Comment by topkai22
2 hours ago
I think the term is persistence hunting (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting). There was an intriguing blog post years ago (which sadly I can’t find) about how terrifying a fictional portrayal of persistence hunting would be- grinding down prey through exhaustion, thinking you’ve escaped but being slowly tracked down.
There's also the story "Go, Go, Go, Said the Bird" by Sonya Dorman in the first Dangerous Visions which is like this, in a way.
There’s also “the ruum” by Arthur Porges[0]. We got as part of English class in high school, a long time ago.
Try not to read the Wikipedia as it might spoil the short story, there’s the pdf available on the web somewhere
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ruum
Yes! I remember reading that, as you say, a long time ago. This is the first time I’ve seen someone else reference it. I love that story.
Somehow that reminds of the old B-movie Surviving the Game with Ice-T.
Wooly Mammoth basically living out the plot of It Follows.