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The Patient
Back in 1866, at the old Mulberry Psychiatric Hospital in London, there was a strange doctor who went by the name of Dr. Strum. He was known for being kind and caring for his patients, which was very unique and extremely rare at the time. For this reason, he was quite popular amongst the young patients. It is advised for doctors to not get too attached to their patients, he had broken that rule. Over time, Dr Strum had become tremendously fascinated, even obsessed, with treating a certain prepubescent, psychotic, female patient, who had been there for four-and-a-half years. She had elegant dark brown eyes, long flaxen hair and soft rosy cheeks and doll-like features. Dr Strum was so entranced by the young girl to the point he where he could no longer focus on anything else but her.
By Samantha Skene8 years ago in Horror
The Wood Witch
In May of 2017, my husband and I, along with my two small children, moved from the big suburbs of Chicago to a house outside a little town in Rural Northern Michigan. Our lease was up on our small apartment and with two kids, we wanted out of the city. We had visited Michigan earlier that year to be there for my older sister’s wedding and while vacationing, an opportunity had arisen. A friend of the family had offered for us to stay in the vacant house that they had owned next door during our trip so we could save on a hotel. The house had belonged to her father (who was very close friends with my father and practically a relative) but he had passed away a couple years before and the house was sitting empty. We thankfully accepted and before the end of our trip, we had been offered to rent the small two bedroom house for a very good price. We returned to Chicago, packed up all our belongings, and left a week and a half later.
By Nicole Laskey8 years ago in Horror
Underrated Horror Films From the 80s. Top Story - March 2018.
The 80s was one of the best decades in the horror genre. You can't even argue it when you think about how many of the best horror franchises in the world ended up being made at this point in history.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Horror
Techniques Horror Movies Use to Scare You
Even so, a really well-versed horror filmmaker won't necessarily resort to the same old tried and true horror scenes that have made us terrified in the past, but will instead use either a blending of these old kinds, or utilize new, more engaging aspects for truly horrifying graphic scenery unlike anything ever seen before. That's the whole point of the horror genre in the first place, to push the bounds of terror as realistically as can be done. But a good horror doesn't simply scare the viewer, they go far deeper in drawing out both physical and psychological connections so as to send the viewer into a warp hole of considerable unrest. Just watch A Serbian Movie.
By Johnson Bernard8 years ago in Horror
The Knock
Henry Carter froze at his desk, the candle flickering next to him after his sharp intake of breath. His heart pounded against his chest and his lungs felt as if they would burst from the tight hold he kept on his breath, ears straining to hear in the silence, eyes searching in the darkness pressing against the feeble glow of his candle. He had heard it, he was certain he had. Admittedly, he had been dozing off as he finished writing down his story in the journal. He wouldn’t put it past himself to be imagining it. It was a sound that had haunted his dreams since he returned from his expedition to the Arctic; the wailing and the dreaded words, garbled and perverted by the nature of the one who spoke them.
By R. D. Scott-Taggart8 years ago in Horror
The Movie 'It' and Schizoaffective Disorder
I curled up on the couch, with a blanket and a dog, ready for one of my friend’s favorite movies. He loved the movie It, though I had never seen it. He rented the recent remake, certain that I would love it. About twenty minutes into It, I screamed, turned on all the lights in the house, glared at him, and asked, “What the fuck, dude?!” I wasn’t ready for the schizophrenic trip down memory lane that this screwed up movie was taking me on.
By Fiona Wong8 years ago in Horror
Victims in Wonderland
“Tell me, Alice,” she asked, pen on her paper. “What do you remember most about your dream?” “Oh, but it wasn’t a dream,” I replied. “It was all very real.” I was getting irritated. Is every therapist this idiotic? Does everyone have to be so skeptical? “What I saw, felt, did… It was all very real…”
By Kali Redding8 years ago in Horror
