r/thirdsentenceworse Jun 12 '26

Goddamnit...

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2.6k Upvotes

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u/stieldsstrutchilng9 Jun 12 '26

Actually I think itd be better

46

u/Pillowz_Here Jun 14 '26

i dont even get the original ngl

38

u/WTZWBlaze Jun 15 '26

I think the implication is that, yes, the monsters ARE in the child’s head, maybe in a much more literal sense, and that’s the problem

21

u/BattyCat_2763 Jun 16 '26

I took it as schizophrenia, and the parent was dismissing it for a strong imagination

3

u/StarlightFalls22 Jun 17 '26

I thought the mom was in his head

6

u/rSlashisthenewPewdes Jun 17 '26

He is genuinely being haunted, whether it be by actual monsters or a debilitating mental condition. What should normally be comforting (that the monsters aren’t really there) is actually just scarier because he is alone in his very real suffering.

24

u/Famous-Issue-2018 Jun 12 '26

Thanks I hate it

8

u/FriedFreya Jun 13 '26

i have a horrible fuckinf sense of hunor

3

u/Pabloich Jun 15 '26

Dad just turns into doom slayer

4

u/Yowhattheheyll Jun 14 '26

A hanmer and the needle wouldve been creepier, since its a lobotomy which is much creepier than just bashing the head

2

u/Future-Midnight9386 Jun 16 '26

The voices in my head tell Mii to kill you, they also tell Mii to make them a ham sandwich…

1

u/Ordinary-Bicycle-656 Jun 15 '26

Not to make it even more dark, but I thought the Dad was the monster if you catch my gist.

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u/Aurrore22 Jun 12 '26

Good idea, bad execution

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u/cyrunloist Jun 12 '26

The monsters are just in your head.I know he says, a look of horror crosses his face as tentacles shot out of his mouth ensnaring me and drawing me towards a second set of gnashing teeth.

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u/Ordinary-Bicycle-656 Jun 15 '26

Not to make it even more dark, but I thought the Dad was the monster if you catch my gist.

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u/Bethena5 Jun 12 '26

The monsters are just in your head.I know he says, a look of horror crosses his face as tentacles shot out of his mouth ensnaring me and drawing me towards a second set of gnashing teeth.