Drabble Wednesday: Horror Games

Frankie and Joni return as Corporate goes too far in pursuit of new entertainment… Enjoy.

The Things Puppets Do

“Not the bunnies! Damn you, sock puppets!”
Frankie’s shout sent shivers up my spine and I screamed back, “We agreed! No more puppets!”
“Blame Corporate! It’s this new interactive game vid they want.”
Game vid? “What are you talking about?” I rushed over.
“It just came in today.” Frankie showed me the memo and the specs. “But it doesn’t work like they said.”
“Does it ever?”
“No…but this is bad. Worse than anything…The sock puppets are murdering their bunny sidekicks and boiling their remains for lunch.”
“What?”
“Watch.” Frankie pushed a button.
What I saw will haunt my nightmares forever…

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Don’t Lose Your Head

“Heads will roll!”
“Very funny, Frankie, but these new children’s horror games are awful. First evil sock puppets and boiling bunnies and now bowling with heads? I mean, they’re dolls’ heads, but still.”
“Yeah, Corporate’s really lost it this time. These games will never make it past the censors. Not for kids.”
“I hope so. Just look at those eyes.” I shivered. “Those soulless, haunted eyes. And the blood trail trickling down the bowling alley as they roll. Gross.”
“Yeah, it is extreme, but I do think the evil laughter when you get a strike is a nice touch, though.”

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1, 2, 3…You’re Dead?

“What in all the holo vids is this now?” I stared at the scene, unsure of what I was seeing. “Are those children digging up corpses? What kind of game is this?”
“Yep. One corpse, two corpse, three corpse, four. It’s a counting game. But wait, it gets worse.”
“Worse? How can it get—Are those corpses moving?”
“Not just moving, they’re turning into zombies.”
“Zombies?” I shuddered, stuffing down the memories. “Why? What’s the point?”
“Keep watching.”
“What’s happening? Why are they…oh my! Run, children, run!” Screams and panic ensued as the zombies swarmed a boy and ate him.
“Braaaiiiins!”