Eerie, Indiana drabble: The Arcade

[froodle]

"Come on!" said the blue and yellow helicopter with the rictus grin on it's pudgy humanoid face. "Hop in, and let's take to the sky!"

Marshall ignored it, allowing the heavy plate-glass door to swing closed behind him. The lights of the various games and rides twinkled and pulsed and beeped at him, and the refrigerated snack cabinet hummed softly to itself.

"Hello?" he called out, and his voice sounded strange and unnatural amid the mechanical noise of the deserted arcade.

"Insert coin to start!" flashed a dozen screens, and behind the text a hundred screaming faces shouted silent warnings.



The Children

Eventide by froodle, in which the sun goes down, and Eerie's lost children gather

Milk by froodle, in which Marshall develops a completely cromulent fear of milk trucks

Whistle by froodle, in which Steve Konkalewski is unhappy about the way things turned out...

Three by froodle, in which Marshall and Devon discuss video games in a cemetary

Marys by froodle, in which Mary C. Carter takes on her new role

A Story About Devon Wilde by froodle. Devon Wilde walked through the Eerie Cemetery, and his feet made no sound on the gravel pathways.

Disguises by froodle, in which Marshall goes to visit Devon Wilde

Lillian by froodle, in which Marilyn's mother has concerns

Comments

[deifire]

Run, Mars! Run while you still can!

[froodle]

Honestly the mere presence of Budgie the Helicoper should be enough of a danger sign...

[eviinsanemonkey.livejournal.com]

OH SWEET DEAR GODS

how do you pack so much creepy horror into such a short piece?! you're amazing

[froodle]

minus thw screaming faces (as far as i know) this actually happened tp me. i walked into the local icecream shop/gaming arcade to find all the lights on and absolitely nobody in there. in real life it turned out the guy was out back restocking the freezers, but for half a minute it was really unnerving being alone in that neon lit cavern.

[eviinsanemonkey.livejournal.com]

*shudder*

[froodle]

yeah seriously. i actually said "oh thank god!" when he came out again and not just because i really wanted some icecream