Thrilling Tales for Halloween — Dan Absalonson

SHORT STORIESThis little anthology contains eight short stories to thrill you as you sit and wait for trick or treaters to come to your door. Here is a brief preview of what's to come:1 A Dark Climb - A new kid in town discovering just how real the local ghost story is when he's dared to climb up an old creepy tower that sits behind a mansion.2 The House Sitter - What happens when you're house sitting in a big creepy mansion on Halloween night and those noises you keep hearing turn out to be more than your imagination?3 The Staring Stranger - Riding the subway in New York can be a bit creepy, especially when a particularly creepy bum always has his eye on you.4 Stuffed Monster - It's hard enough being the ugly stuffed monster in the claw machine, but when you're finally taken to a loving home it seems like all is well. until the cat gets you.5 The Forest Trail - Nolan has to go back alone from the camping party to get matches. The forest trail back is creepy when you're alone, but then Nolan literally runs into someone. Maybe being alone wasn't so bad after all.6 The Day She Was Born - While waiting in the care a husband sees an armed man enter the store his pregnant wife is shopping in. He gets out of the car to save her.7 Evil Takes Flight - Every time Jeff comes home from school he gets attacked by an evil crow. He decides to do something about it. All he needs is a weapon that will do the job.8 The Last Butterscotch - An extra kitten mysteriously shows up in the barn when the family was away. It acts like no other cat they've seen before. Where did this cat come from and why does it seem like it's always watching them?