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Was It Just a Normal Halloween Night?

A group of teenagers attends a Halloween party when something strange occurs.

By Mr K.Published about a year ago 3 min read
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It was a typical Halloween night, with the full moon casting an eerie glow over the town. In the old abandoned house at the edge of the forest, a group of teenagers gathered for a Halloween party. Little did they know that they were in for a night of terror.

As the night wore on, the group started telling scary stories to try and spook each other. One of the teenagers, named Lily, shared a tale about an old lady who lived in the forest and would kidnap children who wandered too far from home.

The group laughed nervously, but then the power suddenly went out, plunging them into complete darkness. They tried to find their way to the breaker box, but every step felt like they were wading through thick fog.

As they stumbled through the house, they heard a strange noise coming from the basement. It sounded like a muffled cry, and they all froze in fear.

"Did you hear that?" one of them whispered.

They cautiously made their way to the basement door, and one of the braver teenagers, named Max, opened it slowly. The sound grew louder, and they could see a faint light coming from the bottom of the stairs.

Max led the way, his flashlight beam darting back and forth. As they descended the stairs, they saw something that made their blood run cold.

There was a girl, tied up and gagged, lying on the floor. She was covered in blood, and her eyes were wide with fear.

One of the girls tried to untie her, but then they heard footsteps coming from the other side of the room. They froze, their hearts pounding in their chests.

Suddenly, a figure emerged from the shadows. It was an old woman, dressed in tattered clothing and with wild hair that seemed to glow in the darkness.

She stared at them with her piercing eyes, and they all knew that they were in grave danger. The old woman began to chant in a strange language, and they could feel a cold wind blowing through the room.

They tried to run, but it was too late. The old woman had cast a spell on them, and they were trapped in the basement, unable to escape.

As the night wore on, the teenagers began to change. Their skin grew cold and pale, and their eyes turned a sickly shade of green. They had become the old woman's slaves, forced to do her bidding.

Lily, who had told the scary story earlier, was the first to be transformed. She had become a ghostly apparition, floating through the air and haunting the other teenagers.

Max had turned into a monster, with sharp claws and a thirst for blood. He began to hunt the other teenagers, looking for his next victim.

The others were trapped in their own nightmares, forced to relive their worst fears over and over again.

As dawn approached, the spell began to wear off. The old woman vanished into thin air, leaving the teenagers to face the aftermath of the night's horror.

They stumbled out of the basement, their bodies shaking with fear. They looked at each other, realizing that they had all changed in some way.

They had seen things that they could never unsee, and they knew that they would never be the same again.

As they made their way home, they knew that they would never forget the terror of that Halloween night. They had come face to face with the dark side of the supernatural, and they knew that it would haunt them forever.

Short StoryHorror
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Mr K.

I just love publishing stories about any topic that helps people or that I just find interesting!

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