So, given this interaction and also the release of Riley Sager’s FINAL GIRLS, I figure today’s flash fiction challenge would be cool if it played with the slasher movie story type — so, write a story that has something to do in some way with a slasher film narrative. (Think, Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, so on, so forth.) It can be a horror story or not — feel free to play with this story type in the context of other genres. It also doesn’t need to be a slasher story itself if you don’t want — it just needs to use the idea in some way. (Maybe the characters totally love slasher movies, f’rex.)
Sharpen the knife. Have fun.
Length: ~1500 words
Due by: August 4th, Friday, noon EST
Mozette says:
https://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/its-all-in-fixins.html
enjoy!
July 29, 2017 — 9:44 AM
CM Harald says:
Yuck. Enjoyed that.
August 1, 2017 — 10:05 AM
dougkzeigler says:
Nicely done!
August 1, 2017 — 2:07 PM
Mozette says:
Thank you both… I thought to turn it around and work it so the survivor did the slicing and dicing… 😛 And I worked it from the South to give it that ol’-fashioned, grizzly kinda feel!
August 1, 2017 — 8:49 PM
mdflyn says:
It wouldn’t let me comment on your site. But yeah. Truth. Good ending.
August 1, 2017 — 5:12 PM
Mozette says:
Pity it wouldn’t let you comment… bummer. 🙁
But glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
August 1, 2017 — 8:48 PM
Mozette says:
Try commenting again. I’ve fixed the settings up so it’s easier.
August 1, 2017 — 10:05 PM
grahamwrites says:
Ha, now I see why you commented on the knife in my story. You know way too much about what blade makes the perfect murder machine. Way too much. Glad we live on different land masses.
August 4, 2017 — 11:34 AM
mdflyn says:
My search history is scary.
August 9, 2017 — 12:08 PM
mdflyn says:
“Lasagna and Successes” A woman discovers a terrible secret, and chooses to solve her problems with lasagna. This one went dark. http://www.mdflyn.com/lasagna-successes-original-flash-fiction/
August 1, 2017 — 4:44 PM
Sam Brady says:
This might end up being the scariest story here, but not for the reason you’d usually think. Absolutely chilling.
August 2, 2017 — 8:02 PM
mdflyn says:
Thanks! I was trying to grab you by that bit.
August 3, 2017 — 12:42 PM
pamtanzey says:
Wow….
August 4, 2017 — 12:55 AM
StarNinja says:
Here’s a story about a superpowered soldier who is basically a serial killer.
https://wormholelesstraveled.wordpress.com/2017/08/01/the-war/
This week’s challenge was a perfect continuation of the thread I’ve been weaving in the Origin Universe of late. Thanks for this fertile bed of inspiration!
August 1, 2017 — 7:02 PM
Adan Ramie says:
I used the prompt to help along the next part to a serial story I’ve been writing. https://adanramie.com/free-fiction-dropping-bombs/
August 2, 2017 — 2:17 PM
StarNinja says:
Same here! Sometimes a good old fashioned flash fiction is just what I need to get the juices flowing. BTW, your story was tense and suspenseful. Very nice!
August 3, 2017 — 9:33 AM
Adan Ramie says:
Thanks!
August 3, 2017 — 11:32 AM
Sam Brady says:
This made me think of the first time I watched Friday The 13th Part 2. And that led to this. Please to enjoy.
https://sambrady.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/chuck-wendig-the-bloody-scrum/
August 2, 2017 — 7:28 PM
Vicente L Ruiz says:
Not a genre I like, but here’s “Spilling His Heart”:
https://medium.com/@VicenteLRuiz/spilling-his-heart-cad8c0571d10
August 3, 2017 — 3:55 AM
Eva Therese says:
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a slasher movie that wasn’t in some part a parody of the genre, but here’s my take: https://evathereseebert.wordpress.com/2017/08/03/slasher-movie-edition/
August 3, 2017 — 9:28 AM
Incognito Scribblings says:
https://incognitoscribblings.tumblr.com/post/163765562985/slasher
I have no idea where this came from, it kind of just unspooled from my head and, yeah, it’s a weird one.
August 3, 2017 — 4:46 PM
grahamwrites says:
This was more fun than it should have been. http://grahamwho.com/grahamwrites/2017/08/03/flash-fiction-family-visit/
August 3, 2017 — 6:24 PM
pamtanzey says:
Here’s mine, thanks!
https://pamtanzey.wordpress.com/2017/08/03/seaside-slasher-a-bit-of-flash-fiction/
August 4, 2017 — 1:07 AM
Enkin Anthem says:
It’s called a challenge, isn’t it? So, it doesn’t matter if someone who is a complete horror illiterate takes a bit longer, right? And misses the target by… dunno, half a dozen subgenres? Anyway, this *was* inspired by this prompt, even if it’s not strictly slasher. But it’s violent. That’s gotta be enough, right?
https://enkinanthem.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/tin-man-is-looking-for-a-dream/
August 15, 2017 — 10:10 AM