I've always hated that irritating little automaton.

The story reminds me of Night of the Living Dead Furbies.

*Laughs too... glad you liked it Walt... I never heard of that other one - I'll have to check it out. As I recall, Furbies were a toy that was supposed to be a big rage?

V.

I'm not surprised you haven't heard of it - I wrote it in the AOL free-form roleplaying forum about 15 years ago. Yes, they were all the rage, but creepy as hell.

Die!

Bunners

Oh yes... the famous TZ doll from hell...

V.

I've hated those things for as long as I can remember. It didn't help that the Fallout game series uses them as alarms or bombs...

Funny piece!

I found a drum playing monkey.
I modified him so he sits there jacking off.
Always a fun thing to leave sitting on the coffee table.

Bunners

you are so very bad Buns...

V.

Thanks much... kind words are always appreciated....

V.

Ooida tested those noisy Little Things. You know that would be a good story for the end of next month... That was a good read little does she know what it did to him? Was it one of those cursed little buggers?

I'm a little lost there Fem... yes Lemon knows, but they are too wrapped up in each other to worry much. They were only small bites.

V.

Totally loved this!
And was great to visit with Tate Wolf again. Love that guy.

<Gollum> Nasty little monkeyses! Wuffs hates themsss. </Gollum> Something about those little guys, along with the "classic" ventriloquist dolls, just rubs Vrghr's fur the wrong way. Both of them always looked like they were plotting some nasty form of mayhem if only they got the chance.

Thanks for the laughs and the great read!

*smiles so very big...

thanks so much Vrghr, and I totally agree with the ventriloquist dummies...

V.

"Chink-a-flufa-chink-a-flufa-chink-a-flufa"

I. Laughed. SO. Hard.

You've found a new niche for yourself: Comedy/horror. Horedy?

Awesome stuff, Ms. V.

*laughs... why thank you Wire... very much... your words always give me a good start to the day...

V.

This comment made me laugh so hard!

*giggles at the though of a wind up Buns waving a bloody cleaver instead of beating on a drum...

V.

Amusing tale you have written. *laughs out loud.*

Why thank you Fireball...

V.

Hah! Nice. Last time i visited my parents i found that my mom filled my old room with creepy old dolls. Above my bed looking up there would be these doll feet dangling out of a frame on the wall. Gave me the heeby-jeebies!

ROFL... no wayyyyyy.... that is just too funny... glad you stopped by for a read Billy...

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Good read, V. Creepy as hell though. Couldn't decide whether to be disturbed or to laugh.

*smiles... and there in we have success...

V.

Look's like the devil monkey got what it wanted and Tate's on the way to getting what he...well...you know. And, wait for it...reminds me of a true story:

Back in the day, late '70's or early '80's, when the Boss and I were singing in the St. John's choir, one of my fellow bass's brought a drum playing, battery powered marching monkey into the choir loft. (The bass section was an unruly bunch.) The damn thing was set off by sound, like a hand clap. Please understand that this was not at a rehearsal, but at Sunday Mass. Well, after communion, J.F. placed the thing out of sight of our choirmaster/organist but in full sight of the choir. The closing hymn didn't do much for it, but when Ed launched into the postlude, (which was something by either Vierne or Duruflé) that thing went nuts - rat-a-tat-tat, flashing lights and marching around. Ed could hear something but wondered why his choir was convulsed in stifled laughter.

Fun times.

Oh that is funny!!! Good to be seeing you John!

*hugs...

V.

Even to this day, I fail to fathom how the companies behind those old cymbal-banging monkeys never seemed to realize how unsettling the toys looked. I suppose it was a more innocent time then.

This being said, I agree whole-heartedly with one point you made - these little bastards are a well-wrapped gift to the horror genre.

Its inclusion is a slight (albeit harmless) anachronism, since the monkeys weren't manufactured until a couple years after WWII ended (or so I've read.) But its worth it to see Tate completely unamused by its antics.

I'll wrap this comment up with a short clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44D2_8bcxQM

*laughs... and there you have it...

the images I looked at showed a rubber looking nub thing on the monkey's butt, which led me to think that the legs somehow pushed him along over the floor - or - maybe it was meant just to keep him upright. One thing for sure - he's a creepy little booger...

V.

Those things are so weird.

yes... but apparently hugely popular at one time...

V.

Never trust anything that smiles so freely...

Oh absolutely...

V.