The task is to write the best story ever. Those deemed that write a good story will live and those that don’t will die. Oooh, chilling!
This was an interesting premise. I mean, you’re basically writing under duress—practically with a gun to your temple the whole time. Forget writer’s block; try writer’s impotence.
We begin with Fiona, who writes a story about a kidnapped girl. Readers have the opportunity to read through their submitted stories. Fiona’s wouldn’t get my vote. Actually, neither of them would get my vote. So test done—kill them all! He, he!
The most disturbing one of the bunch had to be Drexl, who apparently has killed before.
I guess each was trying to write a story of “suspense and horror.” Problem was they all felt lukewarm to me. What I liked best was the anxiety and pressure by the situation, but the story didn’t progress fast enough. I mean, this is supposed to be harrowing. You’re sitting on the edge of your seat here. Sweat pouring down your skin. The clock is ticking. One wrong move and the bomb goes off. Right?
Well, I certainly wasn’t riveted by it. In all honesty, I didn’t really need to read the writers’ stories. I was mainly interested on who was going to get it in the end. Story obviously had an interesting premise, but I was rather disappointed with the execution.
My rating: 2.5 stars
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