To kick off the first issue of the PRL Halloween Special, I wanted to give you my List of the 3 Scariest Things That Are Also Real Things.
- Ebola – Check out this CDC Estimate from September 26, 2014. It’s scary because we all saw Outbreak, and I don’t mean to undercut the seriousness of this situation, but Americans have been trained to panic at the mere mention of a deadly, infectious contagion. It’s scary to think what this type of hysteria can do to a population, like the incidences of discrimination towards people from Western Africa by people who assume that every black man with an accent is going to infect them. Or the recent fallout that Dr. Nancy Snyderman experienced for ‘violating’ her voluntary quarantine. Maybe she should have stayed locked up in her house, but maybe she’s one person you can trust to evaluate her own symptoms?
- The November Midterm Elections – This is scary to me because I have not registered to vote and I’m pretty sure that NC changed its voting laws so that I won’t be able to register and vote on the same day. And if I’m not voting next month, then who the hell is?
- The Internet – It’s like a basket that comes along out of nowhere to fulfill all of your toting needs; you can put so much inside of it and the handle feels so thick and secure like no amount of weight would be too much for it. And then all of a sudden, after you fill it up ewith everything precious to you, something snaps and all of your valuables (we’ll call them eggs) are left broken on the ground. Or, you don’t realize the big hole in the bottom that leaves all of your valuables on the ground for the taking by anyone just passing through. But what am I supposed to do if there’s nothing else as convenient and efficient to handle my toting needs? Just stop toting things altogether? (That metaphor went on kind of long)
There’s so much more, but I’ve got the chills already. Enjoy Issue 1 of the Halloween Special, and we’ll see you again very soon.
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This week:
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Silas is back, and guess where he is? The man with the horns introduces him to a man that probably ended up in hell for the whole killing his father and marrying his mother thing.
Silas in Hell: “…we can talk, we can be civil. It must all be so horrible for you, isn’t it? And you must be wondering why you are here. Does this mean that when you finally meet your end you will wind up screaming here for eternity? I do not know Silas. I am just happy to have a guest, someone to show the wonders of this place. There is so much of man’s history here you know, it is a veritable museum. Don’t you want to see it? You might as well. You are here until you return to your body, why not learn something?””
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There’s so much to do on the internet. You never know what you’ll find hidden in the dark corners…
Illuminatos: “There is a website that a friend told me about. She said that since she found it, she’s felt more confident, more alive. She was never really the lively type. I’ve known Katrina for a while now and before, she was quiet, reserved, almost afraid to offend anyone. But since this site, she’s been different.”
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A forest is supposed to be a peaceful place, where one can be lulled by the sounds of the birds chirping and the smell of nature. But that’s hard to do when the Golem stalks the shadows.
The Golem: “Sarah lived alone in a dark forest. The forest was beautiful in the light; the bushy tree tops blurred into a green mass with patches that let pure rays of light fall through as columns at varying degrees depending on the position of the sun. In the light, Sarah could see the immense height of the thousands of tree barks that seemed to run into one another so high over her head and she loved to enjoy the view, resting in the backyard of the cabin that her mother and father built when they set out in the forest on their own after deciding to start a life together.”
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