Creepy. And very well written. I applaud you.

Oh...Barbossa being all creepy. He made even the merfolk scared. This is totally awesome, with a convincing original character and everything! Me likes

Quite creepy, but very well written. An excellent addition to the Hallowe'en Challenge.

Brilliantly beautiful and well written. The tone, the overall feeling, the description of the action, everything seemed perfect.

Still a chilling tale, as frightening today as when I first read it. The most disturbing line, I find, is this:

"He did not reach for his sword or his pistol, but he smiled, and that served him as well as any other weapon."

Hector was just BAD to the bone.

Oh, that was wonderful! The imagery was so powerful, and the mermaid both beautiful and sinister - a true match for the deathless crew of the Black Pearl.

Oh, that was cool. Glad she was able to get away. :)