{"id":877912,"date":"2026-10-10T22:28:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T22:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/877912\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T22:28:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T22:28:28","slug":"caturday-pootie-diary-freddie-house-llc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/877912\/","title":{"rendered":"Caturday Pootie Diary: Freddie House, LLC"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201dThis movie is pretty scary,\u201d I told Freddie as i clicked to start a movie. \u201cBut \u2018tis the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t understand making yourself scared on purpose,\u201d Freddie said, snuggling into my side. \u201cAren\u2019t there enough scary things in the world without seeking them out?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201dSome people like scary movies and books. It gives you a chance to face your fears but in a way that\u2019s safe,\u201d I explained. \u201cAnd sometimes it\u2019s just fun to be scared.\u201d<\/p>\n

He yawned. \u201cHuman nonsense,\u201d he said, closing his eyes. <\/p>\n

On the screen, the movie started. <\/p>\n

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\u201dThis is called a \u2018found footage\u2019 film,\u201d I explained to my dozing cat. \u201cIt\u2019s also a mockumentary.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dMm-Kay,\u201d he murmured sleepily. <\/p>\n

\u201dThere are mockumentaries in lots of different genres, but found footage tends to be horror.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dSounds good,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201dThat just means that the film is structured like a documentary but is fiction. And because it\u2019s found footage, the camera work is shakier because it\u2019s meant to be footage filmed by the characters themselves,\u201d I continued. <\/p>\n

\u201dInteresting,\u201d he said, not opening his eyes. <\/p>\n

\u201dIt\u2019s hard to do found footage well, but a few films have managed it. This is one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dMmmmmm,\u201d he responded. It ended on a snore. <\/p>\n

\u201dBoy, those clown mannequins sure are scary,\u201d I said. <\/p>\n

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I shifted in my seat. \u201cIt\u2019s just a movie,\u201d I reassured my sleeping cat. He was curled up against my hip and my arm was wrapped around him. He seemed totally unbothered by what was on the television but I knew he was just pretending. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to worry. Those clowns can\u2019t get us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Freddie woke up all at once and twisted around to lick his tail. \u201cDon\u2019t be scared,\u201d I told him. <\/p>\n

\u201cHuh?\u201d He asked, pausing his grooming to look up at me. <\/p>\n

\u201dYou don\u2019t have to be scared,\u201d I repeated. \u201cIt\u2019s not real.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dThe scary movie you\u2019re watching?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dYeah. The people in the movie are scared, but we aren\u2019t in any danger.\u201d<\/p>\n

He thought about this. \u201cOkay,\u201d he said, and went back to his grooming. <\/p>\n

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\u201cHuman,\u201d Freddie said, \u201cYou\u2019re holding me too tight.\u201d<\/p>\n

I loosened my grip. \u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d I said. \u201cI, uh, thought you might be scared.\u201d<\/p>\n

He looked at the screen then back at me. \u201cThere aren\u2019t even any ducks,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201dNo, but they\u2019re building a haunted house attraction in that abandoned hotel that might actually be haunted.\u201d<\/p>\n

He stared at me, saying nothing.<\/p>\n

\u201dThose clown mannequins have been moving on their own,\u201d I pointed out. <\/p>\n

\u201dLet me know if you see any ducks,\u201d he said, closing his eyes again. <\/p>\n

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The movie ended and I turned the television off. \u201cHuh,\u201d I said. I looked down at Freddie. He was licking one paw, unbothered. \u201cThat was quite an ending,\u201d I told him. <\/p>\n

\u201cOkay,\u201d he said, not looking up from his paw. As I watched, he switched to the other. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s like, four sequels,\u201d I said, thoughtfully. \u201cShould we watch them this weekend?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou should watch whatever you want to watch,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

I looked at my watch. \u201cI wish I had time to put on something else \u2013 something funny instead of scary. For you!\u201d I added, quickly. \u201cI\u2019m not scared.\u201d<\/p>\n

He finally looked up at me. \u201cYou seem kind of scared,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cNah,\u201d I said. \u201cIn fact, I could go straight to bed.\u201d I nodded. \u201cYep, right to bed to lie alone in the dark.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou should do that,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201dI will,\u201d I agreed. I didn\u2019t move. <\/p>\n

\u201dGoodnight,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201dYep. It\u2019s going to be a good night.\u201d <\/p>\n

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That was how I found myself, alone in my bedroom, lying in the dark. I had asked Freddie to come to bed with me, but he had replied that he was \u201calready in bed.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was not very emotionally supportive.<\/p>\n

\u201dHe\u2019ll be here soon,\u201d I told the darkness. \u201cI know he\u2019s scared after that movie and will want to cuddle.\u201d<\/p>\n

I listened carefully, making sure the darkness was not going to answer me back. <\/p>\n

I let out a breath. \u201cJust go to sleep,\u201d I muttered, rolling over and punching my pillow. <\/p>\n

Closing my eyes, I tried to take my own advice. It wasn\u2019t working and now I had the feeling that something was creeping up behind me. Clowns? <\/p>\n

I opened my eyes and looked over my shoulder. <\/p>\n

Nothing. <\/p>\n

Freddie popped up on the mattress next to me and I screamed. <\/p>\n

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Freddie jumped back from me and I instantly felt guilty. Even though he had scared me first.<\/p>\n

\u201dI\u2019m sorry!\u201d I said, reaching for him. He let himself be caught and pulled into my body for a hug. \u201cYou scared me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dYou scared me!\u201d He refuted. <\/p>\n

I gave a shaky little laugh. \u201cIt\u2019s been a scary night,\u201d I said. <\/p>\n

\u201dThis is why you shouldn\u2019t watch scary movies,\u201d he lectured. <\/p>\n

\u201cNot right before bed anyway,\u201d I agreed. <\/p>\n

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\u201dDid you hear something?\u201d I whispered.<\/p>\n

\u201dNo,\u201d he responded. <\/p>\n

I stroked his fur. \u201cYou\u2019d tell me if you hear something,\u201d I said. <\/p>\n

\u201dMaybe,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

I sat up. \u201cMaybe?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201dI hear a lot of things. You don\u2019t need to be told about all of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dThat\u2019s true,\u201d I said, lying back down. \u201cBut if you heard something scary you\u2019d tell me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dYes,\u201d he said. \u201cIf there are ducks I\u2019ll tell you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dI\u2019m not worried about ducks,\u201d I explained. \u201cI\u2019m more worried about clown mannequins who\u2019ve been stored in a closed hotel with a gateway to hell in the basement.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was quiet for a moment. \u201cI\u2019ll tell you if there are ducks,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Happy Caturday, Peeps! I do love a scary movie, but maybe not right before bed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201dThis movie is pretty scary,\u201d I told Freddie as i clicked to start a movie. \u201cBut \u2018tis the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":877913,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[88,206,369250,223700],"class_list":["post-877912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-pwb-peeps","tag-recommended"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=877912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/877913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=877912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=877912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=877912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}