tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post2800543863890518164..comments2023-09-06T05:28:26.542-06:00Comments on David Powers King: Tuesday Tropes: Eaten AliveDavid P. Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-33731201129801216222012-10-23T17:39:48.037-06:002012-10-23T17:39:48.037-06:00Off the top of my head, I thought of Jonah from th...Off the top of my head, I thought of Jonah from the Bible. He was swallowed whole by a whale and then prayed really hard to be let out. Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-21089893451825787102012-10-23T17:03:51.084-06:002012-10-23T17:03:51.084-06:00I can't say that I've had a character eate...I can't say that I've had a character eaten alive by a creature. Crazy business that is! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-60013384710447581232012-10-23T14:55:14.166-06:002012-10-23T14:55:14.166-06:00Ah, Jurassic Park, You have to love it. :)
I don&...Ah, Jurassic Park, You have to love it. :)<br /><br />I don't think I've actually had a character get eaten alive by a person/thing, though one character did end up in a vat of acid, alive (it was a Horror story, too). I like this trope, but unless it's the right story, it can be extremely overdone. <br /><br />Best, <br /><br />Alexandra~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-14634850034828114382012-10-23T14:33:46.594-06:002012-10-23T14:33:46.594-06:00The Firefly series used this really well. I did us...The Firefly series used this really well. I did use a giant snake-like demon that tried to swallow my heroine in my first book. Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-76884520499963034062012-10-23T12:49:03.416-06:002012-10-23T12:49:03.416-06:00I think I will probably stay away from this one......I think I will probably stay away from this one... oh, wait! I won't. I have a giant snake thing coming up somewhere. Darn!Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-80168747117645725752012-10-23T12:30:29.945-06:002012-10-23T12:30:29.945-06:00No flesh-eating monsters in my stories. But you di...No flesh-eating monsters in my stories. But you did make me shiver and then laugh at the homeless dude quip. Thanks David!Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-46790028380665055772012-10-23T12:24:31.732-06:002012-10-23T12:24:31.732-06:00It has its place. I didn't think for a second ...It has its place. I didn't think for a second that man-eating dogs would show up in Hunger Games (sci fi/dystopia) so you have your genres where this is a given, but there's lots of ways to go about. :)David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-73397343593993548662012-10-23T12:20:40.557-06:002012-10-23T12:20:40.557-06:00YUCK. I seem to be mosquitoes' meat of choice ...YUCK. I seem to be mosquitoes' meat of choice so I don't even want to think about what monsters would think about how I taste. Julie-flavored is OFF THE MENU!Julie Daohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814052162359300933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-48056482826953141592012-10-23T12:13:08.917-06:002012-10-23T12:13:08.917-06:00Do you think it matters what the nature of the th...Do you think it matters what the nature of the thing is that is eating you? For example, Nature (Jaws, Jurassic Park) vs. Evil (Zombies, the Blob).. I know the act is the same but the feeling the story evokes, to me, is different.Skippy Bo Bippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726223362818603739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-59708064956860867342012-10-23T11:50:15.237-06:002012-10-23T11:50:15.237-06:00Can't say I've ever used this one. It kind...Can't say I've ever used this one. It kinda creeps me out...but I guess that's the point. ;)Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-1471587267849427292012-10-23T11:28:25.208-06:002012-10-23T11:28:25.208-06:00Eaten alive? Ew. Okay, how can I add that to a rom...Eaten alive? Ew. Okay, how can I add that to a romance? Zombie romance! ;) Carolyn Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03780443388339294502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-27711093758834670762012-10-23T10:54:28.284-06:002012-10-23T10:54:28.284-06:00Ewww. Yea, I'm pretty sure this will never co...Ewww. Yea, I'm pretty sure this will never come up in any of my books. S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-10630547812508426462012-10-23T10:45:57.928-06:002012-10-23T10:45:57.928-06:00"Clever girl" <-----My favorite part ..."Clever girl" <-----My favorite part in all the Jurassic Park movies!!! Haha. The best. <br /><br />And I can easily say that no one has ever been eaten alive in any of my books... Not sure if I'll ever use that trope, LOL... ;) Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144518868320969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-63379733071305369282012-10-23T10:18:58.235-06:002012-10-23T10:18:58.235-06:00I was thinking exactly what Elizabeth said with go...I was thinking exactly what Elizabeth said with good ole Hannibal Lector. *shudders*Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-71648024547250738922012-10-23T10:05:23.625-06:002012-10-23T10:05:23.625-06:00Haven't used it myself, but I just read Lost W...Haven't used it myself, but I just read Lost World and yes, someone was eaten alive.Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14323538213636795216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-21724946411955628302012-10-23T09:39:18.987-06:002012-10-23T09:39:18.987-06:00I think you would have been better served to link ...I think you would have been better served to link this trailer, good sir:<br /><br />http://www.monsterroll.com/<br /><br />It is beyond awesome. And takes the whole "eaten alive" thing to new levels.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-40742847123734943112012-10-23T09:39:09.949-06:002012-10-23T09:39:09.949-06:00Eep! I can't do horror at all, I'm way too...Eep! I can't do horror at all, I'm way too much of a wimp. Even the Dementors in the Harry Potter films gave me nightmares (but not when I read the book...?!)<br /><br />So yeah, I can't even begin to think about things being eaten alive... I'm just glad I didn't read this post just before bed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-67830985988314024272012-10-23T09:14:22.909-06:002012-10-23T09:14:22.909-06:00I'm not a big fan of horror (gives me nightmar...I'm not a big fan of horror (gives me nightmares), but I do Alien and other sci-fi horror--I guess it seems less real to me, so I can enjoy it and still get a good night's sleep.Connie Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774616533630985219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-17876966800563162502012-10-23T09:08:05.692-06:002012-10-23T09:08:05.692-06:00I'm thinking of Shaun of the Dead. And part of...I'm thinking of Shaun of the Dead. And part of me wishes Andrea had been the sister to be bitten and turned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-63133202331400675782012-10-23T09:04:19.967-06:002012-10-23T09:04:19.967-06:00I do enjoy suspenseful horror, but being eaten ali...I do enjoy suspenseful horror, but being eaten alive doesn't do it for me. Gross. Some minds are just too sick for their own good.Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-2418718641184852552012-10-23T08:53:33.103-06:002012-10-23T08:53:33.103-06:00Eaten alive, now who could come up with something ...Eaten alive, now who could come up with something so nasty.<br />;)Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-46002659035607719332012-10-23T08:47:44.330-06:002012-10-23T08:47:44.330-06:00Creepiest scene for me ever was when Hannibal Lect...Creepiest scene for me ever was when Hannibal Lector cooked the guys brain and ate while he sat in the chair. Soooo gross!Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-54390389425693394542012-10-23T08:20:26.485-06:002012-10-23T08:20:26.485-06:00Great, now I'm going to have nightmares. I bl...Great, now I'm going to have nightmares. I blame you David Powers King. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-36058701105937671582012-10-23T08:13:50.596-06:002012-10-23T08:13:50.596-06:00Ew. Ew. Ew. Great halloween timing for this one, b...Ew. Ew. Ew. Great halloween timing for this one, but don't think I'll ever use it. Just...ew.ilimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899071063752311737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-72245015070129635402012-10-23T08:11:06.052-06:002012-10-23T08:11:06.052-06:00Did you read Offutt's post from last week or s...Did you read Offutt's post from last week or so where some people get a thrill out of being eaten alive? That's just nasty.<br /><br />Anyway, I wrote a flash fiction piece recently where a nerdy kid gets invited to a hot girl's house and then realizes that oh crap she's really a dragon! And then...gulp, down he goes. There was probably a moral in there somewhere.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.com