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[darealsquish]

The Twisted Man Game

I joined the game against my will. I didn't want this.

Browsing Facebook late last night, I got a message from one of my old friends from high school. I hadn't heard from him in years so I was curious what he wrote.

"Twist twist twist all the way around, is what will happen if you are found!"

"The fuck?" I thought to myself. Before I could write back, he sent me a link to a website and went offline.

I clicked on it out of curiousity. It was an old website with **The Twisted Man Game** underlined at the top. There was a disturbing image of a man with his body above the waist being spun all the way around. His face was that of pure terror and pain. I quickly scrolled down and saw a paragraph labeled "Rules."

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To summon the twisted man you will need: a small dead animal (like a rodent, rabbit, cat, etc.), a large bowl, a cloth, a knife, a piece of paper, and an oil lamp.

Steps: (Wait until after midnight but before 3am to start to ritual.)

1. Light the oil lamp so it is the only light in the room. If there is other light in the room, he will kill you immediately when summoned.

2. Twist the animal so that it's spine has been rotated about 360 degrees and place it into the bowl.

3. Cut an X in your non-dominant hand, a circle over your heart (doesn't have to be perfect) and a triangle over your stomach.

4. Wipe up the blood with the cloth and place it in the bowl.

5. Place the piece of paper in the bowl.

6. Say "Twisted Man, I want to play your game," 3 times.

The oil lamp should go out. When it become lit again, the paper should have a crude smiley face drawn on it. This means the game has started.

He can only be summoned for one game at a time, so if it does not work it means he has been summoned already. The paper will indicate if it worked.

The Twisted Man will start to follow you. Three days after you summoned him or he was passed to you, you must send someone, "Twist twist twist all the way around, is what will happen if you are found!" in writing. You will have 24 hours on the fourth day to pass him on. On the fifth day he will hunt you and when you are found, he will leave you disfigured in the same way he is and the game will end.

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The rest was just debates on whether he was real or not, creepypastas and fan art.

It was creepy, sure, but I didn't believe in that stuff. I was wrong though.

The next day I saw him. He was standing outside my house, staring up and crying. I live on a busy street and no one else seemed to notice him. I didn't leave my house for those 3 days but he found his way inside. He wouldn't move towards me or block my way around the house but it was still terrifying.

3 days have passed and I'm writing this on the fourth. If you are the first person reading this, I'm sorry but I've passed him onto you. You have the rules, you know how to pass him on. Or you could let the game end.

"Twist twist twist all the way around, is what will happen if you are found!"

Good luck, I'm sorry.

[darealsquish]

They Came From Below

I was pouring half and half into my morning coffee, watching the news out of the corner of my eye. "Deer population is at an all time high, bounties are being placed to help prevent..." I stopped paying attention and walked upstairs to crawl back in bed with my wife.

"They are calling a culling for the deer population," I chuckled, taking a sip from my dark roast. "Why can't they just leave the poor deer alone?" My wife replied. I pulled out my phone to browse online. "Well the deer will eat up all their food and die out slower, this way they don't suffer sweetheart.

I suddenly got an emergency alert. "Stay inside, doors locked, don't make any loud noises and stay away from windows. We are trying to identify these creatures as the worldwide death toll is in the millions. Militaries worldwide have been deployed." I was confused. "What the fuck, look at this," I said handing my phone to my wife. "Is this a prank?" She said handing it back.

With a quick Google search, I saw it wasn't. News outlets worldwide were going crazy over this. I pulled up a video on BBC.

"The creatures emerged not to long ago, maybe an hour or two ago but the effect has been devastating. They seem to only be targeting people. Large holes in the ground indicate that they have come from below. Here is some footage sent in by a viewer on the streets."

They were horrifying. They'd rip people apart with no mercy. They stood about 12 feet tall, black-purpleish skin, extremely musclebound, large white eyes. They killed with their barehands, teeth, or using primative weapons. I had no idea what their weapons were made out of and they were capable of hurling them at great speeds, easily able to rip through the armor of tanks.

The onslaught continued for 3 months. Despite all of our technology, we were no match. They were unfazed by bullets and explosives seemed only to stun them. As quickly as they appeared, they left back underground. Around 75%-80% of the human population was wiped out.

I suddenly had a realization. They had...saved us. They prevented us from overconsuming our resources. The remaining population rebanded, migrating from their homes to populate certain designated areas. Starvation, pollution, depleting natural resources... none of this was an issue anymore.

I couldn't understand their true intentions, but now I guess I understand what its like to be a deer.