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2012-10-27, 03:11 AM
I've always enjoyed the works of Stephen King. He manages to create horrific, yet engaging worlds (well, world, as most of his work is united in one world, as shown by The Dark Tower, IT, Under the Dome, The Shawshank Redemption, 11/22/63, etc.) that bring the creatures in it to life.
One of these creatures is the unity known as the Langoliers. These are creatures that in a sense, exist in the past, devouring the now-useless timelines, and anything in them. Nobody other than the Langoliers exist in these timelines (I suppose they've quite literally moved on), but if someone were to exist in one of these timelines, they'd also be devoured.
Minor spoilers to a fantastic 2 year old game you should have already played. It's really good.
Enter Alan Wake, the New York based author who takes a vacation in Bright Falls, Washington (it does not exist, which I can confirm as someone who's grown up all their life here). Of course, there's a lake in Bright Falls that seems to bring the worlds writers envision to life, so long as the writer has been present in the cabin at one point or another.
If you're familiar with Alan Wake's American Nightmare, Alan found himself in one of the episodes of a TV show he used to write for. He faced the Taken once again, just as he usually did back in Alan Wake. The Taken are beings possessed by the Dark Presence, which means that they're invincible when shrouded in the darkness. However, they become weaker when light is shown upon them, and are stunned almost entirely by something as simple as a flashlight.
Let's play a little fun game (don't actually pick up a controller, please), and say Stephen King was present in the cabin to have written The Langoliers. Alan's presence at the cabin at Cauldron Lake brings him into the world of The Langoliers, only with the Taken making their presence known as well. Thus, the Langoliers are Taken in this world.
The only beings in this world are Alan, the Taken Langoliers, the being holding Alan in this world, the malevolent Mr. Scratch (let's disregard American Nightmare for that one), and whoever (or whatever) Alan is able to write into existence for the story. The characters from the novel are present, but because they're fighting their own seperate battles, will be considered target practice for Mr. Scratch or the Taken Langoliers.
Mr. Scratch is merely present. He is not an enemy Alan will have to face in battle. His presence is merely a goal for Alan to have (light Mr. Scratch up so the world falls apart and frees Alan).
Alan has a .44 revolver and a heavy-duty flashlight. He's up against the Langoliers that will either eat him or eat the past (whichever happens first) if he can't stop Mr. Scratch. This is less about who wins in direct combat, and whether or not Alan would have even the slightest chance of survival.
One of these creatures is the unity known as the Langoliers. These are creatures that in a sense, exist in the past, devouring the now-useless timelines, and anything in them. Nobody other than the Langoliers exist in these timelines (I suppose they've quite literally moved on), but if someone were to exist in one of these timelines, they'd also be devoured.
Minor spoilers to a fantastic 2 year old game you should have already played. It's really good.
Enter Alan Wake, the New York based author who takes a vacation in Bright Falls, Washington (it does not exist, which I can confirm as someone who's grown up all their life here). Of course, there's a lake in Bright Falls that seems to bring the worlds writers envision to life, so long as the writer has been present in the cabin at one point or another.
If you're familiar with Alan Wake's American Nightmare, Alan found himself in one of the episodes of a TV show he used to write for. He faced the Taken once again, just as he usually did back in Alan Wake. The Taken are beings possessed by the Dark Presence, which means that they're invincible when shrouded in the darkness. However, they become weaker when light is shown upon them, and are stunned almost entirely by something as simple as a flashlight.
Let's play a little fun game (don't actually pick up a controller, please), and say Stephen King was present in the cabin to have written The Langoliers. Alan's presence at the cabin at Cauldron Lake brings him into the world of The Langoliers, only with the Taken making their presence known as well. Thus, the Langoliers are Taken in this world.
The only beings in this world are Alan, the Taken Langoliers, the being holding Alan in this world, the malevolent Mr. Scratch (let's disregard American Nightmare for that one), and whoever (or whatever) Alan is able to write into existence for the story. The characters from the novel are present, but because they're fighting their own seperate battles, will be considered target practice for Mr. Scratch or the Taken Langoliers.
Mr. Scratch is merely present. He is not an enemy Alan will have to face in battle. His presence is merely a goal for Alan to have (light Mr. Scratch up so the world falls apart and frees Alan).
Alan has a .44 revolver and a heavy-duty flashlight. He's up against the Langoliers that will either eat him or eat the past (whichever happens first) if he can't stop Mr. Scratch. This is less about who wins in direct combat, and whether or not Alan would have even the slightest chance of survival.