From 2e91c245e6a0a06189b8ebc38956feb6bf640b23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: cruft Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 17:10:31 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Add thanks, chapterize a few things in part 2 --- THANKS | 19 ++++++++++++++++ horrors2.ltx | 12 +++++++++- part2.tex | 64 ++++++++-------------------------------------------- 3 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-) create mode 100644 THANKS diff --git a/THANKS b/THANKS new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dd6417f --- /dev/null +++ b/THANKS @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +Thanks to all the goons who wrote the stories in the first place, and then +went through the hassle of going to a new thread to accept the license. + +Thanks to AYBraham for giving the idea momentum in the form of a +contest. + +Thanks to Hamelin for suggesting I list the authors who still needed to +assign permission, and for telling me about Mediafire, so I could host +draft copies without letting a thousand goons know who I really am. + +Thanks to benitocereno for reminding me about the "any similarities" +disclaimer, which probably has no legal weight whatsoever, but looks +cool. + +Last but most, thanks to Ben Biddick for inspiring 117 crappy authors +and one crappy bookmaker to come together for a great thing. Terrible, +yes; but great. + +- cruft, July 2009 diff --git a/horrors2.ltx b/horrors2.ltx index d842061..b0ea91d 100644 --- a/horrors2.ltx +++ b/horrors2.ltx @@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ California, 94105, USA. \bigskip +This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual events or persons, +living or dead, is purely coincidental, but totally awesome. Please let +us know about it! + +\bigskip + The {\em Horrors 2} project, including all source for this book and instructions on how you can print it out and bind your own hardcover copy, can be found at \url{http://gitorious.org/horrors2/book}. @@ -44,7 +50,11 @@ copy, can be found at \url{http://gitorious.org/horrors2/book}. \newpage \chapter*{Praise for \em{Horrors 2}} -{\bf Suddenly, I was sobbing.} --- Richard ``Lowtax'' Kyanka +{\bf Suddenly, I was sobbing.} --- Luke Bavarius + +{\bf This has been a mindblowing event} --- Ben Biddick + +{\bf } --- Richard ``Lowtax'' Kyanka \newpage diff --git a/part2.tex b/part2.tex index 138c578..eef20a3 100644 --- a/part2.tex +++ b/part2.tex @@ -437,11 +437,10 @@ Edited slightly to better match theme. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% +\chapter{The Six Sides of Evil} \by{reasonable form} -{\bf The Six Sides of Evil} - Barney Flann woke up with a start. With a cube in his mind. A cube he had never seen before. Looking at his leg he saw his leg hair barely coming in, because he was 8 years old and his age was @@ -541,12 +540,10 @@ my masterpiece. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% +\chapter{The Old Child} \by{Smeef} -{\bf The Old Child} - - The chill of the night crept through the streets. I wasn't even in the Big Apple anymore. I was way uptown. @@ -659,11 +656,9 @@ I aimed again, and she came at me like a spider. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% +\chapter{The Ocean} \by{jidohanbaiki} - -{\bf The Ocean} - The abrasive ocean waters lapped dangerously at his flippered feet. Luke Bavarious was a marine biologist who took his job seriously. He set his rusty bucket of herring into the sand with a crepitating @@ -817,10 +812,10 @@ anymore and strangled her to death. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% +\chapter{The Horrific Release} \by{Knuc If U Buck} -{\bf The Horrific Release} @@ -893,29 +888,9 @@ End. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% +\chapter{The Last Case} \by{henpod} - -I really did have a great time writing this. I hope you all read -it, especially Mr Biddick. I could have gone on for hours but I had -to make sure it wasnt too long. - - - -We see Bavarious in a new light, tortured by what he saw in the -alley. Only one thing is keeping him alive. The final case. -Enjoy. - - - - -quote: - - -The last case. - - - Detective Luke Bavarious woke with a snort. Today was the day, the case to end all cases. This case would be the biggest one he had ever undertaken and the thought made him nauseous. It had to be @@ -1035,10 +1010,10 @@ misery. Behind him, The Mad Cannibal was gone. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% +\chapter{The Very Hungry Luke Bavarius} \by{Mortonic} -{\bf The Very Hungry Luke Bavarius} @@ -1184,10 +1159,10 @@ there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% +\chapter{The Screaming Night} \by{Oatgan} -{\bf The Screaming Night} @@ -1304,12 +1279,10 @@ Writing this was actually quite fun. Thank you, Mr Biddick! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% +\chapter[The Orchestra of Nothing]{Luke Bavarious and the Orchestra of Nothing} \by{Lynxifer} -{\bf Luke Bavarious and the Orchestra of Nothing.} - - I pulled my trenchcoat closer to my body, as the cruel autumn winds flicked and bashed against my weary frame. @@ -1557,29 +1530,10 @@ Like the Mounties, I always get my man. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% +\chapter{The Horrid Erection} \by{Cheesus Christ} -I pray to god I'm the first person to think of this{\ldots} I haven't -had time to read the entirety of the other thread. - - - -Also, I just wanted to say that one might appreciate this story a -bit more when they compare it side by side with The Horrid -Reflection, as I put in a lot of effort in preserving the original -structure and tone. - - - -With that said{\ldots} may I present{\ldots} - - - -{\bf The Horrid Erection} - - - I stepped into the stall. The urge had come again. I was in the 4th floor men's room of the Tri-County Technical College library. The sleek basin of water in the toilet bowl beckoned for my cock