Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Ghostly Dreams


At the heart of much speculative fiction (and fiction in general) is a question. What if? On Tuesdays I like to throw one out there and see what you make of it. Do with it as you please. If a for-instance is not specified, feel free to interpret that instance as you wish. And if you find this becomes a novel-length answer, I'd appreciate a thank you in the acknowledgements.
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You know how hauntings are rarely an interaction between people and ghosts? How they're more like a recording on repeat? So, that got me thinking...

What if what we experience as a haunting are actually the dreams of the dead? 

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    1. I've had some weird concepts floating in my mind lately.

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  2. We'll never know until we're dead - maybe.

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  3. Based on some haunting stories the dead people have a lot of repetitive dreams of wandering in ghostly corridors, haha!

    Hope that your week is going well! Another rainy spring one here!

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    1. That's actually where the idea came from. Most hauntings are repetitive, where someone is doing one thing over and over. Kind of like a dream someone might have every night. Add those two thoughts together...

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  4. Well, that would be wild. Maybe a good premise for a movie.

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  5. I don't dream of dead people very much. My husband dream of dead people.
    Coffee is on and stay safe

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  6. Who knows! But I agree with Birgit - a great concept for a movie.

    Happy Weds, Liz.

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  7. That is very interesting question. I never before didn't think about it.

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    1. Yeah, I try for stuff you wouldn't have considered before. I don't always succeed.

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  8. Ooh. And what if our nightmares are caused by evil spirits in turn? Either way - yikes!

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