When the darkness comes, I always maintain that the best way to meet it is with a good hat and a pair of overalls that can stand up to some mess, because when the darkness sweeps out of the cornfield, there's going to be blood and guts and possibly even some stranger fluids like gasoline or booze or weird chemical concoctions, depending on what the town caught. A good pair of overalls that can keep those things from getting to your skin is great. I knew a guy who used a hazmat suit for the same purpose, but I think that's too much of a risk for being drawn into a "you caused this" paradigm. A good pair of overalls and even if you get drawn in, most likely they're going to put you down as the eccentric farmer who warned them, or as the possibly useful local--especially if you've got a good hat and a nice colorful shirt on underneath the overalls. Eccentric is good.


Inspiration: A combination of this photo and the dramatic photo titled "When Darkness Comes"
Story Potential: Medium
Notes: Could be fun, would be best if possible to avoid cliches while still parodying them, which could be tough.