Written for the Friday Fictioneers. A story, about an accursed light, begins after the photo.
Genre: Horror
Photo by: Kent Bonham
Light Number Nine
“What’s the problem, Jennifer?” said the play’s director, Mr. Perkins.
“It’s that light,” winced the teenager. “It’s creepy.”
Perkins joined her on the stage. “It’s just a light.”
“A demonic light.”
“Watch.” Perkins glared at the light. “Hey you! Stop scaring her or I will destroy you, you hear me?” He smiled at Jennifer. “You see? No demon would tolerate that.”
After rehearsals finished and all the students had gone home, Perkins hit the stage light switches. All turned off but one. As he turned, the gaping maw of light number nine hurtling toward him, was the last thing he saw.
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Each week, Rochelle Wisoff-Fields offers a writer-donated photo as a writing prompt for up to 100 words of flash fiction. This week’s prompt may be found here: http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2014/04/02/4-april-2014/
EagleAye
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Let the MU-HA HAs begin, darling.
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Oh yeah. Let creepy laughter resound! š Thanks for stopping in, Helena!
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Whoaaaa. Creepy. Now I’m going to have to watch all the lights in my house!
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Hehe. Just don’t threaten them or say anything nasty to them. They don’t seem to take it very well. š Thanks for visiting!
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OK. I’ll certainly pay attention to your directions – no pissing off the home lights
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That’s what you get for mouthing off to possessed lighting.
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Exactly! Never talk smack to demons if you can’t back it up. š
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I love the words “gaping maw” but don’t usually hear them applied to a demonic light. š
janet
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I do endeavor to be different. š Thanks for visiting!
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Don’t fuss with demons. I like this š
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It’s true. Demons have a really nasty disposition. Glad you liked it, and thanks for stopping in!
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Dear Eric,
So you’re saying his lights were put out with a light? Ohm! Frightening.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Haha! Yes, A light knocked his lights out. Fade to black. Exit stage left. Be sure never to speak harshly to your lights. š Thanks so much for visiting, Rochelle!
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Ah, this is absolutely hilarious! I think demons greatly enjoy putting cocky people in their place. This is true for the demons I’ve met, anyway… š Great piece!
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Oh yes, they do! They’re mean by nature, so antagonizing them just brings it out naturally. People need to read up on their demons before yelling at them *sigh* Thanks so much for reading and sharing your thoughts! š
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That ought to teach lowly drama teachers to yell at possessed stage lights!
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That’s for certain! Drama teachers should get to know their stage lights better than that. š
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haha hopefully he sees better life after that š
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Certainly, he’s been shown the light. š Perhaps he’ll behave better than before. Thanks for stopping in!
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Nice piece of demonish. Drama after the drama.
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Haha! Indeed. Thanks much Patrick!
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Good and scary story. Mr. Perkins should have listened to Jennifer. No one in demon stories ever listens. I think there might be a demon in our electric supply here also as it cuts off without warning. It’s probably just a faulty city system that needs repair though. I’ve never heard of it attacking anyone. Not yet at least. š
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Hehe. Well, just don’t yell at it. If there’s a demon, it might take criticism poorly. You never know when a demon inhabits your toaster or your dishwasher. I had a refrigerator once that was probably possessed. Any food I pulled out of it was dicey at best. š Thanks for stopping in Patricia!
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Just what I would expect to find here.
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Glad you found what you’re looking for. Thanks much, Ted. š
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Can’t say he wasn’t warned!
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Sure enough! Too bad he didn’t know how to keep it light. š
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Good story and creepy good! Thanks for the scare! Nan š
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Thank you Nan! š
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lol i’m staring at that light and yeah, it does look like it has a pair of glowing eyes and a gaping maw š
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That’s all I could see. Hmm. That looks disturbingly like a demonic light. If I were stage manager, I think I would dismantle it. š Thanks for stopping in!
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Ooppss, that was the wrong thing to say.
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Yup. Never make a demon light angry, I always say. Well…now I do.
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