Talk:Lucid Mystery/@comment-7706473-20130719123753

This is a personal taste, but the images pull me out of the story; for some reason stills of games are fine, but actual photos tend to bother me. That isn't a criticism, but a personal thing.

As someone who dreams frequently, I liked the premise more then the story; I felt the explanations were probably unnecessary, because the narrator and their increasing desperation to get out are frightening enough on their own - especially given the nebulous ending. Though the sensations - of being held down and incapable - are relatable to those with night terrors, I think as a creepypasta this could probably benefit from more descriptions of the dreamscape proper.

By far and away the best was when the footsteps started, and the narrator, talking to themself, tried to justify at as a friend, or possibly themselves hearing things - and increasingly grew more frightened all the same. This is a situation where less dialogue could be more; focusing on that isolation and increased powerlessness could be pretty scary, I think.

Still, an interesting tale and one not frequently told. I've never heard the term Lucid Mystery, however; is it new? If you created it, it's rather nice, though I'm a bit of a mystery fan...