/u/I_make_things's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Revisit John Carpenter's "The Thing" but replace the 'thing' with Tribbles from the Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles"
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[WP] Out of morbid curiosity, you look up the guy that used to bully you. On his page is a photo of your house, taken minutes ago...
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[WP] Your barista leaves you messages in your latte foam. Not like "Hi" - these are actually prophecies. Then one day she's not at work, and they get your order wrong...
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[WP] You complete the ritual with the shaman, and your spirit animal appears before you! It's the Tamagotchi pet that you accidentally starved to death as a kid, and it looks pissed off.
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[WP] Rewrite a scene from Steven Spielberg's 'E.T.' but replace the extraterrestrial with Ridley Scott's 'Alien.'
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[WP] You were a victim of a crime when you were young. To ensure your mental health, several years of memories were suppressed. Now, as an adult, you have the right to review your case and see what was taken.
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[WP] You achieved immortality through your dark arts in the 13th century. To pass the time, you enjoy taking classes. Your Astronomy teacher just mentioned something about the sun eventually ballooning into a red giant and engulfing the Earth.
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[WP] The cameras on Elon Musk's roadster only had a 12 hour battery life. 6 months later they start broadcasting again.
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[WP] Predators come to hunt aliens in the pyramid below the wrecked research station. Approaching the entrance, one finds a contorted corpse shrouded in torn bloody cloth labeled "R.J. MacReady." It takes a frozen human finger to thaw and use as bait below. (Mashup Aliens vs. Predator & The Thing)
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