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Home Archive by category "Story" (Page 4)

Category: Story

Rebooting a Classic: Quantum Leap

John W. Otte July 17, 2014 February 13, 2015Story, Television, Writing Quantum Leap, reboot, TV 10

Every now and then, my mind starts to drift in a fanfiction sort of direction, when I wish that I could hop into someone else’s playground and do some storytelling. There have been times when I’ve indulged myself, and today is another one of those days. If I could, I…

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If You Want to Make God Laugh…

John W. Otte July 2, 2014 July 1, 2014Books, Musings, Story, Writing Christy Awards, Numb, Steve Laube 2

So last month, I spent a Monday night seated in front of my computer. My wife would tell you that this, in and of itself, is not unusual. But that particular night, I was watching the liveblog for the Christy Awards. As some of you may know, my book, Numb,…

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How I Would Have Written Star Wars Episode I

John W. Otte May 4, 2014 November 6, 2014FanFiction, Movies, Musings, Silliness, Story Star Wars 4

Happy Star Wars Day, everyone! In honor of this special occasion, I decided to do something a little…well, different. I’ve had this rattling around in my brain for a while now, and I decided it was time to let it out and see what people think. And so, I present…

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Freaky Fun Friday Part XII — The Conclusion

John W. Otte May 2, 2014 May 2, 2014Freaky Fun Friday, Movies, Story Slenderman 0

Hey guys, I’m going to “break character” so to speak and just bring this series to a close. What’s become increasingly clear to me is that I’m a lousy horror writer. While I may love found footage horror movies, I don’t have the first clue about writing them. And in…

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Freaky Fun Friday Part XI — A Warning Shot

John W. Otte April 25, 2014 April 23, 2014Freaky Fun Friday, Movies, Story found footage, movie, story 0

WHERE WE LEFT OFF: Staci and her friends explored the woods outside of town. Leon found a cabin with a stone altar in it, but when he tried to lead the others back to it, he couldn’t find it again. During the night, Ray appeared to be talking to a…

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Freaky Fun Friday Part X — Into the Woods

John W. Otte April 18, 2014 April 16, 2014Freaky Fun Friday, Movies, Story found footage, movie, story 0

WHERE WE LEFT OFF: Staci and her team reviewed the footage of Father Anderson’s death. Leon was able to clear it up enough so they could see someone in a dark suit and tie standing in their hotel room doorway when the Father died. Freaked out, they set up the…

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Freaky Fun Friday Part VIII — The Aftermath

John W. Otte April 4, 2014 March 29, 2014Freaky Fun Friday, Movies, Story movie, story 0

WHERE WE LEFT OFF:  The current parish priest in Garretsburg explained how his predecessor was basically nuts in believing there was a cult in the woods. But then Father Anderson shows up at their motel. He starts to tell them about what’s happening, when he has a coughing fit and…

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Freaky Fun Friday Part VII — A Dead End?

John W. Otte March 28, 2014 March 21, 2014Freaky Fun Friday, Movies, Story 0

WHERE WE LEFT OFF: Staci and Leon struck out when they tried to interview the locals. Ray, surprisingly, uncovered a pattern: approximately every three years, someone goes missing from town. The disappearances are explained different ways. Not only that, but the local Catholic priest resigned after one of the disappearances.…

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Freaky Fun Friday Part VI — Digging Deeper

John W. Otte March 21, 2014 March 15, 2014Freaky Fun Friday, Movies, Story 0

WHERE WE LEFT OFF: Staci and crew checked out the site where Lisa’s house once stood and found very little except for an odd little rag doll. They’re yelled at by the sheriff and they interview the mayor. Now it’s time to hunker down in the library and do some…

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Freaky Fun Friday Part V — Exploring Garretsburg

John W. Otte March 14, 2014 March 9, 2014Freaky Fun Friday, Movies, Story 0

WHERE WE LEFT OFF: Staci and Leon have been joined by Bethany and her jerk of a boyfriend, Ray. They’ve driven from their college to Garretsburg and checked into a motel. WHERE WE PICK UP: The next morning, the crew goes back to the vacant lot where Lisa’s house once…

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