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Don't Look Now / Non Guardare Ora for #spookysaturday episode 4

It is completely normal. It happens to everyone, all over the world. It's a well documented phenomenon. You know this, but it's happening more often now and it's getting a lot closer. The shadows out of the corner of your eye. They're usually just a haze, maybe a rough outline but they've become more defined, more obvious. They have, well it has, become more real. You've tried using mirrors, keeping the lights on, turning your head quickly - nothing has worked. You can't prove it. Friends and family tell you it's normal, because it is, 99.9% of the time.
This, this is different though. You even feel it now, don't you? You know it's there. It's always there. It's right behind you, just off to the side. The hairs on the back of your neck are standing up because it's watching you. No, it's staring at you. The monster, this shadow from the corner of your eye. Don't turn around. You're safe if you don't show it you know it's there. At least safe for now...

(This is just a story and seeing shadows is pretty normal but if you do think that you are seeing them quite frequently or it is beginning to bother you, please see a doctor/medical professional! ♥️)

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#spookysaturday #creepypasta #spooky #creepy #eerie #dark #moody #horror #eye #shadow #friends #family #story #light #shortstory #spookyvibes #scary #night #alone #nightmare #europe #scarystories #fiction #graphic
The Long Weekend / La Fine Settimana Lunga #spookysaturday episode 3

You don't remember entering the raffle but the kind old woman, Gwendolyn, on the phone assured you you had. How else would she have your details? You had been hesitant at first but she explained everything to you - the history of the island and its castle - all off-grid except for one ancient landline in the kitchen. How it was used by her family as private hunting grounds, the transportation there by ferry and bringing supplies for the weekend, - by the end it was like talking to an old friend and you just couldn't say no.
The crossing there was interesting. Was it seasickness or was the uneasy feeling coming from the ferryman? He wouldn't look you in the eye and spent all his time muttering under his breath, ignoring you. Was he praying? "Bring another one"? Huh?
At least the castle was comfortable. Exploring the island, finally having some peace and quiet after all these hard months was much needed.
Sunday evening, the landline rings.
"I'm sorry dear but the ferry isn't coming for a while"
You inquire if that means a few hours or tomorrow.
"... I'm sorry dear but the ferry isn't coming."
You are confused.
"We still use it as hunting grounds, you know."
The line goes dead.

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#spookysaturday #creepypasta #spooky #creepy #eerie #dark #moody #horror #cliffs #island #ferry #sea #water #light #italy #italia #ireland #castle #explore #travel #spookyvibes #scary #night #alone #nightmare #europe #story #scarystories #fiction #evening
Lights and Shadows / Luci e Ombre
#spookysaturday

From your window you see the street lamp across the road is flickering. Bit weird. You've never seen it do that before. Wait... You see a figure. Is that a person? No. It's just the flickering. No, hold on, it is a person. They'll catch their death out there! It's so cold. Wait, those "Missing" posters around the neighbourhood for that kid - What if it's him? You have to go out and check. God, it's been days, he might be hurt! You walk briskly towards the street lamp. The air is freezing. You get closer "Hey! Are you okay?" "Hello! Do you need any help?". The figure turns towards you. Your blood runs colder than the air around you. It stares. It's not the missing kid. It's the reason he is missing. Oh God. How fast can you run? How fast can it run?

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Off You Go / Via, Si Parte
#spookysaturday

3:00 am. Nobody is around to pick you up and drop you home. There is only one very dimly lit path that can take you there. The mist makes the icy air damp and makes it harder to see what is ahead of you. Is that a person on the path? No, it must be like a sign or something, right? What if it is a person? You need to get home - but will you be going there alone?

#photography #amateurphotography #spookysaturday #creepypasta #spooky #creepy #eerie #dark #moody #horror #trees #path #light #italy #italia #pianurapadana #ferrara #cold #alberi #sentiero #spookyvibes #scary #night #alone #nightmare

Nisekao-Onna (偽顔女性)
By Nara Moore
Art Mai-sensei

Creepypasta one-shot, set in my Kakuriyo (隠り世) universe. Don’t expect thorough explanations. Life is like that, especially if you accept an offer that is too good to be true.

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pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=23
archiveofourown.org/works/6085

Tags: #OneShot #Youkai #Yokai #Kitsune #Horror #Creepypasta
#Sapphic #Lesbian #Romance #Yuri

#Writng #WritersCoffeeClub #WordWeavers #PennedPossibilities

I know we have had this prompt. How do name something?

It's time to name a new youkai.

Appears as a night-blooming flower
What fits that description that grows in Japan? Needs to be tall (?Sunflower-like?) I find nothing like that but vines yes. And that will work.

Morningglory, Moonflower
Japanese Bindweed is a similar plant. Minor change the creature doesn't hypnotize like I first thought but binds

We gather all the JP names for these

Bindweed: 昼顔 ヒルガオ Calystegia japonica (Noontime Face)
Morninglory: 朝顔 あさがお (Ipomoea nil) (Morning Face)
Moonflower: 夜顔 よるがお (Ipomoea alba ) Night Face

What luck a pattern [something] Face

Pull up some kanji that is descriptive of the creature. False, lie, deceit, falsehood 偽 (That was easy got it on the first try)

偽顔 にせかお Nise kao False face
Easy to say which is good.

Slap on an ending to show it is "sentient" 女性 Onna sounds good

False Faced Woman

Flower-like, deceitful, vine-like

Oh, DeepL wants to translate にせかお as a smirk. We just learned something new about our creature. (It's a bad translation TBH)

Made a trip to the Torii Gate om Seward Park to do this years Hasshaku-sama cosplay.

Approaching the gate (left) and then entering our reality (right).

Someday I will write the story of how I got from Japan to Seattle.

#Creepypasta #HasshakuSama #八尺様 #Cosplay #cosplayer #コスプレ #Youkai #Yokai #妖怪 #SewardPark #Torii #ToriiGate

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📸#UrbanPhotography

I enjoy how this #creepypasta story is just as much about the narrator's development as it is about any phenomena or physical reactions and sensations. (Also see MR James) To me, the best stories---horror or otherwise---show character change in response to experience. I also like this story because it is grounded in some historic truth or actual local legend, which is not necessary of course, but here, it lends itself well to a creation of #unease. #horror #audiostory
youtu.be/gNbkXFFEVtg?si=RJZ9pj

I'm listening to #creepypasta stories on youtube narrated by Dr Creepen. I'm enjoying how these stories lend themselves well to narration. I saw a video recently in which the narrator had written the tale and the whole effect was satisfying. @asleepyfrog
The stories I'm listening to today are lengthy. But the narrator is skilled, and the benefit of length is that the narrator has time to weave his spell. The listener's defenses are broken down and one becomes convinced. youtu.be/BEsdU9vI3Yc?si=L8mDJ_