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Clancy Steadwell's avatar

bro i was just delivering the mail

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

You're safe! Well, until the goons end the USPS. ;)

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Jim J Wilsky's avatar

Officially, indisputably, creeped out. Haven't felt like this since I saw those damn flying monkeys for the first time in Oz. Great job Sean. - Jim

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

hahaha love it. Those flying monkeys are the bar! I shiver thinking about them.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Love a sacrifice to the old gods. I like the focus on the kids, too, definitely makes it more disturbing.

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

Thanks for reading! It was fun playing with the trope.

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Lyndsey Resnick's avatar

Oh my...

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

haha love that reaction. Thanks for reading, Lyndsey!

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Lyndsey Resnick's avatar

Sometimes I’m speechless. (You’ll notice it doesn’t last long, lol.) But that poor man!

I am always baffled by people who will walk right into a group of strangers in the middle of bf nowhere. Not one bit of self-preservation. Not a bit.

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EJ Trask's avatar

worth it!!!!

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

🖤 Thank you! Now you don’t need to hear about Danel ever again! ha

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The Ear Implant Foundation's avatar

I remember one time when I locked my keys in my car with the engine still running. Luckily, I was just parked outside of Blockbuster next to the drop box and not out in the woods with a psycho cult family.

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

Doh! But did you rewind the tape before you dropped it off? Ha

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The Ear Implant Foundation's avatar

Luckily DVDs were around at that time or I probably wouldn’t have.

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Jared Lambert's avatar

Folk horror at its finest!

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A. R. Eldridge's avatar

This is great, very creepy. Im getting echos of ‘The Lottery’ with the rituals slowly building the tension until BOOM!

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

Thank you! Yes! I was trying to channel a little bit of The Lottery, and Children of the Corn. Thanks for reading and making my day! 🖤

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Jennifer James's avatar

You held my attention. Like Ian, I knew deep down it wasn't going anywhere good, but I had to watch it play out.

Those children needed Mr. Rogers.

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

They had Samuel! Just as good! ;)

Thank you! That means a lot to me!

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Hanna Delaney's avatar

Creeeeepy.

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

Thanks for reading, Hanna! 🖤

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Garen Marie's avatar

Daaaaamn. What a way to go.

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

Maybe he didn’t die? Maybe they were like, okay fun is over, let’s all go get some grub now. :)

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Garen Marie's avatar

Sure, sure, let’s go with that.

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Liz Zimmers's avatar

Absolutely horrifying! Ian forgot that people you stumble upon in the forest are not usually friendly. This is kick ass folk horror!

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

That means a lot to me, Liz! You’re one of the best at folk/fairy tale horror. Thank you!

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Maddison Rossi's avatar

v cool!

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

Thanks, Maddison!

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molly's avatar

I said "uh oh" out loud when they announced the man from the hills was Ian. your stuff never disappoints

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

haha! Ian's like, yo, I'm not even from a hilly place! Wa wa. Poor guy. Thanks for reading, Molly! Hope you're doing well!

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Vince Roman's avatar

Loved this one!

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

Thanks, Vince! It was a hard one to write in a lot of ways. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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Jessica Maison's avatar

Nice! Very creepy folk horror. What did this poor guy ever do to you? He just wants to meet his son. Always break the window of an Escort. I had a maroon/red one when I was college.

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

Thanks!

I had a maroon one, too! It ended up getting totaled. :( Maybe that's why I didn't let Ian break the window on this one. haha

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