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{The Dead Tell Tales Challenge} Dead Men Tell Tales

by BernerOberland

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Dead man tell tales. The darkness was complete.
The crypts were all closed. Dozens and dozens of them.
Underground the cemetery. Hidden from view.
The names anonymous to all. Why they were buried under the cemetery and who they were was a mystery.
The silence was eerie.
Cobwebs were everywhere, sticking like superglue on the faces of those brave enough to dare to enter their final resting place.

Cats hissed.
Rats scurried.
Bats raced by in the darkness.
Spiders made new webs to replace the dismantled ones.
Roaches scattered.
The silence was broken.
The dead had tales to tell.
But what tales? Who where they? Why did they not rest in peace?

Fellow ficleteers, if you so choose to enter this challenge and give these forgotten dead a ghoulish story.. if you’re not too scared! The challenge will end Aug 1st. Thank you for your participation one and all.

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{The Dead Tell Tales Challenge} Dead Men Tell Tales
Ana Cristina
Posted 2 months ago

Cool, I love me a good ghost story. Can’t wait to read the entries and try my hand at one. Awesome challenge and that’s one spooky pic.
{The Dead Tell Tales Challenge} Dead Men Tell Tales
M.Paul Regret
Posted 2 months ago

Very creepy tale. Gothic in content. Well done.
{The Dead Tell Tales Challenge} Dead Men Tell Tales
Jenunique
Posted 2 months ago

That… is one of the creepiest pictures I have seen in a long time. And I look at a lot of creepy pictures. Great challenge. Hopefully I can pull out my spooky side and “dig” up a good ghost story for this one. ;D
{The Dead Tell Tales Challenge} Dead Men Tell Tales
Ana Cristina
Posted 2 months ago

OK, I entered. I may sequel what I’ve started.
{The Dead Tell Tales Challenge} Dead Men Tell Tales
THX 0477
Posted 2 months ago

Now that was fun! I went a bit more directly off the picture and just went dark, which was easy since I was already in my dark place from the last ficlet I wrote before entering the challenge. Woohoo! Let’s hope the macabre keeps coming.
{The Dead Tell Tales Challenge} Dead Men Tell Tales
JMSquire
Posted 2 months ago

I managed to write something for this, had to fight my writer’s block through the whole thing though. Don’t think mines really macabre, but I did my best. Great challenge by the way!
{The Dead Tell Tales Challenge} Dead Men Tell Tales
Apostrophe
Posted 2 months ago

awesome pic.. perfect for the challenge.