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A Howling Good Time

Happy Halloween

By N.J. Gallegos Published 3 years ago • 1 min read
A Howling Good Time
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Halloween.

Kids with tummy aches from too many sweets.

Sliced fingers courtesy of Jack-O-Lanterns.

Plus... drugs. And not the edibles hidden in trick-or-treaters' treasures like the news claimed.

When the cops hauled in a patient on meth dressed as a werewolf, I adjusted my devil horns and grabbed my stethoscope.

"Found him in the graveyard baying at the moon."

"Of course," I muttered.

His costume? Pristine. Yellowed eyes, bushy fur.

I peered in his mouth, my what teeth!

CHOMP!

Fangs ripped flesh.

I shrieked.

Fire coursed through me and the pregnant moon beckoned.

I howled.

Not a costume after all.

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About the Creator

N.J. Gallegos

Howdy! I’m an horror-loving ER doc/author. Voted most witty in high school so I’m like, super funny. Author of The Broken Heart and The Fatal Mind! Follow me on Twitter @DrSpooky_ER.

Check me out: https://njgallegos.com

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    Written by N.J. Gallegos