Joe Patterson
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Hi I'm Joe Patterson. I am a writer at heart who is a big geek for film, music, and literature, which have all inspired me to be a writer. I rap, write stories both short and long, and I'm also aspiring to be an author and a filmmaker.
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Icons of Horror: Michael Myers
“I met him, 15 years ago; I was told there was nothing left; no reason, no conscience, no understanding in even the most rudimentary sense of life or death, of good or evil, right or wrong. I met this... six-year-old child with this blank, pale, emotionless face, and... the blackest eyes - the Devil's eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven trying to keep him locked up, because I realized that what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply... evil.” - Dr. Sam Loomis.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Horror
Friday the 13th: Party at Camp Blood
Friday night, October 13th. A few dozen juniors and seniors from Cunningham County high school are partying at Camp Crystal Lake to celebrate the local legacy of Friday the 13th and the history of the legend of Camp Blood. Among those in attendance are Dana Steel and her boyfriend Corey Kimmel and their friend Amy Savage and her boyfriend Tommy Booker. The quartet are riding in Amy’s jeep on their way to the secluded area of Crystal Lake for a night of chaos, perhaps more than which they bargained.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Horror
Jason
Today is Friday, October 13th. 12 year old Jason Miller and his family are on their way to Camp Crystal Lake in Cunningham County. Though the rest of his family is very excited about the getaway, young Jason is not as gleeful. In his daily life Jason lives very isolated. He does not have many friends and is often picked on and called a weirdo. Because of the constant bullying he faces he keeps to himself. Yet, his loneliness is his sanctuary. He feels like he has nothing to gain, but also nothing to lose because aside from his family, he has no one to lose.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
Hallow-Freens (Halloween Friends)
The date is Friday, October 31st. Jarred is sitting in his third grade classroom with his friends quietly working on his Halloween class work assignment. As he smiles having a good time with his friends he look to the left and sees a boy in his class name Gus sitting at a table all by his lonesome. It is as if Jarred is the only person who can see him. Gus is also working on the Halloween assignment for class with a slight smile on his face as if something is missing. Jarred is not friends with Gus but he is very familiar with him. Jarred knows that Gus is fairly new to their school and does not many friends, but he has never approached Gus because he is unsure of what Gus would make of the encounter.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
Stand Together
Ariel is a 10 year old girl looking at the news on a TV in an electronics store with her parents in the downtown area. They are surrounded by a big group of people watching the coverage of the conflict between Israel and Palestine. All of the adults are horrified by the coverage, believing that the conflict will grow and that there will be many lives lost on every side due to the conflict. Ariel is a young Israeli born child who has been living in the United States for the past two years.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
Edge of Life. Content Warning.
Veronica was standing on the edge of her favorite cliff that she loved to go hiking at with her friends. As Veronica stands at the edge of the cliff her arms are stretched out with the intention to jump. Before she can take a step forward she pauses at the sound of footsteps behind her. The footsteps belong to one of her best friends, Richard. When Veronica turns around to face Richard he quickly runs to her with embrace. He takes her into his arms and quickly pulls her away from the edge of the cliff as her eyes start to water in tears.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
Going Under
Vita and Kärlek are sitting across from each other in dead silence at the kitchen table. They both have looks of seriousness, yet distraught on their faces as they look across at one another. There is a stack of papers sitting between them on the table. Both Vita and Kärlek have been periodically looking at the papers and then back at each other for a while. The stack of papers are a file for divorce.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
Jason meets Michael
The date is Friday, October 13th. A shape walks through the quiet, exiles streets of Haddonfield, Illinois at 12:01 a.m. His name is Michael Myers. Over 40 years ago he made the town of Haddonfield infamous after he went on a murder spree attempting to kill his younger sister, Laurie Strode on Halloween night in 1978. Her whereabouts have been unknown for years. Because she has been unreachable Michael has been living on the outskirts of the town in the barren sewers of the town, out of sight and out of mind. No one is aware of his presence and most of the town believes he is dead. With his sister Laurie nowhere to be found Michael looks towards the sky desiring connection to Laurie beyond Haddonfield. He rises up from the pits of the town sewers with his old and rusted butcher knife in hand and begins his departure from Haddonfield.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
Dialogue in Death
The date is October 30th, one day before All Hallows Eve. Matthew Montgomery is out shopping for Halloween candy for he and his wife Lynn to pass out while his children are out trick or treating tomorrow. Matthew loves the vibrant seasonal feel of Halloween in full effect. It reminds him of when he was a kid and he and his best friends were going around wreaking havoc for Halloween time. After buying a few bags of candy out of a Dollar Tree Matthew left out to head to his destination to rack up on candy. As he made his way outside of the store he looked across the street and saw the familiar face. It was the face of a boy he once knew when he was just 10 years old, Henry Wallace.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
Silent Screams
Alice and Kia are up late on a warm Fall Friday night at Alice’s house. These best friends are watching one of their favorite slasher films together, Friday the 13th Part 2. While eating popcorn and drinking Coca Cola in Alice’s upstairs bedroom. They love bingewatching slashers like these every time October just in time for the season of All Hallows Eve. They have a bond of sisterhood that can never be broken as they sit together on these Friday nights doing what they love best. Just outside the front door of Alice’s house booted footsteps are slowly making their way up Alice’s front porch. As the boot footed and hooded figure starts to undo the lock of Alice’s front door, Alice and Kia cut off the tv and the bedroom lights and become aware that there is an intruder making his way into the house.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
Vocal Reciprocity
As writers on Vocal we all make it a goal to rack up as many reads as possible for whatever we’re well aware of: bigger bank, word of mouth, etc. What many people (especially newcomers) don’t realize about their reads is if you want an abundance of reads, you have to give an abundance of reads.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Journal
