*Takes deep breath*
*Lets loose with award-winning scream*
Seriously. The Miskatonic University Class Reunion (at GenCon several years ago) had a Scream of Terror contest, and I took the grand prize. Has to do with proper breath control, knowing how to sustain a note with good volume, and projecting the voice. Not to mention letting it trail off into a hysterical babble without having to pause for a fresh breath. >:-)
*reaches the midpoint of the scream, throwing in a nice quaver*
They also had a contest for summoning Elder Gods and Old Ones. I went with what wasn't quite as much of a cliche back then, the bit about "Elder gods? Old Ones? Bunch of malarkey! Hasteur, Hasteur, Hasteur. See, nothing hap--" I think the winner was the guy who mimed pulling out a cell phone, hitting speed-dial, and saying something like, "Yo, Hasteur, can you swing by?"
*scream reaches a peak in pitch and volume, then trails off into hysterical babbling*
*Pauses for applause, then goes to look for a lozenge* |
