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Professor Tacitus


Your friendly occasional writer of mediocre material and general observer of life who can't keep his mouth shut. Enjoy!

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An ancient manor within the cursed Everfree Forest, supposedly filled with treasure beyond imagining. But for those unfortunate ponies who travel there in search of that wealth, they find only horror and death. Listen to the warnings of the lone survivor as he attempts to save others from this horrible fate.

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love it

6593841 Thanks:rainbowlaugh:
Woohoo! First comment:pinkiehappy:

This story... That manor...

It must have shitty reviews on Trip Advisor.

6594530 oh my God! I laughed harder at that than you would think:rainbowlaugh:

6594537 "Hosts weren't very polite, rooms were un-clean, there was a pest problem and the Anti-Christ tried to eat me. 3/10 will go to BnB next time."

6594548 I love that it still merits a 3. What would you have to do to get a 0?

6594554 If there was no fucking toilet paper in the bathroom.

6594580 A swarm of unknown creatures that can eat you in seconds? Give me a fly swatter.

A bunch of crazy blood cult ponies? I've been to family reunions, not much difference.

The Anti-Christ itself? Meh, I've dealt with my mother and sister before.

But no toilet paper in the Goddamn bathroom after a dinner of Mexican food? There's gonna be problems.

In all seriousness though, this story was awesome. Sent chills down my spine and would probably make Lovecraft himself sleep with the lights on. This story is seriously underrated.

6597660 Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it:twilightsmile:

Read as a result of being in the 'I Just Want A Comment' Group. Be sure to pay it forward with a comment elsewhere.

Anyways, it was a pretty good read, and a little bit chilling at times. The problem is that it really felt too vanilla of an experience, basically following the checklist of the sort of dime-a-dozen horror books you can find in a library. Big, haunted forest where nothing grows? Check. Mysterious old person/pony who had lots of wealth that disappeared one day without a clue left behind? Check. Dark tunnels underneath the earth where ancient creatures from time forgotten, shadowy cults summoning Elder Ones, gory traps, nightmares that transcend the realm of sleep into reality, ponies going insane, all there.

For this fandom, you'll need to go above and beyond, tailor it specifically to a character or concept of the series. Probably my two favorite MLP horror fics would be The Writing On The Wall and Please Open The Door because they work off existing characters and concepts, and introduce a deep unsettling feeling in their events.

6605720 Thank you for the comments and critique. Honestly, horror isnt my forte and I most likely won't do another in the future. This was just an idea I've had for a long time, and I really wanted to do a Halloween Special and try to pay homage to one of my favorite authors, H.P. Lovecraft.

Regardless, I greatly appreciate the advice. Im sure I can use it in my other writings. Thank you again for the read and I hope you enjoyed it:twilightsmile:

Mind if I read this for my youtube channel? I'll mention you and leave a link back to your account here.

6629225 of course! I'd be honored. So long as you give me a link so I can watch it:raritywink:

So blood-curling. So horrifying. So gruesome.:pinkiecrazy:

:twilightsheepish:If I wasn't supposed to be asleep, I would say this is perfect for a reenactment, but thinking about that while I'm trying to fall asleep is downright terrifying.:applecry:

6948330 a reenactment? What do you mean?:rainbowhuh:
Thanks for the favorite by the way:pinkiehappy:

6948381 No prob, it's a really great story.:scootangel:

Y'know like a theatre thing, or a movie even. I dare say, it would probably be even more gruesome than Annabelle if that was to happen!:applejackunsure:

6948395 oh. That'd be really cool actually. If I could figure out this voice equipment thing, I was hoping to do a reading of it.

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