Short Halloween Horror Story Competition Winners

By Harlow Berny

BOO! Tonight is the 13th annual Scarefest, and as promised, the winners of the Halloween Horror competition will now be released!* The 1st place winner of the 12 oz Hershey’s Kiss is…

The Masked Rabbit!

Congratulations! The 2nd place winner is Marianne Capetz, 3rd place is Erik Bearman, and the two honorable mentions are Jane White/Mr. Griffin and Amelia Lockwell! Thank you to everyone who chose to participate in this competition. It was tons of fun to read them all, and I hope to read even more of these in the future! You all have amazing potential to hone your skills and become expert writers, and I hope that one day you may join the Journalism class.

To honor our first place winner, we will now reveal their amazing story for all to behold!

 

The Darkness

By The Masked Rabbit

It was the family’s first night in their new home. Boxes still filled the house, some empty and some not. The child had a room all to himself. It was big and fit to be a child’s playroom. The pine trees outside shielded the moonlight from entering through the window. Toys were scattered about, clothes were still crammed in the boxes, and it was long past his bedtime. The child crawled into his bed. While getting under the covers, his mother walked in. “Can you check the closet for monsters?” asked the child. The mother opened the closet door and saw nothing. “What about under the bed?” She went down and searched underneath the bed. Nothing again. She tucked him in, “Have sweet dreams.” She left and closed the door, cutting off the last bit of light that could enter the room. The child was now satisfied, for his mother was right, there was no monster in the closet or under the bed. Instead, it was above him. It clung to the ceiling with its long, sharp fingers and its pitch black eyes glaring down at the child’s tired, limp body. The darkness of the room made it invisible. The crooked teeth were just eager to be let loose. It waits there, motionless, for the child to fall asleep…

Editor: Leo Milmet

*The other stories will be posted throughout next week.