Comments on: Pseudopod 144: The Inevitability of Earth http://pseudopod.org/2009/05/29/pseudopod-144-the-inevitability-of-earth/ The Sound of Horror. Pseudopod is the world\'s first audio horror magazine. We deliver bone-chilling stories from today\'s most talented authors straight to your computer or MP3 player. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:18:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Pseudopod » Blog Archive » Pseudopod 247: Looker http://pseudopod.org/2009/05/29/pseudopod-144-the-inevitability-of-earth/#comment-224741 Pseudopod » Blog Archive » Pseudopod 247: Looker Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:33:30 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=216#comment-224741 <p>[...] has been on Pseudopod previously with “The Sloan Men” and “The Inevitability of Earth”. Click the link under his name to check out his Chizine [...]</p> [...] has been on Pseudopod previously with “The Sloan Men” and “The Inevitability of Earth”. Click the link under his name to check out his Chizine [...]

]]> By: Natasha http://pseudopod.org/2009/05/29/pseudopod-144-the-inevitability-of-earth/#comment-198522 Natasha Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:27:27 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=216#comment-198522 <p>Loved this story - creepy and dark. I can't stop thinking about it!</p> Loved this story - creepy and dark. I can’t stop thinking about it!

]]> By: Nathaniel Lee http://pseudopod.org/2009/05/29/pseudopod-144-the-inevitability-of-earth/#comment-197044 Nathaniel Lee Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:00:20 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=216#comment-197044 <p>This story is made of win and awesome. I heartily endorse it in every form.</p> This story is made of win and awesome. I heartily endorse it in every form.

]]> By: Changwa Steve http://pseudopod.org/2009/05/29/pseudopod-144-the-inevitability-of-earth/#comment-195664 Changwa Steve Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:00:02 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=216#comment-195664 <p>Brilliant. More like this, please : )</p> Brilliant. More like this, please : )

]]> By: dequeued http://pseudopod.org/2009/05/29/pseudopod-144-the-inevitability-of-earth/#comment-195117 dequeued Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:12:43 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=216#comment-195117 <p>yicheng: I think they made it clear that he has some sort of primal "need" to fly, and he needs to drain other people in order to do it. They didn't really bury him, he's a "child of the earth", they just brought him to a flat wide-open area and let the earth swallow him. And you're reading too much into the description of the hose. The narrator was just trying to explain that it was a plain-old garden hose, which made it even more creepy. And the reason they don't just kill him is because they don't want to, and this may be a better solution anyway.</p> yicheng: I think they made it clear that he has some sort of primal “need” to fly, and he needs to drain other people in order to do it. They didn’t really bury him, he’s a “child of the earth”, they just brought him to a flat wide-open area and let the earth swallow him. And you’re reading too much into the description of the hose. The narrator was just trying to explain that it was a plain-old garden hose, which made it even more creepy. And the reason they don’t just kill him is because they don’t want to, and this may be a better solution anyway.

]]> By: yicheng http://pseudopod.org/2009/05/29/pseudopod-144-the-inevitability-of-earth/#comment-194281 yicheng Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:25:09 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=216#comment-194281 <p>I found the story thoroughly confusing. I still don't get why he can or has to fly, why they have to bury him, or even how he was buried. Why does flying have to equate to exploiting someone else? Why are there wires in the rubber tubes? Why don't they just kill him instead of burying him?</p> I found the story thoroughly confusing. I still don’t get why he can or has to fly, why they have to bury him, or even how he was buried. Why does flying have to equate to exploiting someone else? Why are there wires in the rubber tubes? Why don’t they just kill him instead of burying him?

]]> By: SKJAM! http://pseudopod.org/2009/05/29/pseudopod-144-the-inevitability-of-earth/#comment-193749 SKJAM! Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:35:47 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=216#comment-193749 <p>The thing that made this a horror story, I think, is that Michael never quite made the connection; still doesn't understand at the end why his family is doing this to him. From an outside perspective, it's obvious--if they don't stop Michael before he figures out what he needs to do to fly, he'll find victims to exploit for the purpose--but because he's so selfish Michael can't connect the dots.</p> The thing that made this a horror story, I think, is that Michael never quite made the connection; still doesn’t understand at the end why his family is doing this to him. From an outside perspective, it’s obvious–if they don’t stop Michael before he figures out what he needs to do to fly, he’ll find victims to exploit for the purpose–but because he’s so selfish Michael can’t connect the dots.

]]> By: David Nickle http://pseudopod.org/2009/05/29/pseudopod-144-the-inevitability-of-earth/#comment-193680 David Nickle Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:51:19 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=216#comment-193680 <p>For what it's worth, I was very happy with Bob's interpretation.</p> For what it’s worth, I was very happy with Bob’s interpretation.

]]> By: Sgarre1 http://pseudopod.org/2009/05/29/pseudopod-144-the-inevitability-of-earth/#comment-193670 Sgarre1 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:14:27 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=216#comment-193670 <p>For an opposing view...</p> <p>I had no problem with the narration aside from, yes, it was a little rushed in spots.</p> <p>But not juvenile. The human voice is a varied thing and as I enjoy spoken word from Joe Frank along with many other artists, I can appreciate a more sober, dry delivery.</p> <p>Good work!</p> For an opposing view…

I had no problem with the narration aside from, yes, it was a little rushed in spots.

But not juvenile. The human voice is a varied thing and as I enjoy spoken word from Joe Frank along with many other artists, I can appreciate a more sober, dry delivery.

Good work!

]]> By: Bob Eccles http://pseudopod.org/2009/05/29/pseudopod-144-the-inevitability-of-earth/#comment-193506 Bob Eccles Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:44:19 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=216#comment-193506 <p>Thanks for the feedback, folks - I'm always looking for ways to improve!</p> <p>This was an excellent story, wasn't it? I really enjoyed reading it.</p> Thanks for the feedback, folks - I’m always looking for ways to improve!

This was an excellent story, wasn’t it? I really enjoyed reading it.

]]> By: jc http://pseudopod.org/2009/05/29/pseudopod-144-the-inevitability-of-earth/#comment-193141 jc Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:44:08 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=216#comment-193141 <p>Agreed with b_e -- poor recitation! Reader need to slow down and let the listener absorb the images. Unfortunately the reading comes off as juvenile.</p> Agreed with b_e — poor recitation! Reader need to slow down and let the listener absorb the images. Unfortunately the reading comes off as juvenile.

]]> By: Dom http://pseudopod.org/2009/05/29/pseudopod-144-the-inevitability-of-earth/#comment-193062 Dom Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:13:53 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=216#comment-193062 <p>I really liked this story. It started out slow, then ended fast and strong.</p> <p>Very creepy.</p> I really liked this story. It started out slow, then ended fast and strong.

Very creepy.

]]> By: b_e http://pseudopod.org/2009/05/29/pseudopod-144-the-inevitability-of-earth/#comment-192957 b_e Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:48:23 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=216#comment-192957 <p>Read too fast and too dispassionately! It felt like the narrator was trying to get this done because he had somewhere to go. The story suffered from it, especially at the end.</p> Read too fast and too dispassionately! It felt like the narrator was trying to get this done because he had somewhere to go. The story suffered from it, especially at the end.

]]> By: myReport » Podcast horror story about wanting to fly http://pseudopod.org/2009/05/29/pseudopod-144-the-inevitability-of-earth/#comment-192201 myReport » Podcast horror story about wanting to fly Sat, 30 May 2009 14:27:26 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=216#comment-192201 <p>[...] Pseudopod 144: The Inevitability of Earth [...]</p> [...] Pseudopod 144: The Inevitability of Earth [...]

]]> By: phignewton http://pseudopod.org/2009/05/29/pseudopod-144-the-inevitability-of-earth/#comment-192064 phignewton Sat, 30 May 2009 06:48:52 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=216#comment-192064 <p>oiii! this is the sort of story that grows on you.</p> oiii! this is the sort of story that grows on you.

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