I pronounce DOOOON!

[Vectner]

Seriously, love the Dune reference.

[rainbowjo]

did this need a new thread? Theyre already talking about it in the discussion...

[Berserk Monk]

Are all giant worms a reference to Dune, or are there any other legit stories that feature them?

[Vectner]

It is a clever play on words, people like to pronouce doom on this or that. Plus this could be the end for our little friend. :smallwink:

[sihnfahl]

Are all giant worms a reference to Dune, or are there any other legit stories that feature them?
Dholes and bholes of the HP Lovecraft mythos.

[Shhalahr Windrider]

Are all giant worms a reference to Dune, or are there any other legit stories that feature them?
Beetlejuice?

But in this case, it's not just the worm. It's the spice + blue eyes + "The Comics Must Flow", too.

[Nimrod's Son]

Are all giant worms a reference to Dune, or are there any other legit stories that feature them?
Tremors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremors). It is excellent.

EDIT: Ooh, and by following that link I discovered there's also a "real life" example (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_Death_Worm).

[chiasaur11]

Tremors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremors). It is excellent.

It also helps when you need seven degrees of Kevin Bacon with giant death worms.

[sihnfahl]

It also helps when you need seven degrees of Kevin Bacon with giant death worms.
Except when the giant death worms become above-ground bipedal hunterkillers that propel themselves in a process anyone who knows of bombadier beetles would find amusing.

[The Dark Fiddler]

Tremors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremors). It is excellent.

Hell yeah it is!

The series was good too; shame it was canceled.

[veti]

I always thought 'Tremors' was a deliberate reference to Lovecraft's 'dholes', whose primary attack is 'earthquake'.

But I agree, it was a fine film.

[jlvm4]

Tremors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremors). It is excellent.


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