A.J. Maguire

Tag: scott sigler

  • Scary Stories

    Given that it is now October it seems appropriate to list my favorite ghost stories.  Or, well, the stories that creep me out the most.  There are many ghosts that populate literature, even if the stories are not necessarily “ghost” related.  Horror is not my favorite genre and I tend to stay far away from it, but I do enjoy Scott Sigler.  Of course, Mr. Sigler is mostly known for his alien football series, but I have read some of his other stuff and they do tend to get under my skin.

    That said, aside from Scott Sigler I don’t really read Horror.  But I have seen some movies so you’ll notice that my list is mostly of those.

    #5 – Edgar Allan Poe – The Pit and the Pendulum as well as The Raven.  Come on, who doesn’t get creeped out when reading “Nevermore.” 

    #4 — Wait Until Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn.  This book scared the crap out of me when I was kid.  Seriously.  I still have a fear of kelp. 

    #3 — Ancestor by Scott Sigler.  Congratulations, Mr. Sigler.  You have managed to make pregnant cows something to fear. 

    #2 — It by Stephen King.  Yep.  Clowns are suddenly horrifying.  This would be one of those that I watched rather than read.  I just can’t sit in a state of fear for the days it would take to read his work.

    #1 —  Rose Red by Stephen King.  This is another one that I watched rather than read.  It was shown in a two-part session a couple of years back and I remember I couldn’t sleep that first night.  I was seriously that terrified.  

    Those are my top five scary stories.  Rose Red sits there at the top of the list because of that horrible night I spent unable to sleep.  Anyone have a better story?

  • The Scott Sigler Crazies

    Most who know me are already aware of the fact that I tend to dream in technicolor. I have Doritos orbiting planets sometimes, or even pretend I’m Medusa herself, and while I don’t remember all of them I do remember quite a few.  Such as the dream I had last night, which I feel compelled to tell you all about.

    Last night, the Future Dark Overlord Himself decided to use his evil powers to get into my dreams.  And it wasn’t in a fun way, either.  We weren’t sitting back, talking horror stories, or discussing the latest stupid movie to cross the silver screen.  No.  I dreamt that I was back in Basic Frigging Training and Scott Sigler was my Drill Sergeant.

    I was doing push-ups and he was screaming down at me, that little bald ball of charisma, telling me that my nose didn’t have enough dirt on it!  And his horrible dog was chasing me through obstacle courses shouting to me in a frighteningly dog-like voice; “You slow down, Lady, and I’m gonna take a hunk out of that overgrown backside of yours!”

    It was the Scott Sigler Crazies … and I can only imagine the Future Dark Overlord was enacting his powers, reminding me that The All Pro has been out for quite a while now and I still haven’t picked it up.  I woke up horrified … HORRIFIED, I say … and fully believe that Sigler’s powers are growing.  If you haven’t purchased his work yet, hurry over to his website and grab some, because I fear for my immortal soul that if you don’t, he’ll be chasing me through a mine-infested jungle tonight as I sleep.

    There you go, FDO, I think I’ve done your bidding now.