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Rex Allen McCoy Member Elite
since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863Sippin a Timmy's in London 
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TAP TAP TAP ~~~ "Honey! 'tap tap tap' wake up!" "huh " ... "Wake up ... there's a noise" "huh ... noise ... ( cough cough ) yeah ... nice " "Honey! 'tap tap tap' wake up!" " there's something in the basement " "Ok ok " ( cough ) ... 'tap tap tap' "did you here that?" ... 'tap tap tap' "yeah ... it ... it's definitely coming from the basement " ( cough ) 'tap tap tap' ... " where are my lozenges ... oh ... ok I got em " "stay here ... I'll check it out " "ok be careful " ... 'tap tap tap' 'Click ... click' ... no lights ... 'tap tap tap' 'squeeeek' ... oh man ... stupid stairs 'squeeeek' ... 'tap tap tap' ... what is that noise? Where is the dog? ... 'tap tap tap' Why isn't she barking? ... 'tap tap tap' I don't like this ... gee ... it's warm down here 'Tap tap tap' ... better check the fuse box ... Good God!!! Where's the fuse box gone??? ... 'tap tap tap' "WHERE THE HECK'S THE DOG???" Looks like a faint light under the furnace room door 'tap tap tap' ... what the ... something's against the door ... "UUUUGGHH" "Smoky! ... why didn't you move, girl ... and how did you get in here ? Girl ? ... Smoky ? ... 'snap snap' ... what are you staring at ? " Ohhh ! ... Man ! ... Please God ... let this be a dream ... one mother of a hole where Mr. Furnace used to be ... 'Tap Tap Tap' Man it's hot in here ... 'Tap Tap Tap' ... "What the Heck is that Sound ? The glow coming from that hole ... and the Stench !!! "Well girl ... I think it's time we leave ... ok ? " ...?...?...? WHAT THE !!! No Dog ! ... NO DOOR !!! ... ... ... 'Tap Tap Tap' ... BREATHE Deep Breaths ... relax ... settle down ... 'Tap Tap Tap' " DAM IT ... WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SOUND ??? " Ok ok ... reality check ... this has to be a dream ... " OUCH " ... maybe not I thought this room was bigger ... the Walls ... "They're MOVING!!! " ... "OH YEAH ... I LOVE THIS ... THIS IS FUN !!! " It doesn't look too far down ... "NOW ... OR ... N E V E R r r r r r ... .................UGH! " " DAM "... I bit my tongue ... man that hurts ... now I know I'm awake ... ...........what is this place ... It stinks in here ... 'TAP TAP TAP' ... 'TAP TAP TAP' ... that sound ... it's coming from this direction ... down this tunnel ... that glow seems to be coming from there too ... 'TAP TAP TAP' ... There's another sound ... like ... distant screams ... and moans ... Yes ... The Walls ... they seem to be moaning ... 'TAP TAP TAP' It's louder now ... just up ahead ... something's moving ... the tunnel ... it dips down and seems to end in a little room ... 'TAP TAP TAP' something's moving ... over behind that weird box ... 'TAP TAP TAP' It's ... It's a little man ... 'TAP TAP TAP' ... what the heck is he doing ... maybe I can sneak a little closer ... quietly ... just inch along this wall ... slowly ... 'TAP TAP TAP' ... he's ... he's chiseling ... it's ... it's ... It's a tombstone ... " MY NAME !!! " oh dam he saw me ... " Hey ... Hey Wait ... COME BACK ... HOW DO I GET OUT OF HERE? " ......... did that box just move ... ... ... that's ... not ... a box ... It's a Coffin ... It's coming at me ... Gotta run ... My Feet ... They're Stuck ... There's Hands ... Holding My Ankles ... Skinless Hands ... The Coffin's Got Me ... It's Crushing Me Against The Wall ... 'TAP TAP TAP' ... the little man is back ... 'TAP TAP TAP' ... HE'S FINISHING MY NAME ! ... 'TAP TAP TAP' ... 'TAP TAP TAP' ... DEAR GOD ! ... 'TAP TAP TAP' ... 'TAP TAP TAP' " Honey ! wake up ... 'TAP TAP TAP' ... Honey ! 'TAP TAP TAP' There's Something in the Basement " ~~~~~~~~~~ Copyright 2/2000 Rex Allen McCoy |
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sweetcollege_girl Senior Member
since 1999-12-03
Posts 872just about where I want to be |
Very..um..nice? story..scary...i guess you could say...yes...very Halloweenish...yeah..that's the word..Halloweenish....oh great..My husband's in Texas and I have to sleep alone...Good thing there's no basement, no furnace..  Whew...great haloween story, Rex!~*~SCG~*~ |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
WHOA!!!  LOL - Rex, this sounds more like a bad acid trip than anything! Good job - You did great building "suspense" with the repetition of the tapping. Short, But I dug it - kinda like the grave that needs to be dug... LOL  |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
WOW! Smiling here Rex ... loved this! I'm always up for a good thriller, and you had me reading along at break-neck speed. Loved the ending, kind of "here we go again", LOL ... a great read!  Best wishes, /Kit |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Good grief!! Glad now that I don't have a basement....is that tapping I hear? Gotta go check my attic...be right back............. |
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merlynh Member
since 1999-09-26
Posts 411deer park, wa |
Wow! Now all I hear is tap tap tap. Oh, that's me typing this. See you made me get mixed up. Nice stuff. Merlyln |
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Romy Senior Member
since 2000-05-28
Posts 1170Plantation, Florida |
nothing tapping in the basement right now, but I do have squirrels in my attic... Great scary poem for Halloween! |
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angelface Junior Member
since 2000-10-25
Posts 40Savannah area, Georgia |
Reminds me of the basement in MY childhood house. Spooky and suspenseful, just the way I like them!  |
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Rex Allen McCoy Member Elite
since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863Sippin a Timmy's in London |
Thanks everyone ... I thought halloween might be a good time for a rerun on this one. |
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Dopey Dope
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Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Wow this freaked me out. Very nice!!! I liked this one a lot.  "I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust." I hate your socks. I'd like to burn them! |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Hi Rex Allen--back for the tap tap tap, huh...what a great Halloween story..I loved it! |
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CLBinLOVE Member
since 2000-06-04
Posts 147Hilton Head, SC, USA |
well, wow, that was good, scary stories about repeating dreams and about mirrors are the worst i think, by that i mean that they are the scariest..and that was pretty good i liked it anyway, waht do i no this is my second post in this forum lol let the fighting words lie let the candle light die let the sun come up let the same imply ~EvE 6 |
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