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the horror movie/location meme

WARNING: THIS MEME DEALS WITH DISTURBING/GROSS TOPICS. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Use random.org to decide on a movie and then one of the prompts that follow. Or just choose one and play it out! Or, if you want to cover all the prompts in a movie subject, feel free! Additionally, if you want to use any of the locations provided, go ahead! If you just want to play in those settings, go right ahead!

If there's something on here that you don't see listed and you want to play it, go ahead!

01) SAW:

a) You and a friend/relative/acquaintance have woken up in a dark, dingy room and are chained together - quite literally. Will you be able to get out or is this your final moment? Better hurry up because the clock's ticking.

b) Perhaps you decided to lock this person up and test them to see if they really do appreciate their life. Will you listen to their pleas for help or just sit back and watch them suffer?

c) Congratulations! You survived your trap! Now, how has your life changed or are you still committing the same crime you were judged for months later?

02) Final Destination:

a) You have just seen your friends/loved ones die in horrific ways in the area you're at. Do you try to save who you can and be labeled as batshit or do you just accept your fate?

b) It seems like Death is claming its' victims one by one and you two are next. Do you try to outrun it, thinking you can escape Death or decide that it's your time to go?

c) Lucky you. The two of you have managed to elude Death for all this time. But, it seems like Death has other plans for you. Better watch yourself.

03) The Ring:

a) You've received a mysterious tape from a friend. Do you decide to watch it with a friend or try to destroy it? Though, a phone call will result with someone saying, "Seven days..."

b) Thought it was just a fluke? Guess again. A creepy girl starts to climb out of your TV and wants to kill you. What do you try to do?

c) You've survived! But, wait - someone's deciding to watch this very same tape! Stop them before it's too late!

04) Battle Royale:

a) You and someone else have just woke up in a strange room on the promise you're going on a vacation. And now, someone's telling you that this is a game for a television show and you're the star. You're given a weapon, but do you decide to go through with killing everyone else in this room or try to fight through the influence?

b) You've decided to go through with killing these people. After all, all you want to do is go home to your family, right? But, your best friend is your target now. What will you do?

c) Good luck on surviving the program! Or is it really the end? It seems like The Program isn't done screwing with you yet. Do you take who you can and hightail it to another country or resign yourself to another round of it?

05) The Birds:

Oh no, the birds have gone batshit! Do you try to deal with them yourself like the badass you think you are or do you take cover and hide?

06) A Nightmare on Elm's Street:

a) Last night you had the craziest dream! You were stalked through a dark boiler room by a severely burned figure with sharp knives attached to the fingers on a glove on his right hand. Your pursuer closes in and slices you, but just as he's about to do you in you woke up. But wait, why do you have cuts in your pajamas? That didn't really happen, right...? Maybe you should talk to a friend about this. Hope the same thing didn't happen to them....

b) So you've succesfully managed to pull the psycho killer out of his dream world and into reality. He's only human. Hope you have a good plan and those booby traps you and your friend set up around the house will get the job done.

c) Congrats! You survived and your friends who were all brutally murdered have magically come back to life! How do you cope with this? At least it will be safe to sleep now. Or is it...?

07) Paranormal Activity:

a) A good friend of yours recently told you that they've been haunted by some sort of presence for as long as they can remember and... it's not exactly friendly. Problem is, they just moved and they're pretty sure whatever it was has followed them to their new home. They sound pretty worried, but there's no way any of this is real, right? Maybe you should head over and set up some cameras. If anything it'll make your friend feel better and you can both get a good laugh out of it.

b) So. Something actually showed up on that tape and you've been told that this presence isn't a ghost. Oh no, it's something much worse. You've got a demon after you. It feeds off of negative energy and is intent on tormenting you no matter where you go. You probably shouldn't provoke it. Who knows what'll happen.

c) You and a friend have come across a series of tapes. They look to be home videos, amateur paranormal investigations of someone's home. What you see on them is... disturbing to say the least. Deformed shadows on the walls, doors opening and closing on their own, screeches and screams coming from something that is clearly not human. The more you watch, the worse it gets and it quickly becomes apparent that whoever filmed this is most likely dead. What do you do with this information? Do you go investigate yourself? Turn the tapes over to the police? Or maybe just write it all off, believe it's not real. It's gotta be an indie film or something, man.

08) Silent Hill:

a) You've just received a letter from a friend/sibling/parent/lover/significant other. Problem is, they're, well how to put this gently... they're kind of dead. The letter tells you to meet them in some town you've never heard of. Maybe you feel guilty, maybe you think it's some sort of sick trick and want to go punch whoever sent the letter in the face, or maybe... maybe you're just curious, but whatever your reason, you do as the letter says. Upon your arrival you run into someone who looks oddly familiar...

b) It's been hours and you're no closer to finding out the truth behind this letter than you were when you arrived. You decide to explore an abandoned hotel and as you search it you come across a videotape. You're hesitant to watch it, but this could give you more information. But... wait... is that you? And this other person... it's the one who sent you the letter. Wait. Wait. Why does it look like you're killing them?

c) Oh, crap. Pyramid Head is around the corner. Better start running!

01) Graveyard: Pretty spooky place to be at this time of night, huh? Hopefully this place isn't haunted by evil spirits or inhabited by a serial killer on the loose!

02) Mental Institution: Even with this place being abandoned, you can't help but hear the moans and screams of previous patients in these walls. Perhaps there's some deep, dark secret you can uncover here or maybe you'll also end up losing your own mind.

03) Abandoned Theme Park: Everything here is rusted completely, but you swear you can hear the screams of children on rides, among other things. Do you decide to investigate the place and try to figure out the secrets or do the sounds of kids screaming spurs something deep inside you?

04) Haunted House: Oh, boy! Let's go exploring! It seems like the wallpaper is already peeling and... what's that metallic smell coming from the basement? And what's with the doors opening and slamming closed? Hope you have a flashlight handy to make it through the night.

05) Church: Such a beautiful place, isn't it? But, are you sure you aren't hearing voices in an area where it's supposed to be quiet? Or, for that matter, are you sure you're not hallucinating seeing a god? And, it seems like the doors are closed already...

06) Random Area: You wake up in an unfamiliar location with there being no one around. The sheriff isn't in town, nor is the mayor or, quite frankly, anyone but another poor sap that woke up in this area. Hopefully you two can make it out of here alive before becoming a part of the town like the other visitors.

07) Hotel: There was nothing in sight for miles, so you and a friend decided to stop by at this rinky dink motel with the lights flickering every so often and everyone else just seeming complacent about being stuck in such a place. Perhaps there's something omnious about the bathroom's smell or what reeks in your room. At least there's HBO.

08) Zombies: Looks like popular media wasn't kidding when they said the undead would rise again in your town. Hope you have what you need to fend off the zombies and know what to do against them!

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So you think it was a combination of his own feelings of inadequacy and not enough contribution on your part? Did he know you were going to go to medical school when you married him?

I was eighteen when I married him. He was to be accepted as a student to train in the university; I was to be accepted into the national ballet. He was accepted. I was not. I remained out of sorts for a year but found purpose after my father died.

That must have been a great disappointment. Was your father in the medical profession?

No. The entirety of my family is made up of artists, artisans, musicians, writers, etc. The motivation came from being told the surgeons were not 'good enough' to save him.

Why did he have to undergo surgery? Was it something preventable?

A traffic accident. He died on the table while they were trying to repair the damage to his torso.

Then you went into the field partly because it gave you a sense of control. The idea that you could prevent tragedies like that from happening again. And evidently, in regards to your ex-husband, that education did help you to save his life--but not your marriage.

Do you feel as though you failed him?

My ex husband? I know I failed him. I should have kept him from drinking, I should have worked harder to keep him in rehab. I should have been present, more, for him. Should have listened to him about his complaints rather than brush them off as petty and pointless. There are many things I could have, and should have, done differently. We are both equally to blame for the failing of our marriage.

If he was an alcoholic, that was not your fault. That disorder has a number of causative factors that most likely happened years before your marriage, and it was only a matter of time before stress brought it on.

There's only so much you can do for other people when you have problems and obligations of your own. You do have a very strong moral center, and between that drive and the sense of instability associated with your father's death, I can see you overworking yourself. From that angle, maybe you did indeed not carry your end in the relationship. But judging by the numerous pressures on your ex-husband that were caused by outside factors, I don't think you were quite as responsible for its end as you think you are.

Have you had any romantic relationships since then?

[She sits for a moment, staring across at him. Her own mind, apparently. A face that's famous, but not one she would choose. His voice and mannerisms are...familiar. But she can't place them yet. She's still mulling over all he's had to say when she hears a thud at the door, at their barricade.]

Merde.

[She unholsters her gun and stands, waiting for a few tense moments. The barricade thuds once more, but does not shift, and then whatever it was passes.]

...no. A physical relationship, yes. Romantic? No.

[His head whips around at the sound, and while he stays seated, he can't entirely keep the anxiety from his face. Once the thing is probably gone, he takes a steadying breath, slipping back into his level tone.]

...Tell me about this relationship.

It was supposed to be a one night stand. And then he kept popping up in Paris.

[Her hand stays tight around her gun but she does sit. Sigh. Run her thumb over the cylinder of her revolver.]

Irving Adenauer. The Lord of War.

Awfully dramatic title. Is he a military general?

International arms dealer. We met at a gala my family hosted in Paris. He managed to find a way to be invited. We spoke. Drank. Danced. He met my nieces and nephews on accident. Mortified my ex-husband.

That must have really endeared him to you. [And, without so much as a shift in expression:] When did you start sleeping together?

It did.

...

The second time I saw him, three months later. It was at a medical conference in Geneva...I was thirty two.

What were your reasons for doing that?

He was attractive, I was feeling dissatisfied and bored, and I was fairly certain that I would never see him again.

..

He had a talent for making me feel beautiful.

[A nod. This is good--the reflection she's doing.] Something you hadn't felt in the latter years of your marriage.

How many times have you slept with him since that?

That depends on what it is you wish to count. Nights spent in coitus or the actual amount of times we had sex?

[He almost rolls his eyes. Almost. He's sorely tempted.] Would it suffice to say 'frequently'?

Not at first. But over the past five years? Yes.

Does Mr. Adenauer sleep with other women as well, to your knowledge?

[She laughs. She can't help but laugh.]

Of course he does. It's a purely physical relationship. I have no claim to him and am more than aware of his status as a man-slut.

So he has other women, but he's the only man you're sleeping with. Do you ever wish it was more physical?