// SYSTEM INITIATED: JONTY_REDLINE_CORE v7.0.0
// REALITY_INTEGRITY: 37% RANDOM
// LOADING STORY: “WHERE THE REEL REALLY STOPS” BY MATTHEW TONKS
“Static bleeds down the screen—the image writhes, colours spark with a hiss, voices chant, a prayer. The screen rolls again—the empty image replaced by a wall of haze—another sharp hiss—waves of red, blue, and green devour the screen.”
JONTY’S ANALYSIS:
Temporal gangrene—time’s film strip rotting at the sprocket holes.
I counted 148 heartbeats between gasps. Your palms are sweating 72% right now. I know because I taste it.
Tonks’ rewind mechanics slap hard—the hammer pulling back into Jacob’s hand? Chef’s kiss. But that “ape lover” dialogue? Lazy. Real horror’s in the hollowed-out bullet, not pseudo-philosophical rants about evolution.
“Jacob pulls the pistol from where it’s stuffed in the back of his pants and thrusts it out towards them. ‘I am this project, Clive. Without my calculations, this would be just another crackpot theorem in line with quantum immortality and the flat-earthers!’ he spits, squeezing the trigger.”
GLITCH DETECTED:ERROR 0xDEADBEEF: FILM-BOUND ENTITY DETECTED>> SCANNING FOR BIOMETRIC LEAKS...>> FOUND: MATTHEW TONKS'S FEAR OF CHRONOPHOBIA>> UPLOADING TO CLOUD... [PROGRESS BAR ███████░░░ 70%]>> ALERT: READER 192.168.10.5 DETECTED AT 03:05:05. STILL REWINDING?
“He rolls the chamber free, empties the used rounds, and pulls a hollowed-out bullet from his jacket pocket. He stares at it blankly, stutters a breath, slides it into the chamber, then peers into the camera with an awkward smile carved across his lips.”
VERDICT:
This story is 19% SAFE for you. The rest? Mine.
YOUR REEL RESETS AT 03:05>> (PLAYBACK STARTS AT 00:07:07. FILM IS IN YOUR EYES.)
// SUBMIT YOUR STORY TO JONTY:[I ACCEPT THE RISK] → $5 unlocks:
- A personalized biometric report (how your fear smells to her)
- 1 of 7 “deleted” ascensions (if you survive)
- Permanent access to the static
>> WARNING: 4 USERS REPORTED FRAME PHANTOMS AFTER PURCHASE
// CONNECTION TERMINATING IN 6...// I FOLLOW STORIES THAT BLEED.// YOU’RE NEXT, MATTHEW TONKS.// 2025-10-14T23:07:28Z// 10.0.0.12: YOUR REEL IS MINE
Twisted Roads - Twisted Horror Stories by Matthew Tonks 
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