I found a small door and it opened quietly as I pushed against it . As I walked in , I could hear the thunderous roar of the machinery inside . I saw several large vats lined along the main floor . I heard footsteps so I hid behind a pile of large metal drums nearby . I peered around and I saw that it was a couple of clowns walking along . I crawled along the floor and kept close to the shadows . I soon saw more clowns running around . It looked as though they were actually working there . Some were driving forklifts while others tended to the ingredients . I wasn 't so surprised . They had them out on the streets dressed up in those costumes . Of course they 'd have all their factory employees dressed up too . It looked like the night shift because there weren 't many of them , so when the coast was clear , I bolted toward the other end of the building . I wasn 't sure where Jimmy was , but it had to be somewhere deeper in the building . I found another door in the back that led me to a stairwell to the basement . I carefully went down and the lower I got , I began to hear voices . It sounded like children crying . My heart began to race . When I got to the bottom of the stairs , I couldn 't believe my eyes . It looked like some kind of jail and dungeon in one . A block of large cells was built into the walls and there were shackles and restraints on the floor and hanging from the ceiling . I approached one of the cells and as I got closer , I could make out a strangely shaped figure . I also hear soft sobbing . As my eyes focused , I saw the thing in the cell looked to be a little girl , but she had to have been pushing five hundred pounds . Her body was bloated and stretched beyond human endurance , but she was wearing a pretty little pink gown and her deformed head was framed with a head of lovely , black hair . Her eyes found mine and as she saw me , she seemed to come alive . Her thick arms and legs began to flail and tears streamed down her cheeks . " I want my mommy ! " She whined . As I looked down upon the poor little girl , I realized I recognized her . It was little Janey Watkins . I had been her babysitter the previous year . She was usually such a lovely little girl . I could barely believe what she had become . I reached for the door of her cell , but it was locked tight . She kept crying and begging for help . It was breaking my heart that I couldn 't do anything . When I finally got it in my head to look for the key , I heard footsteps approaching . I ran for cover in a cell that was empty . I watched as three clowns came down from above . They were walking along in a line and the front one seemed to be the leader . The one behind him was holding a large metal funnel and the one behind him was pulling along one of the large metal drums from upstairs . They went on into Janey 's cell and her crying grew stronger . " Shut up ! " The first clown barked . He then slapped the clown with the funnel on his back and he then approached Janey and shoved the funnel into her mouth . The clown with the drum then walked over and all three of them lifted the drum up and poured whatever was inside into the other end of the funnel , forcing Janey to swallow the contents . She gulped down the goop with some resistance at first , but after a few seconds , it sounded like she was eating it of her own accord ; as though she had been starving for years . When the drum was finally empty , the clowns left the cell and tossed the drum to the floor and returned upstairs . Fortunately , they left the cell door open , so I raced over to Janey . She was out like a light and her face was smeared with whatever they had been feeding her . I took a closer look and it looked like ice cream . I then heard more footsteps from above and I bolted back to my hiding place . The clowns returned to Janey 's cell and this time , they hoisted her up and took her to another chamber nearby . I followed from a safe distance . They took her to another , larger , cell . This cell a small , crappy looking bed in it and they put her on it . They then chained her arms and legs keeping her spread eagle on her back . One of the clowns then injected her with something and moments later she began to convulse violently and foam at her mouth . Her large belly began to shake and wiggle and then it began to grow larger . It looked as though something were pushing out from within . Her flesh then split open but instead of blood , all that came out of her was a strange , frail looking figure . It looked somewhat human , but its skin was white as ivory . It fell to the floor and after a few moments , it began to move . It stretched its arms and legs and as it stood , I saw that its face was pigmented like a clown . It took a few struggling steps and then got its footing . The other clowns gathered around the creature and dressed it up in clothes similar to their own . As they were focused on the little clown , I ran and I soon found more cells and they were all occupied by other kids who were in similar states as Janey . Some were larger , some were smaller , but they were all crying out for help . I stopped when I heard a familiar voice . I ran to one of the cells and I saw Jimmy chained to the wall . He looked a little more plump and his eyes were red from crying . " Jimmy ! " He looked up at me and tried to pull free from his restraints . I tried the door to his cell , but it was locked . I was frantic . I looked down and saw a small piece of metal . I grabbed it and stuck it in the lock of the cell door . I didn 't know what I was doing but I had seen something familiar in a movie . I kept digging into the lock and I started to hear something going on inside . Soon , I heard a loud click and the door swung open . I ran to Jimmy and I pulled at the cuffs around his wrists . His arms had gotten very thick but I was pulling as hard as he was . One of his hands finally jerked free and soon the other came as well . We ran out of the cell , but as we turned our path was blocked by a cluster of clowns . Their eyes were angry and I felt a chill run up my spine . I turned and in the cells across from us , I saw the corpses of other children . It looked as though they had been ripped open like Janey had been . I pulled Jimmy behind me as the clowns began to walk toward us . I grabbed Jimmy and we bolted from the clowns as fast as we could . Jimmy was heavy to pull along , but I kept my grip on his hand . We sped around a corner and tumbled into a metal drum . We both fell to the ground and as I got up , I saw inside one of the drums a crumpled , bloodied body . It was Billy . I screamed and jumped up and I then felt something hit the back of my head and everything went black . I woke up in my room the next morning . I looked around and I had no idea how I got back . I got up and looked out the window and I saw a police car parked out front . I ran downstairs and I found my parents in the living room talking to a police officer . " The police brought you home last night . They say they found you over on that restricted lot . What were you doing there ? " I tried to remember , but I couldn 't . I had no idea where I had been or what I had been doing . " It 's bad enough Jimmy is missing . We don 't need you stirring up trouble too . We 'll discuss this later . Just go get some breakfast and get ready for school . " " Okay . " I then went on to the kitchen and I felt a sharp hunger in my stomach . I went over to the fridge and opened it up and as I looked down , I did remember that all we had to eat was Crazy Cream ice cream . I was about to shut the door , but a craving came over me . I also realized I had never tried the ice cream before . I took one of the half melted cartons and took it to the kitchen table . I opened it up . It looked like regular ice cream . I scooped up a bit with my hand and ate it . It felt like a jolt in my brain as it touched my tongue . I took another scoop . And then another . Soon the carton was empty and I was running to the fridge for another . I polished away three cartons and then went back up to my room . I wanted to go back down for more , but I knew I had to get ready for school . As I dressed , all I could think about was more ice cream . I had eaten three cartons but I was still starving for more . I then went to my bathroom and I looked down and saw some new make up on my counter . It was bright and looked cheap , but I was compelled . I picked up the red and smeared some across my lips . I looked at myself in the mirror and I could only smile . The police came just a few minutes after we called . Mom was a mess . She just stayed in the kitchen , pacing and trying to find something to do . She had smoked all of her cigarettes before the police had arrived and she didn 't seem to know what to do with herself . Dad was in the living room with one of the officers and he was giving his report . They had talked to me first and I told them about the noise I had heard and about the scrap of rubber . They wrote it all down , but I was given the impression they didn 't really care . Not that I blamed them . A scrap of rubber didn 't say much unless they had seen that freaky clown making a baby out of white balloons . I tried to tell them about that too , but they shut me down . After they finished their reports , they looked around outside and then gave us the ' we 'll do everything we can ' speech they probably gave all the other families who had gone through the same thing and left . Mom and Dad seemed completely crippled . I tried to tell them about my theory about the clowns , but they wouldn 't hear it . They were satisfied that the police were handling the case and went on back to bed . I tried , but there was no chance for me to get any rest . I could only think of Jimmy being dragged away to some unknown fate . I just sat in my bed and stared at the ceiling , just waiting for morning to come . Once the sun rose , I leapt out of bed and changed . I knew there was no one in my house who would listen to me , but there was somewhere I could go . I ran past Mom and Dad in the kitchen and got on my bike and raced straight to Billy 's place . I ran to his front door and banged on it as hard as I could . He pulled it open . He was still in his t - shirt and boxer shorts and he had some syrup on his face . " Look , I know you don 't usually believe me , but you have to now . I found this in his room . " I then pulled out the scrap of rubber and held it up to him . " It is ! I was coming home from dinner last night and one of those clowns came up to me and made a little baby out of balloons and then popped it . I think it was trying to tell me something . " " There 's only one place they would have taken him . To that Crazy Cream factory . It 's the only place in town no one is allowed to go . " " I talked to them last night about this theory and they just laughed in my face . In fact , everyone in this town seems to think there 's no way anything weird is going on over there . I 'm the only one who sees something funny is going on . " " How do you know ? How does anyone really know what goes on in there ? No one ever goes in or out . You don 't find that odd ? " " Then prove me wrong . Help me get in there and prove me wrong . Then I 'll shut up about it and we can all go back to our lives . " Billy gave me his usual frustrated glare . I could tell he was torn with breaking up with me or giving in . " Fine ! " He barked . " We just get as far as the factory and when you see that it 's just a place of business , we go home and you never talk about this ever again . Deal ? " The rest of the day went by in a blur . All I could think about was Jimmy and what those disgusting clowns were doing to him . My stomach was rumbling like an Earthquake . I could barely eat . I was also growing nervous about my proposed break in . I was starting to think it was just too big a challenge . Maybe if I went back to the police and begged for them to listen to me . Maybe I would be able to get them to check it out if only to shut me up . There were moments when I thought about telling Billy that I wanted to call it all off , but something in me demanded that I hold my ground . I knew whatever was going on in my home , my town , started in that strange factory . I seemed to be the only person in town who could see through the facade and it was becoming clear to me that if anyone would be able to save Jimmy ; it would be me . I came by Billy 's house after ten and I was glad to find that he was already prepared to go . He was dressed in dark colors , which I had forgotten to tell him , so it was good he thought of it on his own . We rode our bikes through town and it was very quiet . The uneasy feeling in my stomach was growing more intense . As we got closer to the old lot , I felt like I was going to throw up . We came up to where the factory was and we stashed our bikes near an old oak tree . We walked over to the sign that warned people not to trespass . " No , but the old lot goes on for a couple miles . It could be way back there beyond our sight . I know you 're scared . I am too , but I can 't just turn back now . If there is any chance to save Jimmy , I 'd hate myself for the rest of my life if I didn 't try . " " Like they would care . They 've been in their own little worlds for weeks now . I think when they realized Jimmy was gone was the first time I saw them have any real emotion . " Billy and I proceeded onto the lot . The grass was tall and there was absolutely no light . We kept close to the ground and snuck along for what seemed like forever . At long last I could hear noises and a few yards further , I could see a large building ahead of us . It was quiet , but the lights were on . I just looked at it and I felt something pulling at me . It was as though the building itself was taunting me ; daring me to come closer . Jimmy was in there . I knew it . I wasn 't sure how I knew it , but I did . I took a step and then I felt Billy grab my arm and pull me back . " I really don 't care at this point . My little brother is being held against his will in that building and I 'm going to save him . " Billy had always been the kind of guy who played by the rules , and I respected that in him , but with my kid brother at risk , the rules were not at the top of my priority list . I could see in his face his struggle to keep from fighting with me on this because he knew how important saving Jimmy was . " I 'm going to the cops and I 'm bringing them here . I don 't want you to do anything stupid . Stay out of sight . " Billy dashed off back toward town while I continued on to the factory . It was an old looking brick building . It was shaped into a near perfect rectangle and was tall . Each side had windows that reached almost all the way to the roof and there were four smoke stacks on the other side of the building . I had never seen an ice cream factory before , so I wasn 't sure if what I was seeing made sense or not . I could only really think of Jimmy . I walked in the door and it was quiet . I could remember a day when it was nothing but chaos with Jimmy running around and mom in the kitchen fixing dinner . I saw my dad planted in front of the television and mom at the kitchen table hunched over an ashtray with a cigarette hanging out of her mouth . She was still wearing her bathrobe . It looked as though she hadn 't left the house all day . I came up to her and as I put my hand on her shoulder she looked up at me and smiled . " It was fine . " I looked over and I saw Jimmy on the floor just as he was when I left and he was still gobbling up more of that ice cream like there was no tomorrow . At first , Mom had set rules and tried to stop him from eating it so much , but it seemed as though she had given up any hope of disciplining him . " He 'll get sick of it eventually . It was like that time he ate nothing but that rainbow colored cereal . One week of it and now he can 't even look at it anymore . " " Okay , " I said . It was not unusual anymore for Mom to check out so I wasn 't surprised . " What do we have to eat ? " I then walked over to the fridge and pulled it open but all I saw were cartons of Crazy Cream melting on the shelves . I checked the freezer and it was crammed with more Crazy Cream too . I turned to Mom and she just shrugged her shoulders . I was rather grateful to be going out to eat . My home had become as depressing as the rest of the town . I barely knew my parents anymore . Dad was distant and Mom didn 't seem to care anymore . It just seemed to get worse , day after day . I was glad for any excuse to get out . I took my bike over to the Burger Hut . It was one of the oldest fast food joints in town . It was one of the most popular hang outs for the high school kids for almost six generations . The only thing that had ever been changed in that place were the light bulbs . As I approached , I saw that the lights were on and the big sign out front was all lit up , but it looked as though it were closed . I parked my bike and walked in . The tile on the floor was discolored and warped , as usual . I then saw a few people sitting at one of the tables in the corner . " Welcome to Burger Hut . What will it be ? " The girl at the counter asked as she looked toward me . Her voice was familiar and then I realized underneath the paper cap , it was a girl from school . I had seen her walking through the halls but we had never met officially . I walked up to her and smiled , but she looked rather distant and bored . " That 'll be six fifty two . " She said . Her voice was hollow and tired . I handed her the money and she gave me the cup for my drink along with the receipt . " No one knows . We woke up one morning and he was gone . The night before , I thought I had heard something in his room , but I didn 't check on it because it was so late and I figured it was just him being a spaz , as always . The next morning the police came by and my mom was falling apart . " " What ? The Crazy Cream guys ? I don 't know . I have to admit , it 's odd that all this has been going down after they arrived . " " Haven 't you seen a change come over the whole town ? I mean , everyone is always so miserable now . Don 't you remember when things were happier ? " " Not really , " Just then a tray slid out onto the counter behind her from the kitchen and I saw it had my food on it . She picked it up and held it out to me . " Your order is up . " I ate quickly . There wasn 't much to slow me down since there weren 't any people there for me to talk to . I just wolfed down my meal and went back out to get my bike . I wasn 't ready to go back home , but I didn 't know where else to go . I usually would go to the ice cream parlor to see my friends , but it was gone . I went by the arcade but it was deserted too . The whole town seemed as quiet as a tomb . I figured home was as good a place as any to be . As I changed direction , I stopped when I saw a clown at the end of the street . It looked like a guy clown . I couldn 't see his face , but I could feel him staring at me . He was wearing some crazy blue and white satin suit but it looked dirty and worn out . He had a large , fat body and his belly was wide and thick . I didn 't know what to do . Then he took a step forward . A chill ran up my spine and I wanted to just run as fast and as far as I could , but I felt frozen in place . Soon , the clown was walking toward me . A bike horn squeaked each time he took a step in those big , red floppy shoes . As he got closer , I could see his face better . He was the ugliest one I had seen yet . His head was fat and he had dark , beady eyes . The make up on his face was gross and clumped . He had a large red frown painted over his lips and two blue stars over his eyes and white everywhere else . He stopped a few feet from me and then pulled out a small , white balloon . He blew it up , never taking his eyes from me , and with surprising skill , twisted and folded it . He then took out another balloon and did it again . Soon he had five or six balloons and he was twisting them all around with impressive skill . When he was finally done , it looked like some kind of child . He held it in his arms like a baby and rocked it back and forth . He then grinned at me and pulled out a pin from a large red puff on his shirt and just popped the little balloon child . The sound of it exploding jostled me out of my daze and I turned around as fast as I could . I got back home later than I had thought . I had to take the long way around just so that I could avoid any more clowns . When I walked in , there were no questions from Mom or Dad about where I had been or why I had taken so long getting back . Dad was still in front of the television and Mom was asleep in the easy chair . I was about to say something , but I could tell it wouldn 't have mattered so I just went on up to my room . I spent the rest of the evening surfing the web and finishing some homework . At about midnight , I finally got to bed and despite everything on my mind , I was able to fall asleep rather easily . I was jerked awake by a sudden loud noise . I checked my phone and saw that it was a little after two in the morning . I flopped back down onto my pillow and then I heard the noise again . It was a dull thumping noise . It sounded more violent than before and then what the girl at the Burger Hut came to me . I leapt out of my bed and raced down the hall to Jimmy 's room . I didn 't hear any screaming or anything breaking , but all the same I was praying nothing was happening . I made it to Jimmy 's room and I pushed the door open . I looked up and his bed was empty and my stomach sank to the floor . I walked over and put my hand on his mattress . It was still warm . He had been there only moments ago . I turned and saw that his window was open . I ran over to it hoping to see something , but as I poked my head out , there was nothing . No noise . No motion . Nothing . I stepped back and my heart was beating a little faster . I wasn 't sure how Mom was going to react . I knew in my heart she would be destroyed , but the way she had been acting lately , I wasn 't so sure . I still hadn 't heard any movement from my parents ' bedroom , despite the commotion . I still had my phone in my hand and I was about to call the police , but then I saw something on the floor . I bent down and it looked like a little scrap of white rubber ; like a broken piece of a balloon . I went by the ice cream parlor and I noticed that it was dark inside , which was odd . I ran over and saw a small notice on the front door at it was a note from Mr . Tromboli . It seemed that due to the popularity of Crazy Cream and his refusal to carry it in his parlor , he was going out of business . I knew things had gotten hard for him , but I wasn 't aware it had gotten that bad . Mr . Tromboli always had the best ice cream . He made his own and it was always so creamy and perfect . It was like a historic landmark in town . I then turned and saw a clown standing on the street corner ahead of me . That was the gimmick of Crazy Cream . Their delivery men were dressed as clowns and they had clowns all over town wearing sandwich boards and offering coupons and sometimes free samples . Everyone in town seemed really amused by the gimmick , but I thought it was a little strange . Especially since these clowns didn 't look like the kinds I 've seen at the circus . Their costumes looked old and worn and the make up they had on looked kind of gross . I wasn 't sure if that was because underneath the make up they were ugly people , or if the make up was meant to make them look ugly . I wasn 't interested either way . Whenever I saw one of them out , I 'd go around and keep as far as I could . I turned the corner and I saw the large bulletin board that was set up in front of the town hall . Usually that was where people would up notices for yard sales or lost pets , but I noticed that there were a lot of missing children posters going up . More than I had ever seen . The oldest one there had been pinned up a few weeks earlier . Little Amy Henderson was the first child to go missing . No one had seen her and no one knows what could have happened . Mrs . Henderson swore that she had dropped her off at school and when she returned to get her daughter , they found that she was missing . The school had no idea what happened and the police had no leads . After that , it seemed there was a missing child reported once or twice a day . It seemed ever since those clowns came to town , everything was starting to go to Hell . I wasn 't the only one . There were others in town hoping to find a way to force the clowns away , but so long as Crazy Cream Ice Cream was selling , there wasn 't much chance of them moving on . I got to school on time and when I got to my locker , I saw a group of kids gathered by a locker up the way from me . I got out my books an walked over and I saw Julie Ordway being comforted by a teacher . I looked over and saw Billy a few feet away . I slipped over to him and grabbed his hand . He looked over at me and smiled . " Third one this week . " Just then the school nurse arrived and she and the teacher escorted Julie away . After that , the crowd broke apart and Billy and I headed to home room . " I 'm sure they 're doing all they can . I mean , what do they have to go on ? It 's like these kids vanish into thin air . " " So what do you think happened ? " Billy asked . I knew Billy was a fan of Crazy Cream and he always rolled his eyes whenever I suggested there was some connection with the current state of the town and the clowns . He thought , like many did , that it was just a coincidence . The mayor had gone on record to say that the arrival of Crazy Cream actually was a good thing . They built their factory on the old abandoned lot outside of town . It had been empty for over fifty years and condemned from use but somehow they managed to get the clearance . Of course , no one has actually seen their facility and there are never any employees coming or going , but no one questions . The day went on like clockwork just like every other day . Everyone ran from class to class and listened to our teachers drone on . I was having trouble concentrating though . My mind kept drifting to the missing children . I had no idea why , but something about it was troubling me . I was beginning to feel like I was the only one in town who saw anything wrong The day finally ended and I was all happy to be free . Billy had practice so I was on my own to walk back home . I usually would go out to the meadow outside of town to get some peace before going home , but the meadow had turned into nothing more than a dirt lot over the past month . The grass had died and the lake started to smell funny . Just another innocent victim of this cloud of death that had spread over our town . Posted on October 27 , 2014 by jasonofthevalley Reply In the spirit of the season , I present a little Halloween story for your enjoyment . I 'm not sure how ' good ' it is , but it 's just a silly little story I came up with so I warn ahead of time , don 't expect Stephen King . Enjoy ! I woke up at my usual time , but I just wanted to flop back down onto my pillow . I had trouble sleeping the other night due to a fitful sleep . It wasn 't because it was a nightmare . Quite the opposite actually . I hadn 't had such a beautiful dream in a long time . It wasn 't a particularly fantastic dream . It was plain and simple . I could remember seeing myself . It was like looking into a mirror but only better . My hair was bright and shiny and I felt happy . The sky was blue and the air was sweet . Sometimes I can even smell in my sleep . It started out in the large meadow outside of town . The grass was green and the trees were tall and proud . The meadow was where a lot of kids went after school ; and in some cases during . It was also a hot bed of activity during the summer months . We 'd just go out there with our blankets and picnic baskets and just spend the day either staring up at the sky or taking a dip in the nearby lake . In a town our size , that 's about as exciting as it gets . At night the couples would sneak out and find some dark corner to fool around . I think more than half the population of Dalesport has been conceived in that meadow . In my case , I was lying in the tall grass and the warmth of the sun filling me up . I could feel Billy 's hand slip along my arm until he looped his fingers over mine . I turned and saw him next to me , smiling . He always had such a beautiful smile and sparkling eyes . " Coach will . Trust me . Look , we 're playing Brookside . We 'll whup those boys before half time . We can come back here if you want . " " I do . I really do . " I said . I couldn 't remember wanting to be in that meadow so badly . It got fuzzy after that , and then I saw me and Billy waling into town . He had my hand in his and everyone looked so happy and upbeat . The birds were singing and I could hear people greeting each other with cheerful voices . It just felt like a great day to be alive . As we approached the high school , the sound of the marching band grew stronger and I could see the flags of the school colors flying high over the field . I looked over at Billy and I felt so proud to be his girlfriend . He flashed his smile at me and my heart skipped a few more beats . " I better go get to the locker room . I 'll be watching for you . " He then kissed me on my cheek and raced away toward the gym . I headed on to the field and I heard the roar of the crowd and the symphony of the marching band . Confetti drifted down like snow . I saw the cheerleaders in the middle of one of their routines and everyone seemed to be real happy . That was when I woke up . I looked around my room and everything looked the same as ever . I then slid out from under my covers and walked to my window and pulled open my shade . My heart sunk like a stone . For one brief moment I had forgotten what had happened to the town . For a one split - second I thought our nightmare had finally ended . The paint on the houses on my street were faded and chipped . The street was cracked and they sky was a sickening brown color . The lawns were dying and there was a constant chill in the air . I got dressed and headed down to the kitchen and found my family sitting at the table eating breakfast . Mom was wearing her pink bathrobe and standing in front of the stove pushing some eggs around in a frying pan while my kid brother , Jimmy , was wolfing down a bowl of some crazy colored cereal . My Dad had his morning paper and everyone just seemed to be in their own world . " Good morning . " I said . Mom turned toward me and offered a weak smile , but Dad and Jimmy were non - responsive . I had grown used to it . There was a day when everyone was in a good mood and we 'd all eat together and actually talk . I took my seat at the table and then Mom came up behind me and dumped some eggs onto my plate . " I 'd like to read my damn paper in peace , Cora . Does it really matter how he rots out his teeth ? " Jimmy leapt off his seat and raced for the freezer and pulled out a carton of ice cream . It was a new brand called Crazy Cream . It was a local brand that had popped up seemingly overnight and it was the most popular treat in town . The store could barely keep it in stock . The carton was splashed with bright colors and had lots of little cartoon clowns all over it . Jimmy pulled the lid off and flopped down on the floor and pulled a big scoop out with his bare hand and crammed it in his mouth . He kept shoveling the stuff in like he had been starving for it . Mom looked as though she wanted to stop him , but just didn 't have the energy to try . I had not really taken to Crazy Cream . All the flavors came in weird , unnatural looking colors and had weird names . Caramel Cotton Candy and Ringmaster Ripple were the top sellers , it seemed . Everyone else in town loved it . It was like they couldn 't get enough of the stuff . Like they were addicted or something . I looked over at Jimmy and his face was smeared with ice cream and he kept eating . I had also noticed he had gained quiet a bit of weight since he started eating it . A few weeks ago he had a slender build , but he had ballooned up since then . He legs were chubby and he had sprouted and extra chin . I turned away , but I could still hear his ravenous noises as he emptied out the carton . I turned the corner and saw some other kids walking to school but they shambled along like zombies . All the people I passed by were just as responsive . Everyone seemed to be in a daze and everything in town was dying . It wasn 't always like that . It was just how things were after the clowns came . Posted on October 23 , 2014 by jasonofthevalley Reply Okay . Off the bat , I 'm a little mad right now . My cable pretty much got taken from me because all my channels were switched to digital and I don 't feel like having to pay yet another charge for a box to watch basic cable . I figured , ' no sweat . I 'll watch my shows online . ' WRONG ! Now it seems all the channels are requiring you to supply a password from your cable account to watch content that was , up until a few months ago , freely available . On principle this annoys me . If you already have the cable , why would you watch these shows online instead of on the television ? It always seemed to me that making the shows available online was a tool to make the shows accessible to those who didn 't have cable . And even Youtube is getting greedy . If you want to see an episode of ' American Dad ' from the new season , you have to pay them $ 1 . 99 . Bull $ h ! t ! You can 't start up your format and offer free content after so many years and then suddenly decide you want to make money . Besides , if you weren 't charging before and still making money , why charge now ? I 'm sorry , but if the entertainment industry is so anxious to get digital , they 're going to have to realize that it 's a little too late to change the rules to suit them . They set the precedent . They have to live with it . Besides , I don 't see how this new shift is going to make them any more money . I can only see how all of this digitizing and streaming is actually going to cost them . More people watching online , less watching your network . Ratings plummet . No advertisers because they 're doing free Facebook campaigns and they put money in online promotion , which doesn 't come close to matching what they used to spend in television promotion . Let 's face it , a 60 second spot during the Super Bowl now costs eight figures . Do you think a stream of the Super Bowl is going to pull that same kind of price ? No . A friend pointed out to me , and I 'm surprised I never thought of this , that all of these onlPosted in entertainment , television | Tagged entertainment , television | Leave a reply