The Halloween Project 2024 - Story 4: Buried
“Roger, what the hell is that goddamned thing!” Susan yelled from the porch almost spilling her gin and tonic. Now with the back of the...
The Halloween Project 2024 - Story 2: They Followed Me
Dolls. Dolls. Dolls. They’re lovable, laughable, cuddly, the constant companion for young children. Looked at another way they might be...
The Halloween Project 2024 - Story 1: Voir Dire
The metal detectors at the courthouse occasionally pinged as a potential juror forgot about their car keys or cell phone. Jon Temple...
The Halloween Project 2024: Eight Years In
Eight is an interesting number. Maybe all numbers are. But eight, there’s something a bit...unsettling. Two circles balanced perfectly...
The Halloween Project 2023 - Story 8: Mr. Tricks - Part Three
Last story of 2023. We check in on a recurring character from 2020 and 2022. (Mr. Tricks Part One ) and (Mr. Tricks Part Two) Friday,...
The Halloween Project 2023 - Story 7: The Last Halloween
“Tonight I’m going trick or treating with my friends, O.K?” I half-pleaded and lightly demanded as I threw my bookbag on the floor,...
The Halloween Project 2023 - Story 6: Pixie Stones
“Mister Chester?” The small voice called from just beyond the fiercely trimmed hedge. “Yes, Dani?” The man called back. She was Danielle,...
The Halloween Project 2023 - Story 5: Lottery Fever
The scratch-off lottery ticket burned in her hand. Marina stared at the cardboard rectangle as if it might speak to her. She felt like it...
The Halloween Project 2023 - Story 4: Like a Rolling Stone
Both detectives huddled just outside the interview room. Whispers tossed back and forth, some with expletives, some without. “I can’t...
The Halloween Project 2023 - Story 3: The Insectory
“And how exactly did you get here?” Dr. Mowry asked, his voice a slow cross between modulated bass and a poorly hinged door. “Do you have...