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[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 86 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I accidentally wrote a story that was similar:

A man lives alone in his apartment. He needs to return to the office for the first time in months. He arrives at the office, and quickly develops excruciating back pain. A few days pass, and he finds himself unable to work. He also starts finding strange bite marks on his neck and back.

He calls out for a few days, but eventually, he has to go back. He arrives at work and sits in his chair. He quickly feels his back pain return, but also strange movements from his chair. He stands and screams, tossing the chair. The office staff are in shock. He then uses a pen knife to cut open the back of his chair. As he does, there are multiple screams, as a large, spine-like centipede emerges from the chair.

I even did the rough draft for the comic, but never finished. Damn I need to.

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 74 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes you do. And then you need to keep it far the fuck away from me.

[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago
[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean that's el almohadón de plumas but with extra steps

[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'd never heard of them, but I'm definitely checking them out. That's "The Feather Pillow", in english right, by Horacio Quiroga?

[–] mack7400@lemmy.world 58 points 2 years ago

That chair was made for me!

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 50 points 2 years ago (2 children)

But see, that’s much creepier than some impossible, unknowable horror… it’s something disturbing that conceivably could happen.

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah... I've got a real problem with people being near me and me being unaware of them. This... I'd die of fright from the realize they were there before the blade hit anything important.

[–] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'ld burn every piece of furniture and move to a cave.

[–] Kase@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Better check inside those rocks, just in case

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's a dude in a chair. To me that's just silly

[–] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

have you met dudes?!

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's so magical, nature can be truly beautiful 😍

[–] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

They can walk as soon as they're born 😍🤗

[–] swab148@startrek.website 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Didn't Impractical Jokers do this as a punishment once?

[–] ocean@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I know there was a try guys video with something like this a couple years back, sans murder

[–] myfaceistupid@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The human chair was adapted from a story by author Edogawa Ranpo though.

[–] udon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

My favorite adoption of the trope is in this masterpiece

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_oFxidMm60

[–] at_an_angle@lemmy.one 19 points 2 years ago

He was trying to hide and eating canned fish?

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] YoFrodo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

nods poop bag

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Iain M Banks has entered the chat

[–] graymess@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Got my attention. I've read 1.5 Banks novels in the Culture series and so far nothing living in chairs.

[–] d3m0nr4v3r@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

Don't really get the reference but upvoting Ian M. Banks regardless.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

So was that really a broken spring?

[–] GabrielBell12fi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

On an unrelated note, I thought this was a public safety broadcast about the dangers of not wearing a seatbelt.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 2 years ago

"The call is coming from inside the chair!"

[–] outer_spec@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

“I’m living in your walls!” so? I’m living in your chair