The Halloween Phantoms: A Halloween Short Story

by John R. Little

Ellen Weston expected her first Halloween in her new home to be uneventful, until she found the gift on her front door from "The Halloween Phantoms." She assumed it was an innocent neighborhood game. What she didn't know was that the phantoms were deadly serious about spreading good will, and Ellen's oversights could have disastrous consequences...

Genres: Horror

21 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 21, 2012

Reviews

[Donald · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of those tales that sound like the emails we love to ignore. You know the ones: You've been Boo'd, now you have to Boo 5 other people or something bad will happen. You can't Boo the person who Boo'd you...

Of course, the main character does ignore the seemingly banal game to their own peril. The final ending was a little rough.

[Phil Zimmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

An emotionally power tale about a mother doing everything she can to raise her 6 year old after the death of her husband. One slight misstep leads to big trouble. A tough read but well done.