Uncle Louie’s Shock-Toberfest was too big to be called a carnival—it was a goddamn World’s Fair. Customers streamed in between columns covered in gauzy cobwebs and jaunty skeletons. The box office, tricked out like an insane asylum, was manned by sexy nurses selling tickets, swiping credit cards, and taking in loads of cash. As experienced…
Tag: Horror
Their high school friends had gone on ahead, laughing and teasing one another, yet the thought of entering the Fall Festival’s “Howl-O-Scream” terrified her. It was the not knowing what lurked in the darkened corners that bothered her the most. She hated being surprised. “Are you ready?” her boyfriend asked. Boyfriend. What an insubstantial word…