tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504553034105507540.post8856142797715808972..comments2023-11-02T01:29:26.816-07:00Comments on McDonnell Writing: The Thing In The BasementAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08236529774839136879noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504553034105507540.post-3968688317922874082010-07-24T15:04:20.866-07:002010-07-24T15:04:20.866-07:00Very entertaining story. I always enjoy classic ho...Very entertaining story. I always enjoy classic horror because it brings back memories. In my house I'd get punished with the thing in the closet. I was such a good boy.:-) Entertaining read indeed.Silent Screams: A Blog About Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15545989854023945226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504553034105507540.post-57037901781978080342010-07-21T11:11:56.785-07:002010-07-21T11:11:56.785-07:00Thanks, Cathy! I'll check it out.Thanks, Cathy! I'll check it out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236529774839136879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504553034105507540.post-86166157671094828382010-07-20T20:07:45.343-07:002010-07-20T20:07:45.343-07:00Hey John: award for you over at my blog. You need ...Hey John: award for you over at my blog. You need some pink.Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504553034105507540.post-21551218990232553552010-07-19T04:31:42.105-07:002010-07-19T04:31:42.105-07:00Wonderfully creepy!Wonderfully creepy!Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504553034105507540.post-6792943804612140892010-07-17T21:59:27.639-07:002010-07-17T21:59:27.639-07:00Atmospheric and chilling. Poor Billy. Why is it th...Atmospheric and chilling. Poor Billy. Why is it the punishment is always more severe than the crime?<br /><br />Mom looking for her son and brother... masterful ending, with the right amount of uneasiness to sell it.pegjethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255191759031800811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504553034105507540.post-14737264112419638272010-07-17T12:48:45.516-07:002010-07-17T12:48:45.516-07:00Great job. The timing on the build was good and th...Great job. The timing on the build was good and the end was very gratifying. <br /><br />Since I didn't have basements where I grew up they were places of wonderment for me, but you will now have me thinking twice the next time I go down into one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504553034105507540.post-59006849319703803332010-07-17T12:13:40.081-07:002010-07-17T12:13:40.081-07:00Great job, very atmospheric. Love the language and...Great job, very atmospheric. Love the language and the relaxed feel. Good stuff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504553034105507540.post-35104533277708364612010-07-17T11:30:40.947-07:002010-07-17T11:30:40.947-07:00Sent a shiver down my spine. Very creepy but full...Sent a shiver down my spine. Very creepy but full of intense detail and vocab. Great workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504553034105507540.post-66614687665847727582010-07-17T10:11:25.471-07:002010-07-17T10:11:25.471-07:00We don't have a basement, but there is a deep ...We don't have a basement, but there is a deep crawlspace under the floor. I have spent the last half hour with my ear pressed against the floorboards, listening, just in case. Thanks for that! ;)<br /><br />Wonderful ending, very cinematic and just the right amount of creepy.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361651251233078437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504553034105507540.post-84510259572704856512010-07-17T10:02:53.605-07:002010-07-17T10:02:53.605-07:00Thanks, everyone! I have a finished basement at my...Thanks, everyone! I have a finished basement at my house, with a bar and everything, and I still don't go down there very much. Something about being alone in a basement creeps me out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236529774839136879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504553034105507540.post-69652221177421024042010-07-16T18:02:20.583-07:002010-07-16T18:02:20.583-07:00I hate basements! Thank God we don't have them...I hate basements! Thank God we don't have them in So Cal, they creep me out. Nice job, John. I liked the ending.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504553034105507540.post-60433730824530074862010-07-16T16:43:33.845-07:002010-07-16T16:43:33.845-07:00Oh a good old "proper" horror. Basements...Oh a good old "proper" horror. Basements are creepy places at the best of times, but when you're in this sort of situation....damn.<br /><br />Good show!Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504553034105507540.post-83300440192932481402010-07-16T15:21:40.075-07:002010-07-16T15:21:40.075-07:00I was going to take my break from #fridayflash for...I was going to take my break from #fridayflash for the night when I saw you'd posted. Had to bring my eyes back for one more.<br /><br />I adore old fashioned stories like this one. Just an evil basement. Well, maybe it is, or maybe something's bad down there, or maybe your uncle is a jerk. The end - with the thing greeting Mama - was a delight.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504553034105507540.post-12658499632583486642010-07-16T14:41:09.324-07:002010-07-16T14:41:09.324-07:00Ooh, cool story. Very creepy ending.Ooh, cool story. Very creepy ending.Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.com