Tuesday, 4 May 2010
Charlotte in Darkwood Mansion
"Why did it fly over here why?" I thought as I trudged up the gloomy driveway. "Why did we have to move opposite Darkwood mansion? This 'acident' wasn't even my fault. It was Liz who kicked it and it flew over the back garden fence and then we heared the terrible CRACK, CLASH, CRASH of the window and mum had sent ME to appologise". As I continued to mentally argue with myself I could hear my heart thudding in my ears. It was the sort of feeling like in a horror movie when you know the monster will jump out , but you just don't know exactly when. I stepped up onto the door step and my sweaty hand reached for the door knocker shaped as a beast. I slowly knocked. The sound echoed like a shout in an empty cave. Oh no. I've done it now. What could I say , but before I had time to think the big wooden door creaked open. I stepped in. I met darkness. And then I saw him or should I say.......it!
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Ace use of sound effects, Charlotte and a great simile too! I'm going to have nightmares now!
ReplyDeleteAnd lovely contrast with the ordinary and the creepy, super scary.
ReplyDeleteThe sound echoed like a shout in an empty cave - that is just superb, Charlotte.
ReplyDelete'It was the sort of feeling like in a horror movie when you know the monster will jump out , but you just don't know exactly when.' I love it when writers do this; reference one scary moment inside another scary moment like one big scary Russian Doll.
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