Tricia had wasted time choosing a costume, and now darkness swallowed the winding country road. The party ended long ago. She had lost her way. Fog enshrouded cornfields came to life as aged stalks resembled zombies. The paved road narrowed then changed to gravel. Turning around, she spun the car too fast and rolled it over. After climbing from the crumpled wreck, she rubbed her aching head.
Incandescent light beckoned from a farmhouse. Entranced, she stumbled through the corn.
Tricia banged on the door.
It opened on rusted hinges. The woman looked right through her and asked, “Who’s there?”
Have you ever panicked when you were lost?
What is your favorite Vincent Price movie?
Photo by S. Lindau
Susie!
Happy Halloween! You’re really into the spirit (no pun intended) of All Saint’s Day aren’t you? I loved your story and hope my passing is that painless.
Aloha,
Doug
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Geez Doug. Don’t leave us too soon~
Happy Halloween to you too!
Thank you!
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Good piece, tight, scary and timely! Happy Halloween!
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Thanks Sheila!
Happy Halloween~
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I’m sleeping with the light on tonight!
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And don’t look under the bed….Muahahaha!
Thanks for reading!
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I love VP, one of my all time favorite actors. House on Haunted Hill is a great classic. I think I will watch it tonight. Hmmm
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Oh excellent! I remember seeing “The Pit and the Pendulum” when I was a child, peeking between my fingers!!
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Great story! And what a fun assignment, “100 word flash fiction”. Very fun.
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Thank you so much!
Why don’t you join in the fun? Just write a 100 word flash fiction and post it on Madison Wood’s blog~ http://madisonwoods.wordpress.com/flash-fiction/dynamite/
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Spooky scene.
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Thanks Js! All in the “spirit” of Halloween!
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Enjoyed the story, Susie. I love twist endings!!
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Thanks Diane. And thank you for the Twitter shout out!!
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Oh, those evil cornstalks! Nice job!
http://wp.me/p1MNJe-9V
Have a great weekend!
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They will get you every time! Thanks~
Happy Halloween!
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Ooh spooky. A very nice, non-obvious ghost story.
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Thanks Craig! I love to mislead my readers all the way to the end of the story and then I REACH OUT AND GRAB ‘EM! Usually with a cold hand…..Hahaha!
Happy Halloween~
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Loved the surprise ending! That sure was a lot of story for 100 words. Very nice job 🙂
Oh, I watched the video, but my computer’s sound doesn’t work. I’ll try to watch it again from home. And I really liked your photo – is that a real web? Beautiful.
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Thanks Madison!
I took the photo one September foggy day. The web was gigantic!
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So many good things in only a 100 words! It was the setting that drug me in—the image of the fog enshrouded cornfields gave me that chill and I was hooked and made the perfect candidate for the smack down surprise at the end.
Very nice work!
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Thanks Ray!! I really appreciate that!
Somehow I missed your comment yesterday.
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Ah ha! Great twist, which is something I like. And something else: I wonder if people will know I’m here, after I’m gone. 🙂
Here’s a link to mine: http://sweettea.kdmccrite.com/a-highway-runs-through-it-flash-fiction-102811/
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Thanks KD!
I often wonder if I will haunt after I am gone…..Go towards the light Susie!
Okay writing in third person was really weird….
Happy HALLOWEEN!
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Ha! Nice ending. Totally didn’t see that coming.
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Thanks Tiyana! I am glad it surprised you.
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Fun twist! Robin
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Thanks Robin!
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Love this! And by the way, I get lost all the time. Now I try to think of it as an adventure.
Which usually works.
Or it did until I saw someone get stabbed once.
So now I sing when I’m lost.
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Thanks Renee! How scary and terrible that you witnessed that.
I would probably start whistling ….
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Spooky, spooky, Halloween. Lovely, as always! Thanks for writing Susie.
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Thanks the Lime! I am glad you stopped by to read~
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The twist had me LOLing. Beautiful!
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Thanks! I had to find something that would leave you reeling a bit!
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Oh you’re character is certainly in the spirit now! Good story spooky – hope you like my Halloween one too!
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Great pun Helen! Hahaha!
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Fantastic Halloween post! You have mad, spooky skills!
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Thank you Hook! I am so glad that you found my blog!
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