Two Sentence Horror

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Two Sentence Horrors.

The title should be the first sentence, while the body should be the second.

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A revered prophet announces that the rapture has begun and that the chosen are being taken to heaven. (lemmy.ca)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by ininewcrow@lemmy.ca to c/twosentencehorror@sh.itjust.works

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Around the world, there are no reports of anyone disappearing or suddenly ascending while plenty of the devout and desperate commit suicide by the thousands.

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[–] BatrickPateman@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago (7 children)

Where's the horror in those two sentences?

Unless the people killing themselves are all political figures and their death causes nations to fall into chaos I fail to see how a couple of thousand religious fanatics less in this world are a bad thing.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 9 points 9 months ago (6 children)

The horror would be that the biblical rapture is an actual real thing ..... and that no one, even (more like especially) the ultra religious are worthy of heaven.

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I interpreted it as, "the worthy are being driven to madness and suicide". Like, Lovecraft-type shit.

Your story tho.

Edit: alternatively, the ones who are worthy are the ones committing suicide with the belief they'll be raptured. So you're left with the dilemma: if I stay alive, will I miss the rapture; and if I don't, will I go to heaven? The ambiguity and uncertainty makes it terrifying.

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