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|  | "Honor Thy Father" by Ronald E. Wright
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Hello, and welcome to the public discussion forum of Fantastic Horror. The topic of this thread is "Honor Thy Father" by Ronald E. Wright, featured in Issue #5.
Writers and artists love to get feedback, especially when it's thoughtful and constructive. Please take a moment to share your thoughts, and help keep the Fantastic Horror community alive!
If you haven't read the story yet, STOP RIGHT HERE and go read it!! This discussion may contain spoilers. At the end of the story, you'll find a link back to this thread.
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| | Re: "Honor Thy Father" by Ronald E. Wright
« Reply #1 on Apr 15, 2008, 9:30am » | |
This one sure had good flavor. The southern drawl of the narrator adds a lot to the appeal. I've read some stuff where the accents take a way from the story. Its not a lot of fun having to re-read through a sentence, trying to decipher what the character is saying because the author is being clever. So well done. While I caught on rather quickly to the guys eating habits, it still left me with that certain "Last House on the Left" queasiness, without the gore. The father in the basement seemed to draw a lot from Psycho, but was a nice touch. So in all, another fine story.
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| | Re: "Honor Thy Father" by Ronald E. Wright
« Reply #2 on Apr 15, 2008, 11:30am » | |
Thanks for the compliments. This is an old mss of mine that I went back and solidified.
The goal was to present a "funny/serious" bit somewhat on the order of "Creepshow", or the old "Eerie" mag - - something that has humor and still gets you at the end. Working horror and humor together is fun, but it's also dangerous if we get it wrong.
Ron
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