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hypocriticHarkonnen · 29th June 2006, 02:43 PM

hey guys! Choose your hellhole!

Imagine this.....
You're lollygagging about with your sweetheart, best pal, best pet, whatever, when a groups of orcs/monsters/priest-fanatics/boy-band-fanatics[?!] gag you, blindfold you, kidnap you [what-have-you] and tell you they're gonna drag you to some of the worst places in fictional history. But ah! They have at least a teensy drop of leniency [if you can call it that], and gives you the choice. Which hellhole do you want to be dropped off to?

a. Mordor
b. Azkaban
c. Arrakis
d. Apokolips (for all yah DC fans out there)
e. The Castle of Night

....and because of my extreme lack of knowledge of fictional hellholes, just name what hellhole you, uhm, prefer.

Paige Turner · 29th June 2006, 04:31 PM

Mordor, definitely.

I love volcanoes.

I've studied the maps and know all the roads.

Summer holidays at Club Barad-dur! Woo hoo!

Brown Rat · 29th June 2006, 04:36 PM

Of the five you name, I'd take Arrakis.

SteveR · 29th June 2006, 05:17 PM

What about Chasm City from the Alastair Reynolds novel of the same name?

hypocriticHarkonnen · 1st July 2006, 07:20 AM

heck, why not? haven't read those, can you describe it for me?

Culhwch · 1st July 2006, 07:50 AM

What is Arrakis? Actually, what are they all apart from (a) and (b)?

hypocriticHarkonnen · 1st July 2006, 08:03 AM

Arrakis is the Dune world in Frank Herbert's book, Dune. Basically, it's one huge, huge desert where giant sandworms [when i say giant, i mean it!!! big enough to swallow you, your family, your friends...you get the picture] live and well, obviously, it's very hot and water is extremely scarce. Top it all off with warring Houses [sort of like clans] competing to possess Arrakis [the sandworms fabricate a very precious spice coveted all over the universe], and a tribe called Fremen who live by strict codes, and you've got yourself a hellish planet!

Apokolips is the planet of the warlord Darkseid, one of the most powerful and enigmatic characters in DC comics [who has a band of warrior chicks called Female Furies as honor guards]. His planet is one giant ball of charred rock pock-marked with giant firepits and populated by terrorists and the terrorized. Ask a friend who knows DC comics, hehe.

Lastly, the Castle of Night is the author Cornelia Funke's invention, the castle of The Adderhead. A guy named after a snake's head? He's gotta be a bad guy! His castle is made of silver...but you never want to find yourself stuck there, anyways, since you'll be killed by The Adderhead's mercenaries before you so much as see the glitter of silver.

j. d. worthington · 1st July 2006, 10:06 AM

I still stand by my earlier statements in other posts: Here. This fictional construct we call "consensus reality". Again, quoting Marlowe: "Why this is Hell, nor am I out of it...."

steve12553 · 1st July 2006, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j. d. worthington

I still stand by my earlier statements in other posts: Here. This fictional construct we call "consensus reality". Again, quoting Marlowe: "Why this is Hell, nor am I out of it...."

To sit reading a forum with posts that cry out for an answer and not be able to log in. That would be Hell.

j. d. worthington · 1st July 2006, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve12553

To sit reading a forum with posts that cry out for an answer and not be able to log in. That would be Hell.

Amen to that, brother!

hypocriticHarkonnen · 1st July 2006, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j. d. worthington

Amen to that, brother!

double amen to that......and then some.

kyektulu · 1st July 2006, 10:58 PM

Can I just go to the regular old Abyss...?

Although the castle of night sounds quite appealing...

Definetly not Mordor, im not good with heat and it would be quite roasty toasty in a volcano!

steve12553 · 2nd July 2006, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyektulu

Can I just go to the regular old Abyss...?

Although the castle of night sounds quite appealing...

Definetly not Mordor, im not good with heat and it would be quite roasty toasty in a volcano!

I think that's the point. Choose your own Hell. And Kye, you've changed your avatar. Very becoming.

weaveworld · 2nd July 2006, 10:04 AM

Azkaban

Its looks surprisingly roomy and you get to meet like-minded people.

kyektulu · 2nd July 2006, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve12553

I think that's the point. Choose your own Hell. And Kye, you've changed your avatar. Very becoming.

Cheers, although we do have a choice...

So where is the Castle Of Night from?

29th June 2006, 02:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
hypocriticHarkonnen High on Melange. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Philippines Posts: 116	Choose your Hellhole! hey guys! Choose your hellhole! Imagine this..... You're lollygagging about with your sweetheart, best pal, best pet, whatever, when a groups of orcs/monsters/priest-fanatics/boy-band-fanatics[?!] gag you, blindfold you, kidnap you [what-have-you] and tell you they're gonna drag you to some of the worst places in fictional history. But ah! They have at least a teensy drop of leniency [if you can call it that], and gives you the choice. Which hellhole do you want to be dropped off to? a. Mordor b. Azkaban c. Arrakis d. Apokolips (for all yah DC fans out there) e. The Castle of Night ....and because of my extreme lack of knowledge of fictional hellholes, just name what hellhole you, uhm, prefer.

29th June 2006, 04:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Paige Turner Just another busted robot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 703	Re: Choose your Hellhole! Mordor, definitely. I love volcanoes. I've studied the maps and know all the roads. Summer holidays at Club Barad-dur! Woo hoo!

29th June 2006, 04:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
Brown Rat wandering & wondering Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: California Posts: 946	Re: Choose your Hellhole! Of the five you name, I'd take Arrakis.

29th June 2006, 05:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
SteveR frell! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norfolk Posts: 96	Re: Choose your Hellhole! What about Chasm City from the Alastair Reynolds novel of the same name?

1st July 2006, 07:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
hypocriticHarkonnen High on Melange. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Philippines Posts: 116	Re: Choose your Hellhole! heck, why not? haven't read those, can you describe it for me?

1st July 2006, 07:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
Culhwch Lost Boy Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Australia, Queensland Posts: 2,805	Re: Choose your Hellhole! What is Arrakis? Actually, what are they all apart from (a) and (b)?

1st July 2006, 08:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
hypocriticHarkonnen High on Melange. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Philippines Posts: 116	Re: Choose your Hellhole! Arrakis is the Dune world in Frank Herbert's book, Dune. Basically, it's one huge, huge desert where giant sandworms [when i say giant, i mean it!!! big enough to swallow you, your family, your friends...you get the picture] live and well, obviously, it's very hot and water is extremely scarce. Top it all off with warring Houses [sort of like clans] competing to possess Arrakis [the sandworms fabricate a very precious spice coveted all over the universe], and a tribe called Fremen who live by strict codes, and you've got yourself a hellish planet! Apokolips is the planet of the warlord Darkseid, one of the most powerful and enigmatic characters in DC comics [who has a band of warrior chicks called Female Furies as honor guards]. His planet is one giant ball of charred rock pock-marked with giant firepits and populated by terrorists and the terrorized. Ask a friend who knows DC comics, hehe. Lastly, the Castle of Night is the author Cornelia Funke's invention, the castle of The Adderhead. A guy named after a snake's head? He's gotta be a bad guy! His castle is made of silver...but you never want to find yourself stuck there, anyways, since you'll be killed by The Adderhead's mercenaries before you so much as see the glitter of silver.

1st July 2006, 10:06 AM	#8 (permalink)
j. d. worthington Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 8,547	Re: Choose your Hellhole! I still stand by my earlier statements in other posts: Here. This fictional construct we call "consensus reality". Again, quoting Marlowe: "Why this is Hell, nor am I out of it...."

1st July 2006, 10:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
kyektulu White Wolf Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Greater Manchester Posts: 1,822	Re: Choose your Hellhole! Can I just go to the regular old Abyss...? Although the castle of night sounds quite appealing... Definetly not Mordor, im not good with heat and it would be quite roasty toasty in a volcano!

2nd July 2006, 10:04 AM	#14 (permalink)
weaveworld Rockin! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Dunbartonshire Posts: 573	Re: Choose your Hellhole! Azkaban Its looks surprisingly roomy and you get to meet like-minded people.

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