The Thing

Hello! Welcome to //The Thing//. This is a slightly modified, interactive take on the story from //Scary Stories to tell in the Dark//. You should do your best to not to become the thing. [[continue]] if you want the heebie jeebies.

People can often spot the two of you [[sitting on the fence]] by the main road or [[playing in the cornfield]].

You sit perched on the fence by the main road next to Liz, starting out as the sun sets over the cornfield across the street. Suddenly, you spot something in the cornfield. It’s difficult to make out in the dark, but it looks like some sort of weird animal. You ask Liz if she can see it too. She says yes, it looks strangely human. You [[squint your eyes against the dark]] [[run away]]

You play in the cornfield, chasing one another and laughing as the sun sets over the horizon. You briefly lose sight of Liz. When you look around for her, your eyes land on something else in the cornfield. In the dark it’s hard to make out, but some animal-like, almost human, //thing//, is staring back at you through the corn. You [[creep closer for a better view]] [[squint your eyes against the dark]]

You start to creep closer for a better view of what is behind the corn. As you do so, Liz suddenly bursts into view, breaking the trance you felt while staring at the thing. Liz looks at you, puzzled, and asks what is wrong. You [[tell her what you saw]] [[shake it off and move on]]

You squint your eyes and crane your neck, scanning the corn for a better view. Out of the darkness, the thing creeps closer. It slowly walks toward you before disappearing once more. You [[look at Liz, puzzled]] [[shake it off and move on]]

It’s summer vacation and you and your best friend, Liz, spend most of your time together, hanging around town and looking for [[things to do]].

The two of you leap off the fence and run down the road, screaming in horror. Neither of you stop until you reach your homes. You both try to tell your family and friends about the thing, but nobody believes you. You [[take matters into your own hands]] [[start to believe it was just a dream]]

You return, with Liz by your side, to where you first spotted the thing. It appears through the darkness and once again, starts walking towards you. Determined to prove that you aren't imagining the thing, you run towards it and [[attack]] [[push Liz in front of you]]

Everyone tells you you're full of shit and you start to believe it all part of your imagination. The thing begins to fade into a distant memory, and you start to feel more at ease. You get back to your routine with Liz of looking for [[things to do]]

“What was that?” she asks you. “I have no idea.” No sooner had the words left your mouth when you feel a clammy hand on your shoulder. You turn to find yourself staring directly into the face of the thing and let out a yell of terror and surprise. The rotting skin on the thing’s face was coming off in places, revealing bone underneath. For a moment, it just stares at you with its dark, sunken eyes. Then, it suddenly grabs hold of your arm. You feel its fingernails dig into your flesh as you [[try to wriggle out of its grasp]] [[stare at the thing in shock]]

You shake it off and keep hanging out with your friend. The next day, you continue looking for [[things to do]].

You eventually get your arm free and you and Liz run down the road, screaming in horror. Neither of you stop until you reach your homes. When you open the door to your house, your parents scream, kick you out, and lock the door. You catch a glimpse of your [[reflection]] in the window.

Its nails dig in deeper and deeper, but you can't seem to move your body. Eventually, it tears away your flesh and starts on the other arm. You remain rooted where you stand, arm limp and body quivering. The thing then goes for your legs, then your chest, and eventually rips off your head. It holds your head up like a trophy. From this height you have a wonderful view of the setting sun. You whisper [[it's just a flesh wound]] as the world fades to black.

You catch a glimpse of its face, the rotting skin coming off in places to reveal bone underneath. For a moment, it just stares at you with its dark, sunken eyes. Then, suddenly, it reaches its hand out and sinks it into your arm. You feel its fingernails dig into your flesh and you [[try to wriggle out of its grasp]] [[stare at the thing in shock]]

"WHAT THE HELL!?" she screams as the thing reaches its hand out towards her arm. You catch a glimpse of its face, the rotting skin coming off in places to reveal bone underneath. For a moment, it just stares at you with its dark, sunken eyes. Then, suddenly, it sinks its hand into Liz's arm. You see its fingernails dig into her flesh and you [[run away from both of them]] [[try to help her wriggle free]]

You run home and don't look back. The next morning you head over to Liz's house to see if she's okay. Her parents tell you she is sick but you can still visit her if you want. You reply [[sure]] [[no thanks]]

You eventually get her arm free and both of you run down the road, screaming in horror. Neither of you stop until you reach Liz's house. Neither of you are ready to talk about what happened so after calming down a bit, you both [[fall asleep]].

“What the hell,” she breathes after you tell your story. No sooner had the words left her mouth when you see a clammy hand on her shoulder. You look up to find yourself staring directly into the face of the thing. The rotting skin on the thing’s face was coming off in places, revealing bone underneath. For a moment, it just stares at you with its dark, sunken eyes. Then, it suddenly grabs hold of Liz’s arm. You see its fingernails dig into her flesh and you [[run away from both of them]] [[try to help her wriggle free]]

You don't really want to get sick. You walk back home and hope that Liz will be alright. [[The End]].

You walk through the house and to her room. When you peak around the door, you freeze. You can see rotting flesh starting to fall off of an arm. You look up and see what used to be your best friend's face. Dark, sunken eyes stare back at you. You realize, with horror, that she had become the thing. [[The End]].

You are dead. [[The End]]. </style> <img src=https://cdn.drawception.com/images/panels/2014/4-3/tfLQY2KM4q-2.png> </div>

You see dark, sunken eyes staring back at you and a face with skin rotting off in patches. You realize, with horror, that you had become [[the thing]]. </style> <img src=http://www.scaryforkids.com/pics/stories-to-tell.jpg> </div>

Sorry, you became the thing. Try [[The Thing]] again?

Congratulations, you did not become the thing! Try [[The Thing]] again

You wake up to the feeling of a clammy hand on your shoulder. You slowly open your eyes and see rotting flesh fall onto your lap from what used to be your best friend's face. Dark, sunken eyes stare at you. You realize, with horror, that she had become the thing. Her nails dig into your flesh before she lets out a shrill laugh and runs out the door. You [[pass out]] from fear.

When you wake up, you feel much better. You get up to go to the bathroom and scream when you see the face of [[the thing]] staring back at you. </style> <img src=http://www.scaryforkids.com/pics/stories-to-tell.jpg> </div>