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BillytheBrony


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When the lights go out and dark has consumed the world.
That is the time for scary stories to be heard.
Come now, ponies and other of you ilk.
The time has come for cookies and a glass of milk.
But don't mind that thing that went bump in the night.
If you turned to look it would give you a fright.

Instead listen to me, your host for this eve.
As you hear stories you can scarcely believe.
Some are told by ponies you know well.
Some by those who in the background dwell.
Gather round, now my ponies so stark.
For Mare-y Stories to Tell in the Dark.

Chapters (6)
Comments ( 28 )

I had a little bit of trouble getting any kind of feeling out of your characterizations of the partygoers, but the story Fluttershy told was just the sort of thing you might expect, and was definitely engaging, interesting, and a fun read.

:foreveralone:
I like this story. I will track.
One complaint I do have is that you shouldn't do -this- to show emphasis. It kinda gets annoying after awhile. Another thing is this:
"Yeah yeah, You know you can count on us to do these sorts of things."  Said the pegasus as she nudged Pinkie further into the library.
You repeat this sentence structure a lot, try to mix it up a little.

Tracking this. I enjoyed Fluttershy's tale, and I naturally imagined her in the role as I read it, considering the shyness of the protagonist, so that parallel was well done.

Thanks to the title, now I have an urge to dive back into my Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark books (and doubtlessly imagine the mane six in the lead roles), but...no. It's late at night and those bucking illustrations are the kind of thing you imagine standing at the foot of your bed the moment you turn out the light.

...it's gonna be a long night. :pinkiecrazy:

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Sorry, that was my fault. I gave him the title at the post-production stage of the writing, figured we needed something, as "The 'Twilight' Zone" was already taken. :twilightsheepish:

My nitpicking says that there was a bit of overuse of "softly" as an adverb. Also, the flowers are azaleas--but it's a name so what does that matter? I really like this idea, though! I wanna see more of it.

I enjoyed it. I thought everypony was in character for what little time they were on screen. The story its self was actually a little chilling, It defiantly sucked me in. Keep it up man. :raritywink:

Yeah. I do have a problem with the word softly as an adverb. One might almost say it's a signature with how often I use it.

Also, I owned those books as a child. And i loved the idea for the title that was given. I was originally going to make it something like Sleepover Scares or some such.

In any case those books are why I am so into scary stories and horror. Heck the pictures alone. *shudders* :pinkiecrazy:

I've got the second chapter ready, just waiting for a second edit before I feel confident enough to post it. :trixieshiftright:

Also thank you all for the positive reviews it encourages me to work harder

Another interesting story. I still think you need to tone down on -this-
Perhaps you could use bold or italics instead.

Ah yes, I do apologize, RP habit. :twilightblush: In the chat I frequent doing -This- makes the word bold and I just haven't broke the habit yet.

It does not help that my editors also frequent the chat so they don't catch it. XD

Wow :twilightoops: This was freaking creepy...and I loved it. The strongest so far in my opnion. There is one complaint but ill tell you personally later to avoid spoilers. :raritywink:

Wow now that one was very good

pinkie why u so awesome?

Rhymes but no Zecora?

Oh don't you worry none.
There'll be plenty of Zecora fun.
She's just not with the Mane Six now.
You'll see her later at her own pow-wow.

Hmm, I have to admit that Rainbow Dash's story is a new one for me. With the others I sort of knew where they came from, but this one is a new one. Thanks for enriching my life with a new tale of love and woe. :pinkiehappy:

Are you sure that this story is supposed to be scary?? :/

Best place a Vampire or another sort of supernatural being can be: The expert on the subject.

Knowledge is Power and all that.

hehe well he was technically a form of vampire.... just not the blood drinking kind...

Well, 500 views, that sounds like a good enough excuse to get off my bum and start on the next collection of short stories. :trixieshiftright:

Passed 500 views, that's a good enough reason to get off my lazy bum and make the second set of short stories. :trixieshiftright:

me: hmmmmm CHALLENGE ACCEPTED :rainbowdetermined2:
*5 seconds later* CHALLENGE FAILED :raritydespair:
*10 minutes later* Close Enough! :trollestia:
friend: :facehoof:

This one was my favorite :twilightsmile:
A) because I'm a german.
B) because it was a classic.
And C)
I love what you did there with "Stalliongrad":rainbowlaugh:

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