These aren't the stories your mother told you.

No.

These...

Are there...

Wait.

Who?

No!

No! It's going to be a dark one tonight.

Hello's Eve.

A night for monsters and demons.

For the hidden things to crawl

from their crevices and caves in the room the streets,

wandering through the darkness hidden amongst of festivities

of the bright eight children in costume

and tired parents knocking on doors.

And the biggest monster of them all?

Where am I tonight?

For all you know, I'm at your door right now.

You peel back the covers of your freshly pressed linens,

letting the cold air slide into your warm cocoon.

Bare feet touched the cold softness of your carpet as you cross the landing, pausing a moment

at the stairway, studying the silhouettes of ghouls and goblins at the door.

...