It is a simple activity. Everyone knows how. You dress up, knock on the door, say “trick or treat,” get your candy, and move on. You’ve done it every year for the last 10 years of your life; why should this year be any different?
[[Dress in a pirate costume->This time]]
[[Dress like a wizard->This time]]
[[Wear a crown and princess dress->This time]]
[[Throw on some chaps and cowboy hat->This time]]Catching yourself in the mirror, you look fly! You grab the biggest pillow case you can find, text your friend Bobby, and race out the door to get your stash!
[["Meet you at our spot in 5!"->Success]]
[["The eagle has left the building"->Success]]
[["Let's get our candy on!"->Success]]You've hit a bunch of houses already, and it is getting pretty dark. Twix and snickers, smarties and lollipops, bubble gum and toy cars bang against each other as you fish for a treat to tide you over on the way home. But then you notice a house you haven't been to yet. You don’t know why you had never noticed this house before--it is sitting on the corner at the end of your street.
(css: "text-decoration: line-through")[You've got enough candy; you should just head home.]]
[[That movement in the pillowcase while you're fishing around means there's room enough for more.->Halloween house]]You get to the walkway to the house.
This house has the full-fledged creep factor that fits Halloween so perfectly. A sickly sweet smell that suggests death is rising from the yard.
The grass seems to be moving.
[[bend down to get a closer look]]
[[look up at the house->Closer look]]
The trees are ominous and brooding, reaching down towards the path as if protecting the house. You noticed the shutters on the top floor banging gently against the peeling paint.
spine.
your
up
fingers
its
runs
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[[Turn to Bobby and simultaneously say, "*cooooooool*" and race to the door.->Door]]
[[Turn to Bobby and say, "*uuummmm* maybe this isn't such a good idea->Halloween house]]
[[Look worriedly at Bobby, and nervously walk to the door->Door]]
Just as you are about to knock,
the door swings slowly open.
[[Peek inside->Candy]]
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A light so bright it was blinding exploded from the room inside. You shield your eyes until they slowly adjust and you can see plainly: in the middle of the room sits a gleaming, shimmering, jewel-laden bowl overflowing with whole candy bars, video games, and cash.
This breathtaking display sits on a table with cast-iron cat figures as legs, surrounded by tall candles and a welcoming fire in the corner.
It. is. ''AWE INSPIRING''
[[You're not stupid. You’ve seen the movies and yelled at the dumb chick that walks straight into danger, and you're not that. Go home.->Halloween house]]
[[There is just no way this is anything but a Halloween fanatic making an incredible experience for the neighborhood kids. Just. No. Way.->Inside]]
[[Okay, this definitely seems SUS, but that candy! Those games! The money! Gotta go for it!->Inside]]A few short steps into the room, the door slams shut behind you and a burst of freezing air sweeps through the room extinguishing the lights into pitch darkness.
~~scream~~
~~Yell Help!~~
~~Turn and run~~
~~~~~~Breathe~~~~~~
[[the darkness is suffocating as all noises lodged themselves in your throat and divert into your head.->Screams]]
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Your head fills with screaming and laughter as sharp as a knife!
[[You fall to the floor in a crumpled mess ripping your hair from your head in fistfuls.->Silence]]
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Until you notice a steady
drip……..
drip…..
drip….
The floor below you has turned soft and wet.
An eerie glowing green smoke wafts from the corner where the fire was before.
The green creeps closer
and closer
until it gets close enough to touch.
[[reach for it->melt]]
[[crawl frantically towards the door->rip]]it's burning,
your skin
starts melting
off your
bones.
Try to turn and [[crawl->rip]]
[[succumb->Halloween house]]
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the liquid on the floor was the floor itself, encasing your legs,and hardening again.
You are trapped. and bleeding. and [[the fog->melt]] is now upon you
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You realize the grass is covered in the woven silks of spiders.
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[[Horrified, you reel back onto the path while the unnerving elusion of spiders crawl up your skin.->Closer look]]
↶↷It is a simple activity. Everyone knows how. You dress up, knock on the door, say “trick or treat,” get your candy, and move on. You’ve done it every year for the last 10 years of your life; why should this year be any different?
Dress in a pirate costume
Dress like a wizard
Wear a crown and princess dress
Throw on some chaps and cowboy hat