Monster Night: A Halloween Short Story

by Brian James Freeman

When Jonathon asked his mother why everyone wore costumes to go trick-or-treating, she said the costumes allowed little kids to walk harmlessly among the real ghouls and goblins that lurked on Halloween night. But this year one of those Halloween terrors might have followed him home, long after the costumes and candy had been put away. His mother's boyfriend once warned of a giant living pumpkin that would attack children in their beds on Halloween night, and now something has thumped against the side of the house...

15 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 18, 2012

About the author

Brian James Freeman sold his first short story when he was fourteen years old and now writes full-time thanks to the support of his patrons on Patreon. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, three kids, a German Shorthaired Pointer, and an English Pointer. More books are on the way.