refer to a book as "he". And it's rather obvious that "he" was holding the book and drpped it when the whole flashy explosions thingy started to happen.

When you consider that the story broke down due to the describyness being too bold, I wonder why we're all arguing over the specifics. It's not like it makes sense anyway.

Very promising, nice and descriptive with a well-used twist of humour. Keep it up.

But don't include sigworms. That'd just drag it down.

That'd just drag it down.

Simple Minds - Dolphins

"Dolphins swim around
Dolphins drag me down
drag me down"

I love that song! I can't make head or tail of what it's meant to mean, but I love it!

Anyways, back to whever it was we were.

Simple Minds - Dolphins

"Dolphins swim around
Dolphins drag me down
drag me down"

I love that song! I can't make head or tail of what it's meant to mean, but I love it!

Anyways, back to whever it was we were.Guy reads book
Guy falls down hurt
Dissolve into absurdity

Oldest story in the world... :p

...
so, is the murdered guy a worm?
because if it isn't, this story might not last very long

also, are you taking guest stars?:p

name: either mr. game and worm, or shockdude. your choice.
description: a black-and-white worm (see attached)
personality: very little expression, speaks monotone, neutral:p

Guy reads book
Guy falls down hurt
Dissolve into absurdity

Oldest story in the world... :p

I don't quite follow?

They all give out red blood as far as I'm aware, blood turns red when it's got oxygen it in, which happens when it spurts out. Something to do with the hemo goblins.

Blood is always red. It's darker when it has less oxygen in it (in the veins).

However, I did hear somewhere that when certein organs are damaged, the blood turns much darker (almost black).


Not quite getting what this is leading to. The story that is.

Blood is always red. It's darker when it has less oxygen in it (in the veins).I've heard that before, but never understood it, why then are the viens in my arm bright blue?

Not quite getting what this is leading to. The story that is.It's let to some interesting conversations, for one thing.

I've heard that before, but never understood it, why then are the viens in my arm bright blue?

Because that's the colour of the veins. They aren't transparant.

If I was to cut off your hand, bright red blood would flow dramatically out of your arteries, whilst blood with a darker shade of red would only trickle out of your veins on the severed hand. Whilst the blood high in CO2 reflects more blue, it is still a red colour.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vein

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood#Color

Because that's the colour of the veins. They aren't transparant.

If I was to cut off your hand, bright red blood would flow dramatically out of your arteries, whilst blood with a darker shade of red would only trickle out of your veins on the severed hand. Whilst the blood high in CO2 reflects more blue, it is still a red colour.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vein

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood#Color
Oooh, right. I think that makes sense.