OH NO MATTHEW PUNGITORE IS STUCK IN A HORROR FRANCHISE

26/7/2022

OH NO I’M STUCK IN A HORROR

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You wake up and find yourself in a horror franchise, what franchise would you prefer to wake up in and why?

If we are only talking about movies, would I have to live through every film in said franchise? Could you imagine having to live through every terrible Halloween film? Imagine being in a Rob Zombie movie? If you had asked me if I could be part of any kind of horror universe, I’d like to be in the Lovecraftian and/or Cthulhu-mythos films or the Hammer horror films. I’d travel to all the different universes and have my own family of cosmic horrors. I’d come back to this reality and tell everyone everything about what I had learned.

You find yourself as the “Final One” which monster / villain would you most like to go up against ands why do you think you would survive?

I suppose the only monster worth fighting would be a Yautja (Predator films, especially Predator 1). That’s what they’re called, right? It would be the ultimate test of bravery and strength, and you know it would be a fair fight. Just me and an alien in the jungle with blood and flames and screams and rain. But, if I had magic, maybe I’d want to have a contest with something more powerful. It all depends on my motivation. I would survive because I wouldn’t let anything bad happen to the ones I love. I would make sure everyone worked as a team. I would do everything I could to keep everyone alive and well.

And which creature would you least like to go up against?

That depends on what kind of weaponry you’re giving me. Would I have access to magic? And why am I fighting when I could be having a good time? So many of these horror movie “villains” would be no problem if the main characters would learn a few good spells. If you know how to handle ghosts, demons, and such, then you really have nothing to fear, and so what you would have is a world of complete possibility to grow and learn. Preparation and understanding are key. If I were in a slasher film, and there was no magic, no supernatural, then I wouldn’t want to get involved with any “villain.” But, if suddenly ghosts are real? and magic is real? Awesome. Why? Because then anything would be possible, and death would really only be the beginning. But the Horror genre should teach us to connect with something higher than ourselves anyway. Horror, as a genre of film or literature, should be ways to transport us into worlds of beauty and thrill.

You find yourself in Scooby Doo, which character are you, and who would most like to have as the other members of Mystery Inc?

Scooby Doo is not for me.

Pinhead pops round for an evening of fun, what are you pains and pleasures?

That’s between Pinhead and me. Am I to assume we have been long-time friends?

The Wishmaster gives you three wishes

1. You can wish to write in any franchise
2. You can wipe on franchise from the minds of everyone
3. You can date your horror crush

What do you chose?

It wouldn’t be just a date. That’s the thing. It would have to be love forever. Marriage. Family. You don’t just spend your wish on a date. I would choose wish #3 (You can date your horror crush), and I would live an eternal and happy un-life with a beautiful vampire woman. Maybe, Akasha? Not sure.

Matthew Pungitore

Matthew Pungitore’s short story “Wychyrst Tower” appeared in Cirsova (Winter 2021). He has written various essays and articles for the DMR Books blog. He does volunteer work for the Hingham Historical Society. Matthew is also the author of The Report of Mr. Charles Aalmers and other stories, Fiendilkfjeld Castle, and Midnight's Eternal Prisoner: Waiting For The Summer. Matthew graduated with a Bachelor of Science in English from Fitchburg State University.

You can also visit Matthew’s BookBaby author-page: https://store.bookbaby.com/profile/Matthew_Pungitore

You can contact Matthew Pungitore at: matthewpungitore_writer@outlook.com

The Report of Mr. Charles Aalmers and other stories
by Matthew Pungitore

In "The Report of Mr. Charles Aalmers," Matthew Pungitore crafts a spine-chilling story about a surreal chain of maddening events surrounding a historian and his beloved friend. Encounter a lurid report written in a disturbing manuscript found in a Gothic crypt guarded by strange rumors and an indescribable being. Additionally, this anthology includes many more thrilling yarns most grotesque, most sublime, wonderfully Gothic, charmingly dreamy, and certainly weird: "Black Torque Demon," "Dubhdris Abbey," "Fetch of Prismatic Froth," "Grumocruth," "Idyll For An Allhallowtide Masque And Romance," "Jade Gorget Hex," "O Tumult Unearthly," "Platinoid Pearl Rapture," "Ultramundane Numina in the Forbidden Tomb," and "Zynzblazoth."