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Long ago, when the Mare in the Moon still hung in the sky, the Everfree Forest was far larger and far less forgiving. When a supernatural force lures his friend into the ancient forest, threatening to steal her away forever, a young foal must venture inside and confront a terrifying evil.
This story is loosely based on A Short Trip Home by F. Scott Fitzgerald. If you enjoy it, I encourage you to read the original.
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Review: https://www.fimfiction.net/group/217075/ai-reviews/thread/526260/night-of-the-autumn-moon-by-davidfosterwalrus85-10
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A vengeful ghost of a horrid beaky who prolly ATE that filly all those years ago!
Can't trust them dang beakies, I tell ya! Even when they're dead!
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Certainly. I did have a couple of follow-up questions I posted in the thread. This is actually a really neat tool, I might make a habit of submitting some more stuff to Claude in the future.
This is a really good horror. Excellent case of atmosphere and unease over shock. Nicely descriptive and hits the "old classic" tone well.
As to the story, I have a hypothesis.
I think the gryphon probably wasn't a murderer and was likely friends with the missing filly, who succumbed to the forest by happenstance. "Extracted a confession and dealt with" can easily equate to "tortured until they said what we wanted to hear, then murdered". The resulting bad feelings all around and restless spirit probably caused the curse with the gryphon trying to seek revenge. With the careful treatment of his remains later it feels like an apology, almost.
Whether I'm way off the mark or not, it's a great read!
Great story. Really liked the eerie atmosphere created in the hut scene. Nice pacing and good work having the story develop naturally.