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I figured it'd be an interesting idea to toss out a horror story for Halloween (Yeah, it's a wee bit early.) This is actually just a small chunk from a zombie/WWII story that's been bouncing around my head for a while now.

Long story short, it's a horror tale about a nazi experiment gone wrong that results in flesh eating monsters. Said monsters decide to feed on unsuspecting soldiers. I might add the rest of the story later, or I may use this to host unrelated writings. Either way, enjoy.



They came upon a large, empty room. A room with four doors. In other words, a very bad room. They streamed in, seemingly numbering in the thousands. The walking dead swarmed the squad. Hudson and Watson scrambled to the East door. Jones directed the rest to the North. Watson unloaded his Thompson machine gun into the nearest zombie's skull. Bone chips and gray matter splattered his face, but he continued his bull rush into the next room with Hudson right behind. At that point, both men realized they were doomed. Two personality types became prominent, and the men chose their seperate fates.

Hudson took cover in the nearest room; a broom closet barely large enough to stand in. He locked the door and sank to the floor. He pulled his Colt.45 out of its holster and prepaired it for use.

"Dillain, my dear boy! It's wonderful to see you again! Come and join us, the champaign's all set and everyone's waiting."

"Thanks dad, it's good to be back. Hello everybody. It's great to see you, as well."

"A toast to this brave young lad! No damn Kraut dared harm him!"

"Next we'll have to sic him on the Japs."
"To Dillain!" One and all shouted.

Dillain rised his pistol like a glass and a thin smile crossed his daydreaming face. Then the party members in his head burst into song ( The Battle Hymn of the Republic.) He rocked the gun back and forth to the rythem of the music.

"He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never sound retreat;

He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgement seat.

O be swift, my soul, to answer Him! Be jubilant, my feet!

Our God is marching on"

Dillain Hudson waited for the chorus.

"Glory! Glory, Hallelujah!

Glory! Glory, Hallelujah!

Glory! Glory, Hallelujah!

His truth is marching on!"

Hudson pressed the barrel against his temple. He whimpered the words to the song as tears strolled down his face. The door hinges began to give; the ceaseless pounding of the undead finally taking its toll on the ancient wood. The sound of the bullet was drown out by the clinking of champaign glasses.

Watson charged towards a staircase. It was hopeless; too many of the ****bags stood in his way. He peppered the mob with bullets but their ranks refused to shrink. Unexpectantly, one grabbed the gun's muzzle and yanked it out of Watson's hands. With no backup weapon, he was forced against a wall. All he could do was scream in agony as the undead ripped his flesh apart.
 
Good. Sadly, the two wussies--err soldiers didn't have the guts to face zombies. :cmad: wussies!
 
Ronny Shade said:
Is that a moving avatar?! apalling!

I know, it's meant to signify my recent wussification. I have become a myspace user. :csad:

Anyways, uh, thanks for the comments.
 
Good stuff so far.:up:


So, myspace makes you a "wussy?" I've been told to not have one is to be "lame." Oy, the confusion that is life.:csad:
 
Mee said:
Good stuff so far.:up:


So, myspace makes you a "wussy?" I've been told to not have one is to be "lame." Oy, the confusion that is life.:csad:

Myspace, you can't live with it, you can't live without it.
 
The Final Act of Gideon Wallace.

It was the end of everything. It was the end of 1859. The end of an era. The end of three faceless thugs doomed to obscurity in the mind of history, and soon, their leader.

It was the end of Gideon Wallace.

He had two choices. He knew them already. The sheriff confirmed what was common knowledge.

"You've got two choices, Wallace." He barked from behind an abandoned wagon. "You can drop your gun, put your hands in the air, and rot in prison Or, we end it right here. One works just as well as the other."

Gideon weighed his choices. He checked his gun. One bullet. He was a good shot, but he didn't have a snowball's chance in hell of hitting all six men outside with one damned bullet. His head knew what his decision was, the rest of him just didn't want to admit it was the end.

With all the dignity of a general, he pulled himself off the bank's wooden floor. It was the end all right, he thought bitterly as he raised his revolver and pointed it towards his skull.

It was his grand finale. The audience waited with baited silence. He had robbed fourteen banks. All were bestselling shows. All were flawless performances. He'd never had a standing ovation. It had come to the final act and everything was right. A thin smiled crossed his face.

Meus permaneo ostendo. May ego exsisto a melior vir in ceterus pars. Farewell and adiós, ladies and gents. Hope you enjoyed yourselves.

Gideon Wallace was the most powerful man on the planet for that brief moment. Time froze and he understood everything and why he deserved his situation. The universe bowed to him, and he, in turn, to it.

The thunderous silence of the stage was shattered by the echoing bang and then blanketed again by the silence. Not even the wind dared to disturb the stillness.

Finally, after forever passed, the sheriff stood up to say his line. In a hushed awe, he whispered.

"Bravo."
 
Those Green, Green Eyes.

The window's open. It must have came in through there. I can't stand; it's perched atop my chest, leering at me. Venom drips from its razorblade fangs.

It laughs. I cry.

It peels off my skin. Ribs and blood are exposed. I cannot stand to look down, but I can feel the pain as it jams its talons into my sternum. It begins to spread my ribcage. CRACK! My organs are completely exposed. Gore gushes over the floor. I cough blood. Blood leaks from the corners of my mouth and nostrils.

The beast is still laughing. It cackles! I bellow. I cannot stand its mirthful howling. I struggle. I twist. I turn. The burning hate only increases. Black despair descends over me.

After what seems like an eternity, the creature finishes its work. It rips my heart away from my body. I do not die. Magma flows through my veins without aid. Its blood is mine. The creature perched on my chest holds my heart like a trophy in its iron grip.

It is still there. Pinning me to the ground. I cannot stand its malicious gaze; the eternal gaze of those green, green eyes.
 
He Should Have Gotten Paint-By-Numbers.


"Click" goes the power button of Dave's stereo.

"Are you ready, Steve? Uh-huh
Andy? Yeah! Mick? Ok
Alright fellas, let's go!"


The music throbs. Dave sits before his masterwork-to-be. His eyes slowly glaze over and the blank canvas puts him in a trance. The paints are drying but he hasn't laid a single stroke.

"Oh it's been getting so hard
Livin' with the things you do to me, aha
Oh my dreams are getting so strange
I'd like to tell you everything I see."


He holds a pencil inches from the surface of the canvas, making circles in the air. He tosses it away and grabs a brush. Tentatively, he thrusts at the canvas, never striking a blow. The frustration on his face makes the walls nervous.

"Oh yeah, it was like lightning, everybody was frightening
And the music was soothing, and they all started grooving
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
And the man at the back said
Everyone attack and it turned into a ballroom blitz!"


Dave howls at his inability. Something in reality snaps. Clay oozes out of the electrical outlets. The sticky-notes plastering the fridge fold themselves into origami swans. The TV flashes a Mona Lisa smile. Naturally, Dave is stunned. His eyes dart back and forth, opposite the Kit Cat Clock behind him.

"I'm reaching out for something
Touching nothing's all I ever do
Oh, I softly call you over
When you appear there's nothing left of you, aha."


Dave sees the music stream out of his stereo. The notes chase him through the kitchen and back to his chair. Dave dives, the music smashes into a garbage can.

Rumble.

Bits of scraps, broken brushes, ink vials, charcoal chunks, and aborted art erupt from the crushed trash bin. Like supernatural magnets, they stick to everything. A closet door flings open, letting loose a flood of red ink. The pantry door explodes into splinters and a cavalcade of blue. The ceiling fan bulb cracks, sputtering yellow blots. Green leaks from the stove.

"Now the man in the back
Is ready to crack as he raises his hands to the sky
And the girl in the corner is everyone's mourner
She could kill you with the wink of an eye!"


The room flood with paint. It doesn't mix; it remains a disaster of rainbow doom. The colors swirl, the subjects of an unseen current. Dave is trapped in the middle of the sea. The paint steadily climbs the walls. Soon the windows show only mauve. Dave kisses the ceiling, sucking in the last of his air.

"Oh yeah, it was electric, so frightfully hectic
And the band started leaving, 'cause they all stopped breathing!"


Everything slides and morphs. Two dimensional objects choke Dave's eyes. He gawks at a cubist's dreamland. Then the horror returns, and Dave remembers he is drowning in color. His terror forces the squares to recombine into a stereograph. The world fades to black.

"It's a ballroom blitz, it's it's a ballroom blitz
It's it's a ballroom blitz, its a ballroom blitz."


The black fades to the world. As the color ebbs from his mind and creativity runs out his ears, Dave sits in his chair, still facing his blank canvas.

He orders a pizza and calls it a day.
 
Flexo said:
Those Green, Green Eyes.

The window's open. It must have came in through there. I can't stand; it's perched atop my chest, leering at me. Venom drips from its razorblade fangs.

It laughs. I cry.

It peels off my skin. Ribs and blood are exposed. I cannot stand to look down, but I can feel the pain as it jams its talons into my sternum. It begins to spread my ribcage. CRACK! My organs are completely exposed. Gore gushes over the floor. I cough blood. Blood leaks from the corners of my mouth and nostrils.

The beast is still laughing. It cackles! I bellow. I cannot stand its mirthful howling. I struggle. I twist. I turn. The burning hate only increases. Black despair descends over me.

After what seems like an eternity, the creature finishes its work. It rips my heart away from my body. I do not die. Magma flows through my veins without aid. Its blood is mine. The creature perched on my chest holds my heart like a trophy in its iron grip.

It is still there. Pinning me to the ground. I cannot stand its malicious gaze; the eternal gaze of those green, green eyes.
Merry Christmas!
 
Ah, makes sense.
 
Mee said:
Ah, makes sense.

Let me explain; I wrote it with the holiday in mind, but when I thought a friend of mine had screwed me over for a girl. (Thus the lack of emotion and dark tone.)
 
Well, at least your avvy is full of holiday cheer. :up:
 
This was made entirely of posts I've made here, slightly edited, taken out of context, and not in any order.


Please Turn the Lights Off.
Well, it looks like somebody's having the worst day ever.

It's off the scale, kemosabe.

Correct! You ****.
You get off my back.
You ******* drug monkey.
I might be jollier
if only you didn't remind me
of all the things I hate.

I get no respect; I am the son of Rodney Dangerfield.
You... understand me so well.
I ******* hate you.
You would be first against the wall.

A pointy stick and stone throwing posse.
That's right, all 26 of those bastards.
I've got nothing. Please end it.
Sorry.
You're a better man than I, Gunga Din.

I'd take almost anyone.
Well, no, not really.
I have some standards.
I am both a begger and a chooser.
I'm a horrible monster no one loves.

I spit on your happy funtime.
I already hate this place.
I piss on its couch.

Bless your heart, sonny
Except I think about breaking every bone in your hand.
Nothing personal, I just think you have it coming.

One day we'll settle all this.
With a chainsaw duel.
Chainsaws lit on fire, that is.
God, I hate me.

You were always his little baboon.
Like Bob Barker, or John Paul.
Animatronic string puppets for years.

I'm all washed up.
I've got no spine left to support my armadas.
No, go ahead and laugh at my misery.

A man can dream.
A man can dream.
A man can dream.

Oh, that was nice of you.
Pause.
Awkward silence.
I'm sorry.
Why must you torture me so?
 
Here's another little experiment; my sad little attempt at poetry mixed in with images from The Fountain (Completely unrelated, I just thought they looked pretty.) You may have to let it play through a time or two before it plays properly.

TranquilCosmonaut.gif
 
Flexo said:
Here's another little experiment; my sad little attempt at poetry mixed in with images from The Fountain (Completely unrelated, I just thought they looked pretty.) You may have to let it play through a time or two before it plays properly.

TranquilCosmonaut.gif


Wow. Pretty deep stuff there, Flew. I like.

:up: :up:
 
SuperFerret said:
Wow. Pretty deep stuff there, Flew. I like.

:up: :up:

Thanks!

This is probably my first and only poetry entry. I hate writing poetry; it makes me feel like a bongo-beating snob. (That and I really disliked how it turned out.)

This was originally a story about a man sentenced to die via incineration... in the sun. Then it became his entire story, from his arrest, to the ends of all the other prisoners, to his final fate. I thought that was a little out there (And above my skill), so I turned it into a rip-off of David Bowie's song Space Oddity.
 
And So, The Clock Keeps Spinning.

Skeleton Shakespeare writes prose in the corner.
He's a sad sort of man,
Always the mourner.
You'll never know his words are for you.

Leaking greatness from an exit wound,
Good old Abe Lincoln steals your eyes.
Marie Antoinette loves him,
But their tomorrow looks grim.

Marie carries her head like a purse.
It was worth it for the fame.
Stunning even as a ghost;
A spirit never to tame.
Whose dream is she haunting tonight?

Jack the Ripper shambles on by.
Personality in spades,
But a touch of rot pervades.
No face to identify.

Copernicus remains unheard,
Einstein has lost all hope.
Tesla performs unknown miracles.
You'd like to believe in Darwin,
But the John Paul in you won't.

It's time to forgive Elvis.
Disown the mind's empress.
Pay tribute to Charlemagne's crusade.
Don't let me burn in history's incinerator.

Thom Edison lights the way.
Follow MLK Jr.'s guiding faith.
Return Lovecraft's praise.
Mozart needs your company.
Please remember Kurt Cobain.

Shakespeare's consumed by jealousy.
Poe knows the angst.
He'll never make his move.
Time dances on his grave.

His ink well has gone bust.
He longs for her interest.
Buster Keaton doesn't say a word.
At least Hannibal tried.

Egad.
Go on.
Someday.
Cobwebs gather.
 
Just say (The Right Things)

Jabbering clackers,
Chatter incesantly.
Nothing's being said.
Like marauding sheep,
Apes on an elevator,
Drowning in static.
Beating nails to death.
Spewing nonsense.

Candle in my head,
Closed by demand,
Or lack thereof.
Pointless words,
And faceless jackals,
Laughing at these thoughts.
Lines unraveling,
Let them rot.
Stuck in thought.
We've got the crazies.
 
Nowhere
Nowhere
That's where
You never care
It's nowhere
If only I dare
Nothing there
Ah, sit and stare
Never dare
Not there
Nowhere
A spot named nowhere
We're there
Nowhere.
 
Who We Are.

We are the scuzz.
Residents of Nowhere.
We are trapped here.
There is nothing we can do.

The sun does not shine,
The grass does not grow,
And we will never know,
The joys your world holds.

Alternatives are unavailable.
Areas we can not reach.
Barriers we can not breach.
The exits are blocked.

Maybe there's nowhere better.
Fate is the game,
Hopeless is the name.
We are the scuzz.


Dedicated to everyone in the town.
 

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