#horrorshortstory (Episode 3 - Halloween Edition)

Nope, I'm not celebrating Halloween. There's no such thing in my country. But, I'm always excited about this because I'm a horror fan.

It's been a LONG time (2 years!) since I posted the latest #horrorshortstory. Why uses hashtag? I don't know, maybe because those posts first came from my tweets, then I turned them into blog posts. This time, I didn't tweet about #horrorshortstory on my Twitter. Funny story actually. Today -- Thursday, October 31 2013, is Halloween day. And tomorrow is Friday, also known as "Studio Day" for us the 3rd semester Architecture students. So, I write this episode of #horrorshortstory directly to this blog because I have so many drawing tasks to done.
Funny... or horror?

Anyway, let's enjoy this.

• *knock knock* "Trick or treat!" | *opens door* "Go away or your head is gonna be my next Jack-o'-lantern."
• "Mom, look at that balloon! It looks like Daddy's head!" | And so the Mom finally knows why her husband didn't come home last night.
• *at a Halloween party* "I saw a beautiful chick dressed as a ghost lady whose body was bloody and perforated this big!" | "You realize that our school's Halloween theme this year is superheroes right?"
• "Who's that guy dressing as Wolverine?" | "It's not Wolverine, it's Freddy Krueger. And it's Freddy himself. And he's coming our way... RUN!!!"
• *fixing the car machine* "Ah, this is depressing. Dude, give me a hand." | That dude does what he's told. Meanwhile, on the other side of the road, a guy is screaming. He loses a hand.
• *in the car* "Whoa, that's a creepy laugh. May I change the radio station?" | "Uh... The radio is broken for months..."
• *a car hits something, the driver gets out* "Oh, God, what did I hit?" | "I think you just found my head, Sir, thank you."
• "Daddy, look! It's a cool motorcycle!" | "Honey, we're driving on a highway..."
• The amount of the sculptures in that old man's house increase as more missing person's fliers are distributed to the whole town.
• Going to a Halloween party alone. Everyone keeps admiring my wig, as no one dares to wear Sadako's costume. Wait. I'm pretty sure I dress as a witch.

It's too short, I know. And maybe it's not scary. I'm sorry, but I have to get back to my tasks and the movie Thor that I'm watching right now :p

Have a freaky Halloween, people! Watch out for Michael Myers.

Self-made Comic "Will & Harry: Modern Corpses"

Actually, I made this comic about 2 months ago for English task. I just have nothing to do now so I want to share this comic to you. I'm not really a good comic writer and story maker but enjoy it anyway :P

It's called Will & Harry: Modern Corpses.

Click to enlarge

Alan Wake

Halo. Saya balik lagi dengan posting gaje, kali ini tentang game. Maaf ya sebelumnya, tapi saya lagi excited banget sama game ini wahahaha.

Sekitar dua mingguan yang lalu saya sama adek-adek pergi ke Ratu Plaza buat beli kaset Xbox dan DVD. Game yang saya beli adalah CSI: Deadly Intent dan Alan Wake. Sebenernya saya ngincer CSI nya sih, tapi karena covernya Alan Wake yang menantang (?) saya jadi beli dua-duanya. Yang pertama saya mainin adalah CSI. Girang banget, berasa jadi detektif beneran. Meriksa mayat, crime scene, wawancara saksi mata, beuh... insting detektif saya langsung muncul hahahahah.

Tapi, yang saya mau bahas sekarang adalah ALAN WAKE.

Sesuai covernya, game ini bergenre psychological action thriller. Nggak horor sih, tapi atmosfir dan sound effect-nya yang membuat adek saya mengkategorikan game ini sebagai game horor. Nggak sehoror Hotel 626 kok.

Plot:

Seorang penulis thriller best-seller yang sedang mengalami writer's block selama kurang lebih dua tahun bernama Alan Wake sedang berlibur bersama istrinya yang punya fobia gelap, Alice, ke sebuah kota kecil Bright Falls, dengan harapan agar Alan bisa menemukan kreativitas dan inspirasinya kembali untuk menulis. Tapi tiba-tiba Alice menghilang dan Alan mulai mengalami penglihatan-penglihatan aneh tentang karakter dan ide dari novel terbarunya berjudul Departure, yang ia tak ingat pernah menulisnya, menjadi kenyataan. Alan harus memecahkan misteri hilangnya Alice sambil melawan figur-figur kegelapan (sosok penduduk-penduduk Bright Falls yang diselimuti bayangan gelap) alias "The Taken".

Seru kan? Hahaha saya sih demen yang beginian. Atmosfir horornya mulai kerasa pas malem-malem dan si Alan Wake ini (dengan berani-beraninya) menjelajahi hutan sendirian dengan bekal senter dan revolver -- kalau beruntung bisa nemu shotgun -- yang pelurunya bisa ditemukan di mana-mana (kalau beruntung juga). Nah, The Taken takut sama cahaya, jadi kalau ada mereka tinggal arahin aja senternya ke mereka terus tembak deh.

Salah satu screenshot Alan Wake. Mantap kan settingnya?

Di game ini juga banyak objek yang bisa dikoleksi, yaitu termos kopi (saya juga nggak tau kenapa harus termos kopi) dan manuscript dari novel Departure. Game ini dibuat kayak TV miniseries, dibagi ke 6 episode -- saya lagi berdoa biar dibuat serial TV beneran. Masing-masing episode ada scriptnya, kita bisa baca script nya kayak baca novel, tapi tentu lebih seru kalau scriptnya udah terkumpul lengkap. Gunanya script itu juga kita bisa lebih memahami cerita game itu selanjutnya.

Oh iya, saya juga baru tahu kalau tokoh-tokoh di Alan Wake itu based on real life models. Pantes aja mirip banget kayak manusia beneran haha. Yang memerankan Alan Wake itu model dari Finlandia namanya Ilkka Villi. Ganteng sih lumayan wkwkwk (lhaaa Alan Wake nya aja ganteng). Pliiiiisssss banget bikin film/series nya dong kayak Max Payne (yang juga dibuat oleh studio game yang sama dengan Alan Wake, Remedy Entertainment). Saya bakal jadi penonton setia deh hahahahaha.

Dare to play?
Nyok kita liat dulu trailernya, baru deh buat keputusan mau main atau enggak :)



(Sumber video)

Untuk informasi lebih lanjut, go to www.alanwake.com

#horrorshortstory (Episode 2 - Hospital Edition)

Just like what I said in my previous post, I'll tell you about the 2nd episode of #horrorshortstory, which I created last night (about 5 - 8 pm @ my Twitter -- if you tuned in at the time, you'd see my tweets). I was visiting my aunt who had a gallbladder disease (kalau nggak salah denger) at Omni International Hospital. Suddenly these ideas about making some horror story just popped up. Enjoy :)

• "I had an accident and was brought to the hospital. They placed me in 1st class room. They said I was placed alone in that room, but... (this is my first #horrorshortstory tweet and wasn't enough for one tweet. Ghifari thought that I really had an accident, LOL) ...I heard two people talking from the bed beside mine every night." #horrorshortstory

• "Nurse, I was talking to a girl named Lily last night. Do u know her?" |  "Lily?! She's just passed away 2 days ago!" #horrorshortstory

• "Excuse me, I want to visit my friend. He's staying in room 403." | "I'm sorry. We don't have 4th floor here." #horrorshortstory

• When you get into the elevator, the elevator lamp blinks at number 5. As far as you know, this is the 3-story hospital. #horrorshortstory

• "Nurse, is there any injured nurse here?" | "No. Why?" | "I saw one of you last night. She dragged herself in the floor." #horrorshortstory

• "Hi, I'm Hannah from room 312. You?" | "I'm Tessa from that room." | "What room?" | "That one." (pointing at Mortuary) #horrorshortstory

• A: I heard some noises from the Mortuary... | B: Maybe the corpses are partying! Hahaha | C: No, we're playing cards. #horrorshortstory

• "Krik... Krik..." | "W-who's there?!" | "Me." | "Oh God! I thought you were ghost!" | "I am." (he's flying) #horrorshortstory

• "The maximum people of elevator is 7. There are 5 of us inside, but the alarm beeps suddenly." #horrorshortstory

• "Dad, you're so mean! You left me alone in the waiting room!" | "Alone? I saw another girl there, that's why I left you!" #horrorshortstory

• "Mummy!" | "Yes, sweety?" | "Not 'mommy' but MUMMY! There! Behind you!" | "It's just a doll, sweety" (the mummy's walking) #horrorshortstory

• "You're not going anywhere last night?" | "How could I? I broke my leg!" | "But I saw you walking around the cafetaria..." #horrorshortstory

• "There must be something wrong. I signed in for 1 person." | "But the doctor was sure that there were 2 girls in the room" #horrorshortstory

• (On the phone) "Thanks guys for the doll. She can sing and dance. Love it." | "Hmm... We didn't give you a doll." #horrorshortstory

• "I just met a cute little girl on the 2nd floor!" | "Dude, are you sure? Children's not allowed to enter that place." #horrorshortstory

• "The nurse just came in, checked my blood." | "No, sweetie, I'm the only nurse left in this floor." #horrorshortstory

• "Did you just call me?" | "No." | "Are you sure? This is room 209 right?" | "Yes. I'm alone here and I didn't call you." #horrorshortstory

• I saw a girl crying in front of the Mortuary. When I asked her what happened, she said "They haven't found my eyes yet." #horrorshortstory

• "Hey sist, would you help me?" | "Yes, what's that?" (turned around) | "Help me rearrange my face." #horrorshortstory

• "My roommate is really funny! He's always joking every time I feel alone!" | "Bro, you are in VIP room." #horrorshortstory

What do you think?
Maybe someday I'll make the longer version of these tweets, make it into a real short story. Hahaha.
I don't have any ideas for the next edition yet, but you might check my Twitter for updates. I always tweet the #horrorshortstory there :)

#horrorshortstory (Episode 1 - Blackout Edition)

About 1 and a half months ago, exactly on January 31st, my house got blackout. If you are my followers on Twitter, maybe you knew some of my tweets about horror story in blackout with #horrornight hashtag. Here are the tweets:

• I don't like using candle, because in some horror movies, candle is one of the reasons why we are afraid of the dark.
• Have you ever tried to flash your own room with flashlight or candle during the blackout? You might found something... #horrornight
• You found a clown doll moving by itself. You tell your Mom & surprisingly she says that there's no such thing in the house... #horrornight
• You go to the kitchen and see your Mom there. You go back and get a phone call from her, asking you to open the front door #horrornight
• The TV turns on by itself when you know that IT'S BLACKOUT #horrornight

It's not really creepy, right? Because my house in blackout isn't really creepy at all haha. Don't miss the next #horrorshortstory edition -- Hospital Edition!

(Off topic: Just watched Barcelona vs Arsenal, which Barca won, and Robin Van Persie got a red card!!! I'm okay about the Barca-wins-bla-bla-bla but not about the red card! *I'm a Van Persie fan, not really Arsenal's :)*)

Cerpen: EVERYTHING IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS

“I saw that man again,” Katelyn approached me in my locker. “In the school gate.”

“The one whose head is bleeding?” I asked her as I closed my locker door.

“Yeah. But this time looks scarier,” She said. I know she was scared, but her face showed no fear. “Like he wanted to tell me something...”

“Kate, cut it out. You scared me,” I walked in front of her. “You know I hate those things.”

“Come on, Zoe. Your brother Zach collects horror movies and you scared of them?” She laughed.

Katelyn has been my friend since... forever. When everybody in this school avoiding her because her freakness, I wanted to befriend her. She’s a freak. She knows everything. I mean everything. Do you know the kid named Cole Sear and his famous words “I see dead people” in one of the famous horror movie? Well, Katelyn could be his sister—they both have something called the sixth sense.

Katelyn told me that she saw this man—by that I mean ghost—has been following her since two days ago. That man had a bloody head, bloody face... Ugh, I couldn’t even imagine it. It must be hard for her to avoid things like that. And I didn’t want it happened to me.

After school, Katelyn said she can’t go home with me because her father pick her up. I don’t mind going home alone but... what if the man that Katelyn saw this morning is standing right next to me? What if he followed me home? What if—well there are too many ‘what ifs’ that I can’t answer myself.

BRUUUK!!!

“Oh, God, I’m sorry—I’m sorry!” I hit a man and I was freaking out. I thought this man was that man... but it’s GRANT TURNER!!! I know my face was turning red now and my heart started beating like it wanted to break out the meats that covers it.

Grant was staring at me like I was the new girl in school—when actually we’re in the same class. And—just like I thought—he was just passing me like nothing happened. I’ve heard about Grant’s behavior to girls, and I think I was the first girl that didn’t get his smile.

So, I was standing across the street with this pitiful face, waiting for the light turns red. Meeting Grant and later abandoned by him was the most embarrassing experience in my lifetime. Katelyn got his smile two days ago and it made her forgot to do her Math homework. But got abandoned by the most popular person in school would make me forget to eat—even sleep.

The light turns red finally. I crossed the street while the car stopped. I saw Zach’s car passing by on the other street... with me inside.

Me. Myself. Inside the car.

Hotel 626

Minal aidin wal faidzin ya guys...!
(Sori telat, baru bisa update sekarang)

Di posting ini, saya gak ngebahas sama sekali tentang Idul Fitri, ketupat, THR (apa lagi ini!), atau apalah yang berhubungan dengan lebaran. Yang diatas cuma pembuka aja, siapa tahu saya ini punya banyak salah ama blogger yang lain :)

Oke, saya fokus ke judul : Hotel 626.
Pernah denger?
Pernah tahu?
Pernah nginep di sana? (Gile lo, ada yang beneran pernah nginep di sana?!)
Hohoho jangan sampai deh nginep di sana hahaha! Kenapa coba? Selain karena Hotel 626 itu tidak real alias hanya game, kalau pun asli, dijamin pada gak mau nginep di sana deh!

Ehem, keliatannya saya ini ngomongnya ngalor-ngidul melulu nih gak pernah sampai ke intinya hehehe. Jadi kesimpulannya, selama liburan ini, saya berusaha keras untuk bisa main Hotel 626 ini.

Tanya kenapa??
BECAUSE THAT GAME IS THE SCARIEST GAME EVER!
*lebay*

Okay, langsung review game nya aja ya (lagi napsu banget soalnya hehehe).


Hotel 626 adalah game online horor tentang petualangan di sebuah hotel tua (tapi masih bagus---koridornya doang, kamarnya kagak). Game ini terdiri dari beberapa misi yang nantinya mengantarkan kita keluar dari hotel tersebut. Hmm. Masih terdengar biasa ya? Hoho, yang bikin game ini luar biasa itu adalah misi-misinya. Sebaiknya saya nggak ngasih tahu misi-misinya secara rinci, karena nggak seru nanti kalau ada yang nyoba main (udah ketebak duluan).

Oke, karena ini adalah game online petualangan, nggak seru dong kalo cuma main doang? Hehe maksud saya, biar lebih merasakan ketegangan dalam game, kalian perlu :

1. Headset (seru abis kalo suara2nya cuma didenger sendiri ama kita hehe)
2. Microphone (diperlukan di salah satu misi/level. Kalau nggak ada ya nggak apa-apa, cuma menyarankan)
3. Webcam (ini penting juga. Di salah satu level juga perlu webcam. Webcam nya juga otomatis ngambil foto kita saat main, untuk menyelesaikan level tsb. Saya heran, diantara semua pemain Hotel 626, foto saya yang paling ancurrr---secara maennya bareng-bareng gak berani sendiri)
Check this out!

(Saya lupa waktu itu lagi main level berapa ya kok bisa nyampe tutup mulut begini? Karena takut atau lucu ya? Hehehe)

4. Nah, yang terakhir nih yang saaaaangat penting adalah TURN OFF YOUR LIGHT. (makin mantap mainnya, makin berasa kalo kita beneran ada di hotel itu. Awww!!)

Gila... Saya capek loh maininya. Bukan karena apa, tapi karena saking takutnya :p Saya tuh bisa dibilang horror mania (demen banget film2 horor), tapi pas main Hotel 626... Hahaha saya jadi malu dengan julukan yang saya bikin sendiri hehehe.

Info lainnya:
Hotel 626 cuma dibuka dari pukul 6 sore sampai pukul 6 pagi aja, selebihnya enggak. Lihat aja judulnya HOTEL 626 >>> six-to-six. Hahaha. Jadi check-in nya harus diantara jam segitu. Check-out nya? Tergantung seberapa lama anda bertahan...
Oh iya. Jangan sekali-kali langsung keluar ditengah permainan. Soalnya kalau mau main lagi harus ngulang dari awal (itulah yang saya alami). Habis check-in, kalau nggak check-out kan pasti masih kehitung check-in (masih nginep ceritanya). Nah ini gitu juga. Kalau mau check out ya mau nggak mau harus selesain dulu game nya nyampe abis. Kalau langsung keluar ya nggak check-out2 dong! Hehehe.

Satu lagi. Hotel 626 agak-agak mirip film 1408 gitu deh, sama-sama nyari jalan keluar dan bertahan hidup. Yaah, bedanya 1408 itu kamarnya yang bermasalah.
Udah nonton 1408?
Kalau belum, baca review 1408 yang saya post di blog saya yang tentang film.

Turn off your lights and put on your webcam and microphone.
Let the darkness enter your place and your soul.

Interested?
Wanna try?
Let's play Hotel 626!