Time-Freeze by Shawn M. Klimek [Inspired by the brilliant Dawn DeBraal’s ‘Halloween Time‘] Freddy’s Time-Freeze invention fulfilled its intention at eight-fifteen, Halloween night. Wherever he aimed, every action freeze-framed. Then he robbed all the candy in sight Every princess or ghost became stuck like a post, every zombie Read more…
Coronation by Joshua D. Taylor A hush fell over the crowd as the moon rose above the treeline of hemlock and white oak. The Halloween hawkmoth made its annual emergence from deep within the town’s ancestral pumpkin patch. It flapped its gargantuan orange and black wings in the crisp Read more…
Last Call by Copper Rose “What are you waiting for?” Melanie shoved her torn and bleeding body inside the ancient phone booth behind Esther after racing through the streets. The other trick-or-treaters had gone home. She yanked the door shut on the hem of Esther’s fairy princess costume. A Read more…
Crunch Time by Kelly Matsuura Three boys crouched behind the hedge surrounding Mrs. Murphy’s yard, checking their gear. While other neighborhood kids were out trick-or-treating, these young friends had some serious business to attend to. “We have to get photos this year. Failure is not an option,” Josh reiterated, Read more…
Feeding Time by Shawn M. Klimek Heavy thumps, like someone beating a carpet, followed Michelle up the basement steps. Whatever had infected her husband now animated his corpse, filling it with ravenous, relentless hunger. Terror, almost paralyzing, muddled her thoughts. For the sake of their infant son, she forced Read more…
Jolly Jack-o-Lanterns by Nerisha Kemraj Mr. Bones boasted the best decorated yard all through October. Ghastly ghouls and ghosts glorified the trees within the yard, while spooky skeletons spanned across the entire house. Mr. Bones truly encompassed the spirit of Halloween, out-doing all his neighbours when it came Read more…
Behind the Face by Katie Jordan The sign on the fair booth read ‘PSYCHIC READINGS’. “I’ll catch up with you in a minute,” I told my mother. I wanted to believe in a promising future, having dropped out of college single, overweight, and depressed after not having obtained my Read more…
From Above by David Green If we received a warning, it came too late. Times Square buzzed with its normal activity; people in Halloween fancy dress pushed and hurried by, the electronic screens pumped neon onto the rain-soaked sidewalks. Then, one by one, the crowd stopped, peering at the Read more…
Halloween Horror House by Peggy Gerber The three boys stared at the creaky, dilapidated house—trembling, and clutching their trick-or-treat bags to their chests. Billy spoke first, “My brother said that an ex-con lives here. He went insane after spending thirty years in solitary, and murders anyone that knocks on Read more…
Halloween Spirit by DJ Elton Frank is watching old movies on TV when the doorbell rings. Trrrreeee Brrrring! Trrrreeee Brrrrrring! This sound irritates Frank at the best of times. It rings not just once but three times. Frank pulls himself up out of his recliner, grumbles about interruptions, and Read more…