Unrenovated: Fantasy/Horror

[penthius]

It was unrenovated, the Realtor had warned them. He'd thought about not even bothering to see it, but the description of it had made Clarissa glow inside--the veranda, the old chandelier, the two-hundred-foot trees, the butler's pantry, the old icebox, the ballroom in the basement...the ceramic tiles in the kitchen. When they looked at it, they

Comments

[prof_vencire]

Compulsion to kill, but guilt over murder? The perfect home for remorseful assassin! Bring your victims back to life! Never again bother with a safe word during those times your overwhelming love is also an overwhelming need to snuff the life from husband, wife, or children! Finally, a healthy cycle of death and rebirth to give release to those psychopathic urges swelling inside of you!

[penthius]

Man, I'd buy a house with that as a selling point!

[prof_vencire]

Man, me too. Call me a man without the healthy constraints of normalcy placed on my sense of curiousity, but having a place where you can fully explore every aspect of life would be fantastic. I mean, maybe you don't have a really deep-rooted desire to live out the erotic scenes from those porno-horror comics you find on the bottom rack of dirty magazines in a skeezy adult bookstore, but hey, life is about exploration. And having way more interesting sex than your neighbors.

[penthius]

Could be some problems if the people kept all the memories.

[prof_vencire]

On this general idea... did you ever read "Please Do Not Touch: A Collection of Stories" by Judit Gorog? You should. It's idea dense and a quick read.

There's a great story along those lines that I still really enjoy.

[penthius]

Haven't read it, no. I'll add it to my borrow list.