Writing Prompt: Setting: A Stranger's House Character: A Monster Scenario: You must kill... or else Dialogue: "Have you seen the new Hellraiser?" Happy Halloween/ Samhain heathens! It is a perfectly gloomy day here in South Carolina, the rain has created the perfect ambiance. Remember to be safe and check your candy for razorblades, those can …
Author: Oz Ghouls
Poet and certified cryptid.
Lamp Light: Lazy Monday
Writing Prompt Setting: Grave yard Character: Nathaniel, 22 years old college student Scenario: Abandoned after a party and still a little tipsy Dialogue: "Actually, I can believe it's not butter." Hi baby bats, I'm having a rough one, so I'm not doing a whole post today. Come back next week for more exciting news and …
Lamp Light: Ghosts and Gays
Writing Prompt Setting: Haunted house Character: Skeeter, 12 years old, local trouble maker Scenario: To retrieve something that was stolen Dialogue: "Got a light?" HellooooOOOOooooo my little ghosties, hope you're having a fabulous start to the week. I have incredible news, inconceivable news! I finally finished watching the Sandman. It was beautiful, gloomy, dark, and …
Lamp Light: The Chiasma of Pain and Pleasure
Writing Prompt Setting: Creepy basement Character: Journey, 26 year old loser Scenario: Something's not right with the walls Dialogue: "I thought I could trust you." Happy spooky season, baby bats! I hope you've started your horror movie marathons, because that's all I'm gonna talk about this month. Starting with, of course, Hellraiser (2022). Now, to …
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Lamp light: Euphoria
Writing Prompt Setting: A townhome in North Carolina, modern day Character: Terri Springley, age 29 Scenario: A crime next door Dialogue: "He probably wouldn't do that." Hello my mirthy little mothmen! Sorry, I'm a day late, but I've been doing a lot of sleeping after my hysterectomy. For anyone who doesn't know, I am non-binary/ …
Lamp Light: Our Flag Means… Alaska?
Writing Prompt Setting: A park, 1960s Character: William Williams III age 54 and a half Scenario: The pigeons scatter Dialogue: "I never thought I'd see you here again." Hello my saucy little swamp things, after much anticipation, Our Flag Means Death has started filming! Confirmed by actor's tweets, the cast is in New Zealand and …
Lamp Light: Radical Trans Poetics
Writing Prompt: Setting: New York, winter Character: Vampire, age 324 Scenario: The vampire is going to a speed dating event Dialogue: "I'm really into teeth." Aye yoooo, cryptids! It is once again, unfortunately, Monday, and that means I'm going to share my arbitrary thoughts with you. Thought #1: why do we have gender markers on …
Lamp Light: “Stay Awake!”
Writing Prompt Setting: 2000, submarine in the Atlantic Character: Wildorf Bugel, age 52 Scenario: Wildorf can't believe what he sees Dialogue: "Stay awake!" Hello my creepy little cryptids! We've survived another week without being caught on tape by Monster Quest, huzzah! Please, be proud of me, I watched another two episodes of Sandman and met …
Lamp Light: Thou rank bat-fowled canker-blossom!
Writing Prompt Setting: Renaissance market Character: Cosimo, poor son of a cobbler Scenario: Someone new has come to town Dialogue: "Thou rank bat-fowled canker-blossom!" Hello my creepy little cryptids! I forgot yesterday was Monday, so happy second Monday! I swear I'm working on my next video essay and not hyperfixating on knitting hats. I finally …
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Lamp Light: A Sky Filled with Pterodactyls
Writing Prompt Setting: New York, 1920s Character: 32 year old Geraldine Springer, Actor Scenario: The sky is filled with pterodactyls Dialogue: "Do you know how to get to the Empire State building?" Hello, my creepy little cryptids. We did it! We lived another week. For all of us who get to take advantage of student …
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