The Ninth Grade House Literary Journal

Luskin Academy High School October 2015 Issue 1 A Message From the Editors

Dear Readers,

Various students in Ms. Tabares’ 9th Grade English and Writing Support classes wrote this collection of stories. Some have chosen to remain anonymous, so we will respect their wishes.

In this issue, we have compiled stories about growing up and we have also taken a “stab” at writing horror (pun totally intended).

We hope you enjoy these stories as they were created by students who put a lot of creativity and hard work into the art of writing.

We look forward to more pieces of writing from new students. If you are interested in contributing, please email Ms. Tabares: [email protected] and let her know you would like to contribute to upcoming issues.

Thanks, and please enjoy!

This month’s editors: David Rivera Jasmine Sanchez Ms. Tabares

Hair in Strange Places: How We Knew We Were No Longer Little Kids

didn't get that chance with me. Then By Anonymous I had a crush in 7th grade and it felt I knew I wasn’t a little kid anymore different because I did get nervous when I took the bus by myself for the when I was around him. The problem first time. This was when I was in the was that my friend also liked him and 8th grade because my parents were in the end he liked her more, so they working at that time and I had gotten went out but she didn't feel it was out of school at 1:30pm on a right so they both decided to break Wednesday. At first, it was scary up. As for me, I'm still waiting for the because I was on the bus without my right guy to have my first kiss and mom and it felt weird. Later, I felt have an actual relationship. better because I found out that my friends were also taking the bus. Finally, I knew I wasn't a little girl Before getting on the bus that day, anymore when I started high school. my mom called and told me to be I knew that when you enter high careful and look at both sides before school you have to be more I cross the street. When I got home, I responsible. You can't be careless called my mom and told her I was with your schoolwork or else you’ll safe and sound. When my mom got fail that class. In the future, this can home, she asked, “How did it feel affect you if by the end of the year when I took the bus without her?” I you don't pass that class. I also said that at first that I felt scared, but learned that you couldn’t slack off of then I wasn’t scared anymore. It your studies because if you fail a wasn’t so scary after all. I noticed quiz or midterm, you fail that class. that she had this look on her face Then, when you try to get a like I wasn’t little kid anymore; that I scholarship, you won't be able to was growing up. because you thought school was a joke. So, in the time I've been in high Another example that I knew I wasn't school so far, I've learned that you a little girl anymore is when I started have to be responsible. to think boys were attractive. In the 4th grade, I had a boyfriend, but it wasn't like real. I just liked him, I guess, but it just didn't feel right. I remember when I asked my sister, “How do you know if you like a boy?” She told me that it’s when you're really nervous around them or you act differently. I didn't really feel like that with him. I knew that I wasn't ready yet so I broke up with him and I knew that I did the right thing because I knew that he went out with By Amelie Zavala this other girl. She told me that he I knew I was no longer a kid when I was one of those boys that just started doing things for myself. My kisses a girl then dumps her. He mom wouldn’t clean my room or wash my clothes anymore, so I By Anthony Aquino would have to do that myself. One thing that let me know that I was My parents had that talk with me on growing up was that I was given how to be careful and not have sex more freedom. Before, I wasn't given and stuff. too much space to be alone. My My sisters started taking me to parents wouldn't let me. places because they would never take me with them before. By Carlos May I had my first real relationship in 7th The day I realized I wasn’t a kid was grade with this boy named Bryan. the day I entered my last year of We lasted like 4 months. junior high school. When entered on the first day of school, everyone I felt really good because I felt looked so childish in a teen way. responsible for once for doing my People talked about stuff that I really own stuff like cleaning my own room didn’t care about at the time: girls and washing my clothes. I liked it talking about others and guys because my sisters started treating cracking dirty jokes. I felt weirded me differently. They stared treating out. Everyone talked to me about old me like I was no longer a kid and people stuff and I felt squishy. taking me to places with them. I felt really weird/awkward when my parents had the talk with me.

By Cynthia Melchor either being paid less, or why they How do you know you are no longer are being fired if that's the case. a kid? That’s a question that has What teenager doesn't like staying either crossed your mind or has home alone? I know I sure do! been asked. A Lot of people think Staying home alone also has a lot to that growing up has to do with not do with growing up because it means playing with Barbie dolls or getting you parents trust you enough to take your first period. To some people care of the house and yourself. They you’re grown up and ready to go into could have left you with a babysitter, the world when you are eighteen and but when they notice you've grown your mom is screaming at you telling up and taken responsibility, it's like you to get out of her house. To me, I they're putting you to the test to see know I’d grown up once I started how much you actually deserve to be acting a bit more mature, or when I trusted the full one hundred. love it when I stay home alone. It All in all, like I said in the beginning, could also be when I started caring growing up has almost nothing to do about my weight and health. To me with not playing with Barbie dolls or this is how I know I’ve finally grown your first period. You could be an up. eleven-year-old child and have your When you start acting mature is period, but are you really going to be when you notice you don't fool trusted to stay home alone and around in class or in public. I’m sure protect the house? I sure wouldn't 15 out of 16 boys in the class act like leave my kid especially if it was a clowns. You also know you’re grown teenager. up when you start thinking about your future, like college, jobs, family, and many other things you might want to do with your life. You actually have to start doing them too, but starting little by little, of course. I know I say I will do something but I really never do it, which is a really bad habit of mine. A lot of people in America have been awfully increasing in obese levels. You may be asking, what does this have to do with growing up? It has a lot to do with growing up actually; according to an article I found online called adult obesity facts, "More than one-third (34.9% or 78.6 million) of U.S. adults are obese." Once a kid or adult are at an obese level, they get lazier and tend to slack on work effort. Then that's when the person starts arguing over why they are By Daniel Rodriguez know I was a real man because I It all started when I was in the 7th would bring my car to school and grade. One day I had gotten very everyone would ask me, “Did you or sick and the whole day my voice had your parents buy you it?” I would say a very deep tone to it and when I I did. I would also give away my would talk to people or people would money in 7th grade. I don't know call me, they would call me either why, but I would feel like I didn't have Darth Vader or Batman. any use for it because I would have I wanted to work even though legally everything I wanted and it wasn't I could not because I was at a small much because I’m not spoiled. So age. I would beg my dad to take me that is how I knew when I was a to work since he is owner of the man. business so he did and ever since then I’ve been working with him. I would also lift weights to pick up heavier things because where my dad works, he works with heavy things.

When I realized I was not a kid anymore, I started to act like a man. I would ask my dad if he was going to work that day. I would work hard no matter what. I wouldn’t let stuff get in my way. The customer is important and if I failed the customer, we could lose clients. I also worked hard to get a car. A few months later I bought my very first car. It was the first that I restored to its original form. The car I bought cost me 3000 dollars and I kept spending money on it to make it how I wanted it. My first car is and 1987 El Camino SS. It was in good conditions so it was a little easier to bring it back to original. I had bought a new engine, new transmission, new leader seats, new dashboard, new steering wheel, new tires, a twin exhaust for the engine top, new chrome to make it shiny, and also a new paint job.

By the 8th grade I knew I was a real man and everyone at school would By Devhon King After we ate, we stayed there for two I went to my cousin’s house for days and did our usual things and Thanksgiving and my cousins were went out to the mall, the park, the getting on my nerves. My cousins left store etc. Also, we went to my me alone for the rest of the day. I grandmother's sister’s house and we was upset because they kept had some deviled eggs and some bothering me and there was nothing other snacks for Thanksgiving. Then I could do. I knew I was no longer a the following day we went home and little kid because I told them to go went to bed. When we came home I away and go bother someone else. went to my room and lay down being They didn’t stop bothering me until I upset because I had to suffer four yelled at them. So when they left me days with my family in Palmdale, their parents came out to me being forced to deal with eight complaining because their kids were cousins. When I got back to school crying saying that I yelled at them. I that Monday, I told friends about told them I was yelling at them what happened in Palmdale and why because I told them to stop bothering I did what I did. me and they didn’t want to listen, so I yelled at them to get away from me.

Then, right before we ate for Thanksgiving, they went to my mom to inform her what I did to my cousins and how I treated them. So my mom yelled at me as well. Then she took me outside and she had to talk to me about something. She was talking to me aggressively and she kept telling me that I can't talk to people like that and I said to her, “Mom, I'm not a little kid anymore, you raised me to be a civilized person. You always say if my cousins mess with me, just leave them, and I did leave them, but they kept following me and I tried to tell their parents and they wouldn't listen. They just said they're little and to leave them alone and I said they are bothering me. I just stayed in the car until it was time to eat and I listened to music. My cousins came to the car and said they were sorry and that dinner was ready.

By Eduardo Cruz that fun anymore. Then I got really Well it all started when I ask my sad because I could still remember mom if I could go to the movie how much fun I used to have. theaters. So then my mom said yeah but she said “You are responsible for By Khalesah Collins your actions.” That's when I started The day I started high school was to realize that I was no longer a little the day I knew I was no longer a little kid. Then I told her, "Okay mom I’ll kid anymore. In high school you be safe." I felt so happy when my have more responsibilities, more mom told me I had to be responsible pressure, more work, and more for my action. independence. In high school, you have to learn to stay on track by So yeah, ever since that day, I could yourself. We don’t have teachers to mostly go everywhere with my remind us nor do we get second friends but I had be responsible for chances. When I started high school myself. I knew I wouldn’t be able to socialize with my friends as I used to. Some of By Jason Diaz them I just don't talk to. During the The night I noticed I wasn’t a kid no first two weeks I had to become more was when I was 10 years old I acclimated to turning in my work on was watching a pg-13 show. I think it time, staying focused, doing my was a show called “Noches Con homework in a timely matter, and not Platanito.” The show is about a giving into peer pressure to not do clown for adults named Platanito and my work. I had to really practice self- it’s on channel 62 Estrella TV. He control. has a friend named Villalpando and When I first started high school, I they say Platanito bullies him. was nervous. Even though the teachers are nice, I quickly learned By Jaylynn Hollins they don't mind giving packets of I knew I wasn't a kid when I started homework and long projects. I know to do different things and I didn’t do this is part of high school but before anything that I use to do and I it wasn't as difficult. That is when I always had that one friend who had knew I needed to get out of old always come to my house and we habits and just get through this. It is played video games. Now in my life, a little hard because I’m so used to I’m really starting to hate video procrastinating because the games because I was really in love assignments were easy. Now, if I with them and now I don’t like them procrastinate, I have to rush to get at all and nothing can change that. things done. Basically high school is hard and I need to pass. By Jazmin Melero Now that I’ve been here for two The moment I realized I was no months I kind of developed more longer a little kid was really out of the organizational skills and I am doing blue. I was playing around with my most of my work on time. It is a little cousin and neighbor when I noticed stressful because my mom isn't at playing pretend games just weren’t home to help me because she works a lot, but I do try. My teachers are By Jak Bamaca very helpful with explaining, but I’m This first time I figured out I wasn't a still intimidated by them and too shy kid anymore was when I got a to talk to them. present for my birthday. I didn't know what it was. I finally got my hands on By Maria Juarez it and it was a new phone. I noticed I was no longer a kid when my parents started talking to me about responsibility and school. I mean, my parents always talked to me about school, but it was serious this time. My mom made me think about my grades a lot and going to college in the future. My parents also trusted me when I got out with friends or somewhere and I noticed because before they wouldn’t let me go out. They said I need to be responsible because either way I need to be responsible. For example, I had to start helping my mom cook, wash clothes, clean the house, and etc. At first, I wasn’t sure of how to feel because I felt like it was too much for me but I was wrong. I also noticed I was no longer a little kid when I started seeing boys differently. I felt differently towards a certain guy. I talked to my mom about it. I would tell her how I felt and she would be there for me to listen and give me advice. Also, when my parents decided to give me “the talk” which I was okay with even though they still don’t let me have a boyfriend. Even though I’m no longer a little kid, I still have rules and I don’t lose myself or do whatever I want.

By Yoselin Sandoval some other books before I finally Opening A Book Opens Your Eyes noticed “Debbie Macomber: Christmas Letters.” It met all three When you are a child, things are things on the list. Well, the different. You don’t have much description tends not to persuade me responsibility. However, when you much. Then, I saw another book by are a teen, you change, and not just the same author except the title was, turning thirteen makes the “Mr. Miracles.” I read the description difference. When I was 15 years old, but it completely didn’t interest me. I started to feel like I was no longer a So, since, I was running out of time, I child. It took a challenge to make me decided to get the “Christmas see and feel this way. Not a Letters.” challenging part of my life but a challenge given by my English I started to read the book out loud so teacher, Ms. Tabares. I could practice my fluency. Later on, I started reading it in my head. I don’t Ms. Tabares, near the end of class remember exactly where I was in the (on the end of Sep.), passed out a book when I looked up and saw the paper and explained that this was a world differently. I felt like a Literacy Challenge. “Your challenge responsible person who was no is to read 100 books starting now till longer a child. My friends are usually the end of the year.” She also the ones with a book in their hands. explained everything that was on the Now, I am one of them. My best paper; the four possible prizes if you words to describe this feeling are do it, the conditions, how you need grown up a little, responsible, and to report a book you read in a just not like a child feeling. I realized reading log (or something like that), I need to be more organized and and how everyone needed to responsible with everything I do in participate. She said that I guess I my life, from now on. Also just to had to try to at least read a few think I got the book in September books, even though I have the and finished it in October (near the feeling that I’m not going to read 100 beginning). This is what made me books. Not even 50. Although, I did realize I am no longer a child. By eye the prize of getting writing opening a book, I opened my eyes. supplies from a fancy store. So I had to at least try so I planned to go to the library and grab a book.

Just as I planned, my mother, brother and I went to the library one Saturday since my brother had to volunteer. I started to see what kind of books looked interesting. The book needed to have three things: a good title, a beautiful cover, and an interesting description. I first saw By Guadalupe Marquez A lot of things remind me that I’m no Some ways that I knew I wasn’t a longer a little kid anymore. I had little girl anymore was when I was stopped playing with toys and began asked to babysit for the first time. to gain more responsibilities. My This to me was a sign that I was personality and habits have changed growing up. dramatically as well. That is how I knew I was no longer a little kid. By Jasmine Sanchez I knew that I was no longer a little kid because I stopped playing with my toys. I still have them and when I see my cousin’s playing with them I remembered when I used to play with them. I would always start a new storyline everyday and I would make a complete adventure out of nothing. I think I stopped playing with toys when I was nine or ten. I remember when my mom brought me two ‘My Little Pet Shop,’ it was a little cat licking its paws and a dog on all four of its paws. When I got them out of the box, I had a little party for their new arrival. I had a toy cake and a couple of other party accessories. That’s all just a memory now, a nice, pleasant memory.

When I realized that I was no longer a little kid, I began to get more responsibilities. I have to feed the turtle now, sweep and mop the floors. My parents also leave my cousins in my care while they play cards outside. I have to stop them from fighting, not going into my sister’s room and breaking something important. I noticed my personality and habits changed. I used to participate in class, now I don’t say anything unless called on or talked to by the teacher. I have been lazier than normal, well for me anyway.

By Anonymous bad but I was apart of it. I will always There comes a time when children be a part of it. I was always there for are faced with situations that make her after everything and I always will them realize they aren’t kids any be. No one should ever have to go more. Honestly I still act like a kid through anything like that alone. and my parents treat me like a kid, After everything, I looked at the but there was a time when I had to world differently and I will look at it act older then I was. There was a like this for the rest of my life. situation that occurred in my family that required me to be responsible, and be there emotionally for my sister. While my sister is older than me I still felt as though I had to help her. Not only was I there for my sister but I was also there for my mother who was also affected by the situation. By Ashley Ayala How I knew I wasn't a little kid Some of the times kids realize they anymore was when my mom gave aren’t kids anymore are when me permission to go out with my something happens. It doesn’t matter friends without her going with me. if it’s bad or good. In my case it This relates to when I had a fifteen wasn’t good. I had to act like I wasn’t because it shows me how I went nine, but way older. I remember what from being a little kid to a young happened very vividly and I have a lady. I was really surprised when my horrible memory. It hurts me mom let me do stuff I wanted to do, because I was always there and I even have a boyfriend. The worst never knew what was going on, I thing is when I become more could have ended a bad situation responsible and older, I’m going to before it got worse. I don’t really have to get my driver’s license, and want to get too much into what my parents are going to tell me to do happened, but it happened, and that favors for them. Being noticed as a sucks. young adult can be pretty cool because you get to know the whole I remember moving back to Los drama or gossip that's going around Angeles because of it. Coming back your family. Knowing that I'm not a home was nice but I don’t like the little kid anymore, I have to start reason we came back. My sister said planning what am I going to be in that she shouldn’t have said anything life. Sooner or later, I'm going to start so everyone could still be happy. I working and get a car. It might be was nine but I still knew that she was difficult at times. You're going to wrong to have said that, everyone learn from your mistakes and always would have been happy but her. remember to do the right things. Plus, how does she even know Being an adult is not just working everyone was happy? I wasn’t the hard. Sometimes you can just relax, one who went through something chill, and do stuff with your friends. Hard work pays off. One day I'm By Anonymous going to make my parents proud and show them how responsible I am. There's always a point in our lives in which reality strikes us out of the blue, and obviously I'm no exception. There was a time when I realized that I wasn't a kid anymore! It wasn't because one of my mom's friends came over and saw me and said the same thing she says every time she sees me, "Ai que grande esta la niña." It was actually more then that, it was a variety of things that made me get to the conclusion that I really I'm glad to I'm not a little kid anymore wasn't a kid anymore. Now when I because my mom doesn't have to tell look back, it's a bit funny but true. me to clean, I’m still going to listen to her but I don't want her to see me as a child still. The most important life First thing I noticed was that my lesson I learned is "Never give up on mom gave me "The Talk." The talk your dreams no matter what." This is every female should get from their how I knew I wasn't a little kid mothers before they become anymore. adolescents. The talk about female menstruation, hormones, sex, and boyfriends. It wasn't awkward; it was actually interesting until she got to the part about that MONTHLY visit. It was a bit scary. I mean when your mom tells you that you're going to have blood come out your vagina every month it can be a bit terrifying. That talk was like Mother Nature's signal to make me become somewhat a "lady" because that year was the beginning of it all…

That year I got my "first visit" if you know what I mean. I was at home when I noticed so I didn't have an embarrassing moment and I also leave you pregnant." I believed her, didn't get any pain, thank the lord. I plus I saw how boys played girls, I started getting hair E-V-E-R-Y-W-H- wasn't going to let any guy get to me. E-R-E, literally. I was becoming But then, out of the blue I met this Taylor Lautner's wolf sibling from guy when I was in 5th grade and he Twilight. My mom noticed I looked at was in 6th grade. We began to talk a myself in the mirror more often. She lot, we had a really good bond, and even caught me examining my we became best friends. Little did I private parts once and she cracked know that that was usually how the up. I realized my boobs were getting 20th century fairytales began: either bigger, and then suddenly I needed Facebook or the becoming of "best to wear bras. I hated it but overall it friends." was an experience I'll never forget and will always have the opportunity We talked for a year before anything to have a laugh at every time I "serious" happened. My mom always remember it. said, "Una mujer necessita ser buscada. No necesitas estar buscando." so I didn't let him get under my skin too quickly. Plus, I wasn't ready. Then it suddenly happened, he asked me out. I panicked. I felt something towards him I never felt towards any guy, it's cheesy, but it was true. When he asked me, I doubtfully said yes. I went home that day and cried, I felt miserable and up to this day I'm not completely sure why. I didn't know The second thing I noticed was that what to do; he was my first actual guys started noticing me more. Guys boyfriend. If my mom found out she only noticed me at first because I would kill me! She's Christian, got had similar interests to guys, since married at 19, and is overprotective I've never been your typical girly girl. which adds up to the reason why she Suddenly I began to receive letters wouldn't approve. Till this day we're from boys that said: "Do you want to still together, and after those go out? Yes or No? Pick one." I overwhelming feelings and second would always say no or circle "or" thoughts I had after I said yes, I do just to get laugh out of it. After my not regret it now. Thanks to his mom gave me "The Talk" I was loyalty I don't know that feeling of honestly scared to trust guys. Why? being heartbroken by guy other than After my father left, I began to have my dad and I hope I don't find out trust issues. It was not only because how it feels anytime soon. My mom of my father, but I could also hear my still doesn't know that we're like a mom's voice in my head saying, thing, which does hurt me since I'm "They are ALL the same mi hija. keeping it from the person I love with They find a way to make you fall in all my heart, but I know she wouldn't love. Use you for a bit and then approve at all, she will change her thought I was, which some parents perspective towards me, and it will may not really worry about. Those only break the trust she has with me. little things made me feel like a big I know we're too young, but we're girl! aware about what to do and what not to do, and we care and respect each It was those little details that added other deeply. Stupid hormones. up to big things making me surprisingly realize that I really The last thing that made me realize wasn't a kid anymore. We go through that I wasn't a kid anymore was that changes, hormones, and phases that other people were aware that I really tend to change our perspectives wasn't a kid anymore. You know how entirely. Don't get me wrong though; I noticed that? Well I wasn't sent out there will always be a kid side to me the room when a sexual scene came without a doubt. That girl who loves on during novelas! They didn't have going to amusement parks, loves ice to fast forward it, tell me to cover my cream, and Winnie the Pooh will eyes, or to leave the room anymore! It was like whatever's, they didn't mind, they would just pause it and tell my niece or nephew to leave if they were in the room, not me anymore! It's weird, but I felt so grown up. I could finally always lay within me regardless the see PG-13 movies without being physical, mental, and emotional asked, "Is that appropriate for you?" changes I go through. I just have to No more lowering the volume when learn to walk in my big girl shoes, a curse word was said while I was through my own obstacles and watching T.V. in the living room. I felt changes I face as the lady I've been this excitement because my parents developing to become. are really overprotective about what I watch and am exposed to, regardless of how mature they Tales of Horror:

Everyone needs to feel a little scared to feel alive

Abandoned House neck; Luis said, “We are not doing By Alexis Romero anything we just got lost man.” The old man said “ I’m not going to let One day Alexis, Jeffrey, Luis, you guys out, you need to pay for Kevin, and Marcos were hanging your crimes,” Marcos yelled “help out. Kevin saw an old Abandoned me, it hurts” Jeffrey said “ we didn’t House. The house was in bad do anything wrong.” Alexis said “get condition: the windows were broken him” Luis punched him in the guts and the house was very dirty. Luis and let Marcos free and the both said, “Let’s go in.” Alexis and Jeffrey started to fight with him. stayed behind. Alexis said, “I think this is a bad idea.” Jeffrey said, “I Kevin, Jeffrey and Alexis ran know.” Marcos came back and said, down stairs they were looking for a “You guys coming, you scaredy way out. The old man had close all cats?” Jeffrey and Alexis said, “We the doors and windows. Out of are not scaredy cats,” and went in. nowhere a loud “crash” and then it The house was very dark; Luis got was quite, then “boom” the old man his phone out and used the was on top of the stairs and said flashlight. “your friends put up a good fight, but they were no match for me” the old The saw some stairs and man had a large open cut. The all went up, they saw a room the door ran to different rooms Kevin ran to was open Marcos the kitchen. Alexis went up to it and was in a bedroom said “guys I think and saw a sword, your going to want Alexis didn’t really to see this. Kevin know how to use it. ran up and opened Alexis ran into the door and said, Jeffrey and said “Cool, a room full of here you take it; weapons.” Luis you have more said, “Why are they experience with it. all covered in Jeffrey was a black blood?” Marco said belt in karate. why do you think Kevin said guy that they are up come I found a here? Did someone way out. They ran, bring them here?” Kevin was waiting Kevin just said “ it with a creepy face, was probably an old butcher.” Luis Alexis said “ where is it,” the old man said, “ Do you think that a butcher was behind them and said “ there is would own a sword?” Kevin said “ok no escape,” the man was dragging I guess you're right,” the old man Marcos body and threw it and said came up behind him and yelled, that is what is going to happen to “WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING you. Alex said, “let go Kevin.” The HERE!” He grabbed Marcos by the old man said “ good job son” it turn out that the old man was Kevin’s dad. The old man said, "Now kill them." Kevin ran to Alexis and Jeffrey with a knife and did not see a chopped arm that was Marcos and fell on top of the knife, the knife landed on Kevin’s eye and he started screaming “ Aaaaaaaaaa, dad help me!” His dad ran to him and said, “Are you ok?” In a few seconds Kevin was dead. He had lost too much blood, Kevin’s dad said. "Leave and never come back." Jeffrey dropped the sword and grabbed Alexis and both of them ran. Alexis went to Jeffrey house and told Jeffrey parents what had happen, then they called Alexis parents and told them what had happen, then the called the police. When the police got arrived, there was nothing but the dead bodies and bloody footprints that lead to the woods. And the killer was never found.

The Late Night didn’t pick up their phone so I texted By Anonymous them, but my message didn’t seem to go through. I began to get worried It was late midnight on because it was past 3 am they didn't October 31st and my house was text me or call me to let me know if packed with more of my friends they were coming or if they had went arriving. Some of my friends were somewhere else with my car .So I outside on the porch chillin, some decided to go look for them with were making out, and others were Miley. watching the game. I was really Going down the road close to enjoying it. I commented to Miley reaching that one creepy village about this strange feeling I had, like house down the hill, we saw my car something bad was going to happen, parked with the lights on. No one but she said to forget about it that was in the car, but Michael’s phone maybe it was all the stress I been was in there but he had no signal. having lately that had me feeling like We decided to go all the way down that. I went to smoke out a cigarette the road to ask Jose the village so I can get it off my mind but I didn't manager to see if they had seen find my pack and I remembered that Michael and if a car had went in. On I had given it to Michael so he would our way we saw another car parked hold it for me so I went to go look for by Miss Anderson’s residence. The him. car had its lights off and no one was in it. I’m assuming it was Michael's I couldn't find Michael friend's car. We called out for Mike anywhere in the house. I called his and Michael but they didn't seem to cellphone, he didn’t answer though. I answer back. Is it that they couldn't went to go ask Jason if he had some hear us? I said, so we went to get a but he said he ran out, so I asked flashlight from her car and decided to him if had seen Michael, he said that start walking into the forest, we he hasn't seen him ever since the found footsteps along the way. We game started, but that he had decided to follow the trail. Miley and I comment about going to get one of decided to go in different directions. his friends that had barely arrived We were going to meet up in half an and was waiting for him to go get hour by the car. I was scared though. him. Michael said that he was going I called for Michael but no one to take Mike and that they were answered. After a few minutes, it going to take my car .so I didn’t sounded as if someone was close to worry because I knew that they were where I was walking and I had lost going to come back especially signal on my phone. I was really because they had taken my car .I scared and I went back to the trail went out for a game with my girls in that has got me to where I was but I the game room, hours past. Most of had lost the trail, at that point I didn't my friends had left, and Mike and know where to go I took a guess and Michael weren’t back yet, no one walked that way, I kept hearing like had seen them around .so I called something was getting closer, I both of their cellphones but they started running and I was looking back but no one was behind me so I away but I couldn't stand walking stopped and took some air, facing anymore he offered to carry me down I had this sensation like if since we were close to the light. We someone was behind me. I was got to where the light was apparently Scared to look back! I Panicked for a we ended up in the middle residence minute I was ready to swing back but on the other side, I had blisters in my when I turn to see it was just a feet, we called Mike's cell phone but bobcat I got scared however and I no answer, we went back to the began to run and looking back to house everyone had left, and only a make sure the bobcat wasn't behind mess was left. They were missing for me and I ended up bumping into a week no signs of them, we had someone. I didn't see who it was but officers helping us look for them but they said hey it's me Michael? I we couldn't find them. We didn't hear asked no it's me hector Michael’s anything about them ever since that friend I stuttered for a moment oh I day. They closed all the forest and said ummm, have you seen Michael the residences. Officers said that it or Mike? I asked he said that wasn't the first case that has been Michael was suppose to meet up reported there. They told me about with him by the gates down at the the little girl that was left outside her hill, but he came up the hill because house just before the end y a big of Michael was taking long, and he was the hill and she disappeared into the scared of the creepy hitchhiker that forest. He recalled that they haven't looked like a little girl down the hill. found her body ever since. Hector Really? I asked recalled that moment that he saw the I have never seen one near here I hitchhiker that looked like a little girl said, especially if it looked like a little yes, I remember that day I was girl I said, really you haven't seen her waiting out for Michael to come get, he said, I’m positive I said, well he me I saw her it was her!! He said. was like that the reason why I Well said the officer they have told decided to come up and I park my us the little girls soul is out there in car upper and wait for him up here the forest claiming for help and those he said, and then I got off to smoke a who fall into helping her out find her cigarette but after a few minutes I way back home don't come back heard like someone was yelling for because she tends to loose them help somewhere in the forest so I and tell them that she doesn’t went to go see and that after a while remember where her home is and I had no idea where I was, I had tried just gets them lost into the forest and to call Michael but I had no signal, those people go missing and there and so I kept walking hoping I found body are never found. So maybe it my way back he said so I told him to was the little girls soul that took them follow along with me that we were away I said. going to find the way back … We walked for hours my feet hurt and my phones battery had died and his as well we couldn't see what time it was, I sighted light not that far can enter this world physically Decipher instead of spiritually.” By Amos W. Brown “Deal”, agreed paragon, as he shook cipher’s unholy hand. “Well, time to Paragon Ackerman will not suffer invade Davontee’s mind, this should through the idiocy of humans, nor be be fun. Remember, reality is an bullied any longer. Halloween is the illusion the universe is a hologram! day spells work best, at least Buy gold, buy!” he vanished, and according to the Wiccan religion. He paragon awoke. The next day on the lit eight candles and put them in a news, they announced a murder of a circle. Inside the circle was a picture high school senior named Davontee of Davontee van Helsing, his high Hellsing. The body was school bully. He read the spell book dismembered, and burn marks from and all he needed to do now was a nuclear substance was on every recite the incantation. part of his body. On the wall, wrote in He would be able to blood in the boy’s summon the dream room said, “fun demon, Bill cipher. and games are He began to read the great incantation aloud: distractions, but “triangulum, aLL SINS CaN entangulum! HaVe CHaIn Meteforis dominus ReACTIOnS. Be ventium! Meteforis wary of whom venetiarum!” his eyes you belittle. Big turned grey, and the problems can sky turned blue. start out. Little. I’ll ”Asetnoheptus, be watching all of asetnoheptus, you. That asetnoheptus, afternoon, asetnoheptus, asetnoheptus!” paragon gave bill The demon laughed as he began to a glass ball with bits of the universe form in the sky. He was a small in it. Bill smiled, and broke it. He triangle with a hat and bowtie and laughed and laughed, as the bells of had just one eye. ”Hey kid, name’s all churches rang loud. “The bill cipher! And I take it you’re a living prophecy of one billion years has ventriloquist dummy. Haha, just come to pass”, joyfully announced kidding, I know it’s you, paragon. I bill. “The day has come! The world is know lots of thing.” paragon royally mine!” The sky tore open as screamed,” Listen to me demon! I the realm of nightmares fused with need you to enter the mind of the earth. It’s the end of the world. Davontee Hellsing and kill him!” Bill The world will see peace- happily agreed, saying,” okay kid, I’m nevermore! sold, and in exchange I need you to get me this inter-dimensional rift so I

The Cemetery Bet no longer let him move his body and By Andrea Orozco in a blink of an eye, his body disappeared and you could no longer On Halloween night, four hear him scream. Ariana and Amber teenagers decided to make a bet on began to get worried so they looked who would remain walking around in for Kyle and Saul while yelling their the cemetery until four in the names out, no one answered but morning starting from midnight. They suddenly they heard a noise and each put down $80 and said they when they turned around, Saul was would each meet up when the clock right there, with a knife in his hand struck midnight. and a shovel covered with dirt in the The four teenagers were other. Ariana and Amber thought he named Ariana, Amber, Kyle, and was playing and started to laugh, but Saul. When the time came, they Saul came and stabbed Amber in the were all ready to into the cemetery. chest, making her fall on his knees They each climbed over the fence and lose a lot of blood. Ariana threw and started to walk until they could herself to help Amber and yelled out no longer see the gate. As they “why, why are you doing this, I walked around the cemetery, playing thought we were friends”, and Saul on the graves, Amber heard laughed right in her face and said, something and everything went “friends don't talk bad behind each quiet. Saul jumped out of nowhere others backs” and stabbed Ariana in and made her scream. They all the head, leaving no one alive. That started to laugh and kept walking. day, Saul got rid of the bodies where After a while, they decided to split up they could never be found. He went and go in groups of two. Saul went home and acted like he had been at with Kyle and Ariana went with home all night. When the news of the Amber. As Saul and Kyle walked, three missing teens came around, he they heard a noise and as they acted like he was hurt but deep looked around, no one was there. down inside, his soul was grinning When they started to walk, a lady and the teens were never heard of with long straight hair observed them again. from a distance. Kyle yelled out “Who’s there?” and heard Saul scream. Kyle immediately turned around but Saul was gone, nowhere to be seen. As Kyle walked anxiously to find Ariana and Amber, he tripped on tombs, rocks, and dirt. When he least expected it, he fell into an empty grave. As he started to climb out, a shovel hit him in the face and threw him back, nauseous. Dirt started to fall on him but he couldn't get up. Every time he tried, he lost balance. Kyle was losing air, the dirt The Cemetery stabbed him a couple times in the By Ashley Ayala stomach.

On Halloween night four Kevin had finally met up with juniors named Ariana, Andrea, the girls and explained what Kevin, and Sergio dared each other happened to Sergio, Andréa started to see who can stay in the cemetery to cry because that was her at midnight -four in the morning, boyfriend. Andrea started to look for whoever lasted there the longest Sergio and tried to help him but it gets 100 dollars from each friend. was too late they all seen him dead Time has passed by and it was hanging from a tree. Ariana, and finally midnight, Andrea, Ariana, Kevin were looking for a way out the Kevin, and Sergio had to hop over cemetery, Kevin seen the guy again, the gate because the cemetery was Kevin had told the girls to run away closed at that time, as they walked try to hop the fence and get help, further into the cemetery the meanwhile Kevin tried fighting the spookier and cold it got. They finally guy but the guy was so strong he got tired and decided to good spot to stabbed Kevin and left. Finally the sit, as they were talking about funny cops had came and took Kevin to the memories they had, Andrea had ambulance, but the girls were heard some footsteps and a laugh. nowhere to be found, the guys had Andréa told the rest of her friends set traps next to the fences for but they said, “it’s all in your head," whoever tried hopping over them until Ariana, Kevin, and Sergio heard and killed the girls. them too. Ariana and Andrea thought the boys were f***ing around with them but they all heard it again and started to panic. Time passed by and Sergio and Kevin decided to go walk around the cemetery, Kevin felt like if they were being followed so they headed back to Andréa and Ariana but as soon as they started to walk they saw this guy just standing there just staring at them. The guy said, “You shouldn't have come here." Kevin and Sergio began to run. Sergio was running so fast he tripped and broke his leg with his bone popping out Kevin tried helping him but the guy with the knife was already catching up, so Kevin left and tried warning the girls. Sergio tried picking himself up but the guy swung at him with a knife and By Brayan Lopez couch and drinks champagne. The killer suddenly appears and shoves Theta Pi sorority sister Megan the champagne bottle down her discovers that her boyfriend Garrett throat and slices her neck with the is cheating on her, and enlists the tire iron, killing her. Later that day, in help of her friends and sorority the sorority's shower room, Claire sisters Cassidy, Nathalie, Paola, and Jessica talk about the night Fabiola, and Garrett's sister Fatima Megan was killed. After they left a to pull a prank on him. After Megan sorority girl named Joanna the killer fakes her own death while having with the tire iron, who stabs her in sex with him, Garret and the girls the chin, murders who overheard bring her to a lake, where they intend their conversation. At the party that to dump her body. When Cassidy night Fabiola dumps her perverted mentions they need to release the air boyfriend Mickey as he continues out of her lungs so her body won’t hitting on a few girls at the party, float to the surface, Garrett actually including Paola but is continuously kills Megan by stabbing her in the rebuffed. He is then he gets attacked chest with a tire iron. Jessica, Claire, by the killer, who stabs him in the and Chugs dump Megan's body and throat with the tire iron while he the tire iron in a nearby mineshaft. attempts to hide in the laundry chute Everyone swears to never mention which Paola witnesses while hiding. the incident to anyone, much to Cassidy, Fabiola, Nathalie, and Cassidy and Nathalie’s dismay Paola get together and all receive a A year later, the girls are graduating text massage containing the video of from USC and have put the incident Megan's death and another message behind them, but Cassidy has grown telling them to go to the mineshaft in apart from the rest of the group. twenty minutes or he will send the During the party held after video to the police. The girls drive to graduation, the girls all receive a the mineshaft, and encounter photo of a robed person holding the Garrett, who has cut his wrists. bloody tire iron sent to their cell Thinking Garrett is the one stalking phones. Suspicion immediately falls them, Nathalie runs over him with on Garrett, but Fatima insists he's her vehicle. However, they discover changed after Megan's murder. afterward that Garrett has been Isabel, Megan's little sister, arrives; receiving the same text messages wanting to honor her sister's memory they have. Paola suspects that by attending the party, but Nathalie Megan is the killer, believing that she does not allow this. Later, Fatima did not actually die and is seeking leaves to go to an appointment to revenge. visit her therapist. However, upon arriving for her appointment, an unknown figure also arrives and kills the therapist by throwing a spiked tire iron through his head. Not knowing that her therapist was murdered, Fatima lies down on a Spooky Story empty place. Meanwhile Bryan went By Anonymous looking for the sound that he kept hearing someone say HELP! HELP! One winter these teenage So then it was 3-4pm and they did kids were really curious and wanted everything they had to do before to go out to the forest and camp. So coming back and fixing everything to they were named Kevin, Nathalie, go back to bed and pack up before Bryan, and Isabel. Natalie started the next day. acting weird but she never wanted to tell us what was going on. Natalie Later on that day Nathalie and called her boyfriend to pick her up Kevin were talking about where was but he never arrived the sun was Bryan and Isabel was going to go jog going down and we heard for a bit but Bryan never came and screaming. Isabel, Nathalie and Kevin went to go look for him. They seen some Isabel started to walk towards shadows that were following them the noise but it was really far. Bryan and some noises and they kept said, “chill out it’s probably others looking around. The sun was slightly camping.” “Kevin OMG stop being a going down and the noises sounded little ****** and ima go check what’s louder. Nathalie said, “Let’s just go going on.” Then later on that night back he’s probably there already.” we heard someone screaming Isabel then tells Kevin,” tell Nathalie HELP! HELP! Around 3am. Natalie she could go back I’m going to look got up and woke up Isabel for him.” So then Nathalie starts saying,”Do you hear going to the tent that!” We both got out and Kevin starts our tents and went to talk non-stop looking for who it and Nathalie’s was. There was no attitude kicks in sign of anyone, so and slaps him. went back inside Meanwhile, looking kind of Isabel goes worried. But they both looks for Bryan. were still aware of the noise and stayed up Finally, a little longer to see if they hear it Isabel finds Bryan, but hanging from again and they didn't. a tree saying “BE CAREFUL!” and Isabel screams and runs back to the The next day, Kevin and tent. She then tells Nathalie and Bryan woke up and made breakfast Kevin what happen! So they call his while Isabel and Nathalie went out to mom. see if there was a place to shower. *TWO DAYS LATER* Nathalie said, “Look what does this say?” Isabel replied, “Not sure but Nathalie starts hearing people kind of like come in! “They both went say her name everywhere so she in kind of scared but it was just an starts to panic and goes to her mom. But, her mom thinks she’s crazy and tells her she’s just imagining things since she still had the flashback of what happened in camp in her head. So she goes off to school but finds things pretty weird and she says,” oh it’s probably just me.” Then, Kevin starts to tell her that he starts smoking pot because he can’t get over of what happened at camp. Isabel is then at her locker but she finds a sticky note saying, “BE CAREFUL!” and she finds it weird but she thinks it was one of her friends so she’s like whatever. Nathalie goes up to Isabel and tells her what’s going on with her. But Isabel takes it like she’s crazy and tells her “stop putting sticky notes in my locker it isn't cool.” Nathalie said as she walked away, “It wasn't me by the way” and leaves with her boyfriend.

*THAT SAME NIGHT*

Isabel hears noises the same and eventually sees Bryan and starts to scream and panic! She screams as loud as she can for HELP!

THE END! undead spread throughout the world By Anonymous exterminating human existence. All because of lightning striking graves It was a cold, rainy night on October at a cemetery. 4, 1965. There was a memorial service in Oak Park Cemetery. Families and friends gathered to pay respects and prayers to their deceased friend. During the memorial service, there was a disturbance. Lightning struck every grave in the cemetery. Everybody remained calm until they saw something very interesting that caught their attention. They saw hands and bodies coming out of the ground. Everyone started to panic because they didn't know what to do. They were completely surrounded by the undead. The adults tried everything and anything to protect their children. Parents were sacrificing their own lives to keep their children safe. Nobody had anything to fight off the undead. All they could do is run away as far as possible and get to safety, but it's not possible. Everyone, including the kids had to accept their fate, of death. Their lives are over, the adults lived a great and life and now their time was up and the kids didn't live to see their future, or have another birthday. The Mansionized heard like if gas was coming out a By Jeffrey Navarrete pipe but it came from an A.C. And after a while they all fell asleep. Once upon a time there were six kids Then, after a while they woke up and called Alexis, Luis, Lamar, Kevin, they were all chained up and in front Jeffrey, and Marcos. They were of them was an old small T.V. Then really good friends. They would out of a sudden the T.V. Turned on always hang out each other but that and said “welcome to the death night would the only and last night games”. Then they said “ death they would hang out. It was games” and the masked man said “ Halloween and the year was 1954. yes the goal of this game is to be the Everyone was having a great time. last one standing.” then they replied “ Then, Kevin saw a mansion and told but who are our opponents?” The us to go in there. Everyone said yes masked then said “your friends”. except... Alexis. Alexis said that he They were all shocked.” The armors had a weird and bad feeling about and weapons are scattered around this mansion but since everyone was the place.” Then Marco said, "Why going he didn’t want to stay by are you making us do this!!!” The himself. It was 12:00 a.m. and masked man said, “For all the pain everyone was having fun in the you did to me.” Jacuzzi. Then, Jeffrey decided to go get some food but never said where. Me crazy hahahahaha, I’m crazy for And so he went and then he came making justice for myself, I think not. back and said “ oh wait, forgot the Anyways, enough with the talk, now refreshments be right back” and left. let’s start this game”. “Good luck oh!! And don't get killed”. The chains got Then, after 10 minutes or so unlocked and everyone wanted to everyone heard a scream of pain live so they tried killing each other that sounded like Jeffrey’s type of and the first one dead was Lamar scream. Everyone got scared. They after that was Luis that died. The last knew from that point Jeffrey was two alive were Marco and Alexis. But dead. They went to go see if Jeffrey Alexis had rocket launcher and shot was alive or not. When they got to at Marco and died. All you can see the scene all they saw was a pool of was literally tiny little pieces of meat blood. They all got scared they kept that were flying everywhere. In the walking towards the path where the end Alexis became the next killer body was dragged and since they after the guy, which was the least were so busy follow the path of the expected person…. It was I Jeffrey blood they didn’t even noticed that Navarrete. they went in a garage. Suddenly the garage closed and it almost hit them. Then, Alexis said “is everyone ok”. They all said yes except Kevin that had unfortunately got hit by the garage that went down on his head. They all got scared. Then, they John of 1738 When Bob saw John arrive to work, By Lamar Patton he chuckled, which arose to a huge evil laugh. John didn’t mind too much There was a man named John who of it though, he just thought he heard lived in earlier New York City. The a funny joke from one of his friends. time was February 24, 1738. This John was so focused on doing his was centuries before you could pull job correctly that he didn’t care to be out a cell phone and just use the suspicious of Bob’s unusual voice command "Dial 911." John had behavior. Bob rubbed his hands a job, he worked as a carpenter that back and forth in an evil manner. worked really late and earned a At the end of the workday, Bob’s decent amount of money to live on. dirty plan was in motion. John was John didn't mind working late seeing packing all of his stuff before leaving as how he always carried a knife in work and soon as he was about to his pocket in case of robbery. His leave the campus of work, he said to boss, Bob, didn't enjoy him working Bob, “Bye boss, see you next week late however because some of that sir!” Bob replied with, “Yes, extra money he earns while working hopefully.” John couldn’t care less to late comes straight out of Bob's be suspicious so he walked away account. The boss couldn't fire John shrugging his shoulders. without reason so he As John was had something planned walking through in mind the next time the forests, he John left work late. noticed a big It was February tree branch 25, 1738 and John blocking his arrived at work eagerly way. John as usual to work late removed the because he was ready branch and as to earn his decent he did that, he amount of money. John saw a knife on a had to walk a different branch complicated route to that was coming work because his work at a fast pace. was off normal routes. John took the John dodged it somehow. As the streets, then the forests and the branch crashed, he saw a knife opposite on the way back. John poking out. John was not hesitant to always came to work with one grab the knife off the branch and specific suit that was different from quickly observe the knife. As John Bob's and Bob realized that was a was observing it, he realized it was part of his plan. Bob also knew that his knife. That’s when John got very he carried a knife in his suit pocket suspicious. John was still observing that was sharp enough to pierce the knife and questioning where it through anyone’s skin in a matter of had been the whole time while he seconds. was at work? Or, when did his knife get attached to a tree branch? As he was asking himself these sped towards him. He then cried for questions, Bob was sneaking up help, but it was too late. Without behind him with nothing but his bare hesitation, the bear slashed his hands. Bob had on a ski mask and stomach and he died instantly, a he was wearing camouflage to blend horrible death indeed. in with the forests. He quickly John was not in New York City grabbed John with a napkin to cover anymore. He moved to another place his mouth. However, he did not that offered him the same job and he cover John’s mouth so he could continued to work there for the rest breathe. His plan was to drag John of his life. His location was unknown to a deeper, darker part of the forest but he moved there six days after so no one would or could search Bob’s horrible death, and he was easily for John’s body. Bob had a able to move there with all the napkin to cover John’s mouth so in money he saved up from what he case he tried to bite. So far, Bob’s earned from work. plan to murder John was in succession. As Bob was pulling John to the deeper part of the forest, one of Bob’s traps pulled him, which released him from the grapple position he was stuck in. The trap Bob had was originally for John in case he noticed him sneaking up and trying to run and escape in a hurry. The trap was a strong rope connected to a tree that would pull you up to the tree and leave you dangling if triggered. Basically, Bob’s trap betrayed him as if karma were playing its role. He was being too greedy for trying to take money away from an employee. As Bob was dangling helplessly from his own trap, he was really nervous to see what John would do seeing how he had the advantage. However, John just walked away heading towards home. John left Bob there for death, and as days passed, Bob would rot worse and worse, not even whispering for help. On the 5th day surviving from that rope, a bear entered upon this forest. The bear was able to smell his rotting meat from a mile away and THE WOODS leave." Tony didn't believe her. "Oh By Luis Gallegos my gawd!!! He's coming!!!" Tony turned around and saw the stranger One night, a bunch of senior high with the axe. They both started to schoolers were having a party in a run before the guy catches up. Beth big cabin that looked like a mansion tripped; Tony tried to help her when in the middle of the woods. Tony was suddenly the stranger shot him with trying to find his sister after she got an arrow. "Aaaahhh!!" he yelled. in a fight with another girl in the Beth yelled, "Tony!" She ended up party. He asked Shay, his best getting shot too. friend, if he’d seen her. “Hey Shay, have you seen my sister?" said Connor went up to Shay and Tony. “No man. Probably she’s with said, "It has been a while that Tony Vicky.” Shay explained. Tony said, went to find Beth." "Yeah, I think we “Alright then, Thanks.” should go find them.” said Shay. Suddenly they saw everybody going So then, Tony went upstairs to find outside. "What’s going on?" said Vicky and his sister, Beth. But when Connor. "I don't know, let's go check he found Vicky, he didn’t saw Beth. it out." explained Shay. Vicky started “Vicky have you seen Beth?” said to scream in pain. "Aaaaahhh!!!" Tony. Vicky replied, “Yeah, she told Shay and Connor ran quickly and me she was going to take a walk to saw something horrible. "Oh sh**! the woods to forget the drama she No!!!" said Connor. Sam, Beth's caused, something like that." cousin said, "What's going on? "Thanks Vicky," Tony said. Tony left Tony!!! Beth!!!" She started to cry in the party, and started to go and find pain. Tony's and Beth's stomach was his sister, Beth while she is walking opened with the guts sticking out like so he can have a talk with her. if a zombie ate them. "Beth!!!" he yelled. Suddenly, Beth heard someone calling her name. "We need to find the killer." She recognized the voice. said Connor. "Are you nuts, what if he find us instead? We will end up Suddenly Beth saw a shadow. like them.” explained Shay. "We can “Tony is that you?" said Beth. Then build a trap in order to catch the when the shadow got closer and psycho killer and turn him in, to the closer, she saw some nightmare, a cops." said Connor. Vicky said listen tall stranger that looked like his you moron, we ain't Scooby Doo and height was 7. He was wearing a his crew and by the way Shay is mask of a hyper, smiling clown. Beth right, what if the killer find us first." started to run after the stranger took So then Connor, Shay, Sam, and out an axe. Suddenly Beth bumped Vicky started to argue when into Tony. "Oh great, thank god I suddenly a high schooler said, "Uhh found you." said Tony. Beth replied, guys? We have a big problem!" Shay "Tony this isn't the right time to talk replied, "What is it?" The high we got to leave, there's a stranger schooler responded, "The tires of the that is about to kill us if we don't buses are popped." Suddenly argue with the old man. “What do everybody started to panic. you mean it’s too late, you didn’t warned is or not even shown up and Connor said, "Alright people tell us, oh hey guys there’s a psycho calm down, if you guys, if you guys killer on the loose?” “The sign kid, want to survive." Shay decided that DO NOT ENTER!!! Y’all kids ignored they should split up. Vicky and Sam it, now you’re going to DIE for didn't like his idea. "Are you out of ignoring it!!!” the old man yelled. “We your mind? I don't want to end up thought it was just a joke to scare like Beth and Tony!” said Vicky. Sam people. So do you know about the said, “Vicky is right, if we split up, the killer?” said Connor. Yes kid, 9 years killer could find one of us and end us ago, a group of kids like y'all were like them.” But Connor said, “I agree having a party too. Suddenly the with Shay, someone needs to find killer use to be human.” said the old and get help.” Vickey, Beth, Connor, man. “What do you mean that the and Shay started to argue. Fifteen killer used to be human?” asked minutes later, Sam and Vicky finally Connor. “Kid, there’s lots of things agreed with Shay’s idea. Shay told you don't know about him, in 1958 them to stick together and look for one day there was a guy that was help. So Connor went to find a like the same age like you, his name vehicle while Shay finds a way out of was Erik Johnson. He used to be the woods. Shay was walking in the bullied a lot because he had a sister woods when suddenly he saw a that was sick and deformed. One shadow of a tall man. “Excuse me day, Erik was walking in the woods sir, do you know the way out of the when suddenly, he saw a blackish- woods?” asked Shay. Then grayish smoke in the sky.” explained suddenly, an arrow shot Shay. the old man. “Aaaahhh! my leg!!!”, Shay screamed. He began to run when he “So what happened?” Connor noticed it was the killer. The killer asked the old man. “Well young Erik started to chase him. started to run to his street to see what was happening. He got Connor luckily found an old, shocked when he his house was abandoned car. Bad news was that burning. He heard his sister there was a dead body inside and screamed, so he ran inside the inside the car there wasn’t any keys. burning house to rescue his sister So he decided to walk when but then, he realized it was too late suddenly, he saw a cabin and a sign because she started to get burned. that said STAY OUT!!! “Hello After the accident, he just went anybody here?” said Connor. “What running back to the woods and are you doing on my property?” said started to cry. But he didn't know he an old man at the window of his wasn’t alone. Suddenly the guys that cabin. Connor explained, “Sir, Mr., bullied him started to beat him up we need your help please!” The old almost to death. One of the guys man responded, “I warned y'all kids, who bullied him said that he was now it’s too late!!!” Connor started to responsible for burning his house and sister. Erik felt rage in him so chopped Shay’s head off and left. what he did was that he started to Meanwhile, Vicky and Sam found a pick up a rock and killed everyone road. “Lets go back to the cabin and except for the guy who was tell Shay and Connor that we found a responsible for his sister's death.” road," said Vicky. “Ok, they probably said the old man. must be waiting for us to return," said Sam. When Connor got to the cabin, Connor asked the old guy he couldn't believe what he saw. what happened with the guy that Erik Everybody was dead. Connor said to didn’t killed. “Well, here you're himself, “Oh gawd we are or I am looking at him now,” said the old f***, I got to find a way out of here! man. “You're the guy?” questioned But I should wait until Vicky and Sam Connor. “Why do you think I have return if they are still alive.” So these scars?" asked the old man. Connor went inside the bus when he “But why does he attack the senior found two of his friends still alive. high schoolers?” questioned Connor. “What happened here?” said “To get his revenge because he Connor. One of the guy said, “Its the don’t trust no one,” answered the old psychopath killer, he probably man. “Well I trapped one better head of the buses back to the and the cabin with cabin when my friends.” we were said Connor. outside “Be careful looking at kid, he’s a Tony’s and dangerous Beth’s man,” corpse!” 30 warned the minutes old man. later, Sam “Yes I will and Vicky sir," replied arrived at Connor. the cabin. “Oh my god!!!” Sam started to panic when she saw Shay kept running and everybody dead. “Hey, they’ve running. He started to slow down arrived, Connor,” said the other because his leg was hurting a lot but friend. then, he thought about that if he slows down, the killer would catch up Connor got out of the bus and so he tried to run. Suddenly he quickly saw the killer. “Run!!! Vicky tripped, he got up, when he turned and Sam!" yelled Connor. He also around, he saw the killer catching tried to distract the killer. “Hey! up. Shay started to run but it was too That’s right, come over here Erik!” late because he stepped into a bear Meanwhile Sam and Vicky were trap. “Aaaahhh!” he screamed in hiding. The killer walked towards pain. The killer swung his axe and Connor direction, he shot both of the guys that survived. Connor started to ran when he suddenly tripped on one of the dead bodies. The killer was about to chop him in half with the axe, when suddenly the old man’s shotgun shot him. “That’s enough Erik, you’ve killed too many people whether they were innocent or not!” yelled the old man. But that just made it worse. The killer activated a trap where the old man was standing. A wooden spear was launched to the old man’s stomach. Quickly, Connor got the shotgun and shot the killer’s leg. “Aaah!” yelled the killer in pain.

Connor stabbed both of the killer's arms and hands. “Aaaahhh!”, screamed the killer. He then dragged the killer in, to the cabin. Connor poured gasoline in on the killer and a few parts inside the cabin. You’ll burn in Hell Erik!”, said Connor. He got out of the cabin and shot the trail of gas he made before it dried. The flames quickly followed the trail of gas and burned the house including Erik. “He's finally dead.”, said Vicky. “Not...for...long.”, the old man stuttered. “What are you trying to say?” asked Connor. He’s... like...Jason...Voorhees. He’s...still...alive...and. He...will...be...back...when...there's... another...party…." The old man suddenly stopped talking. “Uh sir, sir, sir.”, said Connor. “He’s gone Connor.”, said Sam. Dawn was rising, out of nowhere, a bunch of sirens appeared. Sheriffs, Ambulances, and firefighters arrived. “Finally we’re going home.”, said Vicky. Connor and Sam agreed. “Are you guys ok?”, said Sheriff Valence. “Yeah, we're ok.”, said Connor. The Moment They Won’t Forget The killer started approaching the By Anonymous car wearing a dark black hoodie with black jeans and black gloves. They One day on Saturday, couldn’t see his face because he had everyone was just chilling. Mike, so much black on. Fred stepped on Tim, Fred, and Luke were playing the gas and stormed down the basketball. After a while they went street. It felt like a rollercoaster on inside to drink some water. They wheels. Suddenly, the car ran out of took a break and the news said gas. Everyone started running on someone was murdered in the foot to the house. They hid in secret woods twenty miles from where they places. The killer got in the house live. Everyone started trembling and and searched but never found them. shaking in fear. For three or four He went away and everyone days they didn’t go near the woods. grabbed a weapon. They shot him down and left him covered in blood. As the days passed they The police showed up and they took couldn’t stop thinking about the case the body. They left his body in a bag in the woods. Later that day, they and sent it away. Everyone was so decided to drive to the woods and relieved. “We are never going to the investigate woods again,” the case. Fred said. They pulled “Agreed” up to the everyone said. woods and someone said, “I want to go home.” They got out of the car and went into the woods. It was 10:00 at night in the deep dark woods and the trees were as tall as skyscrapers. After a while of searching they found the body. It was bloody and it smelled horrifying. “This is nasty” Tim said. A minute later they heard a voice saying, “You’re next.” “Guys, I think we should run,” Mike said. Everyone ran straight for the car and got in. “Where is Luke?” Fed asked. “I’m right here,” screamed Luke. “Drive!” everyone yelled to Fred.

something that made her scream for Princess and the a while. They took out her older sisters severed head with the monster eyeballs taken out of it. Then they By Miguel Orozco gently laid the tools that they were going to use to torture her and laid It was a normal day in the forest them on the table. The monsters the sun was shining and the princess started at her toes and began to stick was taking her normal walk. As she’s little knives in them, and she could walking she sees and hears two little feel the knives going slowly into her girls screaming for help. As she runs nails. Then once they finished towards them she has a feeling torturing her they cut her head off something might go wrong. The and took the eyeballs out and princess looked at her surroundings delivered it to the castle. and everything became dark and evil. Suddenly a mysterious creature pops up in back of her so she runs to the girls to only find out that they were monsters to and they grabbed her. As she screams to let her go they only tighten there grip even more on her hands. Then they start walking deeper and deeper into the woods towards there home. Then they suddenly approach a cave that is pitch-black dark and full of bats. The monsters take her in then start to chain to the wall. She continues to scream for help but knows that they are miles away from the castle. Then the monsters leave for a moment but quickly arrive and they came with a huge duffle bag. They begin to take various things out of the bag like knives and other torture weapons. Then they take out No One Goes Looking something but no one did. They knew I was hungry after a while For a Dead Man because my stomach kept growling. I By Anonymous was so relieved until heard a sorry coming from Brayan. “You forgot the It was during summer when it food?” Paola said. “I didn’t forget I happened. Everything was going fine just thought it would be a good idea until everything went so wrong. I to try and catch our own food while don’t know what happened exactly, we are here, get to do new thing, all I know is that there was a body. A make memories,” Brayan replied. cold, dead body. She looked as if “How can you be so stupid?” I said in she was not at peace. anger. I’ve never talk to someone like, they all looked at me surprised. “TRIP TIME!” Isabel yelled Brayan takes out the food, and says, happily. We were going to the woods “I was just playing.” He felt bad and I to camp. I thought it was a bad idea. did too but we got over it and we all Stories that are told just really get to ate. me and I just don’t like that we’re going to be surrounded by bugs and You can see the sunset dangerous animals. I only went perfectly from where we were. The because I didn’t want to be alone guys were trying to make a fire but of over the weekend. “Aren’t you guys course they weren’t able to so Paola excited?” Isabel kept asking and did it. She’s the only one that had wouldn’t shut up about how excited experience with all this camping about it. I tried to block her out but it stuff. We all sat around the fire, I felt was hard with her sitting right next to the heat hitting my cheeks, we me. “Oh my god Isabel stop talking,” looked up to the sky while the sky Brayan said “just take a nap or got darker and darker. “ Well that’s something.” They stared at each all for today for me, I’m tired” I said. other with serious faces and then “But the night is still young,” Isabel smiled. No one can be mad at said, “There’s so much stuff we can Isabel. do, we can go to the lake near here.” “We can do the tomorrow, right now We got there. The first thing I my bed is calling me,” I said. I open thought was that there wasn’t going my eye and I swear I saw something, to be any Internet connection, but I woke up and I looked around and what can I do about it? Nothing, so I only saw the girls. It was just a just kept my thoughts to myself. “We dream but it felt so real so I went should start setting up,” Miguel said back to sleep. I was the last one to while he takes out the tents from the wake up in the morning but when I car. The girls got the bigger tent woke up they were talking about because there’s three of us and two staying another night. I thought it of them. After we were done, I was was a terrible idea, I just wanted to hungry but I didn’t say anything go home, but I didn’t say anything. because I didn’t want to seem fat. So They already think I’m a buzz kill so I I waited until someone else said just stayed quiet. and it disappeared like thin air. We We went to the lake near by. all were freaking out except for We were having fun but something Isabel; She was quiet for the first felt a little weird. So I stopped and time. “Maybe we’re seeing thing. We went to go sit down for a moment, I are high,” Paola said. “You’re started looking around and I saw probably right,” said Brayan while someone standing on the other side laughing. I looked at him like if he of the lake. I couldn’t tell if it was a was crazy. There was nothing funny boy or girl but it was just looking and in what had happened. We all just just standing there. They noticed I sat there quietly. was starring and something. “What’s wrong with you?” Paola asked in a It was dark, darker than the worried voice. “You don’t see that? other day. It was around 12 and They’re just standing there,” I said. everyone was too scared to sleep. They all look toward where I was No one said anything and it was looking. They look back at me like if I noticeable. We stayed up for hours was crazy or something. “Did you and I realized the sun wasn’t take something? Because you’re It was 5:30 pm and two boys seeing things,” Brayan asked while named Kelvin and Jesus were laughing so hard. I started laughing playing soccer. It was the middle of with him, “I probably I did,” I said and summer, and they were bored and went on with our say. curious of what to do. While playing soccer Kelvin’s best friend, Lisa The sun was setting. I was stopped by with her bike and said, laying down staring and the stars “Why are y’all lame self's just kicking come out and looking at how the a ball?” There isn’t nothing to do Liz,” darkness took over the sky asking said Kelvin as he walked up to her myself, how can something be so with Jesus. “Well my grandfather beautiful? I heard branches, I look was telling me a story about the and it was just Miguel walking toward house down by the lake. He told me his tent and he walked out with some that a girl my age was found dead in brownie. I just thought they were her room. He mentioned that people normal brownies but they came from say it was her puppet clown who the boys’ tents so I know they had killed her because when her body something in it. We all took one, I was found the clown was next to her. thought it was going to help me to My grandpa said he doesn’t know if relax and forget about what had it’s true or not but there is a lot of happen at the lake, and so it did. legends. I was wondering if you guys liked to check out the house,” asked It had happened again. I saw Lisa?” “Sure why not, I mean we it again but I didn’t pay attention to it. aren’t busy plus that sounds cool,” I was too messed up to actually said Jesus while he grabbed his focus on it. It was getting closer and skateboard? closer but this time I wasn’t the only Lisa, Kelvin, and Jesus were one who saw it. Everything got quiet on their way to the house. It was as the thing got closer and closer 6:00 pm and it soon started to get dark. Everything. Seemed okay, the yelled at Kelvin while he put the trees were greener than ever and it clown down. “Where did you find seemed so delightful. But as they that,” asked Lisa in curiosity? “It was arrived to the house the trees that right behind you on the ground. I surrounded it were dead. Also, the thought you had put it there,” replied house itself seemed so dark and old. Kelvin in confusion. As they got closer to the house They both looked at each Kelvin said, “Wow, this place looks other and as they did, Jesus was worse than me.” Lisa and Jesus downstairs. He was too busy looking started to giggle at Kelvins joke. at the old photographs of the family “Well how are we going to get who used to live there. While Kelvin inside,” asked Jesus while he tried to and Lisa were upstairs trying to glance inside the house. Suddenly figure out how the puppet got there the front door opened. and Jesus was looking at the As they all walked into the photographs they all heard a yelp. house the door suddenly shut. They Everyone ran to the room from all jumped and screamed. As they where it came from. They all asked calmed down from what had each other who had yelped for help happened they noticed that the but everyone said they hadn’t done furniture was still in place and only it. In confusion, Jesus starts walking the colors were the ones fading around the room when he finds a away. “This place looks dead,” said bloodstain. “Could this be the place Jesus as he wandered around. Lisa where the girl died,” asked Jesus and Kelvin were upstairs searching while he tried not to panic. each room in search of something After discovering the room interesting. While Lisa stepped into a and walking out they all saw a room she noticed it was the room shadow coming from upstairs. No that belonged to the girl who died. At one moved and stayed quiet until that moment she paused and Kelvin suggested to leave because thought about the stories and he thought they were trespassing the legends her grandfather told her. house. While leaving and walking She walked around and analyzed back home they talked about what her room, but the puppet clown did they each discovered. Lisa and not appear. While she searched Kelvin both told Jesus about their through piles of toys, Lisa felt as if situation with the puppet, and then someone was looking at her but as Jesus told them about the she turned around no one was there. photographs and how in each picture So she went back to what she was the puppet would appear in the doing when suddenly she felt background. They all started to someone behind her. As she turned wonder how and why the puppet around the puppet clown startled appeared on the photos, and after her. Chills went up Lisa's spine as Lisa searching the room and not she blinked and screamed. Kelvin finding the puppet Kelvin found it who was holding the puppet laughed next to her. out loud because of what he had “It's so cold,” Jesus said as he done. “Omg, don’t do that,” Lisa rode his skateboard. Lisa and Kelvin ignored Jesus and kept going on made her fly out from her bike and with their trip when suddenly a van into the air. The crash was so hard stops. An old lady with a black hat that her helmet came off. The van asked them if they wanted a ride. stopped and when Lisa blinked at They all stopped and looked at each the sky she saw the lady who had other, and then Jesus replies, “Yes, gave them a ride. The old lady omg I’m exhausted. Lisa and Kelvin smiled at Lisa and then walked away then gave Jesus a serious look and towards the clown. Once the old lady then they got in the van. As they got picked up the clown Lisa heard a in the van Lisa noticed that the lady demonic voice say, “Two to go.” had the exact puppet they had seen The next day Kelvin and Jesus had earlier. “Wow! You got a nice puppet received the tragic news. They were clown,” said Lisa sarcastically to the both devastated especially Kelvin old lady. The old lady then replied in because Lisa was his best friend. confusion, “What puppet?” Lisa then Kelvin and Jesus both tried to figure looked back again and the puppet out how she had died but they had wasn’t there. Kelvin and Jesus then no clue. While talking they heard a looked at her in a weird way. knock on the door. Kelvin went to go They finally arrived to Kelvin's house. check who it was and once he It was dinnertime and Kelvin opened the door a cop was standing suggested for them to stay and eat. in front of him. The cop told them While they ate Lisa asked them if that he had come to make an they had seen the puppet. Jesus investigation since they were the last almost choked on a piece of pork ones who hanged out with Lisa chop because that was what Kelvins before he murder. When they told mom made for dinner. After almost the cop what had happened choking both Jesus and Kelvin asked yesterday afternoon the cop Lisa if she was going crazy. Lisa suggested for them to show him the then agreed and thought she was house. When Jesus and Kevin got in just hallucinating. Once everyone the car they both saw the puppet was done eating it was late and Lisa clown. Kelvin then said in a shaky and Jesus had to go home. voice, “You must have visited the Lisa and Jesus then left the home house already, you have the puppet and went their own separate ways. clown.” The cop then replied with a While Lisa walked home she started concern face and said no. thinking about what had happened. When they got to the house they As she rode her bike she once again went inside and gave the cop a tour saw the puppet. Lisa was to focused around the house. The cop then on the riding her bike towards the went into the kitchen and left them puppet that she wasn’t paying both alone. While both boys stood in attention to see if there was cars the living room the puppet clown coming her way. After a minute all somewhat magically appeared. Both you saw was that Lisa was on the boys were then scared and had no ground from being hit by a vehicle. choice but to run to the officer. When Lisa was in bad shape, she couldn’t they walked into the kitchen they move at all the hit from the van had saw the officer with a knife in his hand. The boys in panic then told him what they had just experienced. As they talked the officer appeared again. The cop then both looked at him and said, “Is this the puppet clown?” Jesus and Kelvin the nodded when suddenly something occurred that they didn’t think would happen. The knife was then stabbed into Jesus chest, and then into his eye. Jesus then fell while his blood spread across the room while Kelvin cried for help. Kelvin then cried and cried for help and asked the cop why he had done that. “Little did you know that I am the Devil who can convert into anyone? I was the lady who gave you a ride and the same lady who ran over your friend Lisa. Little did you know that the puppet clown is my friend. Little did you know that whoever enters this house will die,” said the cop as he slowly turned into the devil. Kelvin ran and ran for his life, but what he didn’t know was that he couldn’t escape. Kelvin then tripped and as he got up he saw the Devil. As he tried to get up the Devil lit him on fire. Kelvin got up and tried to run to the lake to set himself off, but when he got to the lake it was too late. He was burned to death. The Demon then went back into the house where he belonged waiting for it’s next victim. Later that day they found Kelvin and Jesus bodies. They were buried the next day, and that same day Lisa's older brother went to visit the home. To Be Continued. . .

Butcher House By Anonymous

Once there was this kid that everyone messed with because he had no friends. So three popular kids named Ken, Alyssa, and Alexis messed with him so much that he got mad like no one has ever seen him get mad before. A couple months later he decided to throw a party at this house in the woods. He invited everyone from school to go but before the guest had arrived he hid traps so not even one person could survive. As everyone arrived he lead them through a trail so no one could notice these traps. As the party started and as everyone was having a good time he went outside to plan to get everyone drugged and go to sleep and put a costume on and have a fake body that has his clothes on and that is dead so no one can have a clue that the killer was him. He then awoke everyone that was tied up and could not escape. He had tortured them one by one. The first to die was one of the three popular kids named Alexis he tied her up to a chair and grabbed an apple and stuck blades into them and made her eat it and then he told her to kill herself by putting blades into eyeballs and as she was still suffering he then sliced her throat.

The Carnival just answered “no” and continued By Anonymous walking down the dusty ground.

As I was walking home I “Oh my God” I said as we got off the received a text from my best friend log ride where we got all soaked. asking, “Are we still going to the “Let's do it again,” said my boyfriend. carnival?” I responded with a simple I looked at him as if he had two “yes” and continued walking home. heads. It was 62 degrees and I was Tonight was Halloween and my freezing. When we were on our way boyfriend and I, along with my best to the car I saw the same ride from friend and her boyfriend, were going earlier with no line. By now the to the carnival. When I unlocked the carnival was empty except for the door, I went straight up to my room clean up crews and ride attendants. and browsed through my closet to The man in charge of the ride was find the perfect outfit. I found a retro very old and slim. He wore a large sweater, ripped jeans, and a pair of hat, with a dirty white button down, UGG Boots. After watching TV for 30 suspenders, pants that rose above minutes, my boyfriend called me his ankles and a long wooden cane. letting me know he was here with the He had a devilish smile that read, others. “Run now”, he then said “step right up and go for a After entering the car, ride you might not I spoke to everyone make it to the and turned in my seat other side.” towards my boyfriend, smiling. I By then we were gave him a kiss on buckling up the cheek and started waiting to start our to play on my phone. ride. My stomach During the ride I began to turn and would hear little all I could feel was noises from time to fear. When we time. In my head I entered through would say to m yself the dark path a that it’s Halloween clown popped out and I am paranoid. and a jack-in-the- box tune began to play. I started to Later, we arrived to the carnival and shake as I felt eyes watching me. walked to the ticket booth. We all The ride began to slow down and decided to get wristbands and made an ear screeching noise. I walked inside. The first ride I saw thought it was just a quick pause but was “the Devil's Charm.” It had fog the cart just stayed. and scary figures around it. As I was staring away, I didn't hear my best My boyfriend and I just looked at friend ask me if I wanted any food. I each other, unbuckling our seats to soon begin walking. We stumbled upon something almost falling. It was the same cart our friends were in but they were nowhere to be found. A blood trail leads up to be now known as our deceased friends. The horrific scene caused me to light head. Their two dead bodies lay there cold and still. Hot tears began TO FILL MY EYES AND SOON I WAS THROWING UP. I pulled myself together while my boyfriend and I searched for the exit. “SLAM” went something that echoed the area. Once again I was standing there nervous. We decided to walk faster we were we both soon greeted by a silver sharp saw. It sliced by boyfriend in half. Pain was all I could feel. My heart ached very badly. A Sharp pain went through my stomach as I was backing away. Falling to the ground I began to cry myself to death. I knew that I wouldn't make it out alive. Shortly after a white light appeared.

MY heavy breathing and uncontrollable sweating woke me from my terrible nightmare. I looked around my room seeing everything in order how I like it. My phone buzzed indicating I had a text. The message was from my best friend asking if I wanted to go to the carnival but I declined. I wanted to spend Halloween by myself sleep.

Going deeper into the tunnel and recorded By Anonymous everything they saw. Suddenly, they saw a little crack It was half past midnight and leading outside and they were me Jason, Gorge, Ricardo were relieved. Mike rushed through the heading to an abandoned cemetery. little hole and covered the entrance. It was real foggy and dark. We had Greg and Johnny did not know why just got out of the car and we quickly he did that. Out of nowhere Mike noticed that the gates were broken appeared carrying a knife and down. We looked at each other as stabbed Johnny. Blood squirted out though we already seen something of Johnny’s arteries and Mike gave a scary but no. We were a bit sinister laugh and sucked the blood frightened but we still went in. out of Johnny. Greg stood horrified, then tried running away but was Under the abandoned railroad cornered by the monster. Mike told lay the remains of old pioneers Greg that when the three entered the during the Great Depression. Legend cave the spirits of the dead were has it that anyone who goes in there already inside of them. He also get their souls sucked by the explained how he was a demon all dreadful undead. Many thought it along and planned to trap them all. was a lie until three brave kids went He didn’t want others to know that inside. Johnny, Mike, and Greg were the rumor was actually true. tired of the stupid rumors going around and were trying to prove it Greg quickly got the knife and was all a hoax. What they didn’t stabbed the monster in the heart. know was that they were in for a Suddenly, all the demons rose from surprise. the dead and started chasing Greg. Greg ran in fear found an exit and It was October 15, 1989 and the demons melted because they the three were ready to prove to their can’t escape the tunnel. Greg ran town that they could stop being back to his town to tell everyone, but scared. The three walked for a mile no one believed him. Greg just and a half and were already getting decided to forget all about it. But tired and thirsty, so they decided to what Greg forgot was that the demon quench their thirst and get some was still inside of him. water at the closest drugstore. Once they entered they felt the nice cool breeze on their necks and stayed in there for a while. They left fifteen minutes later and went off to prove everyone wrong. They finally reached the tunnel under the railroad and went inside. Boom! Rocks covered the entrance and they started to get worried. They went Lizardman got to the gates there was a piece of By Jasmine Sanchez paper on it with something written on it, ‘Gate is busted. Climb over, Mike.’ Blacklake Mountain has a big Cherri read this after Mary handed it history of accidents and to her and she whined, “Great, now disappearances. A year ago, a group we’re suppose to get our hands dirty. of teenagers left for a vacation to the It’s bad enough that we have to walk cabin in late December. Out of the all the way up there and that there eight teens, three of their bodies isn’t a bellboy. This place doesn’t were found. The others are still have very good service.” missing along with a thousand other “What did you expect? No one has similar cases. On this very day, been up here since the incident.” another group of teens are going to Mary said throwing the bags over the the cabin. They’re not the first to step stone wall. foot on the mountain and most “What incident?” Cherri asked feeling definitely not the last. frightened. Mary climb the wall and said, “I’ll tell The road was bumpy and the you when we get to the cabin.” bus was slowly coming to a stop. Cherri slowly went over the wall and Mary and Cherri were going to meet followed Mary. Elizabeth, Matt and Mike at the When Cherri and Mary arrived cabin. outside of the cabin, they saw Matt “Did you charge your phone?” Mary and Mike near the door somewhat asked Cherri. struggling to open it. Elizabeth was “Yes. Why?” Cherri asked. sitting on the stairs trying not to “No one has been in the cabin in a freeze to death and was the first to long time and there might not be notice Mary and Cherri’s arrival. electricity.” Mary said as she “Nice to see both of you could make watched the trees as the bus slowly it.” passed them. “You too, Elizabeth.” Mary Cherri nodded and the bus said sitting next to her. finally came to a stop. Mary and “Hey boys! Having any progress Cherri got their stuff and got off the opening the door? It’s freezing out bus. A cold wind hit their faces as here!” Cherri yelled at them. the bus left. They saw a wooden sign “Yeah, yeah. Nice to see you too.” that said, ‘Welcome to Blacklake Matt said as Mike managed to open Mountain.’ the door. Mike pushed the door to let “Let’s go.” Mary started to head the girls in first and went inside to get towards the forest and Cherri away from the cold weather. Cherri followed right after her. flipped the switch and the lights The path was narrow and it flickered, but didn’t turn on. “There’s was extremely difficult to see, since no power,” she said. all the snow covered it up. The trees “Luckily, I planned ahead,” Elizabeth cast enormous shadows in the said as she opened her bag and moonlight and it was terrifying to reached in to grab some candles. walk alone. When Mary and Cherri “Here, catch.” She threw them at Mike and Matt along with some speaker. Cherri and Elizabeth just matches. “Place them accordingly, watched the scene from a distance. then light ‘em up.” Mary began, “Spirits of the past, They did as they were told and when move among us. Be guided by the they finished Cherri asked, “So what light of this world and visit upon us.” are we going to do anyway?” Matt, Mike and Mary waited and “We could play some board games nothing happened. that I brought.” Matt suggested. Cherri grew restless of all the waiting “Or…” Mike said, “We could have a and nonchalantly said, “I’m going séance and probably learn what outside to get some fresh air.” She happened to those teenagers a year turned to Elizabeth and asked, “You ago.” coming?” Elizabeth nodded and “Do you actually believe in that followed Cherri outside. stuff?” Matt asked him giving Mike a “Try one more time, but remember, weird look. ask a question when you finish the “It’s fake, nothing will even happen.” chant.” Mike said to Mary. Mary said. She nodded and began the chant “But what if it’s real? again, What if we could “Spirits of the solve the mystery of past, move what happened to among us. them?” Mike asked. Be guided by “What is this, Scooby- the light of Doo? It’s not going to this world work. There is no and visit such thing as the upon us. Is spirit world,” anyone Elizabeth said, sitting here? If you on the couch. are give us a “Come on, what harm sign.” will it do?” Mike asked them. The planchette began to Matt gave in and asked, “Do you move and Mary gasped. “Are one of even have a spirit board?” you guys playing around? Is this “Of course I do.” Mike took out a some kind of joke?” Ouija board. “I’m going to need two “Ask it if it was one of the teens that other people to pull this off. Any died here a year ago.” Mike said volunteers?” getting excited. Mary asked and the “I will,” Matt said, “But only to show planchette moved to yes. you that this won’t work.” “How did you die?” Mary asked as “I guess I’ll do it.” Mary said as she she began to slightly shake out of sat on a chair that was near a small fear. It moved again and spelled, ‘K- table with three candles on it. I-L-L-E-D.’ Matt and Mike set up the table to “W-what killed you?” Mary asked. It begin the séance. Mike explained moved again and spelled, ‘M-O-N-S- what to do and chose Mary to be the T-E-R.’ Mary began to freak out, “W-what do planchette moved and spelled, ‘F-I- you mean m-monster?” It spelled, R-E.’ ‘M-O-N-S-T-E-R I-S S-T-I-L-L O-U-T “All we have to do is burn it. Do you T-H-E-R-E. S-A-V-E F-R-I-E-N-D-S think the matches will work?” Matt B-E-F-O-R-E I-T-S T-O-O L-A-T-E.’ asked. “Cherri? Elizabeth?” Mary waited for “I don’t know, but it’s worth a try.” an answer, but never got one. She Mike said looking in Elizabeth’s dashed from her chair outside only to luggage to find unused matches. realize she was too late. Cherri and “Mary, stay here and we might need Elizabeth were already dead, their you to open the door if we need to blood splattered everywhere on the run.” Mike said heading to the porch. Mary screamed as she saw doorway. Cherri had been cut in half and some “No! I’ll go with you guys. I won’t stay parts of her intestines were eaten. here by myself when I know both of Elizabeth’s jawbone was visible you are risking your lives.” Mary said through her skin. Matt and Mike were taking some matches from Mike’s disgusted by the scene in front of hand. them and puked. The trees rustled in Mike sighed and said unwillingly, the wind and a small twig broke far in “Fine, but stay close to us. Okay?” the distance. Matt and Mike heard it Mary nodded as they went outside despite a sobbing Mary, and took her only to notice the corpses of their inside. friends missing. All that was left was Matt closed the door and locked it, a trail a blood leading into the forest “What are we going to do? That and a large reptilian-like scale. monster is out there and what could Mary picked up the scale and even do that?” examined it. “This looks like a “I don’t know, but it has something to lizard’s scale.” do with all the accidents on this “Let’s go, but be careful and silent.” mountain.” Mike said as he stared at Mike said as they followed the trail of the Ouija board. “We could find blood. Matt and Mary nodded trying answers with that.” He pointed to the to do both of those things. Ouija board. While the group walked deeper into Mary sat down on the chair she was the blackness of the forest they sitting on before she saw the horrible hadn’t noticed something watching scene on the porch. “Mary, you don’t them from above. Matt had stopped have to continue if you don’t want to tie his shoes and forgot to tell the to.” Matt said at her. others. The monster used this as an “No, I have to.” She said as she opportunity and snatched Matt by the placed her fingers on the planchette. throat and bit his skin off before he “Mary, you can stop whenever you had a chance to scream. want.” Mike said to her noticing she Mary looked back to see why Matt was shaking badly. was being too quiet, it seemed like “I’m fine. I just have to continue.” he wasn’t even following them She said to them as they placed their anymore. When she turned she fingers on it. Mary asked the spirit, immediately whispered, “Where’s “How can we kill this monster?” The Matt?” “He must’ve gone back to the cabin.” “Part man, part lizard. You’re the Mike said with uncertainty. Lizardman!” Mike said as the “But what if the monster got him? We monster detached Mike’s head from have to go back for him.” Mary said his body. The Lizardman dragged all in a panicked voice. of the bodies to its cave. It waited for “If it did get him then he would have more food to come along the screamed.” Mike saw worry on mountain. In its cave were the bones Mary’s face and said, “Fine, We’ll go of other innocent people who died on back for him.” that very mountain and there will be Mary nodded as they headed back to more soon enough to fill the the cabin. To the monster this was Lizardman’s hunger. too easy, take one of his prey and the others will look for them. It was a strategy that had always worked. The monster went ahead to cut off his prey’s path and make them turn around and run separate ways. It waited for them to come and when they did, it pounced on Mary. She screamed as it gave her a big and deep gash on her stomach. The monster put his mouth inside of the gash making it deeper, so she wouldn’t be able to run very far. Mike ran into the woods with the monster on his trail, only to be stopped by a cliff. Mike looked back in fear as he got a good look at the monster. It was standing on its hind legs and looked very similar to a lizard. It was covered in Mike’s friends’ blood and he knew that was it for him. There was nowhere to run from this hideous creature. One Late Night His face turned very red and he said “I by David Rivera really thought I would not have to do this but now I’m going to take your money by It is late and I just finished my shift at force.” I run in fear as fast as I can. I run the diner. It's about 3am and it's a long into a public area. I reach a public place walk home. I look for a way to kill time and walk home safely. I get home and drifting away in my music. After a couple there’s a note on the door saying sleep of streets I hear a car approaching. The with your eyes open. sound from the engine is cranking. It passes by slowly and I see the back lights. I walk down a street that is always dark and creepy. I can see a small figure in the distance. I hesitate to get close but I approach slowly. It appears to be a child. It's a girl and her mother calls back into the house. As I passed the first street light, it got darker. I walk a little faster trying to speed up my pace. I can smell something rotten. It's a dog that got run over. I cross myself and say a little prayer. I continue walking. I the pass the second street light and I can see something across the street. It looks like a man. I can’t make out his face but I try to get closer to see who it is, but he soon turns away and I follow. He soon turns into an alley and I follow him. I really can’t see. It’s very dark. I can see something in the corner and I stumble back in fright. I grow braver and walk closer and the man talks to me. He says, “Hello, may I ask you a question? Do you have a single bill? Any kind of bill.” He looked at me like if I was supposed to save him from the state he’s in now, like if I’m the one who put him there and I need to save him. I soon answered, “I barely make any money myself. Why should I give you my hard earned money?” By Juanita Nava their own. They started crying and Luskin High School was built screaming for help but no one heard over a cemetery. One day there was a thing as the loud music was a student named Jack who would playing. No one was around to help constantly get bullied by other them. After a while, they could hear students named Juana and Jack's voice and they knew that he Sebastian. One Friday, there was a was coming back to haunt them. dance going on after school about Something lured Sarahi into room four blocks away in a nice decorated 112. Soon, Juana found her dead salon. School usually ends at 1:30. It with writing on the walls in her blood was about six and the party was saying, "I WILL GET YOU ALL." barely starting. There was loud Sebastian came into the room and music and a lot of food. started to comfort Juana as they Unfortunately, Juana, were both crying. Sebastian, Sarahi and Jack were still They were both so scared knowing at school and didn't have a way out. that they were both going to die that Sebastian took the time to keep on night. They tried to talk to Jack's bullying Jack thinking everything was spirit but got no response. After the still a joke, making all the others sixth try, they got a weird feeling in laugh. Jack ran away and hid from their stomachs that he was still there everyone because he was so scared planning ways on how to kill them. of being around them. Juana found A bit later on, Juana found Jack dead in room 112 about fifteen Sebastian dead with a ruler down his minutes later and ran to the others, throat. On the wall it said "YOUR frightened. TURN IS ALMOST HERE” Sebastian written in his blood. She was couldn't believe it and so scared and crying, calling neither could the people to come help her but others. They were all no one answered. so scared thinking that It was almost nine that Jack would come back night and she felt it was blaming them for his almost her turn. By ten, she death. Sarahi, was was dead, though no one really scared. She was really knows what happened crying and wanted to leave already to her. to the party but Juana insisted she On Monday, as all the kids didn't want her to leave. About two were entering school, they found four hours later, Sebastian heard dead bodies so they cancelled something coming from the school but no one knows what really classrooms. He described it as the happened to them. The way they scream of someone being were killed still remains unknown. slaughtered, but the girls didn't believe him. They thought that he was just playing with them. Then they all started to hear the lockers opening and closing on

Is the hospital across my house haunted? By Anonymous It was a very dark, foggy night. These four kids always wondered if the hospital across their house was haunted. They’d been living there for a while, but they started to notice something strange about the hospital. They started to wonder if they should go see what was going on in the hospital and why it had been empty for many years.

Everyday they were at school all they could think of was the hospital. They would wonder why it had been abandoned for so long. Christian and his friend were at lunch when the hospital came up in their conversation. Christian came up with the idea of going with his friends at night to the hospital. Some of Christian’s friends believed it was a bad idea until he told them that they could explore together without splitting up.

The next night they went to the hospital. They could hardly see anything because it was so dark. They searched the hospital and tried to find a switch to turn on the lights. They finally found it and got the lights on. They started to see what was in the hospital. All of a sudden the lights turned off. All they could hear was deafening silence. When morning arrived, their parents started to wonder where they were. No one has heard from them since their visit to the abandoned hospital.