Comments on: Episode 48: On The Origin Of Sounds by Christopher Fisher http://dunesteef.com/2009/10/08/page-4-on-the-origin-of-sounds-by-christopher-fisher/ The Best Short Stories in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Other Genres Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:02:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Davey http://dunesteef.com/2009/10/08/page-4-on-the-origin-of-sounds-by-christopher-fisher/#comment-2215 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:32:42 +0000 http://dunesteef.com/?p=741#comment-2215 The Old lady in the Shining definitely haunted me for a while. Couldn’t stand shower tubs or take showers at night!

]]> By: MLL http://dunesteef.com/2009/10/08/page-4-on-the-origin-of-sounds-by-christopher-fisher/#comment-1176 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:41:10 +0000 http://dunesteef.com/?p=741#comment-1176 Speaking of scary scenes with old women, how about The Shining when the lady comes out of the bathtub.

]]> By: J. E. Ignatius McNeill http://dunesteef.com/2009/10/08/page-4-on-the-origin-of-sounds-by-christopher-fisher/#comment-1163 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:50:08 +0000 http://dunesteef.com/?p=741#comment-1163 Wow, Abbie. I think I’m going to be checking the toilet for a few weeks now. T_T

]]> By: Abbie http://dunesteef.com/2009/10/08/page-4-on-the-origin-of-sounds-by-christopher-fisher/#comment-1162 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:06:06 +0000 http://dunesteef.com/?p=741#comment-1162 Speaking of scary things…(this probably belongs on Drabblecast forums, but what the heck?)

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/620431

“A 3.5-metre-long snake thought to have been living in sewage pipes in a block of flats in northern England for three months has been caught. . . . The huge snake has been slithering out of toilet bowls throughout a block of flats since August. . . .”

Can you imagine? People had been putting bricks on their toilet seats because this enormous snake kept popping up. :D

]]> By: Sarah http://dunesteef.com/2009/10/08/page-4-on-the-origin-of-sounds-by-christopher-fisher/#comment-1161 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:58:32 +0000 http://dunesteef.com/?p=741#comment-1161 Excellent episode. I have to agree with every fear listed, just thinking of typing them made me shudder. However, one of my biggest fears, beyond anything vomit related, are drains. I cannot pull the stopper in the bathtub without getting out first. It’s not the idea of being sucked in. Well, maybe there is that whole Nightmare on Elm street bathtub thing as well but it’s spiders. I remember every spider that was in or near my bathtub that I flushed down the drain and picture them all flooding out and surrounding me. Ugh I already said to much. So yeah, spiders and drains.
And kelp.
And shower curtains.
And long deserted hallways in hotels.
And hedges.
And splash back. …I could go on forever.

]]> By: Nicole Suddeth http://dunesteef.com/2009/10/08/page-4-on-the-origin-of-sounds-by-christopher-fisher/#comment-1160 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:49:18 +0000 http://dunesteef.com/?p=741#comment-1160 okay i figured i might as well comment on my disgusting & irrational fear.

jellyfish.

they have no brains…at least any that i can see! plus there’s one that dwells near the coast of japan that weighs 400 FREAKING POUNDS! (google image search giant jellyfish and you will see what i mean) if that doesn’t freak anyone else out i will jump in a tub of them. having never been stung by one, i guess this fear is unfounded but i guess i just don’t trust floating, stinging masses of jelly.

]]> By: Josh R. http://dunesteef.com/2009/10/08/page-4-on-the-origin-of-sounds-by-christopher-fisher/#comment-1159 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:41:21 +0000 http://dunesteef.com/?p=741#comment-1159 My only really issue with the story is that the evil dwarves that may or may not have been real were never sufficiently explained — that is, either WHY the MC saw them in particular, or WHY they chose his house to haunt. I think I needed that. I also think making Regina imperfect but somehow this guy thinks she’s the awesomest was a little weak. Her physical attributes, I think, weren’t a necessary detail.

As for fears, I’m with Big: I just worry that something’s going to happen to my kid. And paper-cuts. Just thinking of them makes me shudder, and it’s impossible to get it out of my head once I start.

One time, I squished a cockroach and there was some sort of worm inside that expanded from its tightly-coiled state into a loose spiral. Bleah. Disgusting.

]]> By: dracken http://dunesteef.com/2009/10/08/page-4-on-the-origin-of-sounds-by-christopher-fisher/#comment-1158 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:17:33 +0000 http://dunesteef.com/?p=741#comment-1158 Damn…hsi scared the pants off me…which is pretty impressive considering I was sitting down and had a belt on. Very well done, another awesome episode.

]]> By: SkippyJ. http://dunesteef.com/2009/10/08/page-4-on-the-origin-of-sounds-by-christopher-fisher/#comment-1157 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:01:36 +0000 http://dunesteef.com/?p=741#comment-1157 Parasites. Pretty much anything from tapeworms to chiggers. But especially anything involving the ears. Even though they’re not even parasites, just saying the word “earwig” makes me wig out. (Ugh. So does typing it, apparently.) It’s been that way ever since I was eight and saw that scene from The Wrath of Khan.

]]> By: J. E. Ignatius McNeill http://dunesteef.com/2009/10/08/page-4-on-the-origin-of-sounds-by-christopher-fisher/#comment-1156 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:05:00 +0000 http://dunesteef.com/?p=741#comment-1156 I think it may be a form of claustrophobia, but I’m also terrified of seat belts becoming jammed. I have a utility knife handy when I’m in a car, but I’m not sure it’s handy enough if I get in an accident.

I don’t feel this particular fear is irrational though. I really hate the seat belts that lock into place. They’re always locking on my inhale, leaving me no room to breath.

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