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David_lees (David_lees)
Username: David_lees

Registered: 12-2011
Posted From: 92.22.35.223
Posted on Friday, August 02, 2013 - 03:12 pm:   

http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/12-absolutely-terrifying-two-sentence-horror-stor ies

I thought 4, 7 and 8 were alright. The rest...eh.
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Stevie Walsh (Stephenw)
Username: Stephenw

Registered: 03-2009
Posted From: 194.32.31.1
Posted on Friday, August 02, 2013 - 03:38 pm:   

"His first bite into the BLT was delicious. And then something slithered across his tongue."
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Weber (Weber_gregston)
Username: Weber_gregston

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 86.134.108.111
Posted on Friday, August 02, 2013 - 03:54 pm:   

My story in the Black book of horror 9 started off as a two sentence story. Stevie's words in the trial at the end used to be the entire story...
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Craig (Craig)
Username: Craig

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 99.126.164.88
Posted on Friday, August 02, 2013 - 04:30 pm:   

I liked 8, and 1. They're all clever in their own way, and deserve some credit.

Except the guy who spelled Fredric's name wrong.
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Weber (Weber_gregston)
Username: Weber_gregston

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 86.134.108.111
Posted on Friday, August 02, 2013 - 04:39 pm:   

I think 2 and 8 are the best. 7 is quite good but is arguably cheating with extra sentences contained in the quotes.
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Weber (Weber_gregston)
Username: Weber_gregston

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 86.134.108.111
Posted on Friday, August 02, 2013 - 04:40 pm:   

Hemingway did an excellent one as well - Baby shoes for sale. Never worn.
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Stevie Walsh (Stephenw)
Username: Stephenw

Registered: 03-2009
Posted From: 194.32.31.1
Posted on Friday, August 02, 2013 - 04:57 pm:   

"With the first thrust his cock split from the tip in a white flash of searing ecstasy. She grinned, revealing the second sliver, and the cords in his neck strained, eyes screaming, 'do it, you bitch!'"

Personally, I think the BLT one was punchier.
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Gary Fry (Gary_fry)
Username: Gary_fry

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 86.31.15.59
Posted on Friday, August 02, 2013 - 06:20 pm:   

They failed to print mine: "Marooned on a desert island, you hear a voice calling. Fucking hell, it's Graham Norton."
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Carolinec (Carolinec)
Username: Carolinec

Registered: 06-2009
Posted From: 92.237.187.186
Posted on Friday, August 02, 2013 - 06:54 pm:   

>>"Marooned on a desert island, you hear a voice calling. Fucking hell, it's Graham Norton."<<

Now that really *IS* horrific!
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Weber (Weber_gregston)
Username: Weber_gregston

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 86.134.105.133
Posted on Sunday, August 25, 2013 - 10:21 pm:   

In hindsight, "Harder Faster" was probably a bad choice of safety word...
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David Lees (David_lees)
Username: David_lees

Registered: 12-2011
Posted From: 176.253.221.53
Posted on Monday, March 03, 2014 - 01:02 pm:   

A few more of these, a lot better than that first lot IMO:

http://www.mandatory.com/2014/02/21/20-terrifying-two-sentence-horror-stories/
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Stevie Walsh (Stephenw)
Username: Stephenw

Registered: 03-2009
Posted From: 85.255.234.244
Posted on Monday, March 03, 2014 - 07:45 pm:   

"Christ, this pint tastes funny, he thought, gagging. It was only then he noticed the old man's smile."
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Craig (Craig)
Username: Craig

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 99.126.164.88
Posted on Monday, March 03, 2014 - 10:11 pm:   

The best one there, was the shortest:

I never go to sleep. But I keep waking up.
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Stevie Walsh (Stephenw)
Username: Stephenw

Registered: 03-2009
Posted From: 85.255.233.0
Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2014 - 12:40 am:   

All three of mine are true two sentence horror stories. Seriously!
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Craig (Craig)
Username: Craig

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 99.126.164.88
Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2014 - 12:44 am:   

All three of mine are true two sentence horror stories. Seriously!

Er... TMI....
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Stevie Walsh (Stephenw)
Username: Stephenw

Registered: 03-2009
Posted From: 85.255.233.0
Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2014 - 01:03 am:   

But I was always told to write from experience, my good man.
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Stevie Walsh (Stephenw)
Username: Stephenw

Registered: 03-2009
Posted From: 85.255.233.0
Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2014 - 01:13 am:   

"Jesus, I've heard of diarrhoea but this is bloody ridiculous, he thought, squirming on the bowl. Something gave deep inside him and he was dead before his face hit the lino, which was fortunate, as he didn't have to suffer the ignominy of being dragged."

Ok... I made that one up. Or did I...
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David Lees (David_lees)
Username: David_lees

Registered: 12-2011
Posted From: 2.121.223.255
Posted on Monday, December 08, 2014 - 05:49 pm:   

My sister came up with a variation on the Hemingway classic last night:

For sale: edible panties. Worn once.

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