After Snuff.....

[LilMaibe]

Personally I'd rather sort Carpe Jugulum with the parody books. but good question: is there any truly 'nightmare fuel'/'high octane nightmare fuel' in the discworld books/Sir Terry's writings?

[raisindot]

I know quite a few on here aren't too keen on Sir Terry's 'parody' books (Souls Music, Moving Pictures, etc.) because they basically boil down to 'spot the reference' humour but I would love to see him give the horror genre the same kind of treatment.

Well, The Fifth Elephant did have vampires, werewolves and (shudder!) dwarfs and Igors. And Cheery in a red dress.

[raptornx01]

Personally I'd rather sort Carpe Jugulum with the parody books. but good question: is there any truly 'nightmare fuel'/'high octane nightmare fuel' in the discworld books/Sir Terry's writings?

I could see the elves qualifying there. that whole last section of lords and ladies was very horror movie-esq

as for Carpe Jugulum, i'm sorry, but it is not possible for me to read that book and not constantly picture Twilight. its a damn good parody. and for a book that came out some 7 years BEFORE the other one, thats a good trick. all that was missing was Mr Sparkles. i even end up picturing all the movie actors when i picture the book vamps.

[stripy_tie]

Personally I'd rather sort Carpe Jugulum with the parody books. but good question: is there any truly 'nightmare fuel'/'high octane nightmare fuel' in the discworld books/Sir Terry's writings?

I could see the elves qualifying there. that whole last section of lords and ladies was very horror movie-esq

as for Carpe Jugulum, i'm sorry, but it is not possible for me to read that book and not constantly picture Twilight. its a damn good parody. and for a book that came out some 7 years BEFORE the other one, thats a good trick. all that was missing was Mr Sparkles. i even end up picturing all the movie actors when i picture the book vamps.

I don't know what those things in twilight are but they're not vampires, vampires burn in sunlight. If it doesn't burn in the sunlight then it isn't a vampire. Why you should picture them when reading Carpe Jugulum is slightly puzzling.

[Hvitveis]

I don't know what those things in twilight are but they're not vampires, vampires burn in sunlight. If it doesn't burn in the sunlight then it isn't a vampire. Why you should picture them when reading Carpe Jugulum is slightly puzzling.

That sounds like me in summer.

[raptornx01]

I don't know what those things in twilight are but they're not vampires, vampires burn in sunlight. If it doesn't burn in the sunlight then it isn't a vampire. Why you should picture them when reading Carpe Jugulum is slightly puzzling.

Blade would like a word with you.

because seriously, it just fits so perfectly. i saw the movie the first time and the father is going on his intro of who they are and my first thought was, "wait, they joined the temperance league? they're black ribboners?" and the who plot of CJ just crossed my mind. Agnes as bell, Vlad as edward, Lacrimosa as alice. or vice versa.

[LilMaibe]

Just sprung to mind:
Is it actually possible to have a genuine horror-story set on the Disc? With vampires, werewolves, ghosts, boogeymen etc being known and part of everyday life, basically. Elves, Things and even Auditors might pose a threat but, but even elves aren't fully 'high octane nightmare fuel' (means -F-!I wanted to sleep the next few month actually- kind of horror)

[Hvitveis]

Mr Teatime comes to mind, or the town that Lily Weatherwax ruled in Witches Abroad. (Her name was Lily, wasn't it? I do not have the book here to check..) And those snake sisters...shivers. (But then my limit of scary is Jurassic Park.) But it is not the full on horror..I remember seeing Pitch Black and walking home alone in the dark afterwards flinching at every momevent despite having seen only half the movie. (hands in front of eyes and fingers in ears..WUSS!) But then, the "bad guys or women" tend to get killed in Discworld, so they cannot come after me..

[raptornx01]

Just sprung to mind:
Is it actually possible to have a genuine horror-story set on the Disc? With vampires, werewolves, ghosts, boogeymen etc being known and part of everyday life, basically. Elves, Things and even Auditors might pose a threat but, but even elves aren't fully 'high octane nightmare fuel' (means -F-!I wanted to sleep the next few month actually- kind of horror)

it just wasn't taken to its full extreme. think of the end section of L&L, think of the stories Nanny told, and the rhymes. Elves flitting around in the night, people afraid to go out doors at night. parents finding their children gone. many others enchanted by glamour, living zombies. people even GIVING their children to them.

[Palle]

I found The Amazing Maurice rather horrifying. Only it was the humans that were scary.

[meerkat]

Hi Palle! Welcome to the site!

[Tonyblack]

Hi from me too! I agree, Maurice is very dark in places.

[Penfold]

Hellooo and welcome from me too, Palle!

[polythenegirl]

Just sprung to mind:
Is it actually possible to have a genuine horror-story set on the Disc? With vampires, werewolves, ghosts, boogeymen etc being known and part of everyday life, basically. Elves, Things and even Auditors might pose a threat but, but even elves aren't fully 'high octane nightmare fuel' (means -F-!I wanted to sleep the next few month actually- kind of horror)

it just wasn't taken to its full extreme. think of the end section of L&L, think of the stories Nanny told, and the rhymes. Elves flitting around in the night, people afraid to go out doors at night. parents finding their children gone. many others enchanted by glamour, living zombies. people even GIVING their children to them.

This...so much this! That could be a truely horrific story/book if it was done correctly

[WolfLeBlack]

I'm incredibly indecisive about what I'd like to see next. At the moment Raising Taxes would seem to be the most likely, but because thee's always the chance that the next book from Mr. Pratchett could be the last I'd love to see him bring Rincewind back for one final adventure.

On that note, I've had an idea floating around in my head for a while now for a Discworld story where Rincewind gets framed for murder in Anhk-Morpork, which then, of course, brings the Watch into play. Combining Rincewind and the Watch into one book would be perfect for me