 FALLEN101 2009-09-04 . chapter 1Nice little story, children are always creepy as hell and you played this one quite nicely. It was dark and fast paced and it gave a nice feeling of dread about midway through, the children's song is a great one, I had heard the Japanese version in an old anime called Doomed Megalopolis and it wasn't nearly as creepy as you made it in this. A great story.
Couple of things about it, first and foremost, your dialogue seems a bit forced, almost to the point of B-movie cheesiness. It's not terrible by any means, it just needs some work, it feels almost robotic if you understand what I'm saying. And George's line about 'Well this is creepy...' kind of kills the mood. But that's just a suggestion.
Also, the girl killing him with a knife feels sort of out of place, I'm not exactly sure why it just didn't feel right. Not enough punch I suppose, it worked and was effective but I don't think it quite fit with the rest of the story. Maybe try to mention the knife in an earlier passage or something, I'm not sure.
Overall though, a terrific story, the ending was espiecially good with the picture of his face as a child, although it felt a little toned down, once again maybe add just a little more punch. But other than those minor things, it was a terrific story and I look forward to seeing more stories from you. |