FF – Cabin of DEATH!
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Alicia Jamtaas.
“Welcome back to ‘Forest Cabins of Horror’. It’s quiet… too quiet? What will we find? A strangled hobo? A mutilated college student? The castrated corpse of a cheating husband? Let’s open the door…”
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“…and we find… nothing! It’s empty. Well, this is a real ratings killer. Fred, come here!”
“Coming, Bob, what do you need? What are you doing with that knife? No… no… aaaargh!”
“Jeez, Bob, you killed him! You… bleurgh!”
“Jeff, stop vomiting and pick up the camera. Action! …and inside we find the fresh body of a young male. He appears to have been stabbed only moments ago…”
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Ali,
Ah, a slice of life story. Brutal what reporters will do for ratings, even manufacture crimes (when they’re not covering for them).
pax,
dora
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He’s a dedicated reporter, unburdened by a pesky conscience.
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Now that’s devotion to his job
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He always goes that extra mile.
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I didn’t saw this coming, Draliman🙀Pawkisses for a Happy Wednesday🐾😽💞
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Neither did Fred 😮
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Anything for the almighty ratings!
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There’s a reason he’s at the top spot.
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Well thats one way to make a story, lol. Good one!
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He’ll stop at nothing 😮
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So, I see!
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Kill Fred doesn’t quite seem right. Could you change that character to Bill?
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Bill’s been killed enough 🙂
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If there isn’t any news, make it up! Who knew? 😀
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It’s quite the revelation 🙂
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If the story doesn’t come to you, you make it up! Great take, Ali!
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That’s the way to get ahead in a (literally) cut-throat business!
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Quite literally indeed!
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Skillful in how you weave humor with horror. Ratings come first always!
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Funny horror’s the best horror 🙂 Ratings are everything.
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Nice. So resourceful.
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He’s quick on his feet!
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Now, they’ll get those killer ratings.
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Most assuredly. Nothing like “stumbling across” a fresh crime scene…
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Gads! Some people will do anything for a good rating! Fun? Yes, fun tale.
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He may possibly have crossed a line this time 🙂
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Anything for a story. The show must go on…
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He has to keep his viewers happy!
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Yes, the new role of broadcasting, making the news rather than finding/reporting it. Well done.
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What the public wants, reporters will deliver, no matter what.
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He certainly is creative in his job. Gruesome tale, Ali, very well done.
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He’s well-known for his ingenuity… 🙂
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Dear Ali,
That’s going above and beyond getting the story. Disturbing.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
We can only hope his crimes come to light before he does too much more damage. There is a witness, after all!
Ali
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Yep, looks like a career driven reporter getting the first shout on a story. There was a policeman in Brazil, (I think) who murdered people and then framed others to advance his career.
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Blimey, something like this has actually happened? That’s disturbing.
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Hmmmmm…. usually your stories have some shock value to them, but this seems like just another typical day on the set of a reality series.
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It happens more often than you might think…
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That’s one way to get things going…
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Yeah, shake things up a bit 🙂
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Can’t wait to see his acceptance speech when he gets his BAFTA!
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Yes, there will be a suspicious number of “who can’t be here todays” 🙂
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i guess it’s the sign of the times. it’s about the ratings. the end justifies the means. 🙂
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Yes. He’s just taken it to extremes 🙂
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Nice
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Thanks.
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This will give him great ratings. Whether he’ll have much of a crew in the future remains to be seen. Great fun!
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I imagine it will get harder and harder to recruit!
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I suppose, strictly speaking, it’s not fake news and we should applaud it for that…
Good take on the prompt, Ali.
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Yes, it’s the absolute truth. He can personally vouch for that 🙂
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Poor Fred. He became the story in a very macabre way.
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He’s famous!
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