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Submitted to Contest #275
CELESTE Celeste Baker had seen many horror movies, and a large range of special effects. She knew how to recognise when the producers had used too much fake blood, or when their special effects budget was clearly low. She knew every quote from every 80s slasher film by heart, had seen plenty of Final Girls die gruesomely at the last second - so why did this scare her so much? Staring at the body in front of her, Celeste's hands shook. The man was young-ish, maybe late-thirties, with dirty blond hair and a trickle of blood down his temple. Hi...
Submitted to Contest #273
Friday 27 October 2012 Dear Diary, Fridays are supposed to be fun, right? Then why was today the worst day ever? They announced my ex-best friend's death today (she died in a car accident), THEN her NEW best friend was giving me shit about it.Like, bro, it's not my fault that little rat died, okay? And yes, she was my best friend, even if she was a little rat. So, you're probably wondering why I think Stacey Clarke is - was - a little rat. Okay, I'm going to stop saying that, because, you know, respect to the dead and whatnot. So, Stacey and...
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